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News (overview)

 

Introduction

News is where you keep up to date with what is happening in your organization. News Articles appear as a series of tiles across this view. Clicking on any tile will open up that article so you can read it, email it or print it out.

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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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Interaction

If you enjoyed an article, or perhaps someone in your department was featured for a special achievement, you can show your appreciation by Liking it. To like an article, just click the heart icon that appears right below it.

Scroll down a bit further and use the field provided if you wish to leave a Comment on the article. Checking the box next to "Subscribe to comments" will notify of any subsequent comments. (Note that if you post a Comment, this checkbox will automatically be turned on for you). 

You can indicate how you want to be notified of @mentions and Comments in News in My Preferences, which you can access by clicking the Preferences "slider" icon at the bottom of the Main Navigation. 

 

 

 

Administrators

News supports two administrative roles with the following permissions:

Reporters (assigned by: Editors)

  • Add, edit, and remove their own News items
  • View stats (on their own Items)
  • Export Social Sharing metrics

Editors (assigned by: System Administrators)

  • Add, edit, and remove their own News items
  • Edit and remove any Reporter’s items
  • Publish any Reporter’s drafts
  • View stats and export Social Sharing metrics
  • Manage News Categories
  • Integrate Twitter (Activity)
  • Control who can post Updates (Activity)
  • Export feed (Activity)

 

NOTES

  • You can view the list of Reporters and Editors in your organization by clicking the Gear icon in the top right corner of News and selecting "News Admins".
  • If you can access the "Create new item"/(+) button in the Action Bar you are a News Reporter or Editor. See this article to learn how to publish content in News.

 

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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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