▶️ Search Results Overview on Newsdesk

Nexis Newsdesk^® displays search results in a list with basic information about the documents the service found, including extracts of the articles or references to where the service found your search terms in the articles. For more information, watch this video:
 

   
 

Overview Did You Mean Article Information View Journalist Insights Source Insights Entity Cards Refining your Results Google Translate Show Trends Chart Actions Menu Link

Insights, Newsdesk Answers, and Trend Chart Sorting by Ordered Type View Journalist Profiles View Source Cards and Recent Articles from the Source Preview Button Images Help Center Excluding a Source Noise Filter View Similar Articles

    

Overview  

Your search results display in a list with basic information about the documents the service found, including extracts of the articles or references to where the service found your search terms in the articles. A Preview button allows you to quickly view the article abstract and metadata. Newsdesk also provides additional filters to help you further narrow your results.

• The results page displays the total number of results, but you can only view a maximum of 5000 results. 
• The Show feature allows you to determine the number of results to display on a page. You can display 10, 25, 50, 100, or 200 results on one page. Scroll down to the bottom of a results list to change the number of results. You can also set the number of results in Settings.
• An interactive Coverage Over Time chart can be toggled on and off to display at the top of the search results so you can easily identify spikes and what caused them.
• The results page supports touch screen devices.
• The search results default to the Publish Date. You can change this by using the Sort by feature. For more information, see Sorting by Ordered Type.

 

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Insights, Newsdesk Answers, and Trend Chart   

An Insights toggle to display overall metrics, Newsdesk Answers, and to drill down into the underlying result components.

For more information, see Insights, Newsdesk Answers, and Trend Chart on Newsdesk .
 

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Did You Mean  

The Did you mean feature provide support for those users who are less familiar with Boolean connectors. This feature suggests when a search might benefit from being searched as a phrase inside quotes. This feature does not make alternate search suggestions when a complex Boolean query is used.


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Sorting by Ordered Type  

You can sort your results by the following Ordered types:

• Date added - view articles from most recent to oldest based on the time the articles were added to Newsdesk.
• Date published - View articles from most recent to oldest based on the time the articles were published. The publish date is the date on the article.
  Note: You can change both the Date added and Date published search results display between the exact and relative time/date For more information on how to change the Article Time, see Settings on Newsdesk .
• Relevance - the most relevant articles are at the top of the results. Relevance only works well if your search includes search terms.
• Article Sentiment - organizes the results based on the sentiment score in either ascending or descending order.
• Media Value - organizes the results based on the Media Value of the article in either ascending or descending order.
• Reach - organizes the results based on the Reach score in either ascending or descending order. The Reach calculation is dependent on the type of source. 
  • The Reach number for Online News and other online sources is the number of unique visitors going to a particular website.
  • The Reach number for Print is the circulation of the publication.
  • The Reach number for TV/Radio is the audience number.

The ordered type persists only for saved searches. For more information about a saved search, see Saved Search Feeds .
 

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Article Information  

Full View and Title View icons located at the top right of the results list allow you to toggle between the two views. The Full View displays the list with extract/metadata and offers additional functionality icons such as Clip, Tag, Comment, etc. when hovering over the article. The Title View displays the list without the extract/metadata.

Note: All Newsdesk delivery functionality at this time includes the extract regardless of the view chosen.

The results list automatically displays the following information about the articles your search retrieved:

 

