We need to rework laws, reset precedent, but I firmly believe we critically need to reimagine our relationship with the news.
So I built an app called Commit News. And it's available on the App Store!!!!
WHAT IT IS. Commit News is a single-story news aggregator that scrapes 30K+ sources to collect relevant coverage for any unique news article you choose. You open the app to see your story's coverage -- over time and across sources. It's free, and it's helpful, and it's yours.
WHAT IT ISN'T. There are news apps out there, most predict what you'll like, which is weird because it's the news, not Old Navy. Commit News is not about predicting. Instead, it's personalizing. -You don't need to set up "channels, boards, books" or "collections." -You don't have to choose between "politics, lifestyle, local" or "environment." -And we don't assume what "you might also like…"
WHY NOW? The idea for Commit News started in my head years ago -- I was tired of being forced to forget news stories that were important to me - I'm a Black/Mexican Woman, child of an immigrant who geeks out on the Environment. The news industry would probably call my entire existence "special interest," needless to say the stories I want to follow fall off the front pages pretty quickly.
A couple of months back, while testing, America's shit hit the fan. We're witnessing so many stories that feel consequential and unresolved, but the news cycle slows for no man...woman, murder, or pandemic. I sped up development, and I decided that it needs to be present more than it needs to be perfect.
I need more ML muscle - there's no doubt. But I'd appreciate your feedback and connection to any Data Scientists who may also want to completely change the news landscape and, in doing so, save society??? You can email - listening at commitnews.com.