Jack Brewster
@jackbrewster21.bsky.social
CEO of Newsreel | Journalist | Fulbright Scholar
💡 Exploring how the internet is rewiring our brains
📚 Disinformation researcher | Mets fan
📍 NYC | ✉️ jack@newsreel.co
💡 Exploring how the internet is rewiring our brains
📚 Disinformation researcher | Mets fan
📍 NYC | ✉️ jack@newsreel.co
You’re not broken..
your information diet is just a gas station at 2am: fast, soulless, and filled with junk
your information diet is just a gas station at 2am: fast, soulless, and filled with junk
a white ford car is parked in a parking lot with a woman standing in front of it
ALT: a white ford car is parked in a parking lot with a woman standing in front of it
media.tenor.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:27 PM
You’re not broken..
your information diet is just a gas station at 2am: fast, soulless, and filled with junk
your information diet is just a gas station at 2am: fast, soulless, and filled with junk
This week marks a turning point for AI and information warfare.
October 1, 2025 at 5:04 PM
This week marks a turning point for AI and information warfare.
The difference between influencers and journalists…
October 1, 2025 at 12:24 AM
The difference between influencers and journalists…
Yesterday, a sitting VP called an opponent a “dipshit” on a major social media platform. I think that’s a first…
September 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Yesterday, a sitting VP called an opponent a “dipshit” on a major social media platform. I think that’s a first…
I hope all the journalists noting that use of the phrase “civil war” spiked on social media after the Charlie Kirk assassination will also mention that its usage has since declined sharply.
Without that context, we risk overstating the level of escalation online—and misunderstanding this moment.
Without that context, we risk overstating the level of escalation online—and misunderstanding this moment.
September 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I hope all the journalists noting that use of the phrase “civil war” spiked on social media after the Charlie Kirk assassination will also mention that its usage has since declined sharply.
Without that context, we risk overstating the level of escalation online—and misunderstanding this moment.
Without that context, we risk overstating the level of escalation online—and misunderstanding this moment.
Gavin Newsom’s TikTok & Instagram followers have absolutely exploded...
TikTok: up 7x in the past year (368K → 2.4M)
Instagram: more than tripled (846K → 2.9M)
TikTok: up 7x in the past year (368K → 2.4M)
Instagram: more than tripled (846K → 2.9M)
September 5, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Gavin Newsom’s TikTok & Instagram followers have absolutely exploded...
TikTok: up 7x in the past year (368K → 2.4M)
Instagram: more than tripled (846K → 2.9M)
TikTok: up 7x in the past year (368K → 2.4M)
Instagram: more than tripled (846K → 2.9M)
We just rolled out a redesigned profile page at Newsreel.
Now, every user can:
- See every story you’ve ever read
- Track every poll you’ve ever answered
- Watch your political profile shift over time
Now, every user can:
- See every story you’ve ever read
- Track every poll you’ve ever answered
- Watch your political profile shift over time
September 3, 2025 at 6:14 PM
We just rolled out a redesigned profile page at Newsreel.
Now, every user can:
- See every story you’ve ever read
- Track every poll you’ve ever answered
- Watch your political profile shift over time
Now, every user can:
- See every story you’ve ever read
- Track every poll you’ve ever answered
- Watch your political profile shift over time
The craziest thing about threads (and why I’ve reframed from using it) is that it knows me better than any new social media app out there.
It’s like meeting somebody for the first time and they already know every single detail about you.
Meta has Facebook data on me going back to like 2008..
It’s like meeting somebody for the first time and they already know every single detail about you.
Meta has Facebook data on me going back to like 2008..
August 28, 2025 at 4:09 AM
The craziest thing about threads (and why I’ve reframed from using it) is that it knows me better than any new social media app out there.
It’s like meeting somebody for the first time and they already know every single detail about you.
Meta has Facebook data on me going back to like 2008..
It’s like meeting somebody for the first time and they already know every single detail about you.
Meta has Facebook data on me going back to like 2008..
I discovered the secret to bridging our partisan divide…
Kombucha
Kombucha
August 28, 2025 at 4:01 AM
I discovered the secret to bridging our partisan divide…
Kombucha
Kombucha
This graph from Open Measures gives you an idea the level of hype AG Pam Bondi generated when she told Fox News the Epstein client list was "sitting on my desk right now."
