The South Wales Argus recognises that trustworthy local journalism plays a vital role in communities, which is why this publication should be added to your preferred sources on Google’s search platform.
Preferred Sources represents one of Google’s recent significant developments, designed to assist users in gaining deeper insight into local and regional news affecting their towns and cities.
This new tool integrated into Google Search enables users to personalise their results to display additional content from publications they visit regularly, appearing within the Top Stories section of search results.
This functionality proves particularly valuable for readers interested in local highway conditions and sporting coverage, information about new commercial ventures and dining establishments, or updates regarding legal proceedings and criminal matters.
Following its introduction in the United States and India, the feature has now become available throughout the United Kingdom, allowing readers to include their local Newsquest publication in their preferred selections so they remain informed about relevant stories.
Reasons to designate your local Newsquest publication as a Preferred Source on Google include staying informed about breaking developments in Newport, Gwent and the wider south Wales region, accessing the latest transportation information such as road obstructions, railway service suspensions and general travel disruptions, reading comprehensive coverage spanning judicial proceedings and law enforcement through to athletic coverage and municipal council affairs, discovering newly opened retail outlets and hospitality venues in the area, and keeping track of local happenings ranging from community gatherings to musical performances and live entertainment.
Instructions for adding the South Wales Argus as a Preferred Source on Google are straightforward. Conduct a search on Google for a current news topic and select the symbol positioned to the right of the Top Stories area, identifiable by its appearance of two small dark squares layered with a central star. Locate and choose your Preferred Sources by typing the name of your local Newsquest website, adding as many options as desired. Reload your results to view additional articles from your selected publication.
Once configured, your chosen Preferred Sources will display more regularly either within Top Stories or in a separate section labelled From your sources on the search results page.
Google clarifies that content from additional websites will continue to appear in results, and users retain the ability to modify their preferences whenever they wish, adding or removing publications as preferred sources.