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Local Stations Publish Guides for Google’s New Preferred Sources Feature

The setting prioritizes chosen outlets in Top Stories for signed-in users.

Overview

  • PIX11, KLAS/8 News Now and NEWS10 outline how to add their sites using the Top Stories star icon or a direct link after logging into a Google account.
  • Stories from selected outlets appear more prominently and may also populate a new From your sources section when they have relevant coverage.
  • Preferred sources do not block other publishers, and users can add or remove outlets from their lists at any time.
  • Outlets report a short delay before Google reflects newly added sources in search results.
  • Google says Top Stories still rank by relevance, prominence and outlet authority, and the company accounts for just over 85% of U.S. search share according to StatCounter.