Today marks a pivotal moment for journalists and newsrooms striving for more dynamic, data-rich storytelling. We are incredibly excited to announce the launch of the everviz Maps newsroom plugin, now seamlessly embedded within the Saga Newsroom system and fully integrated with the Mimir production platform.
This isn’t just an update; it’s a complete reimagining of how news teams will create, manage, and deploy compelling maps in their daily workflow. Prepare for a new era of efficiency and visual impact.
Importantly, everviz and Saga share the same owner – Fonn Group – and both companies work side-by-side from their shared office in Media City Bergen, Norway. This close physical proximity and shared ownership foster an exceptionally strong collaboration, making integrations like this both natural and powerful.
See it in action
watch this video to learn how to use Saga Newsroom plugin:
Why This Matters: Your Workflow, Supercharged.
In the fast-paced world of news, every second counts, and the demand for engaging visual content is higher than ever.
Traditional map creation often involves juggling multiple tools, complex exports, and time-consuming manual processes.
We heard you, and we’ve built a solution that eliminates these pain points.
The everviz panel brings the full power of our intuitive map-making solution directly into your Saga environment. This means:
- No More Switching Apps: Create, customize, and publish maps without ever leaving your main news production system.
- Faster Than Ever: Drastically cut down the time it takes to go from data to a polished, interactive map ready for broadcast or digital.
- Consistency & Quality: Ensure every map adheres to your brand guidelines and maintains the high visual standard everviz is known for.
A Deep Dive into What You Can Do (Right Now):
The everviz panel isn’t just a basic tool; it’s a feature-rich solution designed for the demands of modern journalism:
- Pinpoint Your Story: Effortlessly search for locations and add multiple markers and regions to highlight key areas, events or data points directly on your map.
- Brand Your Narrative: Instantly select branded map templates to ensure visual consistency across all your output.
- Bring Data to Life: Add impactful preset map animations, perfect for illustrating temporal changes or revealing data sequentially.
- Seamless Publishing: Once your map is perfect, one click can add the interactive map directly into your Saga rundown for broadcast, while simultaneously adding it to Mimir.
Your map becomes immediately ready for air and instantly archived, searchable, and reusable across the entire newsroom.
The Power of Integration: everviz + Saga + Mimir
This deep integration isn’t just about individual features; it’s about a holistic workflow solution. By connecting everviz directly with Saga and Mimir, we’re empowering journalists to:
- Elevate Broadcasts: Enhance live shows with dynamic, animated maps directly from the rundown.
- Enrich Digital Content: Publish interactive maps that drive engagement on web and social platforms.
- Maximize Asset Value: Leverage Mimir’s AI capabilities to easily find and repurpose valuable map assets for future stories.
Thanks to the close and ongoing collaboration between everviz and Saga, these integrations are built with deep insight, tight alignment and a unified vision for the future of newsroom innovation.
“One of our core goals at Saga is to remove friction from the storytelling process,” says Andreas Teigland Whiteley, CTO at Saga. “With the everviz integration, our users can now create high-quality, impactful maps in a matter of seconds – without leaving their workflow. It’s all about helping journalists tell better stories, faster.”
This integration will fundamentally change how newsrooms approach visual storytelling, making it faster, easier and more impactful.
Ready to Transform Your Maps?
The everviz Maps newsroom plugin is available now for all Saga and Mimir users. Get ready to create, manage and deploy stunning maps with unprecedented speed and simplicity.
👉 Want to see it in action?
Book a demo today and experience the new workflow firsthand.