Type of Information	Description
Article Extract	Provides up to 255 characters from the article that include the start of the article or a contextual extract, which is snippets of text around your search terms. Select the article extract preference in Settings.
Article Headline	Click on the Headline to go to the original article or post on the Web. If the article is part of licensed content, the full text article opens in Newsdesk.
Article ID	Every article is assigned an article ID. This ID is specific to Newsdesk.
Article Sentiment	Displays one of the following to indicate the article's tone, Positive, Neutral, or Negative, along with the corresponding face icon.  Note: Sentiment is applied to all English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch, and Portuguese articles that are between 10 and 15,000 characters in length and applies to all media types. A proprietary algorithm provides the sentiment.
Author	Displays the name of the author who wrote the article or post and is pulled from the byline in the original article or post.
Index Time	The time the story was picked up by the Newsdesk service. This is not the same as the time the article or post was originally published. Note: The Index Time may display in a relative time, i.e., 1 hour ago, 2 days ago, etc. or an exact time, i.e., 11 Oct 2017 2:06PM. You can change the time display in Settings.
Keyword Hits	Displays the number of matches to your search criteria.
Media Type Icon	Each article has a media type icon that indicates if it is Online News, Blog, etc.
Media Value	Viewed as a rough approximation of the monetary value of the story as a whole. The Media Value provided is for the whole article (per word count metrics), not for the discussion of our client or the entity that is the focus of the search. mediaValue:[100000 to*] A proprietary algorithm provides the media value.  The unique monthly visitor (UMV) data that is used to calculate Media Value is refreshed quarterly. You can try the new Media Value metric which provides more accurate data points including mobile visitor traffic. Take the following steps to try the new Media Value: Click on the name menu in the upper right of the screen. Click on Try our new Reach & Media Value. Click Switch. Take the following steps to revert back: Click on the name menu in the upper right of the screen. Click on Go back to old Reach & Media Value. Click Switch back.
Reach	Refers to the number of unique visitors to the source each month. It is a way to measure the most popular sites. The Reach calculation is dependent on the type of source.  The Reach number for Online News and other online sources is the number of unique visitors going to a particular website. The Reach number for Print is the circulation of the publication. The Reach number for TV/Radio is the audience number.  Reach is not provided for every Online News site nor Print publication.  The unique monthly visitor (UMV) data that is used to calculate Media Value is refreshed quarterly. You can try the new Reach metric which provides more accurate data points including mobile visitor traffic. Take the following steps to try the new Reach: Click on the name menu in the upper right of the screen. Click on Try our new Reach & Media Value. Click Switch. Take the following steps to revert back: Click on the name menu in the upper right of the screen. Click on Go back to old Reach & Media Value. Click Switch back.
Source	Displays the name of the source or publication.
Source Country	Displays the country the source or publication is from. Some articles may also display the source city and state.

 

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View Journalist Profiles  

Nexis^® Media Contacts customers can now view journalist contact details directly in Newsdesk. Information includes the journalist’s contact details and latest articles. Customers not subscribed to Nexis Media Contacts will see the journalist’s latest articles.

Journalist slide-out profiles also allow you to exclude all articles from the author in your current search.

To display the Journalist Profile:

• From your search result list, click on a journalist name to display a profile slide out
• (Optional) Click the Action menu (the icon with three dots), then click Exclude author to exclude the author from your current search.  The author’s name will display on the search screen preceded by Exclude Author.

 

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View Journalist Insights  

Journalist Insights have been added to the Journalist Profiles to assist in better understanding what the author is writing about. 

The Journalist Insights contain these sections:

• Total coverage
• Total reach
• What is the sentiment of their coverage?
• What topics do they write about?
• What people have they mentioned?
• What companies have they mentioned?

To view the Journalist Insights:

1. From your search result list, click on a journalist name to display a profile slide out.
2. Click on the Insights link.

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View Source Cards and Recent Articles from the Source  

Source cards display containing key information about a source. Clicking on the Source card displays a slide-out with the latest articles from a source and includes features to add to a source list or exclude the source.

To display the Source Profile:

1. Hover over a source name from search results to display a card containing key information about a source
2. Click a source name to display a profile slide out.
3. (Optional) After clicking on the source name, click the Action menu (the icon with three dots), then click either Add to Source List or Exclude source to exclude the source from your current search. After clicking on Exclude source, the source name will display on the search screen preceded by Exclude Sources:

 

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Source Insights  

Source Insights have been added to the Source Profiles to assist in better understanding what the source covers. 

The Source Insights contain these sections:

• Total coverage
• Total reach
• What is the sentiment of their coverage?
• What topics do they write about?
• What people have they mentioned?
• What companies have they mentioned?

To view the Source Insights:

1. Click on a source name to display a profile slide out.
2. Click on Insights link.

 

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Preview Button  

The Previews button opens a preview panel which provides the following information about the article.

• article headline
• article extract
• link to article
• Source
• Author
• Media Type
• Load Date - same as the Index Time
• Country
• Length
• metadata mentioned within an article (i.e. Companies mentioned, People mentioned, Organizations mentioned and Topics covered) 

The Full extract not available due to licensing agreements message relates to the Fair Use legal doctrine. Harvested content that does not require a direct license with the publisher as it falls under the "Fair Use" legal doctrine. The doctrine states that brief excerpts of copyright material may, under certain circumstances, be quoted verbatim for purposes such as criticism, news reporting, teaching, and research, without the need for permission from or payment to the copyright holder. This means that clients do not have the rights to show full content, and end-users must read articles on original site.
 

