Welcome

Welcome to NewsworthyAudio, your personal audio newspaper. With NewsworthyAudio you can listen to newspaper stories, subscribe to news podcasts, and build your own news podcasts covering news topics in which you are interested.

Navigating using a Screen Reader

Alt 1 launches a menu intended for the visually impaired using screen readers to help you navigate the site. It also turns the Cascading Menus OFF so there are fewer links.

Alt 3 jumps to the Click-2-Listen icon of the first story in the current podcast.

Alt 4 jumps to the previous page of stories in the current podcast

Alt 5 jumps to the next page of stories in the current podcast

Alt 6 jumps to the previous page of related podcasts

Alt 7 jumps to the next page of related podcasts

By default, Firefox uses Shift Alt, as opposed to Alt.

NewsworthyAudio takes advantage of heading levels. Heading level ones jump you to the main panels. Each may have different sub-heading levels.

Many level heading one sections contain one or more heading level five sections with detailed information about that heading level one section.

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Action Tabs

Action Tabs Inistructions

The Action Tabs are displayed in a panel that expands and contracts based on whether you are performing an action. Usually the panel is collapsed and only the tabs are visible. By selecting a tab, the panel expands. The panel will also expand if you choose a Podcast Action that implements a tab"s action.

Most Action Tabs have a Close button in the upper right hand corner. It is typically the first control upon entering the Action Tab.

Some Action Tabs are not visible based upon what you are doing. For instance, once you have logged in, the Login Tab is not visible.

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Advertisements Instructions

The Advertisements Panel contains banner ads from sponsors.

Stories Panel

Stories Panel Instructions

The Stories Panel consists of a set of stories from either the current podcast or derived from a search, a set of actions one can perform on the current podcast, and a search field that lets you search for stories.

Current Podcast Actions Instructions

A list of Current Podcast Actions is available for the current Podcast. The available actions depend on the type of podcast and whether you have previously subscribed to the podcast. The actions labeled "More" and "Sort" include sub-menus of additional actions or options. These sub-menus are reached either by putting the mouse over the action label, or, pressing the right arrow if you have tabbed to the action.

The search field lets you search for stories based upon the text you enter into the field. After entering the text, tab to and click on the magnifying glass to initiate the search.

You may separate search words with "OR", "AND", or "AND NOT". "OR" is assumed. Put exact phrases in double quotes. You may end words or phrases with "*" (asterisk) as a wild card. You may also use parenthesis. The Search performed against the title, story text, author, and any assigned keywords.

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Stories in current podcast or from search

Stories in current podcast Instructions

Up to ten stories are displayed at a time in the story panel for the current podcast or found from a search. At the bottom of the stories panel are controls that let you page forward and backward through the stories, ten at a time. Alternatively, Alt 5 jumps to the next page of stories, Alt 4 jumps to the previous page of stories.

The title, author, publication date, and news source are displayed for each story. Each story also has a Click-2-Listen icon for listening to the story and a "Share" link that lets you share the story with a friend. Many stories also have a "Read" link, which launches a new window with the text of story in it.

Alt 3 jumps you to the Click-2-listen icon of the first story in the current podcast. Successive tabs will tab you to the next Click-2-Listen icon.

Each Story also has a heading level 6 which contains the story title and abstract. Screen Readers will read the abstract. Back tabbing from the heading level 6 takes you to the icons discussed above.

Related Podcasts Panel

Related Podcasts Panel Instructions

The Related Podcasts Panel consists of a set of podcasts that are related to the current podcast, a search field that lets you search for podcasts, and a sort action that sorts all the related podcasts.

The search field lets you search for podcasts based upon the text you enter into the field. After entering the text, tab to the magnifying glass to initiate the search.

You may separate search words with "OR", "AND", or "AND NOT". "OR" is assumed. Put exact phrases in double quotes. You may end words or phrases with "*" (asterisk) as a wild card. You may also use parenthesis. The Search is performed against the podcast name, description, and any assigned keywords.

The Sort Action contains a sub-menu of different sort options on which you can sort the related podcasts. The sub-menu is reached either by putting the mouse over the Sort action, or, pressing the right arrow if you have tabbed to the Sort action.

Up to eight podcasts are displayed at a time in the Related Podcast panel for the current podcast. At the bottom of the panel are controls that let you page forward and backward through the related podcasts, eight at a time. Alternatively, Alt 7 jumps to the next page of related podcasts, Alt 6 jumps to the previous page of podcasts.

The title, author, and the last time the podcast was refreshed are displayed for each podcast. Each podcast also has a "Show" link which shows the stories from the podcast in the Story Panel, making it the current podcast. Each podcast also has a "Share" link that lets you share the podcast with a friend. Finally, each podcast has a "Subscribe" link that lets you subscribe to the podcast.

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