01 / INDEPENDENCE
Distinct editorial identities
Run specialist, local or international titles without forcing every publication into the same editorial model.
Explore the platform
One platform.
Many editorial voices.
Build and operate independent news, magazine and specialist publications with one flexible Django-based publishing infrastructure. Share the technology. Keep each publication's identity.
The idea
A publishing network, not just a collection of websites.
News Sites Platform brings publishing tools, content intake and site operations together. Each publication can have its own domain, design, language, categories and editorial approach, while sharing the underlying application and infrastructure.
02 / SHARED FOUNDATION
One technical core
Maintain reusable content models, workflows, integrations and infrastructure across multiple sites.
03 / EXTENSIBILITY
Grow when needed
Extend publication-specific behavior and introduce new ingestion, distribution or automation components over time.
What it does
From source to published story.
The platform supports the practical work behind digital publishing: finding material, preparing stories, managing editorial decisions and distributing content.
Editorial workflows
Create and edit articles, review incoming material, organize categories and schedule publication through a shared administrative environment.
Content ingestion
Collect material from RSS feeds and supported external sources, with tools for extraction, review and import from existing publishing systems.
Multilingual publishing
Support publications with different languages and translation-aware content, including language-specific editorial structures.
Search & discovery
Support content discovery with search, organized metadata, RSS feeds, sitemaps and readable page structures.
APIs & integrations
Use structured endpoints for content retrieval and connect publishing workflows with external tools and services.
Automation & distribution
Use background tasks for scheduled ingestion, publishing and selected social-distribution workflows, with editorial controls.
Editorial lifecycle
Tools for every stage of a story.
Collect
Receive source material through feeds, imports or direct editorial input.
Prepare
Extract, refine, categorize and enrich content before publication.
Review & schedule
Apply editorial decisions and select when an approved story should appear.
Publish & distribute
Publish on the relevant site and expose content through web pages, feeds and supported integrations.
Live geographic pilot · Expanding semantic capabilities
Geographic & semantic enrichment. Content with context.
Articles can connect to real-world places, not just keywords or editorial categories. Our geographic enrichment is already operational on ElGolf.cat: readers can explore identified places, geographic context and related coverage directly from a story. This working pilot forms the foundation for broader semantic enrichment.
01 / LIVE PILOT
Structured places
Associate articles with named places and geographic context, including relevant local and regional relationships.
02 / LIVE PILOT
Interactive maps
Display identified locations on OpenStreetMap-based maps within published articles.
03 / LIVE PILOT
Place-based discovery
Navigate to other articles associated with the same place, beyond ordinary tags and categories.
04 / IN DEVELOPMENT
Broader entity recognition
Extend structured understanding to people, organizations and events, while distinguishing central subjects from passing mentions.
05 / IN DEVELOPMENT
Identity & verification
Resolve references consistently and evaluate proposed facts and relationships against supporting evidence.
06 / IN DEVELOPMENT
Semantic service integrations
Connect the independent publishing core to specialized enrichment services through adapters and APIs, including work on SemanticBCN.
SEE IT IN ACTION · ELGOLF.CAT
Camiral: geographic enrichment in a published article
Explore how a report about Camiral presents a structured place reference, geographic context and a map, with a path to related coverage.
Availability: geographic enrichment is live in the ElGolf.cat pilot. Broader semantic capabilities remain under development and are not presented as enabled across the entire network.
Flexible operating modes
Start with editorial control. Add automation where it helps.
STANDARD
A reliable publishing foundation
Designed around hands-on editorial work: content management, publication scheduling, multilingual site structure and common web publishing essentials.
PRO EDITION
Advanced editorial assistance
An extension path for automated intake, signals, story clustering and AI-assisted workflows. Availability and configuration depend on the deployment; editorial oversight remains essential.
Edition labels describe platform configurations and development direction, not a fixed public pricing or feature entitlement.
Live network
Different publications. Shared infrastructure.
Four live publications demonstrate the variety of editorial approaches supported by one shared infrastructure.
Curios.cat
Curiosity-led stories and discoveries.
Visit publication ↗ElGolf.cat
Specialist coverage for the golf community in Catalan.
Visit publication ↗LostStrata
Long-form explorations of deep history, evidence and ideas.
Visit publication ↗Neuron.cat
Technology, science and society through a Catalan lens.
Visit publication ↗Open architecture
Built on familiar, extensible technology.
The system is based on Django and Python, with a service-oriented operational stack for data, search, background processing and deployment. Teams retain control over code, integrations and hosting.
PythonDjangoPostgreSQLRedisCeleryElasticsearchDockerREST APIs
Specific services and integrations depend on the deployment and enabled modules.
Build with the platform
More than a single website.
Whether the goal is a specialist magazine, a local publication or a growing network, News Sites Platform provides a shared foundation without erasing editorial differences.