Patent ID: RE40714

Claim:
A method for a news gathering and publishing group to collect, edit, and publish news stories utilizing a content management system, said method comprising: receiving news content from at least one author, the news content including multiple elements; storing the news content in a database by the content management system; receiving a request to access the news content by an editor; displaying the news content for review by the editor, said displaying including forming multiple display regions to display selected ones of the multiple elements of the news content; providing editing capability for the editor to alter the elements of the news content; receiving an indication to set a notifier indicative of the news content being approved for dissemination; displaying a visual identifier representative of the notifier being set; storing the notifier in the database in association with the news content; maintaining a list of network target locations interested in certain news content; and assigning the news content to at least one network target location selected from the list of network target locations to send the news content.