Ground News is a news aggregation platform founded in 2017 with a mission to provide clarity in an increasingly chaotic media landscape. It empowers readers to compare news sources, identify media bias, and gain diverse perspectives on current events by aggregating nearly 60,000 news articles daily from over 50,000 sources. This approach aims to help users read between the lines and break free from the influence of ad-driven algorithms that promote partisanship and sensationalism.
The company was founded by Harleen Kaur, whose background includes aerospace engineering and work at NASA, Rolls-Royce, and a German satellite company. Ground News operates on a subscription-based model rather than relying on ad revenue, which allows it to avoid clickbait and sensationalism common in the news industry. It is committed to fostering critical thought, cooperative civil debate, and media accountability.
Ground News does not censor news sources as long as they cover the factual elements of stories. Instead, it helps readers analyze news coverage through comparison, highlighting how different outlets may equivocate or exaggerate. The platform emphasizes comprehension over consumption, aiming to keep users informed without fostering addiction to the platform.
The vision of Ground News is a world where civil debate and critical thinking are the norms in news consumption, promoting positive coexistence. The company’s technology merges articles on the same story from different outlets to present multiple perspectives in one place, helping users understand the full media spectrum and the biases that shape coverage.
With its base in Ontario, Canada, Ground News continues to develop its product to advance its mission of empowering readers to think freely about important issues by providing a transparent view of media bias and coverage gaps.