Syndication of news stories to partner platforms

Purpose

1. Automated syndication of news stories distributes news content to multiple partner platforms for maximum reach, audience targeting, and instant propagation without manual intervention.

2. Automates compliance with partner format guidelines, timing, and audience segmentation, reducing operational overhead.

3. Ensures news stories are instantly published across channels, maintaining relevance, real-time reporting, and boosting discoverability via automation.

Trigger Conditions

1. News story published in CMS or editorial system.

2. Editorial approval status changed to “Ready for Syndication.”

3. RSS feed update detected with specific tags or categories.

4. News item receives a syndication request via API or form.

5. Scheduled batch syndication time reached for pending stories.

6. Inbound webhook from partner platform requesting automated push.

Platform Variants

1. WordPress REST API

• Feature/Setting: Automate POST/PUT /wp-json/wp/v2/posts for content publishing; set “status,” “categories,” and “meta.”
  

2. Medium API

• Feature/Setting: Automates POST /v1/users/{{userId}}/posts for direct story publication; map “contentFormat,” “title,” and “tags.”
  

3. LinkedIn API

• Feature/Setting: Automator publishes snippets via POST /ugcPosts; configure “author,” “lifecycleState: PUBLISHED,” and “specificContent.”
  

4. Twitter API

• Feature/Setting: Automates tweet with story URL using POST statuses/update; customize “status” and “media_ids.”
  

5. Facebook Graph API

• Feature/Setting: Automate POST /{page-id}/feed; set “message,” “link,” and “published” fields.
  

6. Google News Producer

• Feature/Setting: Automated feed submission to the Producer portal; map RSS/Atom feeds to publication channels.
  

7. NewsCred Content API

• Feature/Setting: Automates POST /contents endpoint for syndication; provide “headline,” “body,” and “metadata.”
  

8. Outbrain Amplify API

• Feature/Setting: Automates POST /amplify/v0.1/marketers/{marketerId}/campaigns to distribute story links; use “title,” “url,” and “campaignType.”
  

9. Taboola Backstage API

• Feature/Setting: Automates POST /backstage/api/1.0/campaigns; specify “content,” “publisher_id,” and “start_date.”
  

10. RSS Feed Automator

• Feature/Setting: Automates feed generation/updates—set custom item tags for partner tracking.
  

11. Zapier Webhooks

• Feature/Setting: Automation using POST/BULK POST webhook to destination platforms on content trigger.
  

12. Slack API

• Feature/Setting: Automated POST /chat.postMessage for newsroom/partner notification; configure “channel,” “text,” “attachments.”
  

13. Microsoft Teams API

• Feature/Setting: Automates POST /v3/conversations for automated partner updates; set “activity” and “content.”
  

14. SendGrid API

• Feature/Setting: Automated POST /v3/mail/send for distributing digests to subscribers; map “from,” “subject,” “content.”
  

15. Mailchimp API

• Feature/Setting: Automates POST /3.0/campaigns/content for news content distribution; configure “campaign_id” and “html.”
  

16. HubSpot API

• Feature/Setting: Automates POST /content/api/v2/blog-posts; provide “name,” “content,” and “publish_date.”
  

17. SFTP/FTP Transfer

• Feature/Setting: Automator transfers XML/CSV news files to partner directories for legacy integration.
  

18. Microsoft SharePoint API

• Feature/Setting: Automates /sites/{site-id}/lists/{list-id}/items/add for posting internal news; configure “fields.”
  

19. Bitly API

• Feature/Setting: Automates POST /v4/shorten; generate and track shortened URLs for distributed stories.
  

20. Pinterest API

• Feature/Setting: Automates POST /v3/pins for story image distribution; set “note,” “link,” and “board.”
  

21. Instagram Graph API

• Feature/Setting: Automates POST /{user-id}/media for news images; configure “caption” and “media_type.”
  

22. Telegram Bot API

• Feature/Setting: Automates POST /bot{token}/sendMessage to broadcast news; set “chat_id” and “text.”
  

23. OneSignal API

• Feature/Setting: Automates POST /api/v1/notifications for push to partner/user devices; set “app_id,” “contents,” and “included_segments.”
  

24. Hootsuite API

• Feature/Setting: Automates POST /v1/messages for scheduling multi-channel distribution; configure “text” and “socialProfileIds.”
  

25. Reddit API

• Feature/Setting: Automates POST /api/submit for sharing stories; set “sr,” “title,” and “url.”
  

Benefits

1. Automates real-time story delivery—zero manual delay in syndication.

2. Automating partner compliance—consistent and error-free formatting every time.

3. Automated reach maximization—instant multi-platform presence.

4. Automates partner relationship management—triggers content flows and customizes to partner need.

5. Data visibility—automated tracking of delivery and engagement via API/reporting endpoints.

6. Operational efficiency—increases newsroom productivity by automating redundant syndication tasks.

7. Automation ensures traceable and auditable distribution logs for compliance and reporting.