Verified News Network

After working in radio and television news for four years, Verified News Network (VNN) Founder Brittany Harlow knew something had to change. It wasnt just an answer to a call for innovation that the internet was demanding; it was an obligation to disrupt the declining moral standard of the current news industry. Her faith strengthened throughout he... r career, and so did her desire for change. 21st-century mainstream news appeared to thrive on sensationalism, with networks doing whatever it took to grab up the most clicks: demanding journalists go out of their way to find the rare and the terrible, and overlooking the good alongside it. Fear-mongering and glorification of horrible acts was on the rise. Unbalanced news reporting was morphing world views into an unrealistic and frightening misconception of reality. Brittany knew there was a strong need for citizens to remain informed, but she couldnt deny that working in the current news system didnt just mean putting profit over social well-being. At its worst, it meant actively working against it. It was time to get back to the basics. In June 2018, Brittany quit her job as a television news anchor and reporter to develop VNN full-time. Brittanys vision was brought to life with the VNN Beta App. This first-of-its-kind social news media platform rolled the best aspects of news media and social media into one innovative system of news gathering and consumption. No other system allowed users to view and share content in a verified, digital network of information. No other news network has been designed from the ground up to filter content for accuracy and promote transparency. VNN partnered with BetaBlox, a Tulsa-based business incubator and accelerator, in February 2019. Through this partnership, VNN has been able to develop a business model in which journalists no longer depend solely on ad revenue from local businesses to sustain themselves. Instead, we are able to provide businesses and organizations with in-depth storytelling and high quality media products at ...Read More