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
- 60a20f42-96a6-535b-9af1-cc952067ebd0
- pub_date
- 2022-08-05 02:00:31
- section_name
- U.S.
- document_type
- article
- web_uri
- https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/05/us/politics/republicans-abortion-kansas.html
history:
version: 2022-08-05 11:45:09
Republicans Begin Adjusting to a Fierce Abortion Backlash
Friday, August 05, 2022
After Kansans voted to preserve abortion access, Republicans who once said the economy reigns supreme are acknowledging the issue will be a centerpiece in the fall campaigns.
Republican candidates, facing a stark reality check from Kansas voters, are softening their once-uncompromising stands against abortion as they move toward the general election, recognizing that strict bans are unpopular and that the issue may be a major driver in the fall campaigns.
word count: 1581
version: 2022-08-06 03:45:05
Republicans Begin Adjusting to a Fierce Abortion Backlash
Friday, August 05, 2022
After Kansans voted to preserve abortion access, Republicans who once said the economy reigns supreme are acknowledging the issue will be a centerpiece in the fall campaigns.
Republican candidates, facing a stark reality check from Kansas voters, are softening their once-uncompromising stands against abortion as they move toward the general election, recognizing that strict bans are unpopular and that the issue may be a major driver in the fall campaigns.
word count: 1670
archives:
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check archive.org wayback machine for copies of this article.