Here’s a problem folks in the news biz encounter every day: how do you explain the history of a big, complex story. And how do you put the day’s news in a broader context. And how do you do any of this on deadline while competing with everything else.

Most media orgs simply don’t. This isn’t an indictment, per se, more of an acknowledgement of reality – it’s simply impossible to give the backstory on everything while trying to report what’s happening right now.

Enter Newsbound. Their goal is to “slow down the news” and explain the particulars, jargon and massiveness of the big stories. It’s ambitious and, from the looks of it, pretty well done. Their collection of videos explaining the U.S. federal budget sure does seem smart.

I hope these guys have the steam to keep at it.