Ah, 2014, we hardly knew ye – or perhaps we knew you too well. This year – a year of protests, of surprises, of war – only got busier and more dramatic as the weeks rolled on. Coming up with … Continue reading
Social media has given us a front row seat to the intimate details of life inside conflict zones, pulling back the curtain in countries where information is sometimes only as good as the available internet connection. As the landscape of … Continue reading
Throughout 2014, Storyful followed the expansion of the Islamic State closely through social media. It was to be one of the most harrowing and grueling stories we’ve ever faced. Below, Storyful’s Joe Galvin looks back at the year in which … Continue reading
Six months of forensically monitoring, mining, swarming, verifying, fact-checking and sourcing comes to an end this week for the latest cohort of Storyful trainees. Since July, they’ve been immersed in all our products, processes, tools and best practices while learning … Continue reading
Sometimes, the best decision a CEO can make is to stop being the CEO. And that’s what I am doing today. I’m handing the Chief Executive’s baton, or whatever it is we conduct with, to my good friend and co-conspirator … Continue reading
Press release issued by IDA – November 24 2014 Storyful, the first social news agency, announced today the creation of 30 new jobs at its Dublin headquarters. News Corp, a global, diversified media and information services company, acquired Storyful in … Continue reading
One of the first lessons you learn as a foreign correspondent is the unreliability of first impressions. If you’re not careful, you will spend an entire visit to a new country freeing yourself from the seductive clichés you succumbed to … Continue reading
Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, Zlatan Ibrahimović have all graced this list — and now Stephanie Roche from Shankill in Dublin, Ireland, has joined them. No, it’s not the world’s most eclectic Fantasy Football team: They have all been nominated for now-famed … Continue reading
When I took the job of “Editor, Creative Newsroom” at Storyful, one particular reaction off Twitter caught in my mind. @marklittlenews @tobyleah congratulations. Don't get too creative with the news 🙂 #facts — Fergal (@Rockspebbles) July 23, 2014 I know … Continue reading
In the second of a two-part series, Storyful CEO Mark Little today discusses the ‘Ten Commandments of Storyful’. His