Jane Ferguson appears on our video call from a quiet corner of a WeWork office space in New York. For much of the past 15 years, Ferguson has featured on television screens reporting on crises and conflict in Africa and the Middle East, most recently as a special correspondent for the US public broadcaster, PBS News. But today, Armagh-born Ferguson is in start-up mode, as she prepares to launch a media platform and app for “the new generation of news content creators.” Noosphere is a bespoke news platform for consumers and journalists looking for a reputable alternative to social media…

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