Helping you interpret the news.
Helping you interpret the news.
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Search or select a topic that may interest you,
From articles by many sources and publishers.
Read through the curated and user
suggested articles, in their up-voted order.
Use Media Sifter's source critical tool box
to dive deeper into publishers, authors and sources profiles.
Contribute by adding any missing points
of view, and vote up or down articles
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CEO, Founder
John has a background in visual service design. His competences stretch from people-centred research, game design all the way to videography.
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CTO, Founder
Håvard has a background in environmental policy making and interaction design. His competences stretch from web development to activism.
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Backend Developer
Jakub has sturdy roots in programming and web development. His backend skills are a core in developing the Media Sifter backend infrastructure.
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Backend Developer
Lucas is part of the development team. With previous background in web development, he is on a mission to provide Media Sifter with a
solid foundation.
Developer
Robin has a background in web development, and computer science, and is a core in developing the Media Sifter backend infrastructure.
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There is plenty to get done, and much we can use help with. Send us a email.
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Media Sifter
'Helping you interpret the news'
A digital platform where you can find all news sources in one place and have the tools to interpret the differing perspectives.
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Media Sifter is a social enterprise aimed at making the media understandable and accountable. help people navigate the noise, bias, and agendas in the media. The mission is to help people question the media more, rather than just being served by it.
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Starting with curating a news issues each day of defined importance from a variety of established and and alternative publishers. Unlike traditional aggregators and news curation services, Media Sifter goes a step further and offers readers at least three different points of view on the same story. we also provides source critical tools to further analyse the content you are reading.
Publishing one edition per day and each edition will be packed with a variety of interesting and sometimes controversial topics. Most importantly, there will be more than one side to every story.
Readers often stick to their regular sources of information, often only seeing one side of a story. Media Sifter will give you the opportunity to see things from a multiple perspectives and allow you to form your opinion in a more informed way.
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CEO, Founder
John is one of founding designers of Media Sifter. He has over eight years experence working as a visual service designer and his competencies stretch from service design to videography.
He is currently working towards fully utilising design as a tool for tackling systemic issues. With a current focus on supporting access to good information and free expression.
John has previously worked for the likes of Samsung Design Europe, EA Games on 'Need For Speed Underground', Fjord London and at a point the actor Russell Crowe.
CTO, Founder
Håvard is one of the founding designers of Media Sifter. He holds a bachelor in computer science and interaction design from the University of Oslo and a Graduate Degree from the Interaction Design Programme at Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design.
Have years of experience with environmental issues and policy making from different Norwegian environmental organizations. Main focus has been on climate and energy policies, with an emphasis on development of renewable energy. Håvard has worked for NGOs like the Bellona foundation and Nature and Youth.
Has previously worked as a policy adviser, web journalist and web-designer in various organizations and companies.
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Media Sifter
CIID Nest
Toldbodgade 37, B
Copenhagen
4591476452
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