Newsroom OS

Verified publishing infrastructure for independent newsrooms.

Newsroom OS helps digital-native publishers, investigative teams, and independent newsrooms structure reporting, media, provenance, and publishing workflows from the moment a story is created.

In TestFlight · Early newsroom access underway

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Story record · STORY-0418

In review Provenance active

Local government · Council hearing · 2026 budget vote

Verified story record

                  Draft · v.04
                  2 of 3 editorial reviews complete
                

Sources · 4 Media · 11 Transcript · 42 min Timeline · 6 nodes

Source chain 5 attached

InterviewCouncil member · audio 14:08
DocumentBudget memo · 14p PDF 14:32
Photo / videoHearing room · 3 clips 14:51
Source materialPublic records · 2 15:04
Time-stamped notesReporter · 38 entries 15:22

Media provenance Chain ✓

IdentityVerified · reporter
Time2026-05-09 · 14:08Z
Location signalBrooklyn, NY
Chain of custodyUnbroken
Editorial review2 / 3

Publishing workflow Step 3 of 5 · Verification

Searchable archive

1,284 stories · 42,108 media assets

Clip Hearing room · gavel call 00:01:14 · 2026-05-09

Transcript "…council hearing on the 2026 budget…" 14:32 · STORY-0418

Document Council budget memo · 14p PDF · provenance ✓

Timeline 2024 → 2026 budget hearings · 6 events Linked · cross-story

The gap

Newsrooms publish into systems built for posts, not proof.

Stories move through notes, documents, interviews, edits, video, transcripts, and publishing tools. Context gets separated from the story. Provenance gets reconstructed after the fact. Newsroom OS is designed to structure the reporting record as the work is created.

Context gets lost

Notes, source material, edits, and media often live across disconnected tools.

Provenance is reconstructed later

Verification becomes forensic work instead of infrastructure.

Archives do not compound

Published work and raw reporting materials become hard to search, reuse, or connect over time.

Source protections need structure

Embargoes, access rules, and sensitive materials need durable controls inside the workflow.

How it works

How Newsroom OS works.

Capture

Bring source material, video, audio, notes, and documents into the story record.

Structure

Attach transcript, metadata, source context, and reporting timeline.

Verify

Preserve provenance and chain-of-custody signals.

Review

Support editorial review without replacing editorial judgment.

Publish

Move verified material into publishing workflows.

Infrastructure for the reporting record, not just the post.

Story intelligence

Reporting context, sources, decisions, and timelines structured alongside the story itself.

Source and media provenance

Interviews, documents, images, and video carry identity, time, and provenance signals.

Verified publishing workflows

Edit, review, and publication workflows preserve the provenance chain end-to-end.

Searchable media archive

Past reporting becomes a structured archive instead of fragmented files and CMS exports.

Built for

Built for newsrooms that need infrastructure independence.

Independent investigative outlets

Long-form · accountability

Digital-native newsrooms

Reader-supported · digital-first

Local and regional publishers

Civic · community-rooted

Creator-led journalism teams

Independent · subscriber-funded

Current status

Where Newsroom OS stands today.

01 Newsroom OS in TestFlight TestFlight
02 Early newsroom access underway Underway
03 Recorded platform demonstration available Available
04 Newsroom-specific demonstration in development In development
05 Broader enterprise access to follow after early-access validation Planned

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We review every request personally. If your newsroom fits the current early-access cohort, you will receive next steps within 3 business days.

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Tell us what your newsroom needs. We will tell you whether Newsroom OS fits today.

Early access is hand-selected. We review every request personally. Strong answers about the workflow problem you are trying to solve matter more than newsroom size.

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We review every request personally. Priority is given to newsrooms whose work depends on verification, source protection, and infrastructure independence, and to teams who can articulate a specific workflow problem Newsroom OS could solve. Please do not include confidential source information in this form.

Company context

Newsroom OS is part of Digitalage.

About the company

Newsroom OS is part of Digitalage, a subsidiary of Hop-on, Inc. (OTCID: HPNN). Digitalage is building stateful media infrastructure for verified live and recorded content, with operating work across creators, partners, newsrooms, and rights holders.

Led by Peter Michaels and backed by Hop-on, Inc. (OTCID: HPNN). A combined track record of $100M+ in executed IP licensing transactions across Nokia, Microsoft, Qualcomm, Motorola, and Google.

The newsroom thesis

Publishing needs a record that can hold up.

Newsroom OS is built for teams whose work depends on verification, source protection, and durable reporting records. It is infrastructure for journalism that needs to be searchable, defensible, and preserved.

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