WHiH Newsfront (web series)

WHiH Newsfront is an American crossmedia web series, based on the program of the same name of the television network WHiH World News. It started in July 2015 as a promotion for the movie Ant-Man. It consists the social media platforms YouTube, Twitter and Google+, with YouTube as main platform.

Media
The web series consists of a series videos on YouTube about Scott Lang and his future release. These videos are supported by posts on Twitter and Google+. Also items from the videos were further discussed in articles on the Internet, like on the website Mashable.com.

Besides the story about Scott Lang, different information is released on Google+ and Twitter about various subjects. For example, it was said on July 4 that there would be fireworks above the Avengers Tower. However, the main focus is on the story of Scott Lang, the promotion of the movie Ant-Man.

July 2, 2015
The first video is a promotion video and announces the video for next week. Christine Everhart talks about next weeks news where they are going to discuss the Avengers and the Battle of Sokovia and the former criminal Scott Lang.



Characters

 * Christine Everhart
 * Scott Lang (mentioned/pictures)

Locations

 * Sokovia
 * Los Angeles, California
 * San Quentin State Prison

Events

 * Battle of Sokovia (indirectly mentioned)

Organizations

 * WHiH World News
 * WHiH Newsfront
 * Avengers (mentioned)
 * Vistacorp (mentioned)

July 7, 2015
The second video was aired on July 7.

Characters

 * Christine Everhart
 * Scott Lang (mentioned/pictures)
 * Iron Man (mentioned/pictures)
 * Wolfgang von Strucker (mentioned)
 * Jane Foster (mentioned)

Locations

 * Sokovia
 * San Francisco, California
 * Los Angeles, California
 * San Quentin State Prison
 * South Africa (mentioned)
 * Asgard (indirectly mentioned)
 * Svartalfheim (indirectly mentioned)

Events

 * Attack on the HYDRA Research Base (indirectly mentioned)
 * Battle of Sokovia (mentioned)

Items

 * Ultron Sentries (footage)
 * Iron Man Armor: Mark XLV (picture)

Organizations

 * WHiH World News
 * WHiH Newsfront
 * Avengers (mentioned)
 * HYDRA (mentioned)
 * Vistacorp (mentioned)
 * United Nations (mentioned)
 * (mentioned)

WHiH Exclusive
WHiH Exclusives are exclusive videos released by WHiH News.

Scott Langs break-in
On July 10, 2015 WHiH News claimed to have obtained footage of the 2012 break-in at VistaCorp involving cyber-criminal Scott Lang. The next day they released the footage as a WHiH Exclusive.



Characters

 * Scott Lang

Locations

 * Geoff Zorick's Mansion

Organizations

 * WHiH World News
 * Vistacorp (mentioned)

Wired Interview
On July 15, 2015 WHiH released a Wired interview featuring Darren Cross discussing the future of Pym Tech.

Characters

 * Darren Cross
 * Henry Pym

Locations

 * San Francisco California

Items

 * Pym Particles

Organizations

 * Pym Technologies
 * S.H.I.E.L.D.

Twitter and Google+
Besides the videos, they released on Twitter and Google+ information about various subjects.

Campaign Post/Tweets (Twitter and Google+)
 * July 2, 2015 - Video 1 promotion
 * July 4, 2015 - A dramatic firework display is held at the Avengers Tower in order to celebrate Independence Day.
 * July 6, 2015 - Reminder that the following day the WHiH Newsfront would be looking back at cyber-criminal Scott Lang.
 * July 7, 2015 - Video 2 promotion, link to an article about Scott Lang on the news website Mashable.com.
 * July 8, 2015 - Announcement for the July 9, 2015 news.
 * July 10, 2015 - News that WHiH obtained footage of the break-in at VistaCorp involving Scott Lang.
 * July 11, 2015 - The footage of the break-in at VistaCorp involving Scott Lang.

Old posts (Google+)
 * July 1, 2011 - Announcement of the interview with Tony Stark about publicly announcing himself as Iron Man.
 * November 12, 2012 - Post about the 10 kilometer race to support reconstructing buildings lost during the Battle of New York.
 * December 23, 2014 - Announcement of the discussion about the connection between S.H.I.E.L.D. and government conspiracies.
 * January 23, 2015 - Announcement of the discussion about the person to thank for the recent decline of the crime rate in New York City.
 * February 10, 2015 - Announcement, a look at some of the brilliant minds that helped shape the world, from Howard Stark to Dr. Abraham Erskine.
 * March 8, 2015 - Announcement, Stark Industries CEO Pepper Potts to speak at annual NYC Tech convention.
 * April 2, 2015 - Announcement, Military professionals along with renowned scientists speak about future of modern military.
 * May 14, 2015 - Hulk, Monster or savior?
 * June 1, 2015 - Post about the missing Thor.

Articles
Some of the YouTube videos were discussed in articles on websites.


 * July 7, 2015 - an article on Scott Lang is a criminal or a hero, on the website Mashable.com.

Cast
Main Cast:
 * Leslie Bibb as Christine Everhart (2 videos)

Guest Stars:
 * Paul Rudd as Ant-Man (3 videos)
 * Robert Downey, Jr. as Iron Man (1 video)

Timeline
The timeline of the campaign. (the bold data are about Scott Lang and the main campaign)


 * July 2, 2015 - Announcement for the episode about Scott Lang. (YouTube video, supported by Twitter and Google+)
 * July 4, 2015 - A dramatic firework display is held at the Avengers Tower in order to celebrate Independence Day. (Twitter and Google+)
 * July 6, 2015 - Reminder that the following day the WHiH Newsfront would be looking back at cyber-criminal Scott Lang. (Twitter and Google+)
 * July 7, 2015 - Item about the Battle of Sokovia and Scott Lang. (YouTube video, article on Mashable.com, supported by Twitter and Google+)
 * July 8, 2015 - Announcement for the July 9, 2015 news. (Twitter and Google+)
 * July 10, 2015 - News that WHiH obtained footage of the break-in at VistaCorp involving Scott Lang. (Twitter and Google+)
 * July 11, 2015 - The footage of the break-in at VistaCorp involving Scott Lang. (YouTube video, supported by Twitter and Google+)