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Introduction

News is where you keep up to date with what is happening in your organization. News Items appear as a series of tiles that are in publish-date order. Clicking on any tile will open up that article so you can read it.

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Activity appears on the left side of News. This is where anyone can share an Update or give a Shout-Out to a peer. See this article to learn more about Activity. 

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Likes

If you enjoyed an News Item, or perhaps someone in your department was featured for a special achievement, you can show your appreciation by Liking. To like an Item, click the heart or thumbs-up icon while viewing it.

News Comments

Often News Items allow you to add Comment. Simply scroll to the bottom in the viewer and add yours.

Subscribing to News Comments

If you want to receive notifications for Comments added to a particular News Item, check "Notify me when new comments are added". This will be checked for you when you add a comment, but you can check it on and off whenever you wish.

@mentions in News

@mentions are not supported in News Items themselves. But they are supported in News Comments.

If you want to draw attention to a News Item, add a Comment that @mentions the person, team, or group that you want to see it.

News Notifications

You can set exactly how you want to be notified of arrival of new News Items, News Comments, and @mentions in News Comments. Click on the Action Menu (three dots) to the right of your name on the main navigation panel and select "My Preferences".

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News Administrators

News supports two administrative roles, News Editors and News Reporters.

To view who the News Editors and News Reporters are click the Action Menu (three dots) top right in News view and select "View News Admins".

If you see "+" button in the Action Bar at the top of News view, you are a News Reporter or News Editor. See this article to learn how to publish content in News.

News Editors

News Editors "own" the News view and are assigned by System Administrators.

News Editors can:

  • Create News Items
  • Edit any News Item
  • Publish any draft News Item
  • View engagement metrics
  • Export Social Sharing metrics
  • Manage News Categories

News Reporters

News Reporters publish News items of interest to a particular group, such as a location or project team. News Editors assign Reporters into Reporter Groups, which provide governance over who can do what when publishing News items.

News Reporters can:

  • Create News Items, subject to any restrictions set up in their Reporter Group
  • Edit News Items they published
  • View engagement metrics on the Items they published
  • Export Social Sharing metrics on the Items they published

 

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    Ian Brown

    Hello,

    is it possible to change the News layout? I would rather have more entries shown rather than a few huge tiles displayed, but there seems to be no option for this, just to filter items in or out.

    Thanks,

    Ian

     

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    Brad Palmer

    Ian you can accomplish that by simply zooming your browser out.

    Or plug a bigger monitor into your laptop.

    Brad

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    Ian Brown

    Hi Brad,

     

    I am using a desktop with a 21 inch monitor and zooming does not work, it mostly just resizes the left hand menu, not the news layout.  I can send you a screenshot if you like - I'd just rather not publish it here.

    thanks

     

    ian

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    Brad Palmer

    Please email a screenshot to support@jostle.me and they will help you sort this Ian. I use the zoom-out trick on NEWS often.

    Brad

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    Ryan Rogers

    Is it possible to change the grid layout for News view? For example, from a 4 column to a 3, 2 or 1 column grid? 

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    Brad Palmer

    Yes, it is responsive. Zoom your browser in and out to adjust the number of columns you want, with 2 being the minimum.

    Brad

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    Ryan Rogers

    Not asking if it is responsive, want to know if you can define column layout grid in the backend. 

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    Brad Palmer

    Did you try zooming your browser Ryan? That will adjust the number of columns for you. We have considered an in-app control for this, but it ends up adding clutter for something that few users are asking for.

    Brad

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    Bill Moseley

    I set the News filter to only show things that are unread, but if I read an article, it is still showing up.  Do I have to mark an article as "read" or something?

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    Brad Palmer

    Bill News items get marked as "read" when you open them in the viewer. When you open News, any items that are new are marked with a red dot. If you exit News without opening one of these, the red dot will have changed to a grey dot the next you return, indicating it is unread.

    Brad

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    Richard Lynas

    Hi - Is there a way to order the news articles to ensure one is always pinned at the top article/ welcome article?

     

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    Brad Palmer

    That's what Featured is for Richard.

    Pinned is intended so that new employees see an item that was published in the past at that top. Best practice is to not Pin more than a few items, so you don't clog the top for arriving employees.

    Brad

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