News Intelligence System

Professional AI-Powered News Aggregation & Analysis Platform for Broadcast Newsrooms

Enterprise-grade solution for modern television newsrooms

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Overview

News Intelligence System is a comprehensive platform designed for professional broadcast newsrooms to aggregate, analyze, and curate news content from multiple sources using cutting-edge artificial intelligence.

Built for the demands of 24/7 news operations, it combines real-time data aggregation with AI-powered analysis to help editorial teams make faster, better-informed decisions.

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Key Features

AI-Powered Analysis

• Sentiment Analysis — Automatic sentiment detection on every article
• Topic Clustering — Intelligent grouping of related stories
• Trend Detection — Real-time trending topics with relevance scoring
• Auto-Generated Scripts — TG scripts optimized for TV anchors
• Fact-Check Integration — IFCN-based verification suggestions

Multi-Source Aggregation

• 30+ News Sources — Italian and international outlets (ANSA, Reuters, BBC, CNN, etc.)
• RSS & API Integration — NewsAPI, Bing News, MediaStack support
• Social Media Monitoring — Twitter/X, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok
• Real-Time Updates — Configurable refresh intervals
• Smart Deduplication — Automatic duplicate detection

Professional Dashboard

• Modern React Interface — Clean, intuitive design with Tailwind CSS
• Real-Time WebSocket — Live updates without page refresh
• Interactive Charts — Data visualization with Recharts
• Dark Theme — Optimized for newsroom environments
• Mobile Responsive — Access from any device

Smart Lineup Builder

• Automatic Generation — AI-balanced newscast rundowns
• Precise Timing — Commercial break integration
• Drag & Drop — Manual reordering support
• Batch Operations — Multi-select and bulk actions
• Professional Export — iNews MOS XML, CSV, Teleprompter formats

Budget & Cost Management

• API Usage Tracking — Monitor Gemini API consumption
• Cost Analytics — Daily/weekly/monthly reports
• Budget Alerts — Configurable spending thresholds
• Resource Optimization — Usage recommendations

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Architecture

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                        NEWS INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM                      │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                                                                      │
│   ┌─────────────┐    ┌─────────────┐    ┌─────────────────────┐    │
│   │   Frontend  │    │   Backend   │    │   Infrastructure    │    │
│   │             │    │             │    │                     │    │
│   │  React 18   │◄──►│  FastAPI    │◄──►│  PostgreSQL 15      │    │
│   │  TypeScript │    │  Python     │    │  Redis 7            │    │
│   │  Tailwind   │    │  SQLAlchemy │    │  Docker Compose     │    │
│   │  WebSocket  │    │  Pydantic   │    │                     │    │
│   └─────────────┘    └──────┬──────┘    └─────────────────────┘    │
│                             │                                        │
│                             ▼                                        │
│                    ┌─────────────────┐                              │
│                    │  Google Gemini  │                              │
│                    │   Flash Lite    │                              │
│                    │                 │                              │
│                    │  • Sentiment    │                              │
│                    │  • Topics       │                              │
│                    │  • Scripts      │                              │
│                    │  • Fact-check   │                              │
│                    └─────────────────┘                              │
│                                                                      │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

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Tech Stack

Layer	Technologies
Frontend	React 18, TypeScript 5, Tailwind CSS 3, Vite, Recharts, Axios
Backend	Python 3.11, FastAPI, SQLAlchemy 2.0, Pydantic V2, Redis
AI/ML	Google Gemini Flash Lite, NLP, Sentiment Analysis
Database	PostgreSQL 15, Redis 7 (caching)
Infrastructure	Docker Compose, Nginx (production)

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News Sources

Italy 🇮🇹

ANSA, La Repubblica, Corriere della Sera, Sky TG24, Il Sole 24 Ore, La Stampa, Il Fatto Quotidiano, AGI, RaiNews, TGCOM24

International 🌍

Reuters, BBC News, CNN, The Guardian, Associated Press, France24, Deutsche Welle, Al Jazeera English, Bloomberg, Financial Times

Tech & Science 🔬

TechCrunch, The Verge, MIT Technology Review, Wired, Ars Technica, Nature News, Science Daily

Social Platforms 📱

Twitter/X, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok — Real-time monitoring and trend detection

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Performance

Metric	Value
AI Analysis	~2-3s per article
News Aggregation	50 articles/source in ~10-15s
WebSocket Latency	<100ms
Dashboard Cache	60s TTL
Source Cache	300s TTL

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Use Cases

• Television Newsrooms — 24/7 news operations requiring real-time aggregation
• Editorial Teams — Content curation and story selection
• News Directors — Lineup planning and rundown management
• Digital Editors — Multi-platform content distribution
• Research Teams — Trend analysis and competitive monitoring

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Security & Compliance

• Environment-based configuration (no hardcoded credentials)
• Role-based access control
• Secure API key management
• GDPR-compliant data handling
• Audit logging

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Status

In Active Development — This project is being developed for professional broadcast use.

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Author

Daniele Cappello (Solarys)

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Built with passion for modern broadcast journalism