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The 5 best news apps

Taking in news can feel like drinking from a fire hose. There's an overload of news and information available on social media, news sites, and TV—which makes it nearly impossible to live under a rock, but it can be challenging to find one reliable place to engage with diverse news without being overwhelmed.

I normally get my news from bookmarked news sites, podcasts, and—gasp—Twitter. But I know there's got to be a better way—one that lets me follow my interests and stay well-informed without wasting hours of my day (or endangering my sanity). I decided to give a news aggregator app a try.

While there don't seem to be many news apps left these days—possibly due to changes in the way audiences prefer to consume information—there are still a few popular and reliable options to choose from. I tested all the news aggregator apps I could find over the course of a few weeks. Based on all that testing, these are my top picks for those of us who want to cut through the noise and stay knowledgeable about current events.

The best news apps

Google News for free access to a wide range of news

Flipboard for designing your own news experience

Ground News for getting a variety of perspectives

NewsBreak for a social media-like news app

What makes the best news app?

How we evaluate and test apps.

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For this roundup, I looked at primarily news aggregator apps. Read-it-later apps and RSS readers can aggregate news for you, but they're more hands-on, and really a different category of app. I also left out any apps that are owned by companies that do their own journalism—like CNN, Fox News, and Reuters. And while I might get some flak for it, Reddit and other social media apps also weren't up for consideration.

I know most folks don't look at their news on a desktop, so I also focused on mobile apps. I tested each app on an iPhone XR running on iOS 16.1.1. Testing involved downloading each app, choosing a few sources and topics to follow, exploring the types of news articles on offer, and taking note of the user experience over a few weeks of testing.

Most of the apps on this list pull from the same news sources, but you'll notice that certain apps (like NewsBreak and Google News) prioritize free stories over subscription-only sources. As a result, those news apps tend to pull articles from lesser-known publications, providing a wider selection of news than apps like Apple News, for example, which mainly promotes news from more prominent sources. I kept that all in mind as I was reviewing the apps.

As I tested, here's what I kept my eye out for.

Personal feed. The news needed to be presented well and organized intuitively on a custom feed.

Content interaction. I wanted to see what options were available for engaging with the content (e.g., a comment section or share options).

Categories. Each app organizes its content differently, but I wanted to see some sort of category-based organization, whether that was tabs, side panels, grouped content, or anything else.

Search and filter. Sometimes you're looking for a specific news topic, so I made sure search and filter capabilities allowed you to do that.

Customization. Everyone reads the news differently, so there needed to be features available for personalization, including the ability to follow certain topics, save searches, or create folders.

The best news apps at a glance

Best news app for focusing on what's newsworthy instead of what's trending, inkl (web, ios, android).

News stories are curated by real humans

"Dive Deeper" sections let you explore similar articles around the same topic

Aesthetically pleasing and intuitive interface

Expensive compared to other options

inkl impressed me from the very beginning with its elegant interface that isn't too busy or clickbait-y. And because it prioritizes high-quality journalism and news sources, perusing inkl feels like reading a thoughtfully curated newspaper.

Unlike many other popular news aggregators, inkl focuses on what's "most newsworthy" instead of what's trending. The home page and lead stories are curated by human experts instead of an algorithm, which means you can count on being shown reliable stories of public interest. 

When you sign up for inkl, you'll get a Read first article and intro series that introduces new users to the app—which I thought was a nice touch. You can have the Morning Edition delivered to your inbox every day, and if you're tired of doom and gloom, the app offers a Good news section where you can peruse only positive stories. And Dive deeper sections appear at the end of many articles, inviting you to read more articles related to the topic from a variety of sources.

The main downside to inkl is that it's not free—and it's by far the priciest option on this list. But in my view, the $9.99/month is worth it if you want a human-curated, ad-free, and aesthetically pleasing news experience. 

inkl price: $9.99/month (or $99.99/year)

While Apple News 's user-friendliness doesn't quite match up to inkl's—and many more of the articles are still behind a paywall, even on the paid plan—it's also a solid option for human-curated news. The $9.99/month Apple News+ plan also offers audio news stories, which are narrated by voice actors and make it easy to take in your news on the go.

Best free news app for access to a wide range of news

Google news (ios, android, web).

Google News pros:

Emphasis on local news

"Full coverage" link shows you a wide array of articles on that topic

Curates your feed based on your Google Search history

Google News cons:

No reader view; links take you directly to the article's webpage

We all know that Google does aesthetics well—and the modern look of the Google News app definitely helps create an enjoyable news-reading experience.

I particularly liked the Full Coverage panels, available on bigger stories: they give you a range of sources on a breaking story, plus relevant tweets and videos. When reading an article, you can just click the full coverage icon to access more on that topic. This made it easy and quick to spot similar stories without having to go out of my way to search for them manually. It also helps ensure that you're getting a variety of perspectives on a particular topic instead of just taking one perspective as gospel.

You can follow the topics and news sources you're most interested in, give individual stories a thumbs up or thumbs down, and save the searches and stories you're most interested in. I also appreciated the extensive search options, which include subcategories, recommended sources, and relevant articles—all of which means you'll get more relevant news the next time around.

The nice (or unsettling, depending on your take) thing about Google News is that it doesn't require a lot of manual setup or customization effort on your end. Along with topics and sources you choose to follow, the app uses your past search activity on Google and YouTube to suggest content you might be interested in. While it can be a slightly disturbing reminder of how much your browser and visited websites are watching you at all times, there's no denying that it is convenient.

Google News price : Free; you may have to pay to view certain stories, depending on the source.

Best news app for designing your own news experience

Flipboard (ios, android, web).

Flipboard pros:

Completely free

Can curate your own "magazines" and share them with others

The flipping interface feels like reading a real paper compared to scrolling

Flipboard cons:

No all-inclusive fee for access to bigger news sources

Flipboard is based on the idea of curating your own digital magazine—a compendium of stories, pulled from your choice of news sources, blogs, and any other site you can plug into Flipboard (which is pretty much all of them). It borders on RSS reader, but it's definitely more of a news app, so it made the cut.

You can be as broad or specific as you like with Flipboard: point it toward a general topic like technology or productivity, or specify one site in particular that you want to keep up with, and Flipboard mixes everything together seamlessly.

Flipboard beats out other news-gathering apps when it comes to its interface. While you can enable traditional scrolling in the settings, the default "flipping" interface feels like turning pages in a real magazine. It does make navigation slightly clunky here and there—but at least for me, it's fun once you get used to it. And the content flow feels natural, whether you want to check out the top stories of the day or dig deeper into something that hasn't been as widely covered. Where relevant, podcasts, tweets, and videos can be embedded alongside news stories.

It's not just for you, either—you can collect articles in a Flipboard magazine to share with family or with a team at work, helping other people focus on what's important in certain sectors and cutting out the extraneous noise. 

Since Flipboard doesn't have the all-inclusive subscribe-for-access-to-multiple-publications plan, I noticed I didn't see stories from places like WSJ or other paywalled publications quite as much. Instead, Flipboard more often recommends stories from smaller, free publications.

Flipboard price : Free; you may have to pay to view certain stories, depending on the source.

Best news app for getting a variety of perspectives

Ground news (ios, android, web).

Ground News pros:

Gives each news story a "Bias Distribution" along a political spectrum

Twitter Blindspotter tool analyzes your news diet on social media

Filter view lets you sort by bias, factuality, paywall, or location

Ground News cons:

Outdated interface

The look of Ground News is a bit drab, but the app certainly makes up for it in other ways. 

At the top of each article is a paragraph-long summary called Ground Summary. It gives you a slightly-more-than-headline level of information before you decide if you want to invest time into reading a story (which you can do by clicking on a source under Full Coverage ).

Ground News prides itself on presenting a wide range of perspectives, and I saw this come through with its Across the Spectrum and Factuality features. When I scrolled past the Full Coverage section of an article, I was greeted by three bars of varying length and color: a blue one to represent politically left-aligned sources, red for politically right-aligned sources, and white for sources that fall somewhere in the center. When you click on one of those bars, the app automatically reveals similar articles from sources that are aligned with that sentiment.

Ground News also has what they call "Bias Distribution" for political stories, which indicates how biased a story or topic is toward a particular side of the political spectrum. If a story appears to be too weighted in favor of one side, Ground News will offer a warning that the story may be a "blindspot." To access a full report, which reveals more sources and their political biases, you'll need to pay for the premium plan.

With the premium plan, you also get custom articles recommended to you based on your reading habits, among other things. For instance, it comes with a Twitter "Blindspotter" feature that analyzes your social news diet, from sources to political leanings.

If having a better understanding of the inclinations and motives of your news sources is important to you, I'd say that Ground News is worth the cost.

Ground News price: Free; the Pro plan is $0.99/month (or $9.99/year) for bias comparison and a wide range of news sources. The Premium plan starts at $3.99/month (or $29.99/year) for Blindspot and Factuality analyses.

Best news app for a social media-like experience

Newsbreak (ios, android, web).

NewsBreak pros:

Creator portal for sharing your own videos

Local news tab

Advanced filtering options

NewsBreak cons:

Can feel clickbait-y

Wade into comments sections at your own risk

What stood out to me at first glance with NewsBreak is the tab dedicated entirely to local news. But the other tabs at the top of the screen host a wealth of topics for you to explore from news sources all over.

As I scrolled through the feeds, it felt easy. Instead of being bombarded with lines and lines of text, NewsBreak splits each article into its own card with a large image and title.

NewsBreak offers a thumbs-up feature and comment section on each article. As you might guess, people can get quite, um, opinionated in the comments of certain articles. But it's mostly civil, so if you enjoy engaging in passionate conversation about news, you'll likely enjoy this feature.

It's not just the commenting feature that makes NewsBreak feel like a social media app; the Creator Portal allows users to record and post their own local videos and build a community. You can switch to the Videos tab for a TikTok-like interface that lets you swipe through content created by users near you. For instance, I got a lot of videos from Atlanta-based content creators suggesting restaurants and places to visit in my area.

NewsBreak gives you the typical customization options, like the ability to follow topics, but you can also block specific topics you're not interested in. And I mean really specific. For example, on an article with a recipe for apple butter snickerdoodles, I was able to choose to see fewer articles containing recipes, sugar, or food and drink. I have no qualms with any of those lovely things, but it's nice to have the option to filter out any unwanted topics.

NewsBreak price: Free

If you're looking for a social media-like experience in your news app, Artifact is another option to consider. It places a high emphasis on community-building, letting users add their phone's contacts as well as follow a wide variety of interests. I found that the Discuss tab interface felt a lot like scrolling through a Facebook feed—but with news articles instead of user posts.

Why should you use a news aggregator app?

The avalanche of news that breaks each and every day can be daunting, but with the right apps at hand, it doesn't have to be—you can get the news you want, in the way you want it, and keep up to speed with what's happening in the world.

Read more: How to track all the content you consume

This article was originally published in July 2018 by David Nield and has also had contributions from Kristina Lauren. The most recent update was in May 2023.

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The best news apps for Android and iOS

At the moment, staying up to date with the latest events is incredibly important, but many of us wouldn’t even consider buying a daily newspaper anymore. Why? Because we’ve got an app for that. There are some great news apps for Android or iPhone that help you get the news you need when you need it.

But which is the news app for you? We’ve evaluated the best news apps, whether you use Android or iOS . Choose your topics and tags to stay up to date with this selection of free and paid news apps.

