What we're building
We're rebuilding the digital town square.
A trusted home for journalists, creators, and the next generation who reads them. The place to understand the world, and your place in it.
Vetted journalism, in the formats you actually read.
What we're up against
Algorithms reward outrage.
AI eats reporters' work.
Nobody trusts what's real.
The trust crisis
Global trust in news — its lowest level since tracking began in 2015.
Social and video networks overtook news sites as the main gateway to news — a first.
Interest in news has fallen 13 points since 2021. Now 1 in 4 people are passive or news-avoidant.
A tragedy for the old model. The biggest opening for trusted journalism in a generation.
Source: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism — Digital News Report 2026
What we're building
A trusted home for journalists, creators, and the next generation who reads them. The place to understand the world, and your place in it.
How it works
01 — Vetted
Every contributor on Newsreel is a credentialed journalist or trusted creator — and we show you the proof. Photo, outlet, reporting history, monthly readers. No anonymous accounts. No AI farms.
02 — Followed
Your feed is the work of journalists and creators you chose to follow, in the order they published. No engagement-bait. No algorithmic shuffle. Direct, unmediated.
03 — Interactive
Quick polls and quizzes baked into every story. See where you stand. See where your friends stand. News as a conversation, not a recital.
Who's here
Vetted journalists and trusted creators, publishing direct to readers. The people behind the work, front and center.
Creator of The Washington Post TikTok · Co-founder, LNI
Senior Venture Reporter, TechCrunch
Founder, Mo News · Former EP, CBS Evening News
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A new deal for journalism
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Newsreel is a news app where every story comes from a credentialed journalist or trusted creator. It's vetted, ad-free, and built around quizzes, polls, and streaks instead of an outrage algorithm.
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Credentialed journalists and verified creators. There are no anonymous accounts and no AI-written articles — real bylines, verified.
You follow the journalists and creators you trust and see their work in the order they publish — no engagement-bait algorithm, no ads, and no anonymous noise.