Ask HN: Brainstorm algorithms for slow news

Alright, I think that our news consumption today is way too demanding and stressful. I'm attempting to create a scraper for automating the most important events, as well as the most high profile posts, analysis, debates etc. on a these events from the most trustworthy sources. Much of the workload and responsibility to create an awareness of the world around you lies with YOU. YOU have to be responsible enough to nuance your newsfeed. What if, somebody would create executive summaries for the news around you, freeing up your time to live your life without worrying about missing out on the most important stuff? Example: Everyone should know about ISIS, but very few people need the day to day development. Although it seems urgent to know that ISIS are pushing on Kubane right now, most people don't really need this information package immediately. Instead, the advances on Kubane could be part of a holistic coverage. Who really knows what Kubane is anyway, and how it plays a role in the overall conflict wrapped in time and space since the first world war. The day to day notices does NOTHING to educate you, it only superficially satisfies your need for "updates". The best algorithm I have been able to come up with is to plot the number of "mentions" of a news story/information package (like's tweets, different publications) against the duration of its presence in media. This would filter out Kardashian news and still list important events such as natural catastrophes, war conflicts and long-run intellectual debates on policy in government, enriching these events instead of sharing its spotlight with meaningless noise. Any other ideas on algorithms? Conceptually primarily, but if you can implement it as well that is fucking fantastic. If there is interest in building this service, I will post it on Assembly.