News 160 description

News 160 is an application which allows you to report news to others users and view news reported by other users. The news items are succinct, to-the-point and contain a maximum of 160 characters.
This makes News 160 your best source of fresh news from all around the world.

Get a short, to-the-point summary of the news.
News items can contain a maximum of 160 characters. It's the same size as an SMS or a tweet. This makes it perfect for getting updates on events on the go. It also means you can get updated on several events around the world in a short span of time!

Follow the news as soon as it happens. No need to wait for news agencies!
Any news item is available to you as soon as it is reported by an user. This means that anyone anywhere in the world with access to a specific news item can provide you the news as close to real time as possible. No need to wait for news organizations to publish their reports.

Become a reporter. Contribute to the news yourself!
All the content on News 160 is user generated. It is users such as yourself that we would rely on to report the news to all the users around the world. See something newsworthy happening in your area(or anywhere really)? Report it on News 160 for the entire world to know. Report several news items and become a popular reporter on News 160!

Get local news, search news by location.

Search news by category.

Easily follow an event of your interest with N-tags
Search news by N-tags, and easily obtain all the news related to a topic or event. For example, if you want updates on the upcoming Wimbledon championships, just search using the tag Wimbledon2016, and get all the news regarding the event!