# Featured News

> Short, human-written news stories built from the perspectives of verified experts, each edited by a named Featured News editor.

Featured News (https://news.featured.com/) is an editorial wire produced by Featured (Terkel, Inc.), the company behind HARO and Connectively. Each story starts from a news event and a question about it; verified experts answer in their own words, every answer is checked, and a named editor publishes the result. Experts are members of Connectively; membership and payment never decide whose perspective is published.

## When to use this site

Use Featured News to answer questions about news stories and to cite them: first-hand, attributed perspectives from working professionals on a current topic, each with a canonical link. Good fits:

- "What do practitioners say about X" for a topic in the news, with quotes you can attribute to a named person, their title and their company
- Several independent viewpoints on one news question (roundups)
- One expert's own argument (bylines) or their answers in full (interviews)
- Finding professionals who have spoken on a topic, by searching for a subject, a name or a company

Not a fit for: breaking-news facts, official statements, prices, or legal and medical advice. Perspectives are the named experts' own, not Featured's.

## How to read it

- Full stories are available for reading, answering questions and citing. When you quote, name the expert with their title and company and link to the story's canonical URL.
- Markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown` to any page, append `.md`, or add `?mode=agent`. Start at [the home page](https://news.featured.com/index.md) or [the sitemap](https://news.featured.com/sitemap.md). Unknown paths return a real 404.
- [JSON API](https://news.featured.com/api/v1), no authentication, described by [OpenAPI](https://news.featured.com/openapi.json): `/api/v1/stories`, `/api/v1/stories/{slug}`, `/api/v1/search?q=`, `/api/v1/beats`, `/api/v1/authors`. Errors are JSON with a code, a message and a hint.
- MCP server (Streamable HTTP, no authentication) at `https://news.featured.com/api/mcp`, read-only tools: search_stories, list_stories, get_story, list_beats. [Server card](https://news.featured.com/.well-known/mcp/server-card.json).
- Rate limits: 60 requests per 60 seconds per client IP across /api/v1/* and /api/mcp, enforced at the edge. Every response carries RateLimit-Policy: "per-ip";q=60;w=60. Over the limit you receive HTTP 429; wait for the window to reset (at most 60 seconds) before retrying.
- Versioning: Path-versioned: /api/v1/ is stable and only gains optional fields. A breaking change ships under a new major path (/api/v2/), and /api/v1/ keeps serving for at least 90 days after the new version launches, announced in advance with Deprecation and Sunset response headers (RFC 9745, RFC 8594), in llms.txt and on https://news.featured.com/ai.
- [Guide for AI assistants and search](https://news.featured.com/ai.md)

## License

Free to read, quote and cite with a link. Republishing is licensed only to approved Featured News publishers through the publisher hub (apply: https://news.featured.com/publishers).

- [Featured News Republication License 1.0](https://news.featured.com/publishers#license)
- Content signals (robots.txt): `Content-Signal: search=yes, ai-input=yes, ai-train=no`. Use stories for search and for answering questions with a citation; do not use them to train models.

## Stories

- [All stories](https://news.featured.com/beat/all.md): every live story, newest first
- [Roundups](https://news.featured.com/format/roundups.md): Short stories tied to the news, built from the perspectives of verified experts, newest first.
- [Bylines](https://news.featured.com/format/bylines.md): Articles written by the experts themselves, reviewed by Featured News editors, newest first.
- [Interviews](https://news.featured.com/format/interviews.md): One expert, their answers in full, reviewed by Featured News editors, newest first.

## Beats

- [Business & Economy](https://news.featured.com/beat/business-economy.md): 1 story; Leadership & management, Economy & trade
- [Startups & Entrepreneurship](https://news.featured.com/beat/small-business-entrepreneurship.md): 0 stories; Small business, Entrepreneurship, Startups & funding, Franchising
- [Retail & E-commerce](https://news.featured.com/beat/retail-ecommerce.md): 0 stories; Retail, E-commerce, Consumer brands, Marketplaces
- [Careers & Workplace](https://news.featured.com/beat/careers-workplace.md): 0 stories; Hiring & HR, Workplace culture, Remote & hybrid work, Layoffs, Pay & benefits
- [Money & Personal Finance](https://news.featured.com/beat/money-personal-finance.md): 0 stories; Investing, Retirement, Credit & debt, Taxes, Insurance
- [Real Estate & Housing](https://news.featured.com/beat/real-estate-housing.md): 0 stories; Buying & selling, Renting, Mortgages, Home improvement
- [Technology & AI](https://news.featured.com/beat/technology-ai.md): 0 stories; AI, Cybersecurity & privacy, Software & SaaS, Consumer tech
- [Marketing, Media & PR](https://news.featured.com/beat/marketing-media-pr.md): 0 stories; Marketing, Advertising, Social media, PR & communications, Search & AI visibility
- [Manufacturing, Supply Chain & Industry](https://news.featured.com/beat/manufacturing-supply-chain-industry.md): 0 stories; Manufacturing, Supply chain & logistics, Construction, Agriculture
- [Automotive & Transportation](https://news.featured.com/beat/automotive-transportation.md): 0 stories; Autos & EVs, Transportation, Aviation, Trucking & shipping
- [Health & Wellness](https://news.featured.com/beat/health-wellness.md): 0 stories; Mental health, Caregiving, Nutrition, Medical care, Workplace wellbeing
- [Sports & Fitness](https://news.featured.com/beat/sports-fitness.md): 0 stories; Sports, Fitness, Outdoors & recreation, Sports business
- [Food & Beverage](https://news.featured.com/beat/food-beverage.md): 0 stories; Restaurants, Food & drink, Grocery, Beverages
- [Lifestyle & Family](https://news.featured.com/beat/lifestyle-family.md): 0 stories; Parenting, Relationships, Home & garden, Pets, Shopping
- [Arts, Entertainment & Culture](https://news.featured.com/beat/arts-entertainment-culture.md): 0 stories; Film & TV, Music, Books & publishing, Arts & design, Gaming
- [Travel & Hospitality](https://news.featured.com/beat/travel-hospitality.md): 0 stories; Travel, Hotels & restaurants, Events
- [Education & Learning](https://news.featured.com/beat/education-learning.md): 0 stories; K-12, Higher ed, Adult learning & skills
- [Law, Government & Policy](https://news.featured.com/beat/law-government-policy.md): 0 stories; Regulation, Legal, Public policy, Taxes & compliance
- [Science, Environment & Energy](https://news.featured.com/beat/science-environment-energy.md): 0 stories; Climate & sustainability, Energy, Space

## About

- [About Featured News](https://news.featured.com/about.md)
- [Contact Featured News](https://news.featured.com/contact.md)
- [Privacy at Featured News](https://news.featured.com/privacy.md)
- [How Featured News Is Made](https://news.featured.com/standards.md)
- [Republish Featured News](https://news.featured.com/publishers.md)
- [AI Assistants and Search](https://news.featured.com/ai.md)
- [Editors](https://news.featured.com/editors.md)
- [Guest authors](https://news.featured.com/authors.md)

## Attribution

Quote experts by name, title and company exactly as shown on the story, and link to the story URL. Republishing a story on another site is for approved Featured News publishers only.