NYT has a public api that can be used to track some so-called "stealth edits". Full text is not supported, but the API has endpoints that provide headlines, abstracts, lead paragraphs, and article word counts.
Everything should work. Headlines that do not appear to have changed are resulting in different MD5 hashes and being duplicated in database. I will fix that at some point.
- why are some articles/edits missing?
- The tracker uses the Archive endpoint, which is only updated three times per day (around 3:30PT, 11:30PT, and 19:30PT). Articles can be published and edited before the tracker sees them. If you do not like this, build your own. It takes like 15 minutes.
article info:
- article_id
- 0a8ab866-70ec-53ed-a2ea-f0f99708fcf7
- pub_date
- 2022-08-05 02:00:26
- section_name
- New York
- document_type
- article
- web_uri
- https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/05/nyregion/rivera-niou-ny10.html
history:
version: 2022-08-05 11:45:09
In a House Race With Big Names, 2 Women With Local Ties Rise
Friday, August 05, 2022
Carlina Rivera, a Manhattan councilwoman, and Yuh-Line Niou, a state assemblywoman, are vying to defeat rivals who include current and former members of Congress.
Two months ago, the megawatt contest for a rare open House seat in New York City seemed destined to be shaped by one of a handful of nationally known candidates.
word count: 1510
version: 2022-08-06 03:45:05
In a House Race With Big Names, 2 Women With Local Ties Rise
Friday, August 05, 2022
Carlina Rivera, a Manhattan councilwoman, and Yuh-Line Niou, a state assemblywoman, are vying to defeat rivals who include current and former members of Congress.
Two months ago, the megawatt contest for a rare open House seat in New York City seemed destined to be shaped by one of a handful of nationally known candidates.
word count: 1544
archives:
check archive.today for copies of this article.
check archive.org wayback machine for copies of this article.