Make News Videos With AI
The news-explainer format lives on speed — a built-in news scout plus a full production pipeline means minutes from headline to post.
News-explainer videos — 'here's what just happened and why it matters' shorts — are a speed game: the first good explainer on a breaking story takes the views, and the window is hours. ViralMint is built for exactly this race: a built-in news scout aggregates fresh stories in your niche and ranks angles, the script step turns a chosen story into a hook-first 60-second explainer, and the production pipeline (AI voice, generated or stock b-roll, word-by-word captions, urgent music bed) renders while competitors are still opening their editor. Everything is grounded in the source you pick — the AI summarizes and structures; the editorial judgment on what's true and worth amplifying stays yours, and linking sources in the description builds the trust the format needs.
How to make a news video with AI
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Scout the story
The news scout pulls fresh stories in your niche and surfaces the ones with breakout signals. Pick the story and the angle — the underreported detail beats the headline everyone has.
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Script it hook-first
'The Fed just did something it hasn't done since 2008' — the warning/urgency hook patterns carry this format. The script step structures story → stakes → what's next in 60 seconds.
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Produce at speed
AI voice, b-roll matched to the story's nouns, captions, urgent bed music — one pipeline pass. Speed is the strategy: publish while the story is rising, not after it peaks.
Example prompts to start from
From ViralMint's free prompt libraries — click any card for the full prompt and recommended settings.
Frequently asked questions
How do I keep AI news videos accurate?
Anchor every video to a source you actually read, edit the generated script against it, and link the source in the description. The AI accelerates production, not verification — channels that skip the reading get the corrections-video audience instead.
What niches work best for news content?
Verticals where you have judgment: AI/tech, finance, gaming, a sport, a local scene. General breaking news pits you against newsrooms; niche news pits you against nobody, and the scout is tuned per-niche for that reason.
Can this run on a schedule?
The scout runs on your cadence and the pipeline renders on demand — a practical daily loop is: morning scout, pick one story, publish by noon. Consistency compounds; the format rewards the channel that's reliably first-ish, not occasionally fastest.
Make your first news video today
ViralMint is a free, open-source desktop app. No subscription — top up credits and pay cents per generation.