[prawn]

Sooner you can have a workable current affair as part of your front page, the better. You could even have subdomains or special features on major events, even a dedicated domain (China, impeachment, etc). Looks like one of those things best understood by clicking around. Best of luck.

Not sure if he'd have useful info or time to spare, but I think Austen from Lambda School had a news-related venture (Grasswire or something) in the past and could have feedback for you.

[bmusto19]

Thanks for the feedback! That's something we've been thinking of implementing, perhaps with a search feature as well. And we'll definitely try to reach out to Austen, especially with his success in the startup world. Are there any other people/ companies/ startups you'd suggest reaching out to for feedback? We've mainly talked to professors/ business leaders from Brandeis University and a few professionals in the news industry.

[prawn]

I'd almost ignore the traditional news industry. You're trying to do something new and many won't understand it or have useful tips in 2019. Just make sure you have easy to find and share deep-dive topic pages and you'll soon discover whether people are interested or not in this style of presentation.

[bmusto19]

Makes sense. Do you mean deep-dive topic pages on specific events such as the syrian civil war, for example?

[prawn]

Yep, exactly like that. IMO you want to be the single best page on the internet for something like that. More interactive than a Wikipedia page, broader content than a news item, etc.