Google News

Google News is the replacement for Google Play Newsstand, and it’s every bit as polished and smooth as you might expect. Google pulls news sources from all across the world, so you’ll likely be able to find your favorite sites and publications. The app can set up a daily briefing to give you the most important stories of the day, or you can tap Full Coverage to get everything without Google’s curation. You can also save a story or download specific publications to read later. With an inbuilt recommendation system, Google claims that Google News will get better and more in tune with your interests the more you use it.

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Apple News comes preloaded on every iOS device, and like most of Apple’s apps, it remains unavailable on Android platforms. The News app places a big focus on images and quick-loading videos, and publications such as The New York Times and National Geographic have partnered with the company to make their content readily available. You can also follow trends or individual topics, ranging from politics to niche topics. Apple News+ gives you access to over 300 magazines for just $10 a month, which is an absolute bargain if you love to leaf through a range of glossy mags.

Well, this is a surprising entry, but Twitter has a feed curation feature of its own, and it’s called Lists. Unlike traditional news apps that only allow you to add news publications, Twitter Lists lets you follow your favorite journalists and keep an eye on the additional insights they provide around a news event via their own tweets. Another advantage is that you can choose to keep your news Lists open or share them with other people by setting the status to Public. However, if curating a List from scratch sounds like a chore, you can simply follow the public Lists created by other users.

If you have a Twitter Blue subscription, you can get access to ad-free articles from publications such as Reuters, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and Business Insider, among others. Another key advantage of using Twitter as a news source is that one can share their opinions around a news event by using the quote tweet or reply feature. Plus, the Bookmarks feature lets you save a news-y tweet for later reading. You can create as many lists as you want, creating a separate one for each field that you dive into. It’s clean, organized, and comprehensive. In a nutshell, Twitter provides a fulfilling news reading experience despite being a social media platform at its heart.

Pocket might sound like a bookmarking/read-it-later product, but there’s a lot more to it. Pocket was acquired by Mozilla and then deeply integrated within its Firefox browser. However, it’s also available as an extension for Chrome and Safari web browsers and allows you to save content from the web to the app. In the app, you can view the content either as a row of text or highlights with thumbnails by switching to a Tile view. Pocket automatically organizes content into types like articles, videos, best of, and trending.

We really love the mobile app’s offline reading feature, as well as the the Discover section where you find content based on a wide range of topic cards. There’s even a neat voice-reader tool that lets you listen to an article. Pocket truly shines with a cross-platform approach that makes it easier to save and consume content from a wide range of devices.

Pocket also offers a premium tier that comes with some neat features, like its permanent library feature, which saves a copy of a webpage even if it has been taken down. Other perks include an ad-free reading experience and an advanced search feature that lets you search articles using identifiers such as author name, topic, keyword, or tags. For hardcore readers, Pocket’s premium tier also lets them highlight article content (accessible from a dedicated highlights section for convenience) and also customize the reading experience to their liking by tweaking the font style and spacing, among other elements.

Although not as well-known as Feedly, Inoreader is a news feed tool that is available on the web as well as a mobile app. Just like Pocket and Feedly, it has social sharing features, the ability to tag stories, a distraction-free excerpt format that takes you to the source article with a single click, and multiple view formats (list, magazine, and card) to choose from. One can also sort articles based on chronology and whether they’ve been starred or read.

The number of feeds one can curate is 150, which is more than enough, but a Pro membership removes that limit entirely. Other benefits of the paid tier include a text-to-speech reader, offline reading for a handful of folders, article translation, and duplicate-removing filters. The most powerful tool, however, is Rules. These are essentially automation commands that filter articles based on parameters like keywords, author name, and attachments, among others.

Ground News

This aggregator is trying something different — rather than trying to figure out the news you want to see, and serving you just that, Ground News wants to make sure you see as many sides as possible. Click on any story and you’ll be able to scroll from left to right to see how publications are reporting the same story, making sure you’re as informed as you can be. The Blindspot feature is a particular highlight, and it shows which news stories are, in Ground News’ opinion, the most unbalanced of the week. Signing up to Pro gets you access to all the news sources, topics, and the ability to sort by bias, for just $1 a month, or $10 a year.

PressReader

Another app that brings together news, PressReader is one of the best known and most widely supported aggregators out there, with feeds for thousands of newspapers and magazines from around the world. You can get free access to some stories, but to get the most from PressReader you’re going to have to pay. Thirty dollars a month is steep, but it gets you access to everything in PressReader, which includes a large number of specialist magazines. Otherwise, you can pay for publications as you go, or — if you’re really lucky — you can take advantage of a nearby PressReader HotSpot. Some hotels and libraries will offer complimentary access to PressReader, giving you full access to everything.

Microsoft News

Formerly known as MSN News, Microsoft News offers a lightweight and easy-to-use way to quickly get the news you need. Upon opening it for the first time, it will ask you to select the topics you’re interested in, and you can change those topics quickly at any time. The main windows show news the app thinks is relevant to you, but you can scroll between topics at the top of the screen as well as switching to purely local news from near you. There’s a choice of light and dark themes and breaking news alerts, and you can sign in to sync your preferences across devices. It’s a great lightweight news app that just works.

Associated Press covers news from all around the world, with a huge team of dedicated reporters that focus on all manners of topics and trends. The service’s companion app comes free of the usual glitz and glam that other news services offer, but for people who enjoy getting the facts and little else, it’s a useful resource.

The New York Times

Easily one of the world’s most popular news sources, the New York Times’ app contains everything you expect from a news app — breaking news alerts, offline reading, and social media sharing — but it’s also got a few features you won’t find on other apps. There are audio and video options, but one of the most forward-thinking additions is augmented reality, allowing you to gaze into David Bowie’s wardrobe, or meet world-class Olympic athletes face-to-face. Unfortunately, getting full access isn’t free, and it’ll cost you $17 a month for basic access to all articles, though students can get a special rate, and newcomers can often benefit from special offers. If you want access to the NYT Crossword, Cooking, and a bonus publication too, you’ll need to pay $35 a month instead.

Financial Times

One of the oldest publications around, the Financial Times is the place to go if you’re looking for the latest news on the biggest events. Where the FT stands apart from other news sources is a certain emphasis on business and the financial markets, making it perfect if you’re always keeping an eye on the latest developments in the business world. You can follow topics of particular interest, and get breaking news notifications.

The BBC is a universally respected worldwide news organization dedicated to keeping you up to date on the latest topics and news stories. Unlike some other news sources, the BBC News app isn’t afraid to offer a bit more fun with its articles, and it also comes with a live-streaming news channel that’s baked directly into the app. If you opt in, you’ll be alerted any time the app deems breaking news to be urgent enough to warrant your attention, making it a fantastic way to keep up to date.

CNN was the first 24-hour cable news channel and its official app functions as a condensed version of the site. It offers a wide variety of articles, and though it has a focus on U.S. audiences, you’ll also find a bunch of original CNN content that you can’t watch anywhere else. Video also plays a large part of the coverage on CNN, so fans of video news should find a lot to love here.

The name is a little grandiose, but SmartNews has the brawn to back it up. The app analyzes trending stories and categorizes them, ensuring that you’re always able to look at the news you want. It aims to give you the news in one minute, and it does that well, with a clutter-free and easy-to-browse interface and an algorithm that’s good at digging up fresh content you’ll actually want to read.

Flipboard created a new type of reading experience on mobile and is focused on engaging the reader with the most exciting stories of the day using a magazine-style aesthetic that begs you to just keep flipping. Hundreds of publications are available on the news reader, and Flipboard offers a generous number of topics. So, whether you’re broadly into technology, or want to know the latest Star Wars news, Flipboard has you covered.

It might not be the most usual way to keep up with news, but a major global event rarely goes unnoticed on Reddit. Reddit only launched an official app in 2016, but it quickly became one of the best ways to experience Reddit on Android and iOS. Reddit is a great way to keep up with the latest news through various subreddits — Android news is submitted to /r/Android , for instance — and users upvote popular content and comment on it.

One of the most well-known news apps around and home to 2,500 reporters in 200 locations, Reuters covers absolutely everything you could think to quantify as news, so you’re unlikely to miss a thing while using this app. It provides a personalized experience, breaking news alerts, and can even help you to keep an eye on the stock market. The Editorial Highlights feature means you catch up on events quickly, and you can choose to save an article for reading later with offline mode and a night mode.

Inkl is on a mission to rid you of clickbait articles and aims to curate and bring you a stream of trustworthy news. You can filter newsrooms that are most important to you so that your feed is always bringing you the articles you want to read, from the writers you care about. It’s fast and it has a very modern layout that is easy to use and it’s completely ad-free. You do have to pay a monthly subscription fee of $10 to access the service after your seven-day free trial — but an Inkl subscription means you have access to a range of publications and is a lot cheaper than supporting each separately, especially if you like to sample a lot of different news services.

Al Jazeera English

Al Jazeera was the first 24-hour news channel to cover the Middle East and has become one of the most popular and established publications in the region. It has since grown and developed, reporting on news from around the globe. The app has access to 24-hour live video coverage, clips of the biggest stories, and reams of news stories, features, and opinions from around the world.

If you’re into sports — whether it’s the NFL, NBA, or Premier League Soccer — it’s in theScore app. It offers a huge amount of information, including detailed stats that you won’t find on many similar apps. It offers real-time scores alongside comprehensive information about your teams and players, all crammed into a good-looking interface. If you’re looking for an app that specializes in sports, then you’ve found your choice. If you’re an iOS user, there’s an Apple Watch app as well.

News360 is one of the most well-known news aggregation apps for a reason. The app has a beautiful design and user experience with excellent content and sources. Like Flipboard, you can search by your favorite topics or new sites. The app also integrates directly with iMessage and Apple Watch. You can connect the app to your Facebook , Twitter , and Google Plus to share the news, and it supports Pocket, Instapaper, and Evernote integration. You can also save stories for later if you don’t have time to read them right away.

News Break exploded onto the market, building quickly to an audience of 20 million active users. News Break is an aggregation service, so it pulls its articles from more abundant news sources, including CBS News, the AP, CNN, ABC, and NBC — although they also include a few smaller publications. If you prefer to get news from specific sources, you can customize the sources the app pulls from in a few quick steps. News Break will also scour your local news sites for headlines that will affect you directly, making it an app that will keep you on top of news all around the world and close to home.

Feedly goes beyond the standard features of a news app and functions as an RSS reader that users can curate to show only the sources they choose. Able to utilize RSS feeds, it can find information from the largest organizations and smallest niche blogs. Feedly’s built-in A.I.-driven discovery engine also makes it a breeze to find new content and read with ease.

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When there's a breaking story — and there always seems to be these day — you'll want one of the best news apps on your phone. When you launch a news app, you can stay informed, with the best options going beyond the headlines to help you understand more about the world around you.

Once upon a time, RSS-style feed readers were enough to stay on top of the news. These days, the best news apps offer more, whether it's coverage from multiple sources or layouts designed with your smartphone screen in mind.

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All the big players from Apple to Google offer their particular take on the news, and we've included some of those options here. But we've also taken a look at other selections, from news curators to feed readers that represent the best news apps available for Android and iOS devices.

The best news apps for Android and iOS

Google news.

It's no surprise that search giant Google is also in the news reader app game, with its Google News app leveraging the search giant's big data expertise in an attempt to bring the most relevant news, features, and local stories to your touch screen. 

Google News presents readers with a customized news briefing of the top five stories, updating throughout the day, based on global news, local content, and your interests, and newsfeed of other content. 

One feature we really like is the "Full Coverage" button below each headline card that brings up other views and articles focused on the same topic — an approach that delivers a broader view of the story. You can also subscribe to your favorite news sources, with options for premium subscriptions to magazines, newspapers and websites.

