High-quality searches save time when monitoring the media, curating news briefs for stakeholders, and reporting campaigns or ongoing earned media.
Meltwater offers several different filters for news and social media. For news, content can be filtered by source or by four different criteria.
Media Format (Print)
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Media Format (Print) distinguishes between print and online news. As you’d expect, this will help you to create searches that specifically include/exclude print content.
Category lets you more narrowly define the type of news you want to search for. For example, you can search only trade publications or exclude press releases from the search results.
Media Format (Print)
Meltwater has partnerships with select content providers that offer access to print media. Access to this content is offered as an add-on package, and the print filter allows you to isolate print coverage in your search results.
Note: If you have separate agreements (or you’re considering entering into such agreements) with third-party content providers that Meltwater hasn’t integrated with, this content can often be brought into Meltwater via RSS feeds to complete your earned media reporting needs. Note that you will not be able to apply the print filter to isolate the coverage brought in via RSS feeds. Learn more about Adding an Incoming RSS Feed.
Category
When doing earned media analysis, it’s often desirable to remove noise from search results. To make this easier, we have introduced filters for press releases, market research reports, and other subcategories. When doing a competitive scan, it’s also possible to search specifically in trade publications.
This classification happens at the article level. Previously, any outlet with combined article types (e.g. CNN) would be excluded with these filters. Now, the filters are extended to each article for more accuracy and control over your results.
Below is a complete overview of currently available outlet types.
Any feedback on the classification of outlet types can be directed to help@meltwater.com.
General News
Includes news outlets and other providers of newsworthy content.
Example: NYTimes
Market Research Reports
Websites that provide information on certain topics such as buying behavior, competitor news etc.
Example: FTSE Russell
News Aggregators
Aggregators gather news stories from multiple sources.
Examples: Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines |
Press Releases
Websites publishing press releases by their company/other companies.
Stock Market News
Websites reporting on stock exchanges.
Example: AASTOCKS.com – HK Free Stock Quote
Trade Publications
Magazines with articles and information targeting people working in a particular industry.
Examples: MARKETING Magazine Asia | Beverage World
Learn more about Filtering News Results by Source and Criteria.
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