# Newsrooms

> Find footage from the people who were there, read its capture record and confidence history, and license it per use.

When something breaks, the first footage comes from whoever was standing there. Witness puts it on a map as it arrives, shows how confident the system is in it, and lets you license it from the person who shot it.

## From the first frame to a cleared file

1. **Find. See it as it arrives.** The live map, filtered to your regions and beats, with every report placed where it was recorded.
2. **Check. Read the record, not the caption.** Each file carries its capture record: the device, time and place signals collected when it was recorded, and its confidence history since.
3. **License. Clear it per use.** License the file for the use you need, with the terms attached. The reporter keeps ownership.
4. **Reach. Talk to the person who shot it.** Reach the reporter directly for context, follow-up and more footage.

## Example licensed file (specimen)

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| File | clip_2f91 · vertical · 00:42 |
| Captured | 2026-09-21 21:14:07Z |
| Place | Lisbon, PT · ±1 km |
| Confidence | 0.82 [0.74, 0.88] |
| License | Per use |
| Reporter share | 70% |
| Record | Capture record attached |

## Every license pays the person who was there

Seventy percent of each license goes to the reporter who captured the file, and the split is shown on the file. Payment comes from licensing, not from volume.

## Contributors in difficult places

Reports show a place rather than exact coordinates, and reporters can publish under a pseudonym while their account is verified privately.

## Newsroom or data access?

Newsroom access is for finding and licensing individual files. If your team wants events as structured records over an API, data access is the fit. [For data teams](https://www.thewitnessapp.com/data)

## Access

Tell us your desk, your regions and what you cover. Newsroom access is scoped per organization. https://www.thewitnessapp.com/access?role=newsroom

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Web page: https://www.thewitnessapp.com/newsrooms
Index for agents: https://www.thewitnessapp.com/llms.txt