User:Akyyka/sandbox/rocanews
| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | News media |
| Founded | August 2020 in Washington, D.C., United States [1] |
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| Headquarters | , United States |
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Number of employees | 11 (2023) [2] |
| Website | www |
Roca News (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɾɔkɐ]) is an idependent American news media company founded in 2020 by William "Billy" Carney, Max Fosh, and Max Towey. Founded in Washington, D.C., Roca is headquartered in New York City and as of November 2023 has 11 employees.
Name
[edit]Roca News was originally named Pluto News, but after a legal adviser informed the company of a potential conflict with Disney over the popular cartoon character Pluto, the founders decided to consider other names.[3] The founders jokingly considered removing the vowels and using the name "PLT NWS", but ultimately chose to name the company after the biannual Pororoca tidal bore on the Amazon River, stating "it’s a wave that brings people together. That’s Roca’s mission with the news."[3][4]
History
[edit]In 2024, Co-Founder and CEO Max Towey was announced as a speaker at the 2024 Conference on World Affairs at the University of Colorado Boulder.[10]
Products and services
[edit]Roca App[11]
Roca On-the-Ground[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "RocaNews Raises $4.4M and Acquires River to Build Social Newstech Company". Business Wire (Press release). New York City. January 19, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ a b Flynn, Kerry (November 29, 2023). "RocaNews grows app for non-partisan news". Axios. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ a b Fosh, Max; Towey, Max (April 4, 2024). "Ep. 1 How Instagram Censors the News". We The 66 (Podcast). Podbean. Event occurs at 22:10. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ "About". Roca News. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ Smith, Colin (March 1, 2024). "RocaNews Uses Challenges and Quests to Encourage Staying Informed". Trend Hunter. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ Stahl, Michael (June 14, 2022). "RocaNews Builds A Youthful News Alternative On Instagram, TikTok". TV News Check. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ Thorpe, Esther (August 15, 2022). "Meet the social-first news start-up aiming to re-engage younger people". Media Makers Meet. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ "Forbes Profile | RocaNews". Forbes. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ place, holder (October 26, 2022). "How Roca News grew to 1.1 million Instagram subscribers". The Business of Content (Podcast). Libsyn. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ "Conference on World Affairs | Max Towey". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ Bush, Jeb (July 11, 2023). "Post". X. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
I love Roca News and have signed up for the app.
- ^ Frost, Max; Frost, Mark (February 16, 2023). "Max Frost spent 2 1/2 weeks in Ethiopia last month; reporting for his Roca News venture". Glens Falls Chronicle. Retrieved April 10, 2024.