App Curates Multiple Perspectives of the Same News Story

Currently in beta mode, Perspecs gets six-figure boost from Google.

Among the 128 projects in Europe recently earmarked for funding by Google’s Digital News Initiative (DNI) is the App Perspecs.

Developed by U.K. publisher Trinity Mirror, Perspecs curates three different sides or perspectives of the same news story and presents the contrasting coverage to readers in a way that is easy to swipe and compare. Sources being used for the App, which is currently in beta, include The New York Times, CNN and GQ magazine. From a report by U.K.’s

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