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Apple's News app comes pre-installed on your iPhone or iPad , offering up a wealth of news stories from a variety of sources. Editor-curated feeds catch you up on the latest headlines and special interest pieces, while a personalized newsfeed lets you select your favorite topics. The Feed learns and improves its choices based on your reading habits. As of iOS 14, a home screen widget serves up headlines without you having to even open the app.

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But as part of Apple's push into services, the company has beefed up its new app, adding News Plus in 2019. This $9.99/month subscription service offers access to more than 300 different magazines like Time, Sports Illustrated, and Wired, as well as premium articles from The Wall Street Journal and The Los Angeles Times. Apple has also introduced audio stories, including a daily audio briefing on the most pressing news. 

The organization of Apple News Plus didn't impress us when we tested the app, but at least Apple's come up with more creative ways to pay for the service. You can get News Plus as part of the Apple One bundle . The $29.95/month premier bundle not only includes News Plus, but all other Apple subscription services like Music, Apple TV Plus, Apple Arcade and Apple Fitness Plus. 

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Not to be outdone, Microsoft also has tossed its own hat in the mobile news app game with the Microsoft News app, offering a range of curated news selections as well as a personalized, topical news feed. Home Screen and Today Widgets put your news stories within easy reach, and a clean, clutter-free reader keeps things neat and distraction-free. 

Users can optimize the layout, select a dark theme, sync settings across their account, and save stories for offline reading. The app pulls stories from a wide variety of sources, from traditional news outfits, and newspapers, to entertainment magazines, websites, and new media sources.

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For one of the best news apps with a more traditional approach, you can check out the Associated Press's mobile offering. AP News delivers stories from the Associated Press's network of local, national, and global news writers. 

Users can follow their favorite news topics as well as local AP-affiliated news sources, check out photo galleries, video and radio news, and receive customized news alerts based on personalized topics. 

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Reuters News

Featuring content from more than 2,000 reporters in 180 countries, Reuters News provides a broad perspective for world news, as well the option to narrow down and build a more personalized news stream with your favorite topics. You can also find relevant stories based on your location. 

Users can catch up quickly with Editorial Highlights as well as follow the financials with their personal Market Watchlist. Reuters News also allows users to save articles for offline reading.

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The aforementioned Apple News Plus service isn't the first app to offer an unlimited buffet of news content from premium sources and magazines. With a subscription to inkl, you get access to content from a variety of sources such as the The Guardian, Straits Times, The Economist, Bloomberg and more. 

It all comes in an ad-free reader interface with tools to follow favored topics and filter news for relevance, with related stories for multiple perspectives as well as curated collections and Good News to lighten things up. 

Subscriptions are available at monthly ($9.99) and annual ($99.99) rates; a pay-per-article tier lets you pay $10 to red 100 articles.

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Inoreader offers up a customizable news and feed reader app that’s got something to offer to both free tier users and those looking to spring for a pro-mode upgrade. Users can subscribe to RSS Feeds, blogs, podcasts, social media searches and more, complete with search, a personalized dashboard, the option to save to services like Pocket and Google Drive, or share to scheduling services like Buffer and HootSuite. 

Step up to the $50 annual Pro subscription, and you get unlimited topic and feed subscriptions, rules-based automation, feed filtering, and other advanced tools to customize your feed reading.

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Feedly lands among the best news apps by carrying on the banner for traditional RSS reader-style apps after the late, lamented Google Reader shut down. Users can sign up to Feedly and then follow their favorite topics, websites, blogs, keywords, social media accounts, and more, with the app constantly supplying a stream of the latest from the topics that users follow and customizable list and reading views that suit their tastes. 

Best of all, since Feedly is built on RSS, you can even manually add your favorite feeds to the app if you can't find them within the expansive library of topics and keywords. 

While the app is free, a $7 monthly Feedly subscription unlocks features like more powerful article search, app integrations to quickly save content to a variety of services, automation and integration through the likes of IFTTT and Zapier.

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A news reader app that puts the priority on presentation, Flipboard is another old favorite, turning bland-looking web articles into slick presentations not out of place in some glossy magazine. 

Users can pick from a slew of topics, interests, and websites (or add their own), and the app builds a “Smart Magazine” devoted to those selections, feeding you a rich blend of articles from sources all across the web that have been personalized to your own tastes. You can then take your time reading through articles repackaged into media-centric reader views, or get the latest breaking news in your notification tray.

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If you can't read it now, why not just read it later? That's the idea behind Pocket, one of the best news apps for saving interesting articles, links, news stories and other content to consumer later at your own convenience in a stripped-down, reader-friendly format. 

Once installed, Pocket integrates with the share sheets and buttons of many apps, email services and browsers, allowing you to quickly save interesting content for later. Your saved content syncs across devices, and users can configure the reader view; Pocket will even read to you if you want it. 

A premium subscription removes advertising, saves content to a Permanent Library, and includes advanced search and organization tools to help you sort through all of your stories and articles.

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10 best news apps for Android

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The internet has revolutionized the way we consume news, liberating us from the editorial influence of TV producers or newspaper editors. Today, we can search the vast web for news that aligns with our interests. Keeping track of them can be challenging on the many news websites available. In this list, we will explore the top news apps for Android , offering organization, staying informed, and finding news tailored to your preferences. Notably, we prioritize unbiased and crowd-sourced news sources over politically inclined networks like CNN or Fox News, ensuring factually accurate information. Here are the finest news apps for Android.

We’d also like to mention Google’s official app . The Discover feed keeps track of what you want and slowly caters to your sensibilities. It’s quick, easy, and accessible. You can also get a similar feed in Google Chrome’s mobile app.

The best news apps for Android

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Price: Free with ads

AP News is a reasonably decent news app for Android . It sources its news from itself and hundreds of local and nationwide sources. The user interface is clean, and you can find news on various topics, including sports, entertainment, travel, technology, and more. It’s not the best for politics, but better than most. The app is entirely free of ads. The ads are a bit annoying, but it’s nothing too serious.

Price: Free / Pro $7.99 per month / Pro+ $15.99 per month 

Feedly is one of the most popular news apps out there. It’s an RSS reader. That means you can pull from a variety of sites and sources. The goal is to build your news network from places that you trust. It integrates with Facebook, IFTTT, Twitter, Evernote, OneNote, Pinterest, LinkedIn, and others. Additionally, you can access your feed on your mobile phone or your computer with their website. It’s a rock-solid option with over 40 million feeds in total. The only downside is the advertising. It’s a little heavy unless you pay the subscription price.

Price: Free

Flipboard is another one of the more popular news apps. It works a lot like Feedly. You can create a custom feed with your favorite news sources, sites, and other places. Flipboard differs from Feedly in that it is a little more flashy. It includes fun animations, large images, and a user interface that makes it look like a digital magazine. It also has additional features for things like discovery. It’s also completely free.

The News Break app helps you access the latest and most relevant news stories. It offers a personalized newsfeed and delivers tailored updates on topics you care about. Its user-friendly interface makes browsing articles, videos, and local news easy, keeping you informed and connected. News Break also provides real-time notifications, ensuring you never miss breaking news. This comprehensive news app is your go-to source for staying up-to-date with the world’s events.

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Microsoft News is a surprisingly decent news app for Android. It works like most, though. You open the app, select the topics you care about, and receive a feed with news curated by Microsoft employees. The service syncs between the app and the web automatically for cross-platform support. You also get a dark theme, the ability to save articles for later, and a good mixture of left and right-leaning political news sites. There is a lot of news here if you want to read it.

Price: Free / $4.99 per month / $44.99 per year

Pocket is one of the more unique news apps. It doesn’t offer content. However, it will save whatever content you stumble across during your day. You’ll no doubt find something on Twitter or Facebook or in a chat you can’t read right now. You can stuff that into a Pocket and then come back to read it later. It has offline support, a decent reading experience, and discovery features. Power users can sign up for a subscription. It offers unlimited storage, a tag system to help stay organized, text-to-speech article reading, and additional features for PC.

Podcast Addict is an excellent all-in-one solution for news apps. It is a combination of an RSS reader and a podcast app. It boasts a collection of 450,000 podcasts. Additionally, you can subscribe to almost any news source that you like. The app supports podcast playlists, categorically organized news feeds, Chromecast support, and YouTube and Twitch channels. Better podcast apps (Castbox, Pocket Casts, Doggcatcher, etc.) and better RSS apps (Feedly and Flipboard) exist. However, nothing does a combination of the two better than this one.

Price: Free / $5.99 per month / $49.99 per year

Reddit bills itself as the front page of the Internet. That’s at least mostly true. Most trending news items end up somewhere on Reddit. You can subscribe to subreddits that let you see various interests. You can find a subreddit for virtually anything from fashion to tech, Android to iOS, and everything in between. The official app is good enough at its job. It doesn’t have many power-user features. However, it nails the essential experience very well.  Overall, it’s one of the better news apps and communities. The optional monthly subscription adds a few additional features and removes ads.

SmartNews is one of the newer news apps. It works like many competitors, like News Republic, News360, and other newsreaders. It looks at a ton of news sources and recommends top trending topics. The good part is that you get the news that everyone is talking about. The bad news is that it isn’t as configurable as we would like. Additionally, it leans on opinion blogs rather than news sites for many topics; we didn’t like that. It’s good for some stuff, bad for others. However, that’s about as good as it gets for news sites these days.

Your local news apps

Price: Free (usually)

Your local news apps are usually not half bad. They focus more on things happening around your community. Most people focus on the worldwide news and, in doing so, lose track of what’s happening in their cities. Generally, these apps are simple. They show the news and sometimes even the weather. On top of TV stations, many towns will also have local newspapers with apps. For instance, the Columbus Dispatch has its own app. Sometimes, these apps are great. Sometimes, they’re not.

Here comes a little shameless self-promotion! We do have an official app. It’s also a pretty nice app if we say so ourselves. It’s an excellent place to check out the latest tech news around the world of Android. That includes reviews, news, best lists, op-eds, and whatever else our team happens to cook up. The interface uses Material Design. In addition, it links to our podcast, our YouTube channel, and more. It’s free to use with no in-app purchases.

If we missed any of the best news apps for Android, tell us about them in the comments.

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Google News

In addition to giving you quick access to the top daily headlines, Google News has a "For You" tab that provides news that you care about. The app is free, and while it doesn't exactly replace Google Reader, it does a pretty good job at everything else.

Download from:  <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.magazines" data-link-merchant="play.google.com"" target="_blank"> Google Play Store

If you prefer to get your news delivered in RSS form, Feedly is pretty much the default choice these days. Rising from the ashes of the Google Reader shutdown, Feedly has evolved and refined its service and app, and it's a pretty good choice all around.

Download from:  <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devhd.feedly" data-link-merchant="play.google.com"" target="_blank"> Google Play Store

Inoreader is a fantastic RSS reader and service that makes it easy to build your own newsfeed. And you aren't forced into paying a subscription unless you want more features like notifications or an offline mode. Plus, you can use Inoreader on your phone or your computer with the Web version.

Download from:  <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.innologica.inoreader&hl=en&gl=US" data-link-merchant="play.google.com""> Google Play Store

For many, Flipboard is the default news app for Android. It's been around for a while and was one of the first apps to make reading the news less boring with its image-heavy, magazine-style layout.

Download from:  <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=flipboard.app" data-link-merchant="play.google.com""> Google Play Store

SmartNews: Local Breaking News

Just as the name implies, the SmartNews app is designed cleverly, so that you can quickly read all the latest headlines from around the world. News categories are displayed as "Channels" at the top of the screen, giving you the option to swipe through them one by one or tap on a specific channel.

