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# News app — Create and manage posts

### Overview

**News** is the organization's publication management and news feed application. It allows you to create, schedule, pin, and organize posts into sections (categories).

### Main features

#### Drafts

* Create publication drafts to prepare them before sharing
* Edit and delete existing drafts
* Share a draft with other users as a template
* Access drafts shared by others in the "Shared with" tab

#### Posts

* Publish immediately or schedule a publication for a future date/time
* Pin a publication to the top of a section (with expiration date)
* Attach media (images, videos, PDFs) to a publication
* Add a poll (multiple choice, anonymous or not)
* Request a read receipt and track who has confirmed reading the publication
* Generate text and images with the built-in AI assistant
* Preview an external link in the publication

#### Sections (publication categories)

* Create, edit, and delete sections
* Set a cover image and description for each section
* Manage contributors (users and communities authorized to publish)
* Configure the alert frequency by section
* Filter sections by community or audience

#### Inspiration (Ideas)

* Browse a library of post ideas
* Search for ideas by category or keyword
* Some ideas are generated by AI
* Use an idea as a starting point for a publication

### Administration features

The following features require the manager role:

* **Posts** : view all posts with their statistics (views, likes, comments)
* **Scheduled posts** : view and manage scheduled posts
* **Pinned posts** : manage featured posts, unpin them
* **Settings** : configure who can manage sections, control access to Inspiration, configure alert frequency

### Navigation

The News app is accessible from Steeple's main menu. The menu sections are:

* **Sections** : home page with all sections
* **Drafts** : list of their personal drafts
* **Shared with** : drafts shared by others
* **Inspirations** : idea library

### What the assistant can do

The assistant can hide or show the News app (called "feeds" in the API).

For managing posts, sections, and drafts, direct the user to the News app.