Noosphere

Focus
Media tech and infrastructure

Year of establishment
2025

Year of investment
2025

Country
United States

Noosphere is a mobile-first news and content platform that directly connects independent journalists with their audiences through a subscription service. Journalists publish articles, videos, audio and photos directly in the app, and users receive news from trusted reporters without intermediaries or AI-generated content.

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Sky News

Sky News turns to paid niche journalism with Defence Insider

10.9.2026 - Press Gazette

Sky News launches Defence Insider as a paid journalism product focused on defence and security. The service marks a move towards a paid, specialised subscription alongside its regular news offering. The technology comes from Noosphere.

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Sky News launches subscription defence app with Noosphere

21.4.2026 - Press Gazette

Press Gazette reports that Sky News is developing a paid app with Noosphere focused on defence, security, and geopolitics. The partnership shows how established media are experimenting with niche subscriptions and direct audience relationships.

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Noosphere and Sky News explore direct audience engagement for media

10.4.2026 - The Associated Press

Noosphere has partnered with Sky News to experiment with new forms of interaction between journalists and audiences. The platform focuses on direct communication and stronger creator-audience relationships.

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Jane Ferguson works on greater independence for journalists

8.3.2026 - GOOD GOOD GOOD

GOOD GOOD GOOD profiles war correspondent Jane Ferguson and the mission behind Noosphere: giving journalists more control over their work, their audiences, and their income.

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Noosphere focuses on video news and new journalistic formats

2.7.2025 - The Associated Press

The startup is focusing on video news and innovative formats to reach wider audiences. The initiative reflects how journalism is adapting to changing media consumption habits.

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Chuck Todd joins Noosphere with new journalism show

20.5.2025 - The Hollywood Reporter

Former NBC host Chuck Todd is launching a new journalism show on Noosphere. His arrival highlights the platform’s ambition to connect leading independent journalists directly with their audiences.

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Plea for a new relationship between journalists and their audiences

10.4.2025 - International Journalism Festival

At the International Journalism Festival, Noosphere founder Jane Ferguson argues that journalists should embrace their role as creators and community builders to strengthen independent journalism.

New subscription bundle for individual journalists

4.3.2025 - NiemanLab

Noosphere is developing a model that allows users to subscribe to content from their favourite journalists. The platform responds to the shift toward more direct relationships between creators and audiences.

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Noosphere aims to give freelance journalists greater independence

24.2.2025 - Columbia Journalism Review

Columbia Journalism Review explains how Noosphere helps independent journalists build their own audiences and sustainable business models, reducing dependence on legacy media organisations and algorithms.

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Noosphere launches a social-first platform for journalists

24.2.2025 - Semafor

Semafor reports on Noosphere’s launch as a social-first platform where journalists can publish, distribute, and monetise their work directly.

Jane Ferguson

Noosphere founder reflects on her journey into war reporting

22.6.2023 - The New Yorker

In this personal essay, Jane Ferguson recounts how growing up in Northern Ireland inspired her to become a war correspondent. The story also provides insight into the experiences that later shaped her vision for founding Noosphere.

Noosphere

News from independent journalists, straight to readers and viewers

From other media

Sky News turns to paid niche journalism with Defence Insider

Sky News launches subscription defence app with Noosphere

Noosphere and Sky News explore direct audience engagement for media

Jane Ferguson works on greater independence for journalists

Noosphere focuses on video news and new journalistic formats

Chuck Todd joins Noosphere with new journalism show

Plea for a new relation­ship between journalists and their audiences

New subscription bundle for individual journalists

Noosphere aims to give freelance journalists greater independence

Noosphere launches a social-first platform for journalists

Noosphere founder reflects on her journey into war reporting

Plea for a new relationship between journalists and their audiences