# News Across the Web Scraper (`parseforge/news-across-the-web-scraper`) Actor

Sweep the latest stories from Semafor, Axios, Medium, The Intercept, The Verge, TechCrunch and Wired in one feed. Get headline, author, date, summary, full body and direct article link. Built for media monitoring, PR and competitive intelligence.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/parseforge/news-across-the-web-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [ParseForge](https://apify.com/parseforge) (community)
- **Categories:** News, Automation, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

Pay per usage

This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md):

```bash
npm install apify-client
```

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```bash
pip install apify-client
```

In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md):

````bash
# MacOS / Linux
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# Windows
irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex
```bash

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If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

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## 📰 News Across the Web Scraper

> 🚀 **All-in-one bundle: queries 7 sources in one run.** Semafor, Axios, Medium, The Intercept, The Verge, TechCrunch, Wired.

> 🕒 **Last updated:** 2026-05-27 · **📊 10 fields** per article · **7 publications** · **global tech & politics coverage**

News Across the Web Scraper is a single combo Actor that pulls fresh headlines from seven major publications in parallel and returns one unified dataset. Each article is tagged with its `source` so newsrooms, researchers, and content aggregators can build cross-publication briefings without juggling seven RSS readers.

The bundle covers Semafor (front-page), Axios (RSS), Medium (Towards Data Science feed), The Intercept (RSS), The Verge (Atom), TechCrunch (RSS), and Wired (RSS).

| 🎯 Target Audience | 💡 Primary Use Cases |
|---|---|
| News aggregators | Cross-publication briefings |
| Media monitoring teams | Brand and keyword surveillance |
| Researchers | Topic discovery across outlets |
| Content marketers | Trend spotting |

### 📋 What this Scraper does
- Hits each publication's public RSS/Atom/HTML feed in parallel.
- Extracts title, URL, author, publication date, summary, categories, image.
- Normalizes into one schema with a `source` field.
- Optional `query` substring filter on title and summary.

> 💡 **Why it matters:** seven feeds, one schema, one schedule - perfect for daily digests.

### 🎬 Full Demo
_🚧 Coming soon_

### ⚙️ Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `query` | string | Optional case-insensitive substring filter |
| `sources` | array | Subset of the 7 publications |
| `maxItems` | integer | Free: 10 · Paid: up to 1,000,000 |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | Optional Apify Proxy config |