Download from:  <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.gocro.smartnews.android" data-link-merchant="play.google.com"" target="_blank"> Google Play Store

Pocket: Save. Read. Grow.

Pocket has become a favorite amongst news readers for the ability to save articles to read later quickly. Plus, there is a curated "best of web" section, which will provide you with unique news articles that you might not have otherwise heard or seen.

Download from:  <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ideashower.readitlater.pro" data-link-merchant="play.google.com""> Google Play Store

Yahoo News has become a fan favorite with its curated sources from top news outlets around the globe. In addition to live video feeds, you can customize which sources show within Yahoo News to personalize your newsfeed.

Download from:  <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yahoo.mobile.client.android.yahoo" data-link-merchant="play.google.com""> Google Play Store

When news breaks, chances are that it broke via Twitter somehow. With 240 characters, Twitter has become "the place" to learn about everything that is going on in the world, and with live updates, you'll never miss a beat.

Download from:  <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.twitter.android&hl=en&gl=US" data-link-merchant="play.google.com"" target="_blank"> Google Play Store

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The list of good news apps for Android can go on and on for days, as there are many different ways to consume "news" nowadays. This is a good problem to have as you can find the best news app to consume information in a way that you enjoy.

Google News has been around for quite some time, but it was left untouched for far too long. Then, Google decided to give it a much-needed and much-deserved facelift, and it has become the de-facto news app for many. This is largely in part due to the curation provided and the personalization options that are built right in.

On the other hand, apps like Inoreader are for the more "power users" who are looking for more from their Android phone 's news app. You can customize your newsfeed to show exactly what you want, and there are plenty of integrations to save content for later with the help of Evernote, Dropbox, and more.

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In today’s fast-paced digital world, staying informed is crucial. Gone are the days of relying solely on websites or social media for news updates. The rise of news apps has revolutionized how we consume news, providing immediate access to personalized and shareable information across multiple devices. 

Building a successful news mobile app requires a strategic approach and a deep understanding of user needs. It’s an opportunity to elevate your brand, engage readers, and establish your authority in the industry. In this article, we’ll explore the power of news applications and equip you with the knowledge to create a standout app that sets you apart from the competition. Get ready to take your news site to new heights of engagement and profitability. Let’s dive in!

What is a News App?

Why build a news app, market insights , how does a news application work , types of news mobile apps, must-have features in a  comprehensive news application, how do news apps make money, how to develop a news application: step-by-step process , technology stack required for news mobile app development, top news apps in the market right now, factors influencing the cost of developing a news application, significance of api in news mobile apps, conclusion-.

A news app is a mobile application that provides users with a highly personalized and interactive platform for consuming and engaging with news content. It aggregates news articles, videos, and multimedia materials from a wide range of trusted sources, such as newspapers, magazines, broadcasters, and online publications. The app employs advanced algorithms and machine learning techniques to curate and deliver news tailored to the user’s preferences, interests, and location.

With a news mobile app, users can access a diverse range of news categories and topics, including politics, business, technology, sports, entertainment, science, and more. The app offers an intuitive user interface, allowing seamless navigation through various sections and enabling users to dive deep into specific subjects of interest.

Building a news mobile application can be a strategic move to compile and publish information about the latest events. While social media channels are popular sources of information, there is a growing demand for authoritative content from reputable news sources. By creating your own news mobile app, you provide readers with a convenient platform where they can access news without having to remember URLs or go through the process of opening a browser. Your app will reside on their phones, easily accessible at their convenience.

With a news app, you establish your own news channel, giving you greater control over the content you publish. It offers a direct connection with your audience, allowing you to deliver news in a format that suits your brand’s voice and style. 

The prevalence of smartphones ensures higher engagement with a news app. As people frequently check their phones throughout the day, having your application readily available increases the likelihood of users accessing and using your app regularly. Push notifications further enable strong communication with your audience. You can instantly send important updates, notifications about discounts, or other relevant information directly to their lock screens, ensuring your message reaches them in a timely manner.

Moreover, launching your news app on app stores enhances your brand’s visibility. By optimizing your app name and description with relevant keywords, you increase the chances of attracting the right audience actively searching for a news app like yours.  By leveraging the power of mobile technology, you can deliver news content in a convenient and personalized manner, staying connected with your readers and staying ahead in the competitive news industry.

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According to Grand View Research, the global market size of news and magazine apps reached USD 1.18 billion in 2021 and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 11.0% from 2022 to 2028. This growth can be attributed to the increasing adoption of personalized news feeds worldwide. 

The Asia Pacific region is witnessing a surge in the popularity of offline reading modes, driving market expansion. Additionally, the demand for real-time news updates from the Associated Press of the European Union is expected to contribute to market growth. 

Furthermore, the market is benefiting from the rising demand for built-in audio-based magazine apps among consumers in the U.K. These insights highlight the evolving trends and preferences in the news app market, emphasizing the importance of customization, offline accessibility, and real-time information delivery.

A news mobile app works by utilizing a combination of technology, content aggregation, and user interaction to deliver news and information to users. Given below is a detailed overview:

1. Content Aggregation

The app collects news articles, updates, and other content from various sources such as news websites, RSS feeds, and APIs. These sources can include reputable news organizations, blogs, and other publications.

2. Data Storage and Management

The application stores the collected content in a structured database, allowing for efficient retrieval and management of articles and information.

3. User Interface

The app provides a user-friendly interface that allows users to browse, search, and access news content. This interface can include features like categories, trending stories, personalized recommendations, and saved articles.

4. Personalization

To enhance the user experience, news mobile applications often incorporate personalization features. Users can customize their news preferences, select favorite topics, follow specific news sources, and receive tailored recommendations based on their interests and behavior.

5. Notifications

News apps utilize push notifications to deliver real-time updates and breaking news to users. Users can receive alerts for important stories, personalized updates, or articles related to their preferred topics.

6. Offline Reading

Many news mobile apps offer offline reading capabilities, allowing users to download articles and read them later without an internet connection. This feature is particularly useful for users on-the-go or in areas with limited connectivity.

7. Social Sharing

News apps often integrate social sharing functionalities, enabling users to share articles, headlines, or snippets on social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn. This helps users engage with their social networks and spread news stories of interest.

8. Analytics and Insights

News mobile application developers utilize analytics tools to track user engagement, behavior, and preferences. This data helps app developers understand user interests, optimize content delivery, and improve the overall user experience.

9. Advertisements and Revenue Generation

News apps may include advertising features to generate revenue. This can include display ads, sponsored content, or partnerships with advertisers. App developers implement ad-serving technologies to deliver targeted ads to users based on their demographics and interests.

10. Continuous Updates and Maintenance

News applications require ongoing updates and maintenance to ensure compatibility with new operating systems, security patches, and feature enhancements. Regular content updates, bug fixes, and user feedback integration are crucial for providing an up-to-date and seamless news app experience.

Overall, a news app combines technology, content management, personalization, and user engagement to deliver news and information in a convenient, accessible, and interactive manner.

Majorly, there are two different types of news apps:

1. News Aggregator Apps

News aggregator apps gather news content from various sources, such as newspapers, magazines, blogs, and websites, and present them in a single platform. These apps cover a wide range of topics, including regional, national, and international news. 

They allow users to stay informed about current events, politics, crime, business, sports, entertainment, and weather. Additionally, they may provide information about upcoming events and exhibitions in different cities. News aggregator apps can be free or paid, depending on the app owners’ decision.

2. News Resources Apps

News resources apps are specifically designed for newspapers and web media outlets. These apps serve as a platform for news organizations to deliver their content to a mobile audience.

Users who own newspapers or web media can utilize these apps to distribute their news articles, features, and multimedia content. News resources apps help newspapers and web media outlets reach a wider audience and provide convenient access to their news content on mobile devices.

Apart from news aggregator apps and news resources apps, there are several other forms of news apps that cater to specific needs and interests of users. Here are a few additional types of news apps:

To create a compelling news app, certain must-have features should be considered. These features enhance user engagement, provide a seamless browsing experience, and ensure users can easily access and consume news content. The features are mentioned below:

1. News API Integration

Integrate a reliable and up-to-date news API to fetch and display news articles from various sources. This ensures that your app always has the latest news content. 

The News Feed API plays a crucial role in the functionality of a news aggregator app. While you have the option to develop your own custom API, there are also various popular APIs available for seamless integration into your news app. 

Some widely utilized APIs for news feeds include 

• News Feed API, Mediastack
• Event Registry
• Bing Web Search API

2. Categorized News

Organize news articles into different categories such as politics, sports, entertainment, and technology. Implement a user-friendly interface that allows users to easily navigate and access news based on their interests.

3. Text Highlighting and Save & Share

Enable users to highlight and save specific sections of news articles. They should be able to share these highlights on social media platforms, allowing them to share key insights and engage with others.

4. Saved News and Offline Access

Provide users with the option to save articles for offline reading. This feature ensures that users can access their saved articles even without an internet connection, enhancing convenience and user experience.

5. Personalization with Machine Learning

Utilize machine learning algorithms to analyze user behavior, preferences, and reading patterns. Based on this analysis, offer personalized news recommendations and curated content tailored to each user’s interests.

6. Social Media Integration

Integrate social media sharing functionalities within the app, allowing users to easily share news articles on platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. This promotes user engagement and helps in expanding the app’s reach.

7. User Registration and Profiles

Implement a user registration system that allows users to create profiles within the app. This enables personalized features such as bookmarking favorite articles, following specific topics or authors, and receiving customized news recommendations.

8. Email Alerts and News Subscriptions

Offer users the option to subscribe to email alerts for specific news categories or topics of interest. Sending regular email digests with curated news content keeps users informed and engaged.

9. Push Notifications and Breaking News Alerts

Send push notifications to users for breaking news, important updates, or personalized recommendations based on their preferences. This feature helps to keep users informed and encourages frequent app usage.

10. Interactive Features

Enable users to like, comment, and share their opinions on news articles within the app. Implement a robust commenting system that encourages healthy discussions while moderating and filtering inappropriate content.

11. Advanced Search and Filtering

Provide users with a powerful search functionality that allows them to search for news articles based on keywords, authors, or specific topics. Implement advanced filtering options to refine search results based on criteria such as date, relevance, or source.

12. Seamless Smartwatch Integration

Users can read the latest news directly on their smartwatches, providing a convenient and quick way to stay updated on the go.

13. Enhanced Audio and Video experience

Users can listen to news articles in audio format or watch news videos for a more engaging and time-efficient news consumption experience.

14. Voice Assistant Integration

Integration with voice assistants like Google Assistant allows users to interact with the news app using voice commands and receive news updates via audio.

15. Robust Content Management System

A robust content management system (CMS) can be implemented for efficient backend management, ensuring the systematic organization and delivery of news content.

16. Augmented Reality Incorporation 

The integration of augmented reality (AR) features can enhance the news app’s interactivity, allowing users to experience news stories in a more immersive and engaging way.

17. Efficient News Filtering System

Users can filter news articles based on categories or topics of interest, allowing them to easily find and access relevant content.

18. Geo-Targeted News Updates

The app can utilize the device’s location to provide localized news content and updates related to events or news happening nearby.

19. Loyalty Rewards and Benefits

Implementing a loyalty program offers users incentives, rewards, and benefits for their engagement and interaction with the app, encouraging continued usage and loyalty.

20. Streamlined CRM System Integration

Integrating a customer relationship management (CRM) system allows for real-time management of customer information and data, facilitating better sales, marketing, and customer service practices.

