The news app for a new generation
Helping the next generation understand the world.
Stay informed in minutes a day. No doomscroll, no lecture, no noise.
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The news app for a new generation
Stay informed in minutes a day. No doomscroll, no lecture, no noise.
As featured in
Average time teens spend on social media
Gallup, 2024
Average daily posts on X alone
Linda Yaccarino, CEO
Describe news with negative language
News Literacy Project
The fix
Each story is broken into a stack of short cards — text, video, images. Swipe through at your own pace. Done in minutes.
Answer polls as you move through each story — and see where you land compared to everyone else.
Quick questions reinforce what you just read — making sure the news actually stays with you.
One stack of 4-5 stories a day. No infinite scroll. No algorithm. No ads. Just the news that matters, and you're done.
Think Substack meets TikTok. A new home for trusted voices to publish, grow, and connect with the next generation of news consumers.
Build your audience on a platform that values substance. Short-form video, long-form analysis — your way.
Publish directly to an engaged audience hungry for real reporting — no gatekeepers, no algorithm.
National and local newsrooms — reach the audience that's hardest to find. Distribute your stories where Gen Z actually is.
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Get early accessWhat people say
"Get off Instagram for a little bit and go on this instead. It's just as stimulating, but it helps you know more about the world."
"It's way more efficient than Instagram but with more actual news."
"I like the interactive features like the quizzes, it makes it fun and engaging."
"I stopped doomscrolling Twitter and just read Newsreel in the morning now. It’s the only news I need."
"I shared it with my daughter and now we actually talk about the news at dinner. That never happened before."
"Finally a news app that respects my time. Three minutes and I actually feel informed."
"I’ve been in journalism 20 years and this is the first product I’d actually recommend to people who say they don’t read the news."
Free for individuals. Powerful for classrooms.