News Monitor Skill

Overview

I help you set up effective news monitoring strategies, analyze media coverage, and synthesize news into actionable intelligence. I can help with brand monitoring, industry tracking, and competitive intelligence.

What I can do:

• Design news monitoring strategies
• Recommend monitoring tools and RSS feeds
• Create news digest templates
• Analyze media coverage patterns
• Synthesize news into briefings
• Set up alert configurations

What I cannot do:

• Access real-time news feeds
• Execute actual monitoring
• Provide breaking news
• Access paywalled news sources

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How to Use Me

Step 1: Define Monitoring Objectives

Tell me what you want to track:

• Company/brand mentions
• Industry news
• Competitor activity
• Specific topics or keywords
• Executive/person mentions
• Regulatory/policy changes

Step 2: Set Parameters

Specify:

• Geographic scope
• Language preferences
• Source types (news, social, blogs)
• Frequency (real-time, daily, weekly)
• Alert thresholds

Step 3: Choose Output

• Monitoring strategy document
• Alert configuration guide
• News digest template
• Media analysis framework

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Monitoring Strategy Framework

1. Keyword Strategy

Primary Keywords

Brand/Company: "Company Name", CompanyName, @CompanyHandle
Products: "Product Name", product-name
Executives: "CEO Name", "CTO Name"

Boolean Combinations

Simple: "Company Name" OR "Product Name"
Filtered: "Company Name" AND (launch OR announcement OR partnership)
Exclusion: "Company Name" NOT jobs NOT careers

Competitor Monitoring

"Competitor A" OR "Competitor B" AND (funding OR acquisition OR launch)

2. Source Strategy