PressHop's Newsroom plan is already the on-demand content solution for 600+ publishers worldwide. Now, with an Enterprise plan set to launch this May, the platform is going further - bringing full newsroom workforce management under one roof
In an industry where every minute matters, PressHop has quietly become the platform that hundreds of newsrooms turn to when a story breaks and they need eyes on the ground - fast. With over 100,000 verified citizen journalists, known as Hoppers, embedded in communities across the UK, USA, India, and beyond, PressHop's Newsroom plan is changing the economics and speed of local news coverage.
Since its launch in August last year, PressHop has onboarded over 600 publishers, from regional independents to national titles, like The Sun, Newsquest, Reach PLC, all sourcing real-time, hyperlocal content through a single platform.
How it works: On-demand news, verified and ready to publish
The PressHop Newsroom plan gives editors access to a live map of Hoppers in real time. When a story breaks, newsrooms do not have to wait for a staff journalist to travel to the scene. Instead, they can broadcast an on-demand task directly to Hoppers within a defined geographical radius, with content - photos, videos, audio, and written notes, all delivered in under 60 minutes.
Publishers using the platform can:
• Browse and purchase verified content uploaded by Hoppers, all time-stamped and location-verified at the point of capture.
• Broadcast specific tasks to nearby Hoppers and receive content back within the hour, whether it is footage from a local protest, interviews following a council meeting, or images from a breaking incident.
• Access both exclusive and syndicated content through a transparent, commission-based marketplace, with no intermediaries and no hidden costs.
• Collaborate across editorial teams using internal chat, content review tools, and secure Stripe-powered payments, all within one platform.
Crucially, every piece of content submitted to PressHop passes through a three-level verification process that combines AI-powered detection with human editorial oversight. Publishers receive content that is authenticated, traceable, and ready to use, cutting the time and resource typically spent on internal fact-checking.
The Newsroom plan is available at two tiers, namely Premium and Pro. This platform was designed to scale with a publisher's coverage needs and volume. Both tiers include full access to the live Hopper map, on-demand task broadcasting, and global network coverage across the UK, USA, India, and more.
Newsrooms can explore the platform with a 14-day free Starter trial, giving editors the opportunity to test content sourcing, task broadcasting, and team collaboration tools before committing to a plan.
"Newsrooms have always been defined by the stories they do not miss and the people they keep safe. PressHop was built with both in mind. With the Newsroom plan, we have given publishers 100,000 pairs of eyes on the ground, ready to move the moment a story breaks. And with Enterprise on the horizon, we are giving editors the tools to run their teams with the same speed and precision. This offering would be an extension of the editorial instinct; a platform that moves at the speed of the story and looks after the journalists telling it."
- Ritchie Nanda, chief editor, PressHop
Building on the success of the Newsroom plan, PressHop is preparing to launch its Enterprise plan later this month. It is a workforce management platform purpose-built for media organisations running teams of 10 or more.
Where the Newsroom plan solves the content sourcing challenge, Enterprise tackles the operational one. In a typical newsroom today, a single working day might involve WhatsApp for team communications, a separate tool for scheduling, email chains for task briefings, and phone calls to locate field journalists - particularly when teams are deployed in fast-moving or high-risk environments where knowing exactly where your people are is not just useful, it is essential. Enterprise replaces all of it and builds the safety net in.
The platform will give editors and newsroom managers a single dashboard from which to:
• Track the live location of every field journalist and freelancer in real time.
• Assign tasks and briefs to individuals or teams, with deadlines, location pins, and full progress tracking.
• Manage schedules, availability, and daily assignments through an integrated calendar view.
• Receive content submissions directly from journalists in the field via a dedicated app, routed straight to editorial review.
• Respond to safety incidents instantly through an SOS alert system that sends a journalist's location automatically to the editor dashboard the moment it is triggered.
The Enterprise plan will also integrate with the tools newsrooms already rely on, including Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Slack, Zoom, and leading CMS platforms, making the transition as seamless as possible for existing teams.
The plan has already attracted significant interest from several leading UK publishers who have worked directly with PressHop to shape specific integrations and onboarding workflows ahead of launch.
Newsrooms interested in early access can register for a 30-minute demo at www.presshop.news.
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