news-summary

---
name: news-summary
description: This skill should be used when the user asks for news updates, daily briefings, or what's happening in the world. Fetches news from trusted international RSS feeds and can create voice summaries.
---

# 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

```
📰 News Summary [date]

🌍 WORLD
- [headline 1]
- [headline 2]

💼 BUSINESS
- [headline 1]

💻 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