Your sources are your facts
Newsroom only writes from the sources you add. Pick them like you’d pick reporters’ contacts: the closer to the event, the better.
Lead sources
The people who make the news. Agencies, courts, companies, leagues, and public records. These should carry most stories.
- Government and agency releases
- Company filings and investor pages
- League and team reports
- Meeting minutes and public records
Support sources
Good news sites that add context. They can back up a fact, but you can require a lead source for key claims.
Blocked sources
Anything you don’t want in a story. A blocked source is never used, not even as a hint. Forums, rumor sites, and social posts usually belong here.
Examples by beat
- Markets: Fed releases and SEC filings lead, a business newswire supports, market blogs are blocked
- Local: clerk minutes and permit filings lead, the local paper supports, community forums are blocked
- Sports: league injury reports lead, beat writers support, fan forums are blocked
How sources get added
Add any public RSS feed. Newsroom tests each one before it’s used, so a broken or empty feed never makes it into a story. You can turn a source off at any time.