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Storyful Stars: Riley, the Australian Trick-Shot Sensation
We all love a good trick shot, but there's something even more endearing when it's a toddler doing it. Meet Riley, an Australian girl whose remarkable series of trick shots about the house has proved a YouTube hit. The curly haired sensation’s Hug Life diary showcases not only her skill, but...

Storyful Stars: Wrist Cyst Guy Talks About Working with Storyful
May 13th, 2016
You might have seen his videos by now, or maybe you turned away from the screen when you saw the title. Either way, the YouTube channel delightfully called "The Wrist Cyst" is run by a real person - Jason - and he regularly works with Storyful to distribute and license his...
Verification Isn’t Just for Hard News, You Know
May 5th, 2016
When we talk about verification of content on the web, we sometimes tend to focus on hard news only. But verification can, and should, be applied to anything that is being reported, no matter how throwaway it may seem. Leaving aside the debate about what constitutes news (though I do...
Introducing Montage: A New Way to Collaborate on Social Videos
April 20th, 2016
Since 2011, Storyful has reported extensively on human rights crises, examined hundreds of hours of video evidence and engaged with scores of activist sources. At the heart of our newsroom is collaboration - it is central to our news-gathering and verification processes. Montage is Storyful’s new platform that enables...
Five Tips for Improving Facebook Discovery
April 12th, 2016
Elie Lichtschein / @elielicht Facebook is a treasure trove of user-generated content for a journalist, if you know how to navigate it. Below are a handful of different ways journalists can enhance their Facebook discovery. Signal Last September, Facebook released Signal, a discovery and curation tool for journalists and newsrooms. Storyful journalists Peadar...
Get a Closer Look at Politics in America With FB Politicswire
April 5th, 2016
Donie O'Sullivan / @donie Storyful’s mantra is that there is always someone closer to the story. For six years we have helped newsrooms tell stories through user-generated content (UGC). From activists chronicling the war in Syria, to people who have found themselves in the midst of terrorist attacks in Paris and Brussels...

Storyful Stars: Riley, the Australian Trick-Shot Sensation

Storyful Stars: Wrist Cyst Guy Talks About Working with Storyful

Verification Isn’t Just for Hard News, You Know

Introducing Montage: A New Way to Collaborate on Social Videos

Five Tips for Improving Facebook Discovery

Get a Closer Look at Politics in America With FB Politicswire

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