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You will learn how to build complex queries and configure audio alerts for high-velocity events. Discovery on the Newsroom Terminal is powered by a hybrid search engine and real-time acoustic notifications, ensuring you never miss a breaking scoop. You can query the live feed using standard Boolean operators or natural language.
  • Boolean Search: Combine terms using AND, OR, NOT, and specific metadata flags like trust:>90 or #london.
  • Natural Language: Type conversational queries (e.g., “Show me video from Westminster in the last 2 hours”). The terminal’s AI gateway automatically parses your intent and translates it into a structured filter.

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Geospatial Filtering

Under the hood, the Extra Scoop feed is powered by high-performance spatial indexing. When you filter by location or borough, the feed executes distance calculations against eyewitness coordinates, allowing the terminal to resolve hyperlocal radiuses instantly.
[!IMPORTANT] Eyewitness Privacy Protection
To protect journalists and civilian eyewitnesses, exact camera sensor coordinates are never exposed to the Newsroom Terminal. The backend applies cryptographic location obfuscation to standard uploads, and snaps to macro-grid boundaries when an eyewitness activates Ghost Mode. Your spatial queries operate accurately against macro-regions without compromising physical safety.

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Spatial Velocity & Acoustic Radar

Staring at a dashboard during a major event is inefficient. You can enable the Acoustic Radar to receive synthesised sonar alerts driven by high-velocity corroboration triggers. When a high-velocity event occurs—specifically, when multiple corroborated signals are uploaded from the same geographic cluster within a narrow time window—the spatial clustering engine fires a priority VELOCITY ALERT. The terminal plays a distinct audio ping, allowing you to instantly switch your focus to a rapidly developing situation on the ground.