The news has never become more accessible, as John Meyer’s revolutionary way of reporting news catches fire in big cities around the United States.
John Meyer has created Fresco News, a news company which buys footage from local people who take photos or videos of local events. People take the photos or videos in the Fresco News app, and are the footage is then reviewed and the app user is compensated.
The Fresco app turns anyone into a journalist, and John Meyer says he hopes this creates more transparency in the news industry. With many people submitting footage of the same event, multiple viewpoints are shown, offsetting any bias the footage may have been framed to display.
At age 21, John Meyer has contracts with the local Fox News stations in several big cities, and has raised millions of dollars in Venture Capital funding for his business.
Wow, this is an incredible idea. This is taking the current age and using it to your advantage. You have all these people taking videos of huge moments and often no way to get them. But now there is a way to get it and incentive for them to submit them!
A product like this is especially demanded in today’s market where people are so often concerned with the validity of news and the biases of the reporters. Such a product as this helps cut through these problems with generally more unadulterated footage.
This is a very interesting idea. It is a new way to collect news. Meyer really went outside the box in finding a way to collect information for the news.