News apps employ various strategies to monetize their services and generate revenue. Here are some common methods used by news apps to make money:

1. Subscription Model

News mobile apps offer premium content or exclusive features behind a paywall. Users are required to subscribe and pay a recurring fee to access these restricted sections. This model is popular among established news organizations such as The New York Times and The Washington Post.

You can offer a limited number of free articles or a trial period, providing different subscription tiers with varying benefits, implement a secure payment system, and continuously deliver high-quality content to retain subscribers.

2. Advertising

News mobile applications display advertisements to generate revenue. Ad formats include banner ads, interstitial ads, native ads, and video ads. Advertisers pay the news app owners for ad placements based on impressions, clicks, or conversions. Ad networks and programmatic advertising platforms facilitate the integration of ads into the app.

Therefore, identifying the target audience, understanding their interests, integrating ad networks or platforms into the app, implementing ad formats such as display ads, native ads, or video ads, optimizing ad placement and targeting for maximum revenue, and monitoring and analyzing ad performance to make improvements, are some steps you can choose to take for your app. 

3. In-App Purchases

News applications may offer additional content or features for purchase within the app. This can include access to special reports, premium articles, ad-free experiences, or exclusive benefits. Users can make one-time purchases or opt for subscriptions within the app to unlock these extra offerings.

Hence you can incorporate additional features or content for purchase, develop in-app purchase options, set reasonable prices for added value, create enticing offers or discounts, and regularly update and expand purchase options.

4. Sponsored Content

News mobile applications collaborate with brands or businesses to publish sponsored articles, advertorials, or sponsored videos. These pieces of content are clearly labeled as sponsored and provide promotional value to the sponsoring companies. Sponsored content is often integrated seamlessly with the app’s regular content to maintain user engagement.

Collaborating with relevant brands or businesses, creating sponsored content that seamlessly blends with the app’s content, negotiating sponsorship deals and pricing, maintaining transparency by clearly disclosing sponsored content, and evaluating campaign success and building long-term partnerships, are some monetary steps you can implement in your news app.

5. Data Monetization

News apps collect user data, such as demographics, interests, and browsing behavior. This data can be anonymized and aggregated to create valuable insights for advertisers or market research firms. News apps may monetize this data by providing targeted advertising or by selling anonymized data to third parties.

You can collect and analyze user data, anonymize and aggregate data to ensure privacy, collaborate with third-party advertisers or research firms, and use data internally to personalize content and improve user experience, to generate revenue. 

6. Events and Ticket Sales

Some news mobile apps organize or partner with event organizers to promote and sell event tickets through their platform. By featuring events, such as conferences, concerts, or workshops, the app can earn revenue through ticket sales or commissions. Hence, this is another monetization strategy you can choose to implement in your application. 

To develop a news app, you can follow the following unique development steps:

1. Conduct Market Research

• Identify the target audience and their preferences.
• Analyze competitors’ news app features, limitations, and business models.
• Study end-user demographics, interests, and behavior.

2. Define Unique Selling Proposition (USP)

• Identify what sets your news app apart from competitors.
• Determine the unique features or value propositions that will attract users.
• Create a System Requirements Specification (SRS) Document:
• Finalize the app specifications, including features, functionalities, and technical requirements.
• Document the scope of the project, user stories, and acceptance criteria.

3. Form a News App Development Team

• Hire a project manager to oversee the development process.
• Employ a business analyst to analyze market trends and align the app with user expectations.
• Recruit UI/UX designers to create an intuitive and visually appealing app interface.
• Hire native or hybrid app developers based on your platform requirements.
• Include app testers to ensure quality assurance.

4. Select an App Development Methodology

• Choose a software development methodology, such as Agile (e.g., Scrum, Kanban), to iteratively develop and deliver app features.
• Conduct daily or weekly scrum meetings to track progress, discuss roadblocks, and propose solutions.

5. Provide App Development Infrastructure

• Set up the necessary development tools, including integrated development environments (IDEs), testing tools, APIs, databases, etc.
• Consider leveraging cloud computing services like AWS Amplify or Firebase for scalable and cost-effective app development infrastructure.

6. Design the User Interface (UI) and User Experience (UX)

• Create wireframes and design mockups using UI/UX design tools like Proto.io or Sketch.
• Follow platform-specific design guidelines (e.g., Material Design for Android, Human Interface Guidelines for iOS) to ensure a consistent and intuitive user experience.

7. Develop a Minimum Viable Product (MVP)

• Start by building an MVP with essential features to validate the app’s potential in the market.
• Gather user feedback and incorporate it into subsequent development cycles.

8. Choose Native or Hybrid App Development

• Decide whether to develop a native app (Android, iOS) or a hybrid app (cross-platform).
• Hire developers proficient in the required programming languages (e.g., Swift/Objective-C for iOS, Java/Kotlin for Android) and frameworks.

9. Implement a Database Solution

• Design a database model to efficiently store and retrieve news content.
• Consider using a document-based database like Couchbase to handle unstructured data and ensure scalability.

10. Integrate Big Data and Machine Learning (ML)

• Utilize ML algorithms to personalize news content, detect fake news, summarize articles, etc.
• Explore tools like Apache SystemDS for end-to-end data science lifecycle management.

11. Test the News App

• Employ automated testing tools like XCTest, Espresso, or Appium to ensure the app’s functionality, usability, and performance.
• Conduct thorough testing across different devices, platforms, and network conditions.

12. Publish the News App

• Follow the guidelines of the respective app stores (Apple App Store, Google Play Store) to publish your app.
• Utilize DevOps practices to automate the deployment process and ensure continuous integration and delivery.

13. Monitor and Maintain

• Implement app store optimization (ASO) techniques to improve app visibility and user acquisition.
• Continuously monitor app performance, user feedback, and app store reviews.
• Provide regular updates and bug fixes to enhance app functionality and address user concerns.

Front-end Framework: React or Angular

Backend Framework: Node.js or Django

Server: NGINX

Content Delivery Network (CDN): CloudFlare

Cloud Platform: Google Cloud Platform or Amazon Web Services

Database: MongoDB or PostgreSQL

Push Notifications: Firebase Cloud Messaging or Apple Push 

Notification Service

API Integration: RESTful APIs or GraphQL

Analytics: Google Analytics

Email Delivery: SendGrid

User Testing: UserTesting

Business Tools: G Suite, Intercom, Help Scout

Programming Languages: For iOS – Swift, Objective-C; For Android – Java, Kotlin

Integrated Development Environments (IDE): Xcode for iOS development, Android Studio for Android development

Software Development Kits (SDK): iOS SDK, Android SDK

1. BBC News

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is renowned for its comprehensive and up-to-date news coverage. The BBC News app offers personalized features, including the “My News” option, allowing users to navigate their preferred sections such as top headlines, economy, and breaking news. It also provides live-streaming news channels and breaking news notifications.

Launch date: 2010

2. Flipboard

Flipboard stands out with its visually appealing design and magazine-style layout. This news app presents content in various formats, including articles, slideshows, and videos. It integrates social media platforms like Twitter and Instagram, enhancing the reading experience. Users can personalize their news feed and create their own magazines.

Launch date: July 2010

3. Google News

Leveraging its vast data resources, Google News delivers personalized news feeds to users. It offers a “Full Coverage” feature, providing comprehensive coverage from multiple sources on specific topics. Users can subscribe to news sources and access premium subscriptions. Google News also provides updates on the latest developments related to existing news updates.

Launch date: January 2006

4. The New York Times

As America’s leading newspaper, The New York Times offers a digital news app for its subscribers. Noteworthy features include offline reading, breaking news alerts, and a user-friendly interface. It ensures readers can stay informed even without an internet connection.

Launch date: 2008

5. CNN News

CNN, known for its 24-hour cable news coverage, offers a mobile app that engages users with its content and intuitive navigation. The app provides a wide range of articles, exclusive CNN content, live streaming of news events, and additional video-based content, making it a comprehensive news source.

Launch date: 2009

Respected for its fact-checking and objective reporting, Reuters delivers news from around the world. The Reuters news app features content from over 2,000 journalists in 180 countries. It offers straightforward personalization and editorial highlights, presenting diverse perspectives on various debates.

Launch date: Feb, 2015

7. Apple News

Apple News is the native news app on iOS devices, providing personalized news content and integration with the Apple ecosystem. It offers a seamless reading experience and access to premium content through Apple News+ subscriptions. Apple News also features content from news outlets behind paywalls.

Launch date: Sept, 2015

AP News is a free news app that provides real-time updates from reliable international and local sources. As a not-for-profit news cooperative owned by American newspapers and broadcast members, AP News offers trustworthy information sourced from reputable sources.

Launch date: June, 2008

Digg has garnered a loyal following by utilizing the power of computer algorithms and human curation to present users with “what the internet is talking about right now.” With its tagline, Digg aims to help users navigate through the vast amount of online content and discover the most relevant and engaging stories. 

Launch date: Dec, 2005

Developing a news app involves several important factors that can influence the cost. Here are some key considerations:

1. Varieties of news apps

News apps can be categorized into two main types: news aggregator apps and news resource apps. News aggregator apps cover regional, national, and global headlines, allowing users to easily access top news stories. These apps focus on engaging users and encouraging frequent usage. 

On the other hand, news resource apps are developed by publishers and provide real-time news updates, including information on the stock market and business world. News resource apps often have additional functionalities and may involve higher development costs compared to aggregator apps.

2. Platform selection: iOS vs Android

When deciding between iOS and Android platforms for news app development, consider your project requirements. Android has a wider and more diverse audience, but app testing on Android can be more time-consuming than on iOS. 

This increased development time can result in higher costs. On the other hand, iOS platforms are generally less complex and can generate good revenue. Regardless of the chosen platform, ensure compatibility with both the latest and earlier versions of the devices.

3. Choosing the right development team

The decision to hire a freelance team or outsource to an experienced news app development company will directly affect the development budget. 

While hiring freelancers may initially seem cost-effective, it can lead to higher expenses in the long run. Freelancers also cannot guarantee the same level of quality as a professional mobile app development company. If you want to focus on your core responsibilities, it is advisable to outsource the development to a reputable news app development company that can handle the entire app development cycle such as Idea Usher.

4. Development approach: Native vs Hybrid

The choice between native and hybrid development approaches can impact the cost of news app development. Many businesses prefer using both native and hybrid platforms to expand their business prospects. 

Hybrid apps, which allow for cross-platform development, tend to be less expensive than native apps. However, if delivering the best user experience and premium performance is a priority, experts recommend opting for native app development. Consider reading more about why businesses choose React Native over hybrid development for detailed insights.

5. Determining app features and development cost

App features play a crucial role in the development cost. It is essential to include basic and thoughtful features, along with third-party integrations, frameworks, and libraries, to enhance app functionality and provide a seamless user experience. 

However, incorporating advanced features such as payment gateway integration, audio and video playback settings, and other complex functionalities can increase the development cost. Carefully consider the basic and advanced news app features that you want to include, aligning them with your budget and target audience.

News APIs play a crucial role in the world of digital media and news aggregation. They provide a convenient and efficient way for news aggregators and applications to access and display news content from various reliable sources. Here are some key points highlighting the significance of news APIs:

1. Access to Reliable News Sources

News APIs allow developers to connect to reputable news sources such as The New York Times, BBC News, and CNN. These APIs provide a direct link to the latest news articles, ensuring that the aggregated content comes from trusted and established sources.

2. Real-Time Updates

News APIs enable real-time updates of news articles, ensuring that users receive the most current information. By integrating news APIs into their applications, developers can provide up-to-date news content to their users without the need for manual updates.

