How a Daily Economy News Channel Expanded Its Coverage Beyond the Traditional News Wires

Background

Barak Haklay is the editor of the Economy Channel at Ynet, Israel's biggest news website. The channel covers economic and business developments that affect readers most directly — consumer prices, major retail chains, household finances, and changes in the wider global economy.

The desk produces substantial original journalism. Maintaining a strong and timely news offering throughout the day, the editorial team also covers international reporting, where speed and breadth of discovery directly affect editorial competitiveness.

The Challenge

Before using Alchemiq, the desk's editors searched for international stories themselves. They knew which types of stories they wanted, but their discovery process was largely limited to several familiar sources — major news agencies and the large international publications every journalist follows.

• The desk could only see a small part of the global news flow. Important stories from regional, local, or specialist outlets were easy to miss.
• Editors spent considerable time searching, filtering, and determining which stories were relevant to Ynet's audience.
• The channel needed to reach the most viral and interest-provoking stories before competitors — speed and discovery breadth were both essential.

The challenge was not simply to find more economic news — it was to find more of the right news, faster.

The Solution

Alchemiq expanded the desk's discovery process beyond the traditional international news wires. Each day, the system identifies relevant stories from a much broader range of global, regional, and local sources, selected according to the editorial priorities of the channel.

The editorial team reviews the suggested stories, chooses the strongest opportunities, and publishes those that fit the day's news agenda. The workflow is editorial-first: Alchemiq surfaces the candidates, the editors make every decision.

Barak Haklay
Editor, Economy Channel, Ynet

“There isn’t a day when we don’t publish one of Alchemiq’s stories. It brings us subjects I would never reach through a regular search, saves a huge amount of work and gives us content we can rely on.”

The Outcome

Alchemiq has become a consistent part of the desk's daily workflow. "There isn't a day when we don't publish one of Alchemiq's stories," says Barak. As a result:

• Expanded coverage without depending only on the largest news agencies
• More stories aligned with readers' interests, including the most viral topics
• Steady news flow maintained even when original reporting is limited
• Significant reduction in time spent on manual discovery and initial drafting
• Relevant stories saved for future publication rather than lost in the daily news cycle

Editorial Trust

For a major news organization, speed alone is not sufficient. The information must also be dependable. Haklay says he has not encountered factual errors in the material provided by Alchemiq.

"I haven't come across errors in the information I receive from the platform," says the channel's editor.