Storyful

Storyful began as a social media newswire set up by Irish journalists, and has been owned by News Corp since 2013. Its team of journalists and researchers gathers material from social platforms, checks it and adds context. Today it sells to newsrooms, brands and organisations under public scrutiny.

What Storyful offers

• Verified video — a subscription service for newsrooms to source, check, license and publish eyewitness footage cleared for web, broadcast and social use.
• Reputation intelligence — briefings on what is being said online and how conversations move.
• Narrative analysis — risk scoring and identification of the voices driving a topic.
• Resources — guides such as a checklist for spotting AI-generated video.

Who it works with

Newsrooms and media producers, plus brands and agencies in sectors facing constant public attention.

Key facts

• Origin: founded by Irish journalists as the first social media newswire
• Ownership: acquired by News Corp in 2013