About Newsreel
Who owns Newsreel
Newsreel Media Corp is a registered corporation based in New York, NY.
Founder and CEO Jack Brewster controls Newsreel and its editorial decisions. Outside investors play no role in which journalists and experts we vet, what they publish, or any other part of Newsreel's journalism.
Our outside investors
Updated October 2026- Institutional investorAmerican Public Media Group
Plus a group of smaller angel investors.
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