# How to turn trending news into posts with Autodraft > Use Trending Articles in Swashi to follow news by topic, region and language, turn a story into a ready post with Autodraft, and plan it on your schedule. Source: https://swashi.io/docs/social/trending-and-autodraft Section: Social Media Last updated: 2026-10-10 Trending Articles is a live news feed inside Swashi. Pick a topic, a region, a network and a language, and Swashi gives you timely stories from your industry. Click **Autodraft** on any story to turn it into a ready post with your take on it, then plan it on your **Social Schedule**. This guide is for businesses that want to post about what is happening in their industry without searching the news every day. It follows Part 2 of the EP3 video tutorial, "How to Automate Social Media with Swashi." ## Before you start - **Connect at least one network.** Autodrafted posts go to the networks you have connected. See [connect your social networks](https://swashi.io/docs/social/connect-social-networks). - **Teach your Business Brain.** Your take on each story comes from your [Business Brain](https://swashi.io/docs/getting-started/business-brain), so posts stay on-brand. - **Check your allowance.** Every post counts toward your plan's monthly social posts. ## Follow trending news 1. Click **Social Studio** in the sidebar and scroll to **Trending Articles**. The feed is marked **LIVE**. Swashi watches the news in your industry, so you always have something timely to say. ![Trending Articles feed highlighted in Social Studio, marked LIVE, with news stories and Autodraft buttons](https://swashi.io/docs/img/ep3-automate-trending.webp "Trending Articles shows live stories from your industry.") 2. **Pick the topic.** Choose from topics such as **Top Stories**, **U.S. (National/Local)**, **World**, **Business**, **Technology**, **AI**, **Agentic AI**, **Finance**, **Venture Capital**, **Startups**, **Crypto**, **Marketing**, **Ecommerce**, **Cybersecurity**, **Health**, **Science**, **Energy**, **Automotive**, **Real Estate**, **Construction**, **Travel**, **Legal**, **Education**, **Lifestyle** and **Fashion**. 3. **Pick the region, network and language.** Choose where the news comes from, which network your posts go to, and the language your posts are written in. 4. **Set how often posts go out.** Choose **Once**, **Daily** or **Weekly**. ![Trending Articles controls highlighted: topic Marketing, region Global, network Auto (linkedin), language English and frequency Once](https://swashi.io/docs/img/ep3-automate-filters.webp "Pick the topic, region, network, language and frequency.") > **Tip:** Pick the topic your customers care about, not just your own industry. A dentist might follow Health; a real estate agency might follow Real Estate and Finance. ## Autodraft from the news When you see a story worth sharing, click **✏️ Autodraft** on it. One click turns the article into a ready post with your take on it. ![Autodraft button highlighted on a trending marketing news story in Social Studio](https://swashi.io/docs/img/ep3-automate-autodraft.webp "One click on Autodraft turns a story into a post.") - While Swashi writes, the button shows **Drafting...**. - When it is done, you see "AI Draft added to Upcoming Queue!" - If something goes wrong, click **Retry Draft**. Open the **Upcoming Queue** to read the draft, edit it, and choose when it goes out. See [create and schedule posts](https://swashi.io/docs/social/social-studio) for editing and scheduling. > **Note:** Autodraft writes the post for you, but you stay in control. Review each draft before it goes live, especially for fast-moving news. ## Plan with the Social Schedule The **Social Schedule** calendar in Social Studio shows every scheduled post by day, so you can plan your month at a glance. Several posts on the same day all appear. ![Social Schedule calendar for October 2026 highlighted in Social Studio, with today's date outlined](https://swashi.io/docs/img/ep3-automate-calendar.webp "Plan your month on the Social Schedule calendar.") For a combined view of social posts and website articles, open **Schedule** in the sidebar. It has three tabs: **Upcoming**, **History** and **Failed**. The scheduling system handles retries and prevents the same task from running twice. ## Trending Articles for your website **Trending Articles** also has its own page in the sidebar, for turning news into website articles instead of social posts. 1. Click **Trending Articles** in the sidebar. 2. Choose a category under **Select Category**, such as **AI & Technology**, **Marketing & Growth**, **Business & Finance**, **Ecommerce & Retail** or **Health & Wellness**. 3. Choose the **Content Language**. 4. Click **Fetch News** to load current stories. 5. Click **Add to Queue** on a story. You will see "Added to Queue as Draft!" You can also set **Auto Post** with a frequency of **Once**, **Daily** or **Weekly** so Swashi keeps writing from the news for you. If your plan does not include it, the page shows **Unlock Autonomous Newsjacking** instead. Queued stories follow the same writing settings as the rest of your [website content](https://swashi.io/docs/content/website-content). ## Troubleshooting - **No stories appear:** try a broader topic, such as Top Stories or Business, or a different region. - **Autodraft failed:** click **Retry Draft**. If it keeps failing, check that you still have social posts left this month in **Plan & Usage**. - **A draft is not posting:** make sure at least one network is selected and shows **Connected**. ## Next steps - [Create and schedule posts by hand](https://swashi.io/docs/social/social-studio). - [Write articles from your own sources with Creative Director](https://swashi.io/docs/content/writer-personas-and-style). - See [Social Studio](https://swashi.io/features/social-studio) on the Swashi website. ## Frequently asked questions **What is Autodraft in Swashi?** Autodraft turns a trending news article into a ready social post with your take on it, in one click. The draft is added to your Upcoming Queue in Social Studio. **Which news topics can I follow?** The Trending Articles feed includes topics such as Top Stories, World, Business, Technology, AI, Finance, Startups, Marketing, Ecommerce, Cybersecurity, Health, Real Estate, Construction, Travel, Legal, Education and more. **How often can Swashi post from the news?** You choose Once, Daily or Weekly. Each post still counts toward your plan's monthly social post allowance. **Can I turn a news story into a blog article instead of a social post?** Yes. The Trending Articles page in the sidebar can add a story to your website content queue as a draft. You can also paste a news link into Creative Director's Source Material to have it rewritten into an original article. **Can I see all my scheduled posts on one calendar?** Yes. The Social Schedule calendar in Social Studio shows every scheduled post by day, and the Schedule page in the sidebar shows posts and articles together.