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Entity Cards  

Entity Cards are designed to give users an overview of key information on a given company, organization, or person. This feature will help disambiguate between similar entities or determine if more research on a particular entity is needed.
 
There are two types of Entity Cards: People and Company/Organization.

• People entity cards include a short description, held positions, occupation, and employer information.
• Company/Organization entity cards include a short description, industry, location, and key people.

Take the following step to retrieve an Entity Card:

1. In your search results, click Preview for an article.
2. Click any underlined entity name to receive a pop-up with more details.

 

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Images  

Newsdesk search results display images next to articles, where available.

Images show only if the original article had an image and the image was distributed. Not all images are made available by the publisher, therefore, Newsdesk does not show these images.

To return only articles with images, select Only show articles with image under Extras in the More Filters drop-down.
 

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Refining your Results  

The Refine Panel, located on the left of the results list, uses a powerful analytics engine to produce a detailed breakdown of the current search results, providing immediate insight into each metadata category. The Refine Panel contains filters that allow you to narrow your results down by relevancy, article date, source, topic, and many other options.

Take the following steps to refine your results:

1. Click the arrow of a filter to expand the filter.
2. Click any option inside a filter.
3. Click Refine.
   Note: The Refine link is located in each filter.

To remove a Refine filter, click the Clear link located in each filter to remove that filter. Click Clear at the top in the Selected Filters box to remove all filters. Click Refine to reset the filter options.

The Refine Panel only displays the top 10 filters. You can display and use the remaining filters by clicking on the Show Additional Filters link at the bottom of the Refine Panel.

The following list contains a summary of the individual Refine filters:
Note: Some of the filters are also Power Commands. For more information about Power Commands, see Search Operators and Power Commands on Newsdesk .

