The best of the news, without the noise
Manifesto
Our manifesto
Column was born to answer a problem we live with every day: information overload, and the misinformation that comes with it. We are an independent platform that gives licensed access to the best Italian and international articles and podcasts, with no ads and no noise. In text and audio. With cited sources, summaries and the ColumnAI chatbot, built to help you go deeper.
We believe that focus is a form of freedom, that plurality is the natural condition of information, and that artificial intelligence must serve human thought, not replace it. That is why we work with radical transparency, building a safe ecosystem where people can choose to understand, instead of scrolling endlessly.
Column was born to free people from depending on social media as their source of news, giving them back a space where getting informed truly means understanding.
Features
Choose how you get informed, every day.
Get the picture with summaries
Column summaries give you the facts of the day in a few minutes.
Read the full articles
Go deeper into the story and compare the sources with the full articles.
Listen to news and podcasts
On Column you find your favourite podcasts, and the articles in audio too.
Go deeper with the chatbot
Ask Column AI anything about any story. Every answer draws on trusted sources, always cited.
Reviews
What our readers say.
Translated from Italian.
Plans
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Free
To stay informed, every day.
- Trusted summaries
- Limited personalisation
Premium
All the news, with no limits.
- Premium articles
- No advertising
- Audio and podcasts
- Column AI
Pro
For companies and teams.
- Everything in Premium
- Company personalisation
- Sector sources
- Corporate press review
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is Column?
Column is an independent news app. It brings together the journalism of 250+ Italian and international publishers in one place, with no ads.
Is Column free?
You can download Column and use it for free. A Premium subscription unlocks full articles from our partner publishers, audio, podcasts and Column AI.
Where does the news come from?
From publishers we hold a licence with: legacy media and new media, Italian and international. Every summary shows its original sources, and you can open them at any time.
How does Column use AI?
AI collects, compares and fact-checks the news, then writes summaries, audio and answers. Column AI cites the sources of every answer. Our curation team is involved in the quality control of the summaries.
Which devices can I use Column on?
On iOS from the App Store, on Android from Google Play, and in your browser with the web app.
Is Column available for companies?
Yes. With the Pro plan, your company gets its own version of Column, with sector sources and a corporate press review. Write to partners@column.news to learn more.