Introducing Spark's news monitor
Create, upload, and save topics lists
The heart of Spark's news monitor is its flexible topics list management. You can create custom topics lists from scratch, tailoring them to your specific intelligence needs.
Already have existing topics you track? Simply upload your pre-existing lists to get started immediately. All your topics lists are saved for future use, making ongoing monitoring seamless and consistent.
Access pre-made example topics lists
Creating topics from scratch can be challenging. That's why Spark offers pre-made topics lists covering common themes and industries. These ready-to-use lists jumpstart your monitoring efforts, letting you gather intelligence right away while still customizing to meet your specific needs.
View news by categories
Information comes in many forms. Spark organizes monitored news into four key categories: "business," "R&D," "regulatory," and "public funding." This categorization helps you quickly identify the type of information most relevant to different stakeholders within your organization.
Analyze news by geographical region
News relevance often varies by geography. Spark's news monitor lets you filter content by specific regions, giving you the geographic focus you need. While global coverage is the default, you can narrow your focus to regions like Europe, North America, MENA, and others to get regionally relevant intelligence.
There is one exception: R&D updates are not regionalized. Since these updates are scientific research articles, we do not think that geographic categorization would be helpful for these updates.
Custom time periods
You can select from three time period options: one week for the most current developments, one month for medium-term trends, or one quarter for broader pattern recognition and strategic planning.
Time periods do more than just filter by date. Each period — whether a week, month, or quarter — uses distinct algorithms to process and identify key news themes. This mirrors how humans naturally approach news curation: we use different criteria when creating a weekly brief versus a monthly summary.
Flexible reporting
With the news monitor, you can create comprehensive news briefs based on your monitored topics. You can download these briefs as Word documents for easy distribution, presentation, or archiving.
Choose your output language
Although English is the default language, Spark's news monitor can generate news overviews and briefs in different languages—enabling effective intelligence sharing across international teams.
Different news briefs for different roles
One of Spark's most powerful features is its ability to customize reports for specific roles like "policy leaders" or "R&D team." The system filters and prioritizes content based on each role, ensuring teams receive the most relevant news for their work. Each topic comes with a role-specific "why relevant?" explanation, providing context that helps recipients quickly understand the significance of each news topic.