On Sunday, Axios reported the DOJ, FBI concluded that Epstein had no "client list."
On Sunday, Axios reported the DOJ, FBI concluded that Epstein had no "client list."
July 7, 2025 at 8:08 PM
This graph from Open Measures gives you an idea the level of hype AG Pam Bondi generated when she told Fox News the Epstein client list was "sitting on my desk right now."
On Sunday, Axios reported the DOJ, FBI concluded that Epstein had no "client list."
On Sunday, Axios reported the DOJ, FBI concluded that Epstein had no "client list."
New use for AI: reading students’ names at graduation.
“Our intention is to provide accurate name announcements at scale, eliminating mispronunciations to ensure that each graduate is recognized appropriately"
www.dailygamecock.com/article/2025...
“Our intention is to provide accurate name announcements at scale, eliminating mispronunciations to ensure that each graduate is recognized appropriately"
www.dailygamecock.com/article/2025...
New AI tool to help pronounce names at graduation
Some USC students are hopeful this new software will make their graduation experience better.
www.dailygamecock.com
May 22, 2025 at 2:35 PM
New use for AI: reading students’ names at graduation.
“Our intention is to provide accurate name announcements at scale, eliminating mispronunciations to ensure that each graduate is recognized appropriately"
www.dailygamecock.com/article/2025...
“Our intention is to provide accurate name announcements at scale, eliminating mispronunciations to ensure that each graduate is recognized appropriately"
www.dailygamecock.com/article/2025...
GREAT drinking game
May 20, 2025 at 11:51 PM
GREAT drinking game
Ah, yes, nothing "hotter" than Tyre Nichols. C'mon, Bluesky...
May 7, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Ah, yes, nothing "hotter" than Tyre Nichols. C'mon, Bluesky...
Absolutely wild that Dom Lucre was invited to the first White House influencer briefing last week.
Lucre has repeatedly advanced dozens of absolutely bonkers conspiracy theories and false claims, including:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Lucre has repeatedly advanced dozens of absolutely bonkers conspiracy theories and false claims, including:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
White House brings conspiracy theorists, former Trump officials and a family friend to its 'influencer briefings'
A review of attendees to the first three influencer briefings shows an overwhelmingly right-leaning guest list.
www.nbcnews.com
May 7, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Absolutely wild that Dom Lucre was invited to the first White House influencer briefing last week.
Lucre has repeatedly advanced dozens of absolutely bonkers conspiracy theories and false claims, including:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Lucre has repeatedly advanced dozens of absolutely bonkers conspiracy theories and false claims, including:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Legions of fans are slamming a popular running influencer for conducting a softball interview with White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. www.thecut.com/article/tikt...
Why Is Everyone Mad at This Running Influencer?
Turns out people don’t like it when you let the Trump administration say whatever it wants on your very popular TikTok page.
www.thecut.com
May 5, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Legions of fans are slamming a popular running influencer for conducting a softball interview with White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. www.thecut.com/article/tikt...
The White House has launched a Drudge Report-style “news” website that links to coverage favorable of Trump
www.whitehouse.gov/wire/
www.whitehouse.gov/wire/
May 2, 2025 at 11:57 PM
The White House has launched a Drudge Report-style “news” website that links to coverage favorable of Trump
www.whitehouse.gov/wire/
www.whitehouse.gov/wire/
The AI pimp?
This “only fans modeling agency” is advertising on Instagram and Facebook, offering to help people launch their own “AI model agency” they claim will earn you “$100k per month.”
Social media is over.
This “only fans modeling agency” is advertising on Instagram and Facebook, offering to help people launch their own “AI model agency” they claim will earn you “$100k per month.”
Social media is over.
May 2, 2025 at 7:27 PM
The AI pimp?
This “only fans modeling agency” is advertising on Instagram and Facebook, offering to help people launch their own “AI model agency” they claim will earn you “$100k per month.”
Social media is over.
This “only fans modeling agency” is advertising on Instagram and Facebook, offering to help people launch their own “AI model agency” they claim will earn you “$100k per month.”
Social media is over.
A course titled "Content Creator Journalism" is now being taught at Harvard.