```tabular
{ "maxItems": 50 }
````

```tabular
{ "query": "ai", "sources": ["techcrunch", "wired", "theverge"], "maxItems": 100 }
```

> ⚠️ **Good to Know:** Medium's free RSS only exposes ~10 latest articles per feed.

### 📊 Output

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 🖼 `imageUrl` | string | Hero image when published in the feed |
| 🌐 `source` | string | Publication slug |
| 📌 `title` | string | Headline |
| 🔗 `url` | string | Article URL |
| ✍️ `author` | string | Byline |
| 📅 `publishedAt` | string | Publication date |
| 📝 `summary` | string | First 500-1000 chars of description/content |
| 🏷️ `categories` | array | Tags / categories |
| 🕒 `scrapedAt` | string | ISO timestamp |
| ❌ `error` | string | Populated only on failure |

### ✨ Why choose this Actor

| | |
|---|---|
| 📰 Seven publications, one schema | One Actor, one dataset |
| ⚡ Parallel fetch | `Promise.allSettled` keeps slow feeds from blocking fast ones |
| 🌍 Public data only | No accounts, no API keys |
| 📥 tabular / spreadsheet / tabular / tabular | Native Apify pull |

### 📈 How it compares to alternatives

| | This Actor | Per-source actors | Paid news APIs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inputs | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Free tier | ✅ 10 items | ✅ | ❌ |
| No API key | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |

### 🚀 How to use

1. [Create a free account w/ $5 credit](https://console.apify.com/sign-up?fpr=vmoqkp).
2. Open the Actor and pick which publications to query.
3. Optional: set `query` to filter by keyword.
4. Run and pull tabular/spreadsheet/tabular/tabular.
5. Schedule hourly or daily for fresh feeds.

### 💼 Business use cases

#### Media monitoring

Track brand or executive mentions across major tech and politics outlets.

#### Daily briefings

Generate a single morning digest from seven publications.

#### Content marketing

Spot trending topics before competitors do.

#### Sentiment research

Build cross-publication corpora.

### 🔌 Automating this Scraper

Use Make, Zapier, Slack, Airbyte, GitHub Actions, Google Drive, Webhooks.

### 🌟 Beyond business use cases

#### Research

Cross-publication framing analysis.

#### Personal

Build your own minimalist news reader.

#### Non-profit

Track coverage of civic-tech and watchdog stories.

#### Experimentation

Train LLM summarizers on diverse outlets.

### 🤖 Ask an AI assistant about this scraper

Pipe the dataset into ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, or Copilot and ask "summarize today's AI coverage across The Verge, TechCrunch and Wired."

### ❓ Frequently Asked Questions

**Q: Is this real-time?** A: As real-time as each source's RSS update cadence.

**Q: Do you store article text?** A: Only the summary/description published in the feed.

**Q: Can I get full article body?** A: Not in this Actor; use a dedicated article-parser actor downstream.

**Q: How fresh is the data?** A: Fetched on each run from live feeds.

**Q: Are paywalled publications included?** A: Only public feeds. Paywalled bodies are not bypassed.

**Q: Will you add more outlets?** A: Yes - request via the contact form.

**Q: Does it deduplicate?** A: No, raw items per source. De-dupe downstream by `url`.

**Q: Schema stable?** A: Yes, fields are guaranteed even if null.

**Q: Free limits?** A: 10 items per run for free users.

**Q: Languages?** A: All seven feeds are English.

### 🔌 Integrate with any app

Make, Zapier, Slack, Airbyte, Google Drive, GitHub, Webhooks, REST API, n8n.

### 🔗 Recommended Actors

| Actor | What it does |
|---|---|
| [Semafor Articles](https://apify.com/parseforge/semafor-articles-scraper) | Semafor only |
| [Axios Articles](https://apify.com/parseforge/axios-articles-scraper) | Axios only |
| [Medium Publication Articles](https://apify.com/parseforge/medium-publication-articles-scraper) | Medium only |
| [The Intercept Articles](https://apify.com/parseforge/theintercept-articles-scraper) | The Intercept only |
| [Verge / TechCrunch / Wired](https://apify.com/parseforge/theverge-techcrunch-wired-rss-scraper) | Tech-trio RSS only |

> 💡 **Pro Tip:** browse the complete [ParseForge collection](https://apify.com/parseforge).

**🆘 Need Help?** [Open our contact form](https://tally.so/r/BzdKgA)

> **⚠️ Disclaimer:** independent tool, not affiliated with any publication. Only publicly available feeds are collected.

# Actor input Schema

## `query` (type: `string`):

Optional case-insensitive substring filter on title/summary.

## `sources` (type: `array`):

Which news sources to query.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Free users: Limited to 10 items (preview). Paid users: Optional, max 1,000,000

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optional proxy configuration.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "sources": [
    "semafor",
    "axios",
    "medium",
    "theintercept",
    "theverge",
    "techcrunch",
    "wired"
  ],
  "maxItems": 10,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Scraped news articles.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "maxItems": 10,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("parseforge/news-across-the-web-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "maxItems": 10,
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("parseforge/news-across-the-web-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "maxItems": 10,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call parseforge/news-across-the-web-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=parseforge/news-across-the-web-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "News Across the Web Scraper",
        "description": "Sweep the latest stories from Semafor, Axios, Medium, The Intercept, The Verge, TechCrunch and Wired in one feed. Get headline, author, date, summary, full body and direct article link. Built for media monitoring, PR and competitive intelligence.",
        "version": "0.1",
        "x-build-id": "H3C69q9h5NdWXirir"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/parseforge~news-across-the-web-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-parseforge-news-across-the-web-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/parseforge~news-across-the-web-scraper/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-parseforge-news-across-the-web-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
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                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
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                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
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                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
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                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
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                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK",
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                                }
                            }
                        }
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                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/parseforge~news-across-the-web-scraper/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-parseforge-news-across-the-web-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "components": {
        "schemas": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "query": {
                        "title": "Search Query (optional)",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Optional case-insensitive substring filter on title/summary."
                    },
                    "sources": {
                        "title": "Sources",
                        "uniqueItems": true,
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "Which news sources to query.",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string",
                            "enum": [
                                "semafor",
                                "axios",
                                "medium",
                                "theintercept",
                                "theverge",
                                "techcrunch",
                                "wired"
                            ],
                            "enumTitles": [
                                "Semafor",
                                "Axios",
                                "Medium (Towards Data Science)",
                                "The Intercept",
                                "The Verge",
                                "TechCrunch",
                                "Wired"
                            ]
                        },
                        "default": [
                            "semafor",
                            "axios",
                            "medium",
                            "theintercept",
                            "theverge",
                            "techcrunch",
                            "wired"
                        ]
                    },
                    "maxItems": {
                        "title": "Max Items",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 1000000,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Free users: Limited to 10 items (preview). Paid users: Optional, max 1,000,000"
                    },
                    "proxyConfiguration": {
                        "title": "Proxy",
                        "type": "object",
                        "description": "Optional proxy configuration."
                    }
                }
            },
            "runsResponseSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "data": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
                            "id": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "actId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "userId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "startedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "finishedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "status": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "READY"
                            },
                            "meta": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "origin": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "API"
                                    },
                                    "userAgent": {
                                        "type": "string"
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "stats": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "inputBodyLen": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2000
                                    },
                                    "rebootCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "restartCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "resurrectCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "computeUnits": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "options": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "build": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "latest"
                                    },
                                    "timeoutSecs": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 300
                                    },
                                    "memoryMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1024
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                                        "example": 2048
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                                }
                            },
                            "buildId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultDatasetId": {
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                            },
                            "defaultRequestQueueId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "buildNumber": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "1.0.0"
                            },
                            "containerUrl": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "usage": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
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                                        "example": 1
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                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
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                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
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                                        "example": 0
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                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
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                                        "example": 0
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                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
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                                        "example": 0
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                                "example": 0.00005
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                                        "example": 0
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
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                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```