Newsreel

Couldn’t be more excited to see Newsreel getting some media love. Huge shoutout to our team for getting Newsreel to the point where our mission is being recognized by news outlets across the world. News avoidance and declining trust in traditional journalism is one of the most pressing issues of our time. Newsreel started as a vision to make news more accessible and engaging, and now it’s an app piloting at colleges and universities across the country. h/t Dossey Richards Katie Toepp Daman Heer Sanjana Bhambhani Jonathan Ponciano Nadya Y. Justin C. and many others Onward! https://lnkd.in/ebHUkC4m

Newsreel ?? goes ?? international. ?? U.K. media publication Press Gazette covers the launch of Newsreel. "Newsreel founder Jack Brewster describes the app as sitting between social and legacy media with an aim to help 'news curious' 18 to 30-year-olds 'start to have a relationship with news,'" Press Gazette's Editor-in-Chief Dominic Ponsford writes. https://lnkd.in/es7hQaRf

So so so excited about the progress Newsreel has made so far this year!?? ? Four paying colleges onboard – because apparently, students will engage with the news if you actually design it for their attention spans. ? Library swap-out – One library dropped the WSJ for Newsreel (sorry, Rupert), while another added it after seeing how we help students build a real relationship with the news. ? Expanding the team – Hired two reporters, a CTO, and brought on three Newsreel news literacy interns to help scale Newsreel. ? Raised $100K+ in a friends & family round – fueling the next stage of growth.

Librarians: simply providing your patrons digital access to a newspaper doesn’t work anymore. News literacy isn’t just about having access—it’s about building the habit of reading the news. With so many distractions competing for attention, how do we help people engage with journalism daily? At Newsreel, we’re rethinking how people connect with the news. Bite-sized, habit-forming, and designed for today’s readers. Reach out to us today about piloting Newsreel at your library: [email protected]

We’re excited to announce that Newsreel is coming to Ithaca College this spring! Starting March 17, we’re launching a semester-long pilot to bring interactive, engaging news to campus. And here’s the best part: We’re partnering with The Ithacan, Ithaca College’s award-winning student publication, to feature their incredible journalism directly in the Newsreel app! College administrators: Want to bring Newsreel to your campus? Reach out to [email protected] to learn more and gain exclusive access. Let’s reimagine how news works for students!

We’re excited to announce that Newsreel is coming to Ithaca College this spring! Starting March 17, we’re launching a semester-long pilot to bring interactive, engaging news to campus. And here’s the best part: We’re partnering with The Ithacan, Ithaca College’s award-winning student publication, to feature their incredible journalism directly in the Newsreel app! College administrators: Want to bring Newsreel to your campus? Reach out to [email protected] to learn more and gain exclusive access. Let’s reimagine how news works for students!

Newsreel is coming to Mill Valley Public Library — our second library partner ??!

(1965) Walter Cronkite ?? (2025) Talking Fish

You acting like you read the whole article when you only saw the headline. Turns out, you’re not alone. A 2024 Penn State University study found that 75% of news links shared on Facebook were never actually clicked—meaning most people react to and share news based solely on the headline. Social media platforms like Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram have become our modern newspapers—but they were never designed for it. At Newsreel, we’re rethinking how news is delivered—because staying informed takes more than just skimming. https://lnkd.in/eT5zrkTT

“The news is broken.” That’s what we keep hearing from students. Not that they don’t care, not that they’re “checked out”—but that news today is overwhelming, assumes too much prior knowledge, and feels like it’s designed more for outrage than understanding. The modern news cycle isn’t built to help people think—it’s built to keep them scrolling. And that’s exactly what we’re changing at Newsreel. We’re creating a news ecosystem that meets people where they are—one that informs without overwhelming, encourages critical thinking, and turns news into a habit, not a chore. Photo credit: Oberlin College