Messaging & Activities
The Messaging & Activities system brings together two traditionally separate tools:
- Audit & Activity Logs – capturing the full history of changes and actions across the platform.
- Messaging – enabling teams to communicate directly in context with the work they’re doing.
By merging these into one system, NewsTeam ensures that every action, decision, and conversation is connected in a single, transparent record.
Current Capabilities (v1)
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Audit Trail Every action in NewsTeam — from editing an article to publishing on a site — is automatically logged. This gives your newsroom a complete and transparent history of who did what, when, and where.
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Activity Streams Browse activity at the level you need:
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Search & Filter Quickly answer questions like:
- “Who updated this headline?”
- “When was this video uploaded?”
- “Which user published this article to the homepage?”
Filter by user, content type, site, or time range.
Future Capabilities (planned)
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Contextual Messaging Built on top of the audit layer, messaging will allow users to add comments, ask questions, and tag colleagues directly inside activity threads.
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Entity Tagging Mention not only teammates but also content entities — articles, images, videos, workflows, sponsors, and more — linking conversations directly to the work.
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Threaded Discussions Conversations around activities will remain tied to the audit record, ensuring the full context is preserved for the future.
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Collaboration Hub Over time, Messaging & Activities will evolve into a newsroom-first alternative to Slack, where discussions, decisions, and activity history live together in one system.
Why It Matters
Section titled “Why It Matters”Newsrooms often struggle with fragmented communication and scattered audit trails. NewsTeam unifies both:
- Compliance & Transparency: Always know what happened and who was responsible.
- Collaboration & Context: See why things happened, with the conversation attached to the record.
This means your newsroom doesn’t just get a log of events — it gets the story behind the work.
In summary: The Messaging & Activities system gives your newsroom one place for the complete picture — every edit, every action, every conversation — connected, transparent, and future-proof.