RISE of the KINGDOM of HOPPERS: #CitizenJournalism tech platform will be a huge disruptor🐰

Citizen journalism has been around for many years

It started in South Korea where the first platform of amateur generated information, Oh My News was created. The principle was simple; anyone could take part in the process of creating information.

When Abraham Zaprudertook his amateur film-camera and decided to go and record John F. Kennedy’s rally in Dallas, he inadvertently captured images of his assassination. Zapruder supplied his film to the Secret Service to assist in their investigation. Whilst is was not the only film of the event, it was the most complete.

Film still from Abraham Zapruder's home-movie camera footage of President John F. Kennedy's assassination in Dallas, November 22, 1963

Closer home in London, the amateur video footage of Ian Tomlinson’s death during G20 demonstrations in 2009 brought a whole new explanation of the incident to light and a week later the true account of what actually happened was made public for the world to see, vastly contradicting the Metropolitan police claims of a natural death.

Still from video footage of Ian Tomlinson immediately before being struck by police as he made his way home through the G20 protest in Central London, April 2009

How can we forget George Floyds murder on 25th May 2020. Darnella Frazier was only 17 years old, when she used her mobile phone to film Derek Chauvin kneeling on George Floyd’s neck until he suffocated and tragically died. Frazier was on her way to the convenience store with her nine-year-old cousin when she happened to stumble upon the incident.Frazier’s video, which sparked mass demonstrations around the world, captured Floyd gasping for air as he begged Chauvin for his life. Read the whole story on our earlier blog by clicking here!

PRESSHOP will disrupt the $1.73 Trillion News & Media space 🤳🏼

PRESSHOP is on a mission to shake up the $1.7 Trillion News & Media industry, changing the game when it comes to sourcing authentic, newsworthy content from citizens.

Imagine this: every smartphone user (that's approximately 6.9 billion) becoming a citizen journalist, capturing pics, videos, and more from their daily lives and anonymously selling it to the Press – all from the palm of their hand. With over 21,000 media publications worldwide hungry for genuine content, the potential for earnings is massive!

PRESSHOP's AI-powered news-tech platform, empowers smartphone users ( we call them Hoppers🐰) to capture and instantly sell real-life content anonymously to the Press. Witnessed a newsworthy event, or have important information to share? Simply snap a pic, record a video or audio, or scan a document, and sell it directly to the Press from the comfort of your app. 

With PRESSHOP, the Press will be able to assign tasks to our extensive user network across London and soon England, and instantly get access to local content thereby being able to maintain an unparalleled edge in the news cycle! Think Uber, but for content sourcing from local in villages, towns, and cities!

PRESSHOP guarantees 100% anonymity, allowing our Hoppers to confidentially sell their content to the Press. Your true identity is safeguarded at all times, ensuring 100% peace of mind while you share your stories with the world.

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This blog has been inspired by facts mentioned on www.tate.org.uk 💛and public data available on the internet. Please follow us on our social handles (FB, Twitter (X), Insta and Linked In) for stories, blogs and real-time content from our intelligent, and socially conscious users who we lovingly call Hoppers here at PRESSHOP 🐰 Launching in 2024 in London and Los Angeles, PRESSHOP aims to connect 7 Billion smartphone users with 21,000 publications around the world. At PRESSHOP, we are transforming news by empowering you 🫵🏼