De Correspondent and IMMRS: reorganizing online journalism through files

In this Meetup we will discuss the plans of two Dutch start-ups: De Correspondent and IMMRS. Both aim to reorganize online journalism around 'dossiers' (files), in which existing articles are brought together in a meaningful way.

De Correspondent (https://decorrespondent.nl/en) started a year ago as a crowdfunded online publication with high quality journalism. In January, De Correspondent announced (https://decorrespondent.nl/2279/Zo-willen-we-samen-met-jullie-onze-journalistieke-schatkamer-openstellen/119800489270-97a9279f) it will reorganize the current platform through files, which will be put together by editors, but also through crowdsourcing.

IMMRS (http://www.immrs.nl/about/) is working on "a slow reader for news related, personal questions. Editors create files by selecting a set of articles from different newspapers (Parool, Volkskrant, Telegraaf and others), and adding some "editorial glue” to make a file that provides overview, context and surprise." The start-up is currently running its first pilot. You can sign up here (http://www.immrs.nl/).