Getting Started

Welcome to NewsTeam.

Our platform is designed to give publishers a standard set of tools for producing, managing, and distributing digital content. We handle the technical complexity so your newsroom can focus on creating stories, building products, and reaching audiences.

This section introduces the key concepts that make up the NewsTeam platform. You may use all of them or only a selection, depending on your organization’s needs.

Organizations The top-level container for your teams, sites, and content.

Buckets Where content is created and managed. Independent from business products.

Feeds Curated collections that organize and distribute content.

Sites Your audience-facing products, like websites, apps, or newsletters.

Articles The core content type in NewsTeam, created with our Article Builder.

First Party Video A private YouTube for publishers — upload, transcode, distribute, and monetise your videos with built-in player and VAST ad support.

Digital Asset Management (DAM) Store, tag, and manage articles, images, and video today, with more asset types on the roadmap.

Users & Permissions Manage who can access your organization and what they can do.

Creator Network Track and attribute work from authors, photographers, and other contributors.

Readers Understand how reader identity and entitlement systems fit across your products.

Workflow Customize and track the stages of your newsroom’s editorial process.

Messaging & Activity Built-in communication and activity tracking within the platform.

AI Features Responsible AI tools that assist with metadata, story building, and newsroom workflows.

Distribution & Syndication Share and distribute content across internal teams and external partners.

Paywall & Monetization Policy-driven foundations for reader revenue, designed to work with your own entitlement stack.

Sponsored Content Manage businesses that fund or sponsor content on your sites.

Apps Connect sites and public products to NewsTeam’s read API.

Privacy & Data Sovereignty Understand how NewsTeam protects sensitive content and ensures your data lives where you need it.

Data & Insights Structured data at every level for reporting, search, and optimization.

Libraries & SDKs Developer tools including the early access npm client and the IO SDK.

Marketplace & Aggregation Future services for content sharing, collaboration, and monetization.