3. Efficient Data Retrieval

News APIs provide a structured and standardized way to retrieve news data. They typically offer data formats like JSON or XML, allowing developers to easily fetch news articles, headlines, summaries, and other relevant information. This simplifies the process of data retrieval and eliminates the need for extensive web scraping or manual content curation.

4. Customizable Content

News APIs often offer customization options, allowing developers to filter and tailor the news content based on specific criteria such as categories, regions, keywords, or even user preferences. This flexibility enables news aggregators to deliver personalized news experiences to their users, enhancing engagement and satisfaction.

5. Faster Development and Integration

Implementing APIs in news aggregators or applications significantly reduces development time and effort. Instead of building complex news scraping and data retrieval systems from scratch, developers can leverage pre-built APIs that are specifically designed for news content. This streamlines the development process, enabling faster integration and deployment of news-related features.

6. Scalability and Reliability

News APIs are designed to handle large amounts of data and high traffic loads, ensuring scalability and reliability. They are built to support multiple simultaneous requests and provide reliable access to news content, even during peak usage periods. This ensures that news aggregators can deliver a seamless and uninterrupted experience to their users.

7. Advanced Capabilities with NLP and ML

Advanced news APIs utilize technologies like Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Machine Learning (ML) to extract contextual meta-data from news articles. This allows for the recognition of categories, sentiments, topics, persons, dates, events, and more. The enriched meta-data enhances the user experience by enabling personalized news discovery and tailored content recommendations.

APIs empower developers to access reliable news sources, provide real-time updates, retrieve news data efficiently, customize content, streamline development, ensure scalability and reliability, and leverage advanced capabilities for enhanced user experiences. By leveraging APIs, news aggregators and applications can deliver up-to-date, personalized, and engaging news content to their users, contributing to the ever-evolving landscape of digital media.

In the ever-evolving digital landscape, the need for news consumption on-the-go has given rise to the creation of news apps. Building a news app requires a careful blend of functionality, user experience, and up-to-date content to capture the attention of today’s fast-paced information seekers.

If you’re embarking on the journey of developing a news app, you’ll find a wealth of knowledge and resources at Idea Usher. With our expertise and experience in app development, we understand the intricate nuances of creating a successful news app that captures the attention of today’s users.

At Idea Usher, we prioritize user experience, ensuring that your news app is intuitive, visually appealing, and easy to navigate. Our team of skilled developers and designers work tirelessly to implement cutting-edge features like personalized recommendations, real-time updates, and seamless content aggregation to keep users engaged and informed.

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FAQs Q: Can I monetize my news app?

A: Yes, there are multiple monetization options for news apps. You can generate revenue through in-app advertisements, sponsored content, premium subscriptions, or partnerships with other news organizations. The specific monetization strategy will depend on your app’s target audience, content quality, and business goals.

Q: How can I ensure the security and privacy of user data in my news app?

A: Security and privacy are crucial considerations for any app, especially when handling user data. By implementing robust security measures, adhering to data protection regulations, and using encryption protocols, you can safeguard user information. It’s important to conduct regular security audits and keep your app updated with the latest security patches.

Q: Do I need to have coding experience to develop a news app?

A: While having coding experience can be beneficial, it is not always a requirement to develop a news app. Hiring a professional app development team or partnering with an experienced app development agency, like Idea Usher, can handle the technical aspects for you. However, having a basic understanding of app development concepts can help you effectively communicate your vision and collaborate with the development team.

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Officials say FAFSA fixes are coming. For many students, it's too late.

Bricelyn Harrelson didn’t plan to spend six months applying to college.

The New Smyrna Beach, Florida, high school senior sent in seven applications starting last September and expected to know by now where she’d be enrolling this fall. Instead, she blasted out six fresh applications in the last two months — all to cheaper state universities.

Harrelson, 18, is one of millions of current and prospective college students whose application process has been derailed by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid’s botched overhaul this year. A series of glitches and formula errors — from its December launch to as recently as a week ago — has turned what was supposed to be a more streamlined process into a bureaucratic purgatory for applicants and admissions officers alike.

“I feel bad for the kids,” said Kerri Harrelson, Bricelyn’s mother. She said her daughter has heard back from all but two of her six latest schools, but that one of the ongoing FAFSA snags has held up potential need-based aid offers. “They started in high school with Covid, and now they’re going to start their college year with all this mess.”

FAFSA is a chokepoint for other forms of aid. Without knowing how much a student may get from the federal government, many schools and scholarship programs can’t put together offers of their own. Federal authorities say they’ll take a key step toward moving the process forward in mid-April.

While many students, like Harrelson, remain in holding patterns, others say they’ve already been forced into difficult decisions they hadn’t expected to make.

Moving money to pay tuition

Eyeing the FAFSA mess, Kelly Gainor decided to slash her 401(k) contributions almost in half this year to save money for tuition.

Her daughter, Kennedy, is still waiting for her federal aid information, but she’s already committed to her dream school, James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, to nail down campus housing. Without FAFSA, any potential merit scholarships are up in the air, leaving their household unsure how many loans they’ll need to take out.

“This stress level is at a whole new level for me,” said Gainor, who works as a contract manager for a health insurance company in Albany, New York.

She and her husband have a $25,000 college fund for Kennedy, their only child. But they’re worried it won’t go as far as they’d hoped and have begun moving some investments into more aggressive options. They’ve also shelved plans to buy a new car this year.

“It just feels very challenging to be put in a spot where you’re potentially taking on $100,000 worth of debt, but not even knowing exactly what you’re getting into,” Gainor said.

Of the more than 6.9 million FAFSA applications submitted this year, nearly all had been processed as of April 5 and normal processing times of 1 to 3 days have resumed, a spokesperson said. However, the agency has since identified additional errors requiring nearly 20% to be reprocessed.

I feel like we’re agreeing to buy a car or a house without knowing how much it costs.

Natalie Alvarado, Shawnee, Ks

The department, which has been providing regular updates and informational webinars as it worked through its backlog, acknowledged applicants’ challenges this year and said it has been “all hands on deck” to address them.

In a recent American Council on Education survey , 2 out of 3 college officials said they doubted they could process students’ financial information from FAFSA “within a few weeks.” Given the delays, many universities have pushed back accepted students’ decision deadlines from around May 1 to anywhere from May 15 to June 15.

Some college athletes’ families have also begun planning for financial fallout rather than wait around for aid information.

“I feel like we’re agreeing to buy a car or a house without knowing how much it costs,” said Natalie Alvarado, whose son, Roman, committed in March to attending MidAmerica Nazarene University in the family’s home state of Kansas, to secure his spot on the soccer team.

The family doesn’t know how much money may come through beyond the athletic scholarship the university is offering to cover half of Roman’s tuition.

“We have our own debt, and we know what that’s like,” Alvarado said, “but I know that he needs to attend school to get a good job. I know his dream of playing soccer, and I just want him to be able to fulfill that dream.”

Settling for safety schools

Olivia Maynard Payne, an Advanced Placement student from Lutz, Florida, who wants to study biology, committed to her last-choice school, the University of Southern Florida, because it was the safest financial choice.

Her mother, Ann Maynard Payne, is a single parent who relies on permanent disability payments to support Olivia and a grandson. To help save for college, Olivia has been working several part-time jobs up to 30 hours a week while attending high school. But the household was banking on FAFSA to help cover her college costs, and one of the widespread application issues has prevented them from signing the online form.

“This new algorithm has disrupted and caused so much anxiety for me, and especially Olivia,” Maynard Payne said. “She’s not happy. This is not her school.” But holding out for aid information while campus housing slots filled up wasn’t an option, she said.

Olivia got into Mercer University in Macon, Georgia; the University of Rochester in New York; and Massachusetts’ Wellesley College, each of which offered her merit scholarships that ranged from $9,000 to $29,000 a year. But all three are still out of budget, and until her FAFSA forms are processed, she can’t determine whether those schools or the government will offer her additional need-based support that could put them within reach.

So after qualifying for Florida’s Bright Futures program, allowing her to attend USF for free, Olivia ruled out switching her choice even if more money comes through.

“That would just stress me out more,” she said. “If I did hold out hope for that, and then they ended up not giving me nearly enough, it’d just be more disappointment.”

Shelving four-year plans for community college

​​Sherri Schendzielos, a mother of a blended family in Blaine, Minnesota, has four out of six children currently in or applying to college.

It’s like I just submitted information out into a black hole.

Sherri Schendzielos, Blaine, MN

Her eldest biological son, Jonah, 21, is a sophomore at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, and her stepson Avery, 20, has one summer semester left at Hennepin Technical College in suburban Minneapolis. Blake, 18, her younger biological son, and Sam, 17, her younger stepson, are high school seniors both applying to college this fall.

Schendzielos, her husband, Eric, and his ex-wife each completed FAFSA forms for the four kids, all of which are listed as processed. But they have yet to receive a single financial aid package.

“It’s like I just submitted information out into a black hole,” Schendzielos said. “At this point, I don’t even know if we’re ever going to hear anything.”

Blake is already committed to play Division III football at Bethel University in Saint Paul. But Sam has opted to start at a local community college rather than join his brother at Bethel, where he was also admitted, due to uncertain finances.

“While he’s choosing still to go to school, it’s not his choice necessarily,” said Schendzielos.

She is an assistant high school principal and her husband works in IT. Together they bring in about $200,000 a year, and with a fifth child in their family who’s 10 years old, she said student loans and grants are essential to funding higher education in their household.

“I just am hoping something works out,” Schendzielos said. “I just feel like a failure not being able to have a solution to this.”

Haley Messenger is a producer at NBC News covering business and the economy.

Sara Ruberg is an associate producer with NBC News.

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What Researchers Discovered When They Sent 80,000 Fake Résumés to U.S. Jobs

Some companies discriminated against Black applicants much more than others, and H.R. practices made a big difference.

By Claire Cain Miller and Josh Katz

A group of economists recently performed an experiment on around 100 of the largest companies in the country, applying for jobs using made-up résumés with equivalent qualifications but different personal characteristics. They changed applicants’ names to suggest that they were white or Black, and male or female — Latisha or Amy, Lamar or Adam.

On Monday, they released the names of the companies . On average, they found, employers contacted the presumed white applicants 9.5 percent more often than the presumed Black applicants.

Yet this practice varied significantly by firm and industry. One-fifth of the companies — many of them retailers or car dealers — were responsible for nearly half of the gap in callbacks to white and Black applicants.

Two companies favored white applicants over Black applicants significantly more than others. They were AutoNation, a used car retailer, which contacted presumed white applicants 43 percent more often, and Genuine Parts Company, which sells auto parts including under the NAPA brand, and called presumed white candidates 33 percent more often.

In a statement, Heather Ross, a spokeswoman for Genuine Parts, said, “We are always evaluating our practices to ensure inclusivity and break down barriers, and we will continue to do so.” AutoNation did not respond to a request for comment.

Companies With the Largest and Smallest Racial Contact Gaps

Of the 97 companies in the experiment, two stood out as contacting presumed white job applicants significantly more often than presumed Black ones. At 14 companies, there was little or no difference in how often they called back the presumed white or Black applicants.

Source: Patrick Kline, Evan K. Rose and Christopher R. Walters

Known as an audit study , the experiment was the largest of its kind in the United States: The researchers sent 80,000 résumés to 10,000 jobs from 2019 to 2021. The results demonstrate how entrenched employment discrimination is in parts of the U.S. labor market — and the extent to which Black workers start behind in certain industries.

“I am not in the least bit surprised,” said Daiquiri Steele, an assistant professor at the University of Alabama School of Law who previously worked for the Department of Labor on employment discrimination. “If you’re having trouble breaking in, the biggest issue is the ripple effect it has. It affects your wages and the economy of your community going forward.”

