Development of a News Monitoring System with AI-Powered Rewriting
MediaA case study of building an admin platform for content teams: news monitoring, automated AI rewriting, and WordPress publishing.
About the Project
Media / Content Platforms / AI-Powered Tools • Web / Admin Panel
News Grabber is an internal product developed as a unified admin system for content teams and news websites.
The platform covers the entire newsroom workflow: from search query to WordPress draft, with a strong focus on automation and quality control.
Project Context
Content teams and news websites face the same operational challenges every day:
News Grabber was designed as a single admin system covering the full workflow: from topic query to a ready-to-publish draft in WordPress.
Business Goals
Monitor news by topic
Search via GNews using LLM-generated keywords
Save editorial time
Automatically rewrite articles with AI
Produce unique content
Custom rewrite prompts with style and fact control
Scale topic coverage
Mass Search and dashboard management
Avoid missing new stories
A “new articles” counter for every search query
Publish quickly to WordPress
Export drafts to WordPress in one click
Maintain source transparency
Automatically attach a link to the original article
How the Product Works (User Flow)
1. Topic-Based News Search
- 1The user enters a topic (for example, “Donald Trump” or “Climate change”)
- 2
The system:
- • generates keywords via LLM
- • searches news via GNews
- • stores the discovered articles
- • automatically rewrites each article via LLM
- 3The user receives a page with article cards
2. Mass Search
- Run searches across multiple topics at once
- Queries are processed sequentially, with visible progress tracking
- Results for each query are saved and available in history
3. History and Dashboard
All search queries are stored. For each query, the system shows:
- •last update date
- •total number of articles
- •number of new articles
The dashboard allows users to:
- bulk refresh selected queries
- sort topics by freshness
- quickly identify the most active topics
4. Article Workflow
Each article includes:
- •the original text with a source link
- •the rewritten version
- •generation and publishing status
- •a WYSIWYG editor for manual editing
Available actions:
5. Bulk Rewriting
- Select up to 10 articles at a time
- Choose a prompt from the library
- Launch bulk rewriting with a single command
6. Prompt Management
A dedicated settings section includes:
- •a prompt for keyword generation
- •a rewrite prompt library with model selection, temperature settings, and default prompt configuration
- •a testing area for trying rewrites without saving
This gives the team control over style, tone, and output quality instead of relying on a black box.
The Role of AI in the Product
AI is not used as a standalone feature, but as a core part of the product logic:
Important: AI does not replace the editor — it removes repetitive work, while leaving final editorial decisions to a human.
Solution Architecture
Backend
- •Node.js + TypeScript
- •Express
- •MongoDB
- •OpenAI API integration
- •GNews integration
- •WordPress REST API integration
Frontend
- •React
- •Vite
- •Tailwind CSS
- •React Query
- •Zustand
Infrastructure
- •Docker Compose
- •Nginx
- •Separate frontend / backend / database services
Technology Stack
Frontend
Backend
Database
AI / Integrations
DevOps
Key Project Challenges
Technical
- •Handling bulk processing without overloading APIs
- •Asynchronous rewrite generation
- •Managing article and search statuses
- •Republishing without creating duplicate drafts in WordPress
Product
- •Preserving facts and a neutral editorial tone
- •Maintaining content quality under automation
- •Keeping the editor experience efficient without overloading the UI
Solutions
- Queues and statuses for searches and rewrites
- A prompt library instead of a single “universal” prompt
- Clear separation between original content and rewritten content
- Each article is linked to a single WordPress draft
Results
End-to-end news workflow
In a single interface
Significant time savings
For content preparation
Scalable news monitoring
Across dozens of topics simultaneously
Higher content quality
And greater uniqueness of published articles
A practical tool
For editorial teams and content operations
What the Team Is Proud Of
Key Takeaway
News Grabber is more than just a news rewriting tool.
It is a workflow platform for editorial teams that turns the news stream into a structured, scalable, and controllable process — from query to WordPress draft.
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