Founded by Farhan Mohamed, former editor in chief and co-owner of Daily Hive, and Andrew Wilkinson, tech entrepreneur and co-founder of Tiny Foundation, OMG was created in response to gaps and the haphazard ways in how local news was being delivered.

Overstory will focus on high-quality reporting in three types of communities: geographical, industry, and general interest. It will launch its first geographical community site outside B.C. shortly and currently has several job postings.