# News Monitor

Set up news monitoring strategies, analyze news coverage, and synthesize current events.

- Repository: https://github.com/claude-office-skills/skills (556 stars)
- Category: Engineering
- License: MIT
- Last updated: 2026-01-31
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add claude-office-skills/skills --skill news-monitor -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add claude-office-skills/skills --skill news-monitor -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add claude-office-skills/skills --skill news-monitor -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add claude-office-skills/skills --skill news-monitor -g -a gemini-cli -y`

## Description

Set up news monitoring strategies, analyze news coverage, and synthesize current events. Create news digests and media analysis reports.

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# 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

---

## 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

The rest: https://github.com/claude-office-skills/skills/blob/HEAD/news-monitor/SKILL.md