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FAQ

How can Newscoop Pro help my organisation?

One of the biggest challenges facing news organisations today is the pressure to produce more with less. Sourcefabric takes into account each organisation's marketplace, revenue opportunities and resources and builds stable, scalable and secure platforms that increase both print and online profits whilst cutting costs through better design and greater efficiency.

Why shouldn’t I use Wordpress, Joomla or Drupal?

Those are great tools for building blogs and other sites, but media organisations have specific requirements that require specific tools. Made by journalists, Newscoop has exactly what news teams need - simple interfaces, intelligent image management, powerful media archives, multilinguality for staff and readers, a flexible front-end that can be changed at the press of a button... the list goes on.

Why is Newscoop more cost effective than proprietary CMSes?

Our open source approach to software projects minimises expensive software licenses and in many cases completely eliminates them. Plus there's no forced upgrade costs, fast and continual feature development, easy integration of third party tools, greater robustness, increased software durability and a worldwide community of experience and expertise to draw from!

Will I need an in-house technician?

Newscoop Pro is like an entire team of technicians, but at a fraction of the cost. When you add up how much you spend a year on server maintenance, software upgrades, security patches and callout fees, Newscoop Pro begins to look like a bargain. However, if you have the resources, we can devise a plan that works alongside your in-house expertise.

Who is Sourcefabric?

Since 1999 Sourcefabric has been building digital, open source newsrooms for some of the world's most innovative news organisations, in some of the world's most challenging media environments. Use Newscoop to open up new subscriber and advertising revenue streams and increase both the efficiency of your newsroom and the value and reach of your content.

Where can I find a Sourcefabric representative?

Sourcefabric is one of the largest media support organisations in Europe with over 40 employees in ten countries worldwide and has worked on hundreds of news ventures from Bamoko to Basel, Harare to Hong Kong. Make the most of our extensive journalistic experience, multilingual and diverse team of engineers, exemplary project management and exceptional support, and get your news out there.

Is Newscoop Pro secure?

Sourcefabric utilises state-of-the-art encryption, protection and network security. All data is triple backed-up. Your instance is encrypted and employs secure identification through HTTPS.

Newscoop News

  • 25.04.2012

    Your guide to what's new in Newscoop 4.

    Newscoop 4, Sourcefabric's free, open source CMS for news includes new themes, geolocation tools, comment management, community management, a Soundcloud plugin and much more. Here's the full changelog.

  • 25.04.2012

    Independent media make headlines with Newscoop 4

    Newscoop 4 is our open CMS for news and it is out today! Developed and used by news organisations like Switzerland's TagesWoche, ElPeriódico de Guatemala and Yemen Times, Newscoop 4 aims to help independent news organisations manage online publications, enrich content and find new audiences.

Screenshots

  • Streamlined article creation and editing

    Streamlined article creation and editing

  • Drag-and-drop front page management

    Drag-and-drop front page management

  • Manage and add new Themes with one click

    Manage and add new Themes with one click

  • Edit and place images with intelligent image management

    Edit and place images with intelligent image management

  • Centralised media archive for journalists

    Centralised media archive for journalists

  • Manage citizen reports, images and videos

    Manage citizen reports, images and videos

  • Community management tools as standard

    Community management tools as standard

  • Dynamic maps give locations to your news

    Dynamic maps give locations to your news

  • Comment moderation in one easy interface

    Comment moderation in one easy interface

  • Related Articles allow you to thematically link news items

    Related Articles allow you to thematically link news items

  • Build beautiful video and picture slideshows

    Build beautiful video and picture slideshows

  • Dashboard with articles, news feeds and map search

    Dashboard with articles, news feeds and map search

  • The New Custodian theme front page

    The New Custodian theme front page

  • The New Custodian theme article page

    The New Custodian theme article page

  • The New Custodian theme section page

    The New Custodian theme section page

  • Add debates and polls for great engagement

    Add debates and polls for great engagement

  • Create news workflows with user permissions

    Create news workflows with user permissions

  • Localize the interface easily into any language

    Localize the interface easily into any language

  • Make your site as multilingual as you want

    Make your site as multilingual as you want

  • Import your Wordpress blog into Newscoop

    Import your Wordpress blog into Newscoop

  • Manage user contact information and permissions

    Manage user contact information and permissions

  • Upload to SoundCloud and browse your audio archive

    Upload to SoundCloud and browse your audio archive

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    Testimonials

    • "The things that I liked most working with Sourcefabric were the easy-going co-operation during the design process, the efficiency of their problem-solving and their openness towards unconventional ideas from the editorial team."

      Remo Leupin Chief Co-Editor, TagesWoche
    • "Working with Sourcefabric, Newscoop and open source technology has provided us with an opportunity. We're glad to know we're pioneering something that will become widespread."

      Peter Kahler Station Manager, WADR
    • "In addition to excellent consulting, Sourcefabric provides many different services including secure, cost-effective hosting. They really understood how important high quality journalism is."

      Nestan Tsetskhladze Editor-in-Chief, Netgazeti
    • "Newscoop has allowed us to develop a high level of interactivity with our readers. It's possible for us to build photo galleries, editorial content and blogs on a single software solution."

      Juan Luis Font Director, elPeriódico de Guatemala
    • "Using Sourcefabric’s news platform we've built a modern on-line publication. Its interface is user-friendly and intuitive and the developer team are constantly working to improve the product."

      Tatsiana Piskur Marketing, Brestskaya Gazeta
    • "Soucefabric's content management system has made publishing so easy for us that we now have more time to focus on the important stuff: producing high quality journalism."

      Carlos Dada Editorial Director, El Faro
    • "The undisputed advantage of Newscoop is that it's developed specifically for media. A flexible, configurable modular system and ease of design changes allow us to quickly implement our new ideas and projects."

      Larisa Shapovalova Site Editor, svabodaby.net
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