Storyhunter

Storyhunter, Inc. was founded in 2012 by Jaron Gilinsky in Brooklyn, New York. Alex Ragir joined him as co-founder that same year.[1][2][3]

Overview

Storyhunter is an online marketplace for video production services that matches brands and media companies with filmmakers and journalists using algorithms. Members can use the service to hire, manage, and pay freelance video producers globally.[4][5] Storyhunter has raised more than $4.2m in venture financing from investors.[6]

In 2017 Storyhunter and UNESCO launched a campaign "We Are the Media" at UNESCO’s World Press Freedom Day conference in Jakarta, Indonesia.[7]

Storyhunter has media partnerships with Yahoo and AOL[8][9] Storyhunter works with CNN, Time, National Geographic, Group 9 Media, the Weather Channel, Instagram, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Airbnb.[10]

References
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  3. "Storyhunter - CB Insights". www.cbinsights.com. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  4. "A New Generation of Correspondents Hustles for Work with the Help of the Web". Nieman Foundation. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
  5. "New milestones for freelance video journalism platform | Media news". www.journalism.co.uk. 2013-08-09. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
  6. "Storyhunter raises $1.3 million for global talent market for video journalists". VentureBeat. 2017-03-29. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
  7. "'We Are the Media' Says This Global Group of Journalists in New Campaign From Storyhunter and UNESCO". www.adweek.com. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
  8. "News Video on the Web: A Growing, if Uncertain, Part of News" (PDF). Pew Research Center.
  9. Horgan|August 20, Richard; 2013. "Video Journalism Startup Adds AOL Channel". www.adweek.com. Retrieved 2020-05-20.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. Hasse, Javier (2017-04-24). "Meet The Startup Behind The Video Content You See On NatGeo, CNN, NBC, Discovery And Others". Benzinga. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
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