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NT News
Australia. Darwin newspaper / prime front-page target.
Prime front and centre: Darwin front-page energy, bold local wording, and the headline tradition this site is trying to catch.
Sources and selection rules
The daily scout reads public RSS and Atom feeds, keeps the headline and link, then scores odd wording. It does not copy article bodies.
Record updated: 16 Jul 2026, 07:52 AM AEST
The current feed list
NT News is the prime target. Similar tabloid and offbeat print-news feeds get a smaller lift, while standard news feeds stay in the mix for the occasional straight-faced accident.
standard
ABC News
Australia. public broadcaster / print-style newsroom.
Standard headline source. Included for breadth and comparison.
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The Guardian Australia
Australia. newspaper.
Standard headline source. Included for breadth and comparison.
standard
The Guardian World
United Kingdom. newspaper.
Standard headline source. Included for breadth and comparison.
standard
BBC News
United Kingdom. public broadcaster / print-style newsroom.
Standard headline source. Included for breadth and comparison.
standard
The New York Times
United States. newspaper.
Standard headline source. Included for breadth and comparison.
tabloid offbeat
New York Post Weird But True
United States. newspaper offbeat section.
A loud offbeat print-news target with strange objects, odd claims, and very clickable headline grammar.
tabloid offbeat
Mirror Weird News
United Kingdom. newspaper offbeat section.
UK tabloid weird-news section. Useful for odd phrasing and everyday objects made newsworthy.
tabloid offbeat
Daily Star Weird News
United Kingdom. newspaper offbeat section.
UK red-top weird-news feed. Kept behind the harm filter because it can swing from funny to grim quickly.
tabloid offbeat
Metro Weird News
United Kingdom. newspaper offbeat section.
A softer UK weird-news feed that often has the small-absurdity flavour.
tabloid
Daily Mail Science
United Kingdom. newspaper science / odd discoveries.
Broad tabloid science feed. Good for strange discovery headlines, but ranked below the dedicated offbeat feeds.
standard
RNZ News
New Zealand. public broadcaster / print-style newsroom.
Standard headline source. Included for breadth and comparison.
standard
The Irish Times
Ireland. newspaper.
Standard headline source. Included for breadth and comparison.
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The Independent
United Kingdom. newspaper.
Standard headline source. Included for breadth and comparison.
How a headline gets picked
Put Darwin first
NT News gets the strongest source boost. If it has a usable odd headline, it should naturally float near the top of the bill.
Look for odd wording
The script scores words like mystery, accidentally, bizarre, tiny, giant, mud crab, mullet, and other straight-faced signals.
Leave harm alone
Stories about death, assault, disasters, war, pandemic claims, psychic warnings, abductions, and conspiracy-scare phrasing are filtered out before scoring.