Some companies showed no difference in how they treated applications from people assumed to be white or Black. Their human resources practices — and one policy in particular (more on that later) — offer guidance for how companies can avoid biased decisions in the hiring process.

A lack of racial bias was more common in certain industries: food stores, including Kroger; food products, including Mondelez; freight and transport, including FedEx and Ryder; and wholesale, including Sysco and McLane Company.

“We want to bring people’s attention not only to the fact that racism is real, sexism is real, some are discriminating, but also that it’s possible to do better, and there’s something to be learned from those that have been doing a good job,” said Patrick Kline, an economist at the University of California, Berkeley, who conducted the study with Evan K. Rose at the University of Chicago and Christopher R. Walters at Berkeley.

The researchers first published details of their experiment in 2021, but without naming the companies. The new paper, which is set to run in the American Economic Review, names the companies and explains the methodology developed to group them by their performance, while accounting for statistical noise.

Sample Résumés From the Experiment

Fictitious résumés sent to large U.S. companies revealed a preference, on average, for candidates whose names suggested that they were white.

To assign names, the researchers started with a prior list that had been assembled using Massachusetts birth certificates from 1974 to 1979. They then supplemented this list with names found in a database of speeding tickets issued in North Carolina between 2006 and 2018, classifying a name as “distinctive” if more than 90 percent of people with that name were of a particular race.

The study includes 97 firms. The jobs the researchers applied to were entry level, not requiring a college degree or substantial work experience. In addition to race and gender, the researchers tested other characteristics protected by law , like age and sexual orientation.

They sent up to 1,000 applications to each company, applying for as many as 125 jobs per company in locations nationwide, to try to uncover patterns in companies’ operations versus isolated instances. Then they tracked whether the employer contacted the applicant within 30 days.

A bias against Black names

Companies requiring lots of interaction with customers, like sales and retail, particularly in the auto sector, were most likely to show a preference for applicants presumed to be white. This was true even when applying for positions at those firms that didn’t involve customer interaction, suggesting that discriminatory practices were baked in to corporate culture or H.R. practices, the researchers said.

Still, there were exceptions — some of the companies exhibiting the least bias were retailers, like Lowe’s and Target.

The study may underestimate the rate of discrimination against Black applicants in the labor market as a whole because it tested large companies, which tend to discriminate less, said Lincoln Quillian, a sociologist at Northwestern who analyzes audit studies. It did not include names intended to represent Latino or Asian American applicants, but other research suggests that they are also contacted less than white applicants, though they face less discrimination than Black applicants.

The experiment ended in 2021, and some of the companies involved might have changed their practices since. Still, a review of all available audit studies found that discrimination against Black applicants had not changed in three decades. After the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020, such discrimination was found to have disappeared among certain employers, but the researchers behind that study said the effect was most likely short-lived.

Gender, age and L.G.B.T.Q. status

On average, companies did not treat male and female applicants differently. This aligns with other research showing that gender discrimination against women is rare in entry-level jobs, and starts later in careers.

However, when companies did favor men (especially in manufacturing) or women (mostly at apparel stores), the biases were much larger than for race. Builders FirstSource contacted presumed male applicants more than twice as often as female ones. Ascena, which owns brands like Ann Taylor, contacted women 66 percent more than men.

Neither company responded to requests for comment.

The consequences of being female differed by race. The differences were small, but being female was a slight benefit for white applicants, and a slight penalty for Black applicants.

The researchers also tested several other characteristics protected by law, with a smaller number of résumés. They found there was a small penalty for being over 40.

Overall, they found no penalty for using nonbinary pronouns. Being gay, as indicated by including membership in an L.G.B.T.Q. club on the résumé, resulted in a slight penalty for white applicants, but benefited Black applicants — although the effect was small, when this was on their résumés, the racial penalty disappeared.

Under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, discrimination is illegal even if it’s unintentional . Yet in the real world, it is difficult for job applicants to know why they did not hear back from a company.

“These practices are particularly challenging to address because applicants often do not know whether they are being discriminated against in the hiring process,” Brandalyn Bickner, a spokeswoman for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, said in a statement. (It has seen the data and spoken with the researchers, though it could not use an academic study as the basis for an investigation, she said.)

What companies can do to reduce discrimination

Several common measures — like employing a chief diversity officer, offering diversity training or having a diverse board — were not correlated with decreased discrimination in entry-level hiring, the researchers found.

But one thing strongly predicted less discrimination: a centralized H.R. operation.

The researchers recorded the voice mail messages that the fake applicants received. When a company’s calls came from fewer individual phone numbers, suggesting that they were originating from a central office, there tended to be less bias . When they came from individual hiring managers at local stores or warehouses, there was more. These messages often sounded frantic and informal, asking if an applicant could start the next day, for example.

“That’s when implicit biases kick in,” Professor Kline said. A more formalized hiring process helps overcome this, he said: “Just thinking about things, which steps to take, having to run something by someone for approval, can be quite important in mitigating bias.”

At Sysco, a wholesale restaurant food distributor, which showed no racial bias in the study, a centralized recruitment team reviews résumés and decides whom to call. “Consistency in how we review candidates, with a focus on the requirements of the position, is key,” said Ron Phillips, Sysco’s chief human resources officer. “It lessens the opportunity for personal viewpoints to rise in the process.”

Another important factor is diversity among the people hiring, said Paula Hubbard, the chief human resources officer at McLane Company. It procures, stores and delivers products for large chains like Walmart, and showed no racial bias in the study. Around 40 percent of the company’s recruiters are people of color, and 60 percent are women.

Diversifying the pool of people who apply also helps, H.R. officials said. McLane goes to events for women in trucking and puts up billboards in Spanish.

So does hiring based on skills, versus degrees . While McLane used to require a college degree for many roles, it changed that practice after determining that specific skills mattered more for warehousing or driving jobs. “We now do that for all our jobs: Is there truly a degree required?” Ms. Hubbard said. “Why? Does it make sense? Is experience enough?”

Hilton, another company that showed no racial bias in the study, also stopped requiring degrees for many jobs, in 2018.

Another factor associated with less bias in hiring, the new study found, was more regulatory scrutiny — like at federal contractors, or companies with more Labor Department citations.

Finally, more profitable companies were less biased, in line with a long-held economics theory by the Nobel Prize winner Gary Becker that discrimination is bad for business. Economists said that could be because the more profitable companies benefit from a more diverse set of employees. Or it could be an indication that they had more efficient business processes, in H.R. and elsewhere.

Claire Cain Miller writes about gender, families and the future of work for The Upshot. She joined The Times in 2008 and was part of a team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2018 for public service for reporting on workplace sexual harassment issues. More about Claire Cain Miller

Josh Katz is a graphics editor for The Upshot, where he covers a range of topics involving politics, policy and culture. He is the author of “Speaking American: How Y’all, Youse, and You Guys Talk,” a visual exploration of American regional dialects. More about Josh Katz

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AT&T says a data breach leaked millions of customers’ information online. Were you affected?

FILE - The sign in front of an AT&T retail store is seen in Miami, July 18, 2019. The theft of sensitive information belonging to millions of AT&T’s current and former customers has been recently discovered online, the telecommunications giant said Saturday, March 30, 2024. In an announcement addressing the data breach, AT&T said that a dataset found on the dark web contains information including some Social Security numbers and passcodes for about 7.6 million current account holders and 65.4 million former account holders. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

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NEW YORK (AP) — The theft of sensitive information belonging to millions of AT&T’s current and former customers has been recently discovered online, the telecommunications giant said this weekend.

In a Saturday announcement addressing the data breach, AT&T said that a dataset found on the “dark web” contains information including some Social Security numbers and passcodes for about 7.6 million current account holders and 65.4 million former account holders.

Whether the data “originated from AT&T or one of its vendors” is still unknown, the Dallas-based company noted — adding that it had launched an investigation into the incident. AT&T has also begun notifying customers whose personal information was compromised.

Here’s what you need to know.

WHAT INFORMATION WAS COMPROMISED IN THIS BREACH?

Although varying by each customer and account, AT&T says that information involved in this breach included Social Security numbers and passcodes — which, unlike passwords, are numerical PINS that are typically four digits long.

Full names, email addresses, mailing address, phone numbers, dates of birth and AT&T account numbers may have also been compromised. The impacted data is from 2019 or earlier and does not appear to include financial information or call history, the company said.

HOW DO I KNOW IF I WAS AFFECTED?

Consumers impacted by this breach should be receiving an email or letter directly from AT&T about the incident. The email notices began going out on Saturday, an AT&T spokesperson confirmed to The Associated Press.

WHAT ACTION HAS AT&T TAKEN?

Beyond these notifications, AT&T said that it had already reset the passcodes of current users. The company added that it would pay for credit monitoring services where applicable.

AT&T also said that it “launched a robust investigation” with internal and external cybersecurity experts to investigate the situation further.

HAS AT&T SEEN DATA BREACHES LIKE THIS BEFORE?

AT&T has seen several data breaches that range in size and impact over the years .

While the company says the data in this latest breach surfaced on a hacking forum nearly two weeks ago, it closely resembles a similar breach that surfaced in 2021 but which AT&T never acknowledged, cybersecurity researcher Troy Hunt told the AP Saturday.

“If they assess this and they made the wrong call on it, and we’ve had a course of years pass without them being able to notify impacted customers,” then it’s likely the company will soon face class action lawsuits, said Hunt, founder of an Australia-based website that warns people when their personal information has been exposed.

A spokesperson for AT&T declined to comment further when asked about these similarities Sunday.

HOW CAN I PROTECT MYSELF GOING FORWARD?

Avoiding data breaches entirely can be tricky in our ever-digitized world, but consumers can take some steps to help protect themselves going forward.

The basics include creating hard-to-guess passwords and using multifactor authentication when possible. If you receive a notice about a breach, it’s good idea to change your password and monitor account activity for any suspicious transactions. You’ll also want to visit a company’s official website for reliable contact information — as scammers sometimes try to take advantage of news like data breaches to gain your trust through look-alike phishing emails or phone calls.

In addition, the Federal Trade Commission notes that nationwide credit bureaus — such as Equifax, Experian and TransUnion — offer free credit freezes and fraud alerts that consumers can set up to help protect themselves from identity theft and other malicious activity.

AP Reporter Matt O’Brien contributed to this report from Providence, Rhode Island.

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Notice of FY 2025 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Selection Process Completion and Cap Season Reminders

H-1B Initial Electronic Registration Selection Process Completed

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough electronic registrations for unique beneficiaries during the initial registration period to reach the fiscal year (FY) 2025 H-1B numerical allocations (H-1B cap), including the advanced degree exemption (master’s cap). We have randomly selected enough properly submitted registrations for unique beneficiaries projected as needed to reach the H-1B cap and have notified all prospective petitioners with selected beneficiaries that they are eligible to file an H-1B cap-subject petition for such beneficiaries.

Registrants’ online accounts will now show one of the following statuses for each registration (that is, for each beneficiary registered):

• Submitted:  The registration has been submitted and is eligible for selection. If the initial selection process has been completed, this registration remains eligible, unless subsequently invalidated, for selection in any subsequent selections for the fiscal year for which it was submitted.
• Selected:  Selected to file an H-1B cap petition.
• Not Selected: Not eligible to file an H-1B cap petition based on this registration.
• Denied – duplicate registration:  Multiple registrations were submitted by or on behalf of the same registrant for the same beneficiary. If denied as a duplicate registration, all registrations submitted by or on behalf of the same registrant for this beneficiary for the fiscal year are invalid.
• Invalidated – failed payment: A registration was submitted but the payment method was declined, not reconciled, or otherwise invalid.
• Deleted: The submitted registration has been deleted and is no longer eligible for selection.
• Processing submission:  USCIS is processing your submission. It may take up to 72 hours for all of your case information to show on the case details page. While it is processing, you will be unable to access your draft.