May 1, 2025 at 7:14 PM
A course titled "Content Creator Journalism" is now being taught at Harvard.
Democrats, still fighting the last war, are finally showing up on podcasts.
This week, Pete Buttigieg dropped by the Flagrant podcast.
Elizabeth Warren sat down with Sam Fragoso on Talk Easy.
And Gavin Newsom? He’s launched a podcast of his own.
This week, Pete Buttigieg dropped by the Flagrant podcast.
Elizabeth Warren sat down with Sam Fragoso on Talk Easy.
And Gavin Newsom? He’s launched a podcast of his own.
April 23, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Democrats, still fighting the last war, are finally showing up on podcasts.
This week, Pete Buttigieg dropped by the Flagrant podcast.
Elizabeth Warren sat down with Sam Fragoso on Talk Easy.
And Gavin Newsom? He’s launched a podcast of his own.
This week, Pete Buttigieg dropped by the Flagrant podcast.
Elizabeth Warren sat down with Sam Fragoso on Talk Easy.
And Gavin Newsom? He’s launched a podcast of his own.
Just got served this “ad” on X. Truly anyone can serve ads on there. Not sure if they’re doing any monitoring at all anymore.
April 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Just got served this “ad” on X. Truly anyone can serve ads on there. Not sure if they’re doing any monitoring at all anymore.
Trump is defending his tariff plan by citing a video from an AI-generated TikTok account that has claimed rich people are eating mermaids.
On Friday, Trump shared a TikTok video to Truth Social (below) that claims he’s intentionally crashing the stock market.
On Friday, Trump shared a TikTok video to Truth Social (below) that claims he’s intentionally crashing the stock market.
April 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Trump is defending his tariff plan by citing a video from an AI-generated TikTok account that has claimed rich people are eating mermaids.
On Friday, Trump shared a TikTok video to Truth Social (below) that claims he’s intentionally crashing the stock market.
On Friday, Trump shared a TikTok video to Truth Social (below) that claims he’s intentionally crashing the stock market.
The latest ChatGPT update makes advanced photo editing accessible to everyone — including misinformation superspreaders.
Yesterday, I asked ChatGPT to remove Jeffrey Epstein from this photo with Trump. Seconds later, it gave me the version on the right.
Yesterday, I asked ChatGPT to remove Jeffrey Epstein from this photo with Trump. Seconds later, it gave me the version on the right.
March 27, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The latest ChatGPT update makes advanced photo editing accessible to everyone — including misinformation superspreaders.
Yesterday, I asked ChatGPT to remove Jeffrey Epstein from this photo with Trump. Seconds later, it gave me the version on the right.
Yesterday, I asked ChatGPT to remove Jeffrey Epstein from this photo with Trump. Seconds later, it gave me the version on the right.
Reposted by Jack Brewster
Could news become as addictive for Generation Z as Instagram? We spoke to Newsreel founder Jack Brewster on his plan to create the Duolingo of daily news. pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/d...
Gamified app Newsreel aims to lure 'news curious' Gen Z away from Instagram
Gamified app Newsreel aims to lure Gen Z away from Instagram and get them to have a direct relationship with a news publisher.
pressgazette.co.uk
March 18, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Could news become as addictive for Generation Z as Instagram? We spoke to Newsreel founder Jack Brewster on his plan to create the Duolingo of daily news. pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/d...
Here is what Voice of America satellite channels across the world are broadcasting right now.
Credit: OstapYarysh on X
Credit: OstapYarysh on X
March 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Here is what Voice of America satellite channels across the world are broadcasting right now.
Credit: OstapYarysh on X
Credit: OstapYarysh on X
Voice of America broadcasts worldwide have gone dark or started airing only music after President Trump issued an executive order to dismantle its overseeing agency, employees told the NYT.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/b...
As Trump Dismantles Voice of America, Some Broadcasts Are Replaced With Music
President Trump’s executive order on Friday calling for the dismantling of the federal agency that oversees the broadcaster is part of a wider campaign to weaken the news media.
www.nytimes.com
March 17, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Voice of America broadcasts worldwide have gone dark or started airing only music after President Trump issued an executive order to dismantle its overseeing agency, employees told the NYT.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/b...