All Things Video

Jon Cornwell is the Co-Founder and CEO of Newsflare, an online marketplace for user-generated news content. Prior to Newsflare, Jon worked as a management consultant and then launched his first venture: Clear Cell Group. In this episode, we examine digital media’s transformation of the news business. We discuss how social media and the smartphone revolution gave rise to citizen journalism, examine differences between state-funded and private news organizations, and contemplate a more curated, consumer-funded model for the future of news. Finally, we debate whether the economic incentives of the news business are increasingly at odds with consumers’ informational interests and how politicians or media personalities may exploit this fact for personal gain. Host: James Creech ABOUT THE SHOW All Things Video is a podcast dedicated to uncovering the past and charting the future of the online video ecosystem. Listen to interviews with founders, executives, and thought leaders from the world’s leading video ne