Newsreel builds a mobile platform that transforms trusted news reporting into bite-sized interactive experiences such as quizzes, polls, and story stacks designed to foster daily news–reading habits among Gen Z and millennial users. A newly released social layer lets users track friends’ activity, compare poll responses, and compete on leaderboards, aiming to replicate the engagement mechanics of popular social platforms. During the past year, the company has rolled out the app in colleges and public libraries across the United States to accelerate adoption and gather product feedback. Founder and CEO Jack Brewster positions the company as a way for journalism to reclaim a direct relationship with readers that social media has eroded. The business is mission-driven and backed by American Public Media Group’s Glen Nelson Center, aligning Newsreel with public-media values of rigorous reporting. The recent $100,000 capital infusion represents the company’s first disclosed external funding and will support further product development and distribution partnerships. No user or revenue figures were disclosed in the article.

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