Set up a newsdesk

A newsdesk is the editorial beat you want covered: its topics, its locations and the language its pitches are written in. Pitches are routed to newsdesks, so you need one before you see any.

You need the Member role or above to create a newsdesk. A Viewer can read newsdesks but not create them.

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1. In the sidebar, open Newsdesks.

2. Choose New Newsdesk. The Add Newsdesk form opens.

3. Fill in the form. Only Name and Content language are required, and the form marks them.

   Field	What to enter
   Name	How the desk is listed, for example "City Hall".
   Description	Free text on the desk's purpose.
   Audience	Free text on the intended readership.
   Custom instructions	Free-text editorial guidance that is passed to pitch generation.
   Content language	The language this desk's pitches are written in. Choose it from Select a language.
   Topics	The beats the desk covers. Use Add topic and choose from the list.
   Locations	Places the desk covers, as free text. Use Add location.

4. Choose Create Newsdesk.

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A Newsdesk created message appears and the newsdesk's own page opens, showing its configuration and an Active status. An active newsdesk is included when Nuvelics writes pitches. If it ever shows Paused, choose Enable on its page to resume it.

The topics and locations matter most. Nuvelics routes an event to a desk when every one of those two lists you fill in overlaps the event's: a desk with topics and locations needs an event that matches on both. A list you leave empty places no restriction, and a desk with neither set matches nothing.

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Pitches need articles to work from, and those come from data sources. Add a data source.

To understand how desks relate to pitches, read The pipeline.