Arjun MoorthyinThe FactualOwlFactor is now The Factual. Also — how not to name your startup.I’m delighted to announce that today we’re rebranding OwlFactor as The Factual.Sep 10, 20191Sep 10, 20191
Arjun MoorthyinThe FactualOwlFactor launches Trusted News Service to combat biased and fake newsWe are all sick of biased news, click-bait headlines, and fake news.May 24, 2019May 24, 2019
Arjun MoorthyinThe FactualApple News subscription is fatally flawed but not because of the revenue shareYesterday, rumors leaked of a subscription coming soon from Apple News. The details are being refined but the concept seems to be $10/mth…Feb 13, 20191Feb 13, 20191
Arjun MoorthyinThe FactualWhy isn’t there a Netflix for News?For most content — music, video, TV — there are subscription models that allow people to access a wide range of content for one low…Nov 19, 20184Nov 19, 20184
Arjun MoorthyinThe FactualThe highest-rated tech reporter in the US is… an intern?OwlFactor recently launched a website with ratings for 5000+ journalists across 50 publications. There are many surprising findings…Nov 13, 2018Nov 13, 2018
Arjun MoorthyinThe FactualMaking it easy to apply Media Literacy guidelines every dayMedia Literacy Week in the U.S. is Nov 5–9, 2018 and hundreds of educators are sharing guidelines to help people better evaluate the media…Nov 7, 2018Nov 7, 2018
Arjun MoorthyinThe FactualUsing OwlFactor to evaluate news qualityWith the rampant spread of misinformation on social networks people are more aware they must evaluate the news with a critical eye.Nov 7, 2018Nov 7, 2018
Arjun MoorthyinThe FactualThe best and worst news stories on the Migrant CaravanIn the last 30 days, there have been at least 1500 news articles written on the migrant caravan across 350+ news sites. In case you’ve…Nov 6, 2018Nov 6, 2018
Arjun MoorthyinThe FactualAnnouncing OwlFactor (formerly CivikOwl) — The smart way to get good newsWhen we started CivikOwl two years ago our original idea was to help people take meaningful actions after they read the news. This idea…Oct 29, 2018Oct 29, 2018
Arjun MoorthyinThe FactualYou asked for journalist rankings Elon — OwlFactor deliversUpdate 11/10/18: The original post below was written around a concept with ratings for publishers, not journalists. We received positive…Jun 6, 2018Jun 6, 2018