Be a Founding
SVN Contributor.
SVN is the verified social video news platform — currently in private beta. We are seating the first 1,000 founding contributors: credentialed journalists who refuse to compromise on accuracy. They will define what this platform stands for. Applications are reviewed weekly.
Apply to the Founding 1,000 →What You Get
SVN invests in the journalists who invest in accuracy.
Verified Byline
Your name carries weight when it's backed by SVN's verification framework. Verified pieces are designed to earn a public verification record audiences can inspect — some record fields are live in beta, others are planned roadmap features.
Real Reach
SVN distributes to audiences that want verified content. You're not competing with unverified noise — you're the verified source in a feed that values credibility over clickbait.
Founding Network Access
The first 1,000 contributors shape SVN's editorial direction, product roadmap, and community standards. Founding members get permanent recognition and early access to every new feature we build.
Credibility That Compounds
Each verified story you publish is designed to add to your public verification track record. Over time, your SVN profile becomes a portfolio that demonstrates your editorial standards to editors, news desks, and audiences alike. (Reputation scoring is on the roadmap; track-record display is the live primitive.)
What We Look For
SVN is selective by design. Here's what makes a strong contributor application.
Original Footage
SVN is built on primary-source video. We look for journalists who capture events firsthand — not aggregators or re-posters.
Beat Knowledge
Whether you cover conflict, climate, local politics, or culture, depth of subject-matter expertise makes your submissions more valuable and faster to verify.
Metadata Discipline
The best SVN contributors understand that context is content. Date, time, location, and source notes aren't optional — they're part of the story.
Editorial Judgment
We want journalists who ask hard questions about their own footage before submitting. If you wouldn't stake your byline on it, neither will we.
Engagement with Verification
SVN contributors are partners in the verification process, not just suppliers. We look for people who take the checklist seriously and respond to editor questions quickly.
“The most credible journalist in the room isn't the one who publishes fastest. It's the one who publishes verified.”
— SVN Editorial Principles