Filter	Description
Article Country	Displays countries mentioned in articles.
Article Location	Displays mentions of locations, like continents, countries, states, provinces, cities, etc. Note: A proprietary algorithm looks for locations mentioned in the article, not where the location the article originates from. If you are looking for where the article originates, use the Source Country filter.
Article Province	Displays provinces and states mentioned in articles, like New York, Ontario, New South Wales, etc.
Article Region	Displays the hi-level locations such as Asia, Americas, Europe, Africa, etc.
Article Subregion	Displays subregions which are one level below the Article Region. For example, Southern Asia, Western Europe, Northern America.
Author	Summarizes the results by author, i.e. blogger, journalist, Twitter user, etc.
Broadcast Market	Narrow Broadcast results by location and Nielsen's Designated Market Area (DMA)
Broadcast Program	Narrows the results to specific broadcast programs. For example, Fox & Friends, News 12 New Jersey, ABC 6 News Good Morning.
Broadcast Station	Narrows results to broadcast stations. For example, 99.1 FM Talk, WTIC-AM(Radio), Fox News.
Company	Displays companies mentioned in your results. A proprietary algorithm identifies companies from the text of the article but the process is not standardized. This filter is not the same thing as SmartIndexing on other LexisNexis services.
Date Range	Narrow your results to articles that were published in the last 1 hour, 24 hours, 31, days, etc. Date restrictions applied to the original search will affect the options under the Date Range filter.
Duplication	Narrow your results by duplicate settings. For more information, see Deduplication in Newsdesk Searches and Newsletters .
Engagement	Content that is the most active or gaining the most traction. This is most useful for Tweets and Instagram posts where active and traction are measured by the most comments or retweets.  Engagement number is the number of retweets/likes at the time we gather either the original tweet or a retweet of it. It is not refreshed.
Industry	Narrows results down by industry using SmartIndexing Technology. Note: The industries listed correspond to the industries listed in the +Add Index Terms pre-search filter.
Language	Displays the total number of articles per language. The article language is detected by language recognition software.
License	Narrows the results to licensed publications, i.e., LexisNexis Licensed, CLA, NLA, etc.
Media Type	Displays the spread of results by media type, i.e., News, Blogs, etc.
Media Value	Displays values to estimate the advertising value equivalency in U.S. dollars (USD) of a given article based on the article's word count and the source rank of the media source publishing the article.
Mentioned Negatively	Displays the entities, locations, companies, persons, etc. that have a negative sentiment score, or in other words, was discussed in a negative light. The Sentiment score is a tally of how many underlying entities, such as company names, are included in the propriety algorithm calculation. Therefore, in theory is no limit to the number. The algorithm determines what face icon the entity is placed under.
Mentioned Neutrally	Displays the entities, locations, companies, persons, etc. that have a neutral sentiment score, or in other words, was discussed in a neutral manner. The Sentiment score is a tally of how many underlying entities, such as company names, are included in the propriety algorithm calculation. Therefore, in theory is no limit to the number. The algorithm determines what face icon the entity is placed under.
Mentioned Positively	Displays the entities, locations, companies, persons, etc. that have a positive sentiment score, or in other words, was discussed in a positive light. The Sentiment score is a tally of how many underlying entities, such as company names, are included in the propriety algorithm calculation. Therefore, in theory is no limit to the number. The algorithm determines what face icon the entity is placed under.
Mentioned Sentiment (All)	Lists all entities that have a sentiment score.
MozRank	Displays a score between 0 and 10 and is based on the source's domain popularity calculated by inbound and outbound links. Websites having 0 Mozrank are least popular and 10 Mozrank are most popular. But generally, a Mozrank of 3 is considered good. Note: The popularity rating is determined by SEOMoz. The MozRank reflects the importance of any given web page on the internet which is determined by the number and quality of other pages that link to them. For more information, see http://moz.com/learn/seo/mozrank.
Noise Filter	Displays content categories mentioned in your results.
Organization	Displays organizations mentioned in your results. Organizations are any type of organization, from political bodies to sport clubs to universities to charities. Note: A proprietary algorithm identifies organizations from the text of the article but the process is not standardized. This filter is not the same thing as SmartIndexing on other LexisNexis services.
Person	Displays the people most mentioned in your results. A proprietary algorithm identifies companies from the text of the article but the process is not standardized. This filter is not the same thing as SmartIndexing on other LexisNexis services.
Platform	Groups the results by publishing platform. For example, Wordpress or YouTube.
Print Edition	Summarizes the results by print edition. For example, first edition. Note: This filter is only available for Print content from NLA.
Print Section	Summarizes newspaper articles by print sections. For example, sport, letters, or business. Note: This filter is only available for Print content from NLA.
Print Supplement	Collates the results by newspaper supplement. For example, Culture, The Guide, or Matchday Live. Note: This filter is only available for Print content from NLA.
Print Version	Counts articles by newspaper version and covers regions, counties, city areas. For example, National, Scotland, and Europe. Note: This filter is only available for Print content from NLA.
Product	Displays mentions of products, like consumer gadgets, medicine, aircraft, and textile. A proprietary algorithm identifies companies from the text of the article but the process is not standardized. This filter is not the same thing as SmartIndexing on other LexisNexis services.
Publisher	Summarizes the results by publisher. For example, Gannett or Guardian News and Media.
Reach	Refers to the number of unique visitors to the source each month. It is a way to measure the most popular sites.
Reach (Audience)
Reach (Circulation)
Reach (Followers)
Reach (Unique Visitors)
Relevancy	Move the slider to the right to zoom in on more relevant articles. Note: The Relevancy slider scores each article against the search terms and factors in the number of mentions, how prominent the search terms are, how many terms are in the article text, and where the search terms appear in the article text. Moving the slider to the right eliminates articles that have a lower score. For information about a known issue, see Unexpected Results on Newsdesk .
Search Within Results	Narrow your results using additional search terms. The Search Within Results field uses the same search method as the standard search box.
Sentiment Overall	Displays the article sentiment available and the number of articles per each sentiment.
Source	Displays the sources for the article and number of articles per source.
Source Category	Summarizes the results by type of News publications, for example, national, local, trade, government, press wire. Note: This filter is available only for News-based searches. It is not available for Social Media-based searches.
Source City	Summarizes the results by the city of the sources.
Source Country	Summarizes the results by the country of the sources.
Source County	Summarizes the results by the county of the sources.
Source Industry	Summarizes the results by the industry of the sources.
Source Rank	Summarizes the results by source rank. News sources are rank 1 to 5 and Social Media sources are ranked 1 to 10. Note: The top ranked sources are the most popular and prominent sources.
Source Section	Summarizes the results by type section of a News publication, for example, sport, business, society. Note: This filter is available only for News-based searches. It is not available for Social Media-based searches.
Source State	Summarizes the results by the state of the sources.
Stock Symbol	Displays publicly listed companies, including their ticker symbol and exchange code. Note: Mutual Funds and EFTs (Exchange Traded Funds) are not covered. Note: A proprietary process matches tickers with publicly traded companies and the stock exchange. The filter lists all possible stock exchanges for 1 company. Each stock exchange brings up the same articles.
Subject	Narrows results down by subject using SmartIndexing Technology. Note: The subjects listed correspond to the subjects listed in the +Add Index Terms pre-search filter.

