New App Uses GPS Data To Turn Anyone With An iPhone Into A Photojournalist
A mockup of Fresco’s GPS-driven tool to find local users for a breaking story. Image via Fresco. Fresco wants to change the way the news is made. The New York-based company’s app creates a feed of news stories connected to photos taken by its network of u
Fresco wants to change the way the news is made. The New York-based company’s app creates a feed of news stories connected to photos taken by its network of users who happened to be at an event as it’s unfolding. This week it will be updated with a new feature, Fresco Dispatch, which lets news services use GPS to send requests for coverage to Fresco users in the area of a breaking story.