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
- dfe2a5f0-1f65-5077-ad73-0218afdaae53
- pub_date
- 2022-08-04 13:16:11
- section_name
- U.S.
- document_type
- article
- web_uri
- https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/04/us/laurel-nebraska-deaths-fire.html
history:
version: 2022-08-04 19:45:03
4 People Found Dead at 2 Locations in Nebraska, Authorities Say
Thursday, August 04, 2022
The bodies were found at two homes in Laurel that are about three blocks apart. There were fires at both locations, the Nebraska State Patrol said.
Four people were found dead on Thursday at two homes that were on fire in Laurel, Neb., a small city about 100 miles northwest of Omaha, the authorities said.
word count: 205
version: 2022-08-05 03:45:09
4 People Found Dead at 2 Locations in Nebraska, Authorities Say
Thursday, August 04, 2022
The bodies were found at two locations in Laurel that are about three blocks apart, the Nebraska State Patrol said, and foul play is suspected.
Four people were found dead early Thursday morning at two homes that were on fire in Laurel, Neb., and foul play is suspected, the authorities said.
word count: 342
version: 2022-08-05 11:45:09
4 People Found Dead at 2 Locations in Nebraska, Authorities Say
Thursday, August 04, 2022
The bodies were found at two locations in the city of Laurel that are about three blocks apart, the Nebraska State Patrol said.
A suspect was arrested in Nebraska early Friday, a day after four people were killed at two homes that were on fire, the authorities said.
word count: 341
version: 2022-08-06 03:45:05
4 People Found Dead at 2 Locations in Nebraska, Authorities Say
Thursday, August 04, 2022
The bodies were found at two locations in the city of Laurel that are about three blocks apart, the Nebraska State Patrol said.
A suspect was arrested in Nebraska early Friday, a day after four people were killed at two homes that were on fire, the authorities said.
word count: 393
archives:
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