 

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Help Center  

The Help Center provides access to Getting Started Guides, Help Articles, What's New, and Support & Feedback. The Help Center can be accessed by clicking on the Knowledge Burst located at the bottom right-hand side of the page. 

• Getting Started Guides provides access to in-product tutorials.
• Help Articles provides access to help articles and training videos.
• What's New provides information about new features and enhancements.
• Support & Feedback provides phone numbers and an online support form to contact Customer Support and the ability to provide product feedback. 

 

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Google Translate  

You can translate an article that was harvested from the internet in Newsdesk by clicking on the Translate link to the right of the document title. This opens the article in a Google Translate window. If you need to change the translated language, follow the directions on the Google Translate screen.

• Document delivery for the translated article can done through the browser.  Document delivery through Newsdesk will deliver the document in its original language.
• Google Translate is not available for Newsdesk LexisNexis Licensed content.
• See Settings on Newsdesk to set the default Language Translate to.

 

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Excluding a Source  

You can quickly exclude a source from your results by using the article actions. 

Take the following steps to exclude a source from your results:

1. Hover your cursor over the article to display the article actions.
2. Click More. 
3. Select Exclude Source.
4. Click Exclude Source from the Exclude Source window.

The excluded source appears in the Refine Panel. If you want to include the source again, click the X to the right of the source name in the Refine Panel.
 

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Noise Filter  

The Noise Filter helps you remove unwanted content: 

1. Select content you want to exclude from your results under the Noise Filter by clicking on one or each of the sub-filters: 
   • Business reports & forecasts: Financial information about companies, trade, and commerce
   • Celebrities & showbiz: Celebrities & showbiz gossip
   • Financial market updates: Market performance of stocks, bonds, and commodities
   • Low influence: Low reach and low editorial rank
   • Obituaries: Biographies and notices of death
   • Press releases & wires: Public statements for the press and syndicated newswire output
   • Sports & recreation: Sports, exercise, and leisure
   • Tenders & contracts awards: Invitations to bid for and awarding of large projects
2. Click Refine.

 

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Show Trends Chart  

The Show Trends chart at the top of the search results can be displayed to show coverage over time and any spikes during that time period. 

1. Click the Show trends/Hide trends link below the search parameters to toggle the chart on/off.
2. Click the chart to display those articles and total from that timeframe. 

 

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Actions Menu Link  

The Actions Menu drop-down link, located to the right of the search name, allows you to quickly perform the following common search related functions:

• Duplicate Search
• Add
  • Article Manually
  • Auto Tags
• Share to
  • Analysis
  • Dashboard
  • Newsletter
• Download/Export
  • Article Data (Excel)
    Note: You can select which individual data points to include or exclude under the following categories: General, Source, Reach, Print, Social, and Sentiment. Your selections are automatically saved once you click the Download button.
  • Feed Statistics (Excel)
  • Insights (PDF)
  • Search Criteria (Excel)
  • Tag Data (Excel)
  • Export with…/Stop Export toggle link
• Archive/Stop Archive toggle link

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View Similar Articles  

The View similar articles feature allows you to view duplicate versions of an article that were removed from the results list:

• Deduplication filter must be set to Fewest Results.
• In the results list, a View similar articles dropdown will appear in the bottom right corner of the article summary when duplicates of that article have been removed from the results.

Take the following steps to view similar articles:

1. Click Deduplication in the Filters, located on the left of the results list. You may need to click on the Filters tab to open it.
2. Click the Deduplication down arrow.
3. Choose Fewest Results and any other desired parameter.
4. Scroll through the results list to locate a View similar articles dropdown.
5. Click the dropdown to display the duplicate articles.
6. (Optional) Click on a duplicate article headline link to view that article.

   

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