The Open Journalism Network by InOldNews is working towards gathering editorial footage from every country by collaborating with local journalists.

The footage is published in a free-to-use library that journalists and newsrooms can use to increase representation in their video coverage.

Video journalists are facing increasing budget constraints and shrinking teams, which can make it hard for them to access original footage. When journalists can’t afford to commission field visits or footage gathering, important video stories get dropped. The Open Journalism Network aims to fill the gaps in available footage and help diversify video news coverage in the process. So far, thousands of video clips from dozens of countries have been made available by this project.

With the help of a Magic Grant, InOldNews will develop a dedicated platform to host the unedited editorial footage and provide resources like advanced search tools. The platform will reduce the frustrations and challenges faced by journalists working on videos.

In addition to winning a Magic Grant, the team also participated in the Venture Competition and subsequent summer program, during which they interviewed dozens of journalists to further develop their product idea and roadmap.

The idea was incubated at the Entrepreneurial Journalism Creators Program (EJCP) at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. During the 100-day program, we worked on turning this project into a sustainable venture, and building a pitch that would speak to potential donors. This led us to landing our first grant from Internews’ Earth Journalism Network and Sida.   

We are currently building a video CMS. In the meantime, we are publishing the footage on third-party websites listed below:

Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/inoldnews/

Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/@in-old-news-llc-338724185/

Pixabay: https://pixabay.com/users/inoldnews-30550920/

If you have questions or requests, click here to get in touch via email.

Read more about our project here:

New project InOldNews wants to improve representation in video journalism
How else do you get footage from developing countries if stock image sites are no good and you are not on the ground? Two journalists have a solution to make video storytelling more inclusive
Journalism.co.ukMarcela Kunova
Library of free video footage helps journalists diversify their coverage
Finding footage can be a slow, laborious and sometimes painful process for video journalists. Especially when working with little to no budget. It’s a problem we, Sanshey Biswas and Manon Verchot, co-founders of InOldNews, faced in multiple newsrooms that we worked in. Our company has provided training and support to thousands of journalists and newsrooms from over 25 countries since its formation in 2020.
International Journalists' NetworkSanshey Biswas and Manon Verchot
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