news-summary
SafeNotes & PKM
This skill should be used when the user asks for news updates, daily briefings.
SKILL.md
# News Summary
## Overview
Fetch and summarize news from trusted international sources via RSS feeds.
## RSS Feeds
### BBC (Primary)
```bash
# World news
curl -s "https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml"
# Top stories
curl -s "https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/rss.xml"
# Business
curl -s "https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/business/rss.xml"
# Technology
curl -s "https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/technology/rss.xml"
```
### Reuters
```bash
# World news
curl -s "https://www.reutersagency.com/feed/?best-regions=world&post_type=best"
```
### NPR (US perspective)
```bash
curl -s "https://feeds.npr.org/1001/rss.xml"
```
### Al Jazeera (Global South perspective)
```bash
curl -s "https://www.aljazeera.com/xml/rss/all.xml"
```
## Parse RSS
Extract titles and descriptions:
```bash
curl -s "https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml" | \
grep -E "<title>|<description>" | \
sed 's/<[^>]*>//g' | \
sed 's/^[ \t]*//' | \
head -30
```
## Workflow
### Text summary
1. Fetch BBC world headlines
2. Optionally supplement with Reuters/NPR
3. Summarize key stories
4. Group by region or topic
### Voice summary
1. Create text summary
2. Generate voice with OpenAI TTS
3. Send as audio message
```bash
curl -s https://api.openai.com/v1/audio/speech \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "tts-1-hd",
"input": "<news summary text>",
"voice": "onyx",
"speed": 0.95
}' \
--output /tmp/news.mp3
```
## Example Output Format
```
š° News Summary [date]
š WORLD
- [headline 1]
- [headline 2]
š¼ BUSINESS
- [headline 1]
š» TECH
- [headline 1]
```
## Best Practices
- Keep summaries concise (5-8 top stories)
- Prioritize breaking news and major events
- For voice: ~2 minutes max
- Balance perspectives (Western + Global South)
- Cite source if asked
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