For more information, visit the  H-1B Electronic Registration Process  page.

FY 2025 H-1B Cap Petitions May Be Filed Starting April 1

H-1B cap-subject petitions for FY 2025, including those petitions eligible for the advanced degree exemption, may be filed with USCIS beginning April 1, 2024, if filed for a selected beneficiary and based on a valid registration.

Only petitioners with registrations for selected beneficiaries may file H-1B cap-subject petitions for FY 2025.

An H-1B cap-subject petition must be properly filed at the correct  filing location (see H-1B Form I-129 Filing Location Change to Lockbox section below)   or online at  my.uscis.gov and within the filing period indicated on the relevant selection notice. The period for filing the H-1B cap-subject petition will be at least 90 days. Petitioners must include a copy of the applicable selection notice with the FY 2025 H-1B cap-subject petition.

Petitioners must also submit evidence of the beneficiary’s valid passport or travel document used at the time of registration to identify the beneficiary.

Petitioners filing for selected beneficiaries based on their valid registration must still submit evidence or otherwise establish eligibility for petition approval, as registration and selection only pertains to eligibility to file the H-1B cap-subject petition.

For more information, visit the  H-1B Cap Season  page.

New Fees and Form Edition

On Jan. 31, 2024, USCIS published a  final rule   that adjusts the fees required for most immigration applications and petitions. The new fees are effective April 1, 2024. Petitions postmarked on or after April 1, 2024 , must include the new fees or we will not accept them. Additionally, there will be a new 04/01/24 edition of  Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker . There will be  no grace period  for filing the new version of Form I-129 because it must include the new fee calculation.

What to Know About Sending Us Your Form I-129.

• We will accept the 05/31/23 edition of this form if it is postmarked  before  April 1, 2024;
• We will not accept the 05/31/23 edition of this form if it is postmarked  on  or  after  April 1, 2024; and
• We will only accept the 04/01/24 edition of this form if it is postmarked  on  or  after  April 1, 2024.

We will use the  postmark date  of a filing to determine which form version and fees are correct but will use the  received date  for purposes of any regulatory or statutory filing deadlines.

As a reminder, we recently  announced  a  final premium processing fee rule  that increased the filing fee for  Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service , to adjust for inflation, effective Feb. 26, 2024. If we receive a Form I-907 postmarked on or after Feb. 26, 2024, with the incorrect filing fee, we will reject the Form I-907 and return the filing fee. For filings sent by commercial courier (such as UPS, FedEx, and DHL), the postmark date is the date on the courier receipt.

Online Filing and Organizational Accounts

On Feb. 28, 2024, we launched new online organizational accounts that allow multiple people within an organization and their legal representatives to collaborate on and prepare H-1B registrations, H-1B petitions, and any associated Form I-907. Information on organizational accounts is available on the  Organizational Accounts Frequently Asked Questions page.

We also launched online filing of Form I-129 and associated Form I-907 for non-cap H-1B petitions on March 25. On April 1, we will begin accepting online filing for H-1B cap petitions and associated Forms I-907 for petitioners whose registrations have been selected.

Petitioners will continue to have the option of filing a paper Form I-129 H-1B petition and any associated Form I-907 if they prefer. However, during the initial launch of organizational accounts, users will not be able to link paper-filed Forms I-129 and I-907 to their online accounts.

H-1B Form I-129 Filing Location Change to Lockbox

Starting April 1, 2024, H-1B and H-1B1 (HSC) Form I-129 petitions are no longer filed directly with the USCIS service centers. All paper-based H-1B and H-1B1 (HSC) Form I-129 petitions are now filed at USCIS lockbox locations. This includes cap, non-cap, and cap-exempt H-1B filings.

We will reject H-1B or H-1B1 (HSC) petitions received at a USCIS service center on or after April 1, 2024. There will be  no grace period  provided.

USCIS has specific mailing addresses for cases that are subject to the H-1B cap. To determine the correct mailing address, please see our  Form I-129 Direct Filing Addresses  page.

If a petition is filed at the wrong location, we may reject the petition. Rejected petitions will not retain a filing date. If we reject a petition because it was filed at the wrong location, it may be refiled at the correct location, or online. H-1B cap subject petitions may be refiled at the correct location, or online, as long as the petition is refiled during the designated 90-day filing window listed on the selection notice.

No More Pre-paid Mailers

As of March 25, 2024, we are no longer using prepaid mailers to send out any communication or final notices for any H-1B or H-1B1 (HSC) petitions. With H-1B intake now occurring at the lockbox or online, we will not be able to use any prepaid mailers for H-1B or H-1B1 (HSC) filings.

The process of printing and mailing H-1B petition approval notices by first-class mail is fully automated. For petitions filed online, myUSCIS account holders will also receive an email or text message notification in their myUSCIS account when there is a case status change on a case in their account, followed by a paper notice by mail.

Receipt Notice Delays

When we receive a timely and properly filed H-1B cap subject petition, the petitioner (and, if applicable, the petitioner’s legal representative) will be provided a Form I-797, Notice of Action, communicating receipt of the petition. Due to increased filing volumes typically seen during H-1B cap filing periods, there are instances where a paper petition is timely and properly filed by mail, but issuance of the Form I-797 is delayed. If you are a petitioner and have confirmation from the delivery service that the petition was delivered, but you have not yet received a Form I-797 confirming receipt of the petition, you should not submit a second petition. If you have confirmation from the delivery service that the petition was delivered and you then submit a second H-1B cap petition for the same beneficiary, you will be considered to have submitted multiple H-1B cap petitions. This will result in denial or revocation of both petitions.

If more than 30 days have passed since the confirmation of delivery and you have still not received a Form I-797, you may contact the  USCIS Contact Center  for assistance.

If you receive notification from the delivery service, or your tracking information suggests that there may be a delay or damage to the package or that the package was misrouted, you should follow the Delivery Service Error Guidance on the  H-1B Cap Season  webpage.

Where you can watch solar eclipse in Milwaukee today, how to get free glasses

The 2024 Great American solar eclipse is coming Monday as the moon blocks the sun's light from the southwest to northeast corners of the country.

Milwaukee will experience a partial solar eclipse as the moon will cover just under 90% of the sun's light on Monday. While Milwaukee is not in the path of totality (where the sun is fully covered), it still makes for a unique viewing experience here at home.

Here's what you need to know:

Where to see the solar eclipse in Milwaukee

The solar eclipse will reach its peak just after 2 p.m. in the Milwaukee area on April 8, 2024. Anyone can step outside and see it, but solar protective glasses are highly recommended to not cause eye damage.

Can you view the solar eclipse in Milwaukee with the weather?

The weather, unfortunately, might not be great for seeing the eclipse in Milwaukee on Monday.

As of Sunday, meteorologists at the National Weather Service in Sullivan said that it would likely be cloudy in some parts of the state. But the best viewing would likely be in the southeastern part of Wisconsin — including Milwaukee, Racine, Kenosha, Lake Geneva and Janesville.

If the weather is less ideal, you can stream the solar eclipse as it crosses the country here:

For those staying in town, Milwaukee-area museums, parks, and planetariums are hosting viewing events, all with sun-protective glasses available for free or at a cheap price.

Here are some events listed in alphabetical order:

American Science & Surplus

The American Science and Surplus store, 6921 W. Oklahoma Ave., is hosting an eclipse watch party in its parking lot with a live broadcast from WSME 91.7 FM from noon to 3 p.m.

The event is free and open to the public and will include hands-on activities for kids, trivia, prizes and food available for purchase from a food truck.

DJ Faux Eyes will play accompanying music to the eclipse from 12:30 to 3 p.m. The stream will be available on the radio and on WMSE's website and app.

Solar glasses will be available for purchase at the event while supplies last, and are currently available to purchase from the store.

Seating will not by available. Attendees may bring their own seating if required.

Visit its Facebook event for more information.

Milwaukee Public Museum

The Milwaukee Public Museum, 800 W. Wells St., will host a eclipse watch party outside of the museum by the green clock on wells street from 12:30 to 3 p.m.

It will have telescopes with special filters for safe viewing and eclipse glasses for $2 each.

It will also air NASA's live webcast of the total solar eclipse in the museum's garden gallery.

For more information visit www.mpm.edu/total-eclipse-of-the-heart .

Schlitz Audubon Nature Center

The Schlitz Audubon Nature Center, 1111 E. Brown Deer Road, is hosting a solar eclipse viewing party from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.

The event will take place in the nature center's veranda and will have a telescope with a solar filter and glasses for safe viewing.

Hosts will be available to assist viewers and answer questions. They also will project the sun through a solar scope onto a poster board for another viewing opportunity.

Admission to the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center costs $10 for adults, $7 for children ages 3 to 17, and free for children under 2-years-old. The event is free for members of the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center.

For more information visit www.schlitzaudubon.org/event/solar-eclipse-viewing .

UWM Manfred Olson Planetarium

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's planetarium is hosting a solar eclipse viewing party on Spaights Plaza, 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd., from 1 to 3 p.m. for students, staff and members of the public.

It will provide telescopes with filters and glasses for safe viewing, along with free pizza, cookies and beverages, photo station, crafts, and more.

Event activities will also be available in the UWM Union Ballroom, where NASA's live webcast of the total solar eclipse will air.

For more information visit uwm.edu/planetarium/public-events and use this map for navigation between Spaights Plaza and the Union Ballroom.

Wehr Nature Center

The Wehr Nature Center, 9701 W. College Ave., is hosting an eclipse watch party from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.

It will have a telescope with a solar filter and viewing glasses available for $1 per pair.

The event is free, but a $5 parking fee applies to non-members. Reservations are not required.

For more information visit friendsofwehr.org/events/eclipse-day.

CTET 2024 Application Correction Window Opens, Check Details

Ctet 2024: the correction in the application can be made until april 12. the exam will be held on july 7 in paper and paper (offline) mode, lasting for 2 hours and 30 minutes..

CTET 2024: Candidates can access the official portal using their login credentials.

The application correction window for the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) 2024 has opened. Those who have applied for the examination can make changes to the details previously submitted by visiting the official website, ctet.nic.in .

Candidates can access the official portal using their login credentials, such as registration number and date of birth, to modify their application form.

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The correction in the application can be made until April 12. According to the schedule, the CTET 2024 exam will be held on July 7 in paper and paper (offline) mode, lasting for 2 hours and 30 minutes.

The CTET 2024 will consist of two papers: Paper 1 for teachers of Class 1 to 5 and Paper 2 for teachers of Class 6 to 8.

CTET 2024 Schedule:

Paper 2 will be held from 9.30 am to 12 noon. Paper 1 will be conducted between 2 pm and 4.30 pm.

CTET 2024 Application Correction Fee:

There is no charge for correcting CTET forms. Candidates are permitted to revise or modify their previously submitted CTET application form for 2024 without any additional fees. They are only required to pay the CTET application fees during the online submission process.

CTET Application Form 2024: Editable Details

Candidates who have registered for the recruitment exam will have the option to edit the following details in the CTET 2024 application form:

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CTET 2024: Paper Pattern

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• Mathematics (compulsory): 30 MCQs, 30 Marks
• Environmental Studies (compulsory): 30 MCQs, 30 Marks
• Language I (compulsory): 30 MCQs, 30 Marks
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