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# Welcome to the Webz.io News Dataset Repository!

[This repository](https://github.com/Webhose/free-news-datasets), created by [Webz.io](https://webz.io), is dedicated to providing **free datasets** of publicly available news articles. We release new datasets **weekly**, each containing around **1,000 news articles** focused on various themes, topics, or metadata characteristics, including **sentiment analysis** and top IPTC categories such as **finance**, **sports**, and **politics**.

## Get Free Access to Online News Data
For ongoing free access to online news data, you can use **[News API](https://webz.io/products/news-api#lite)  Lite**. 

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## Dataset Overview
- **Weekly Releases**: A new dataset is available every week.
- **Thematic Focus**: Datasets based on specific themes, topics, or metadata.
- **Rich Metadata**: Includes sentiment analysis, categories, and publication dates.
- **Diverse Sources**: Articles sourced from a wide range of news websites.

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## Usage
The datasets are **free** for academic, research, and journalistic purposes:

- **Data Analysis**: Perform statistical analyses, identify trends, and recognize patterns.
- **Machine Learning**: Train NLP models, perform sentiment analysis, and more.
- **Journalistic Research**: Enable data-driven storytelling for journalists.

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## Accessing the Datasets
1. **Browse** the repository.
2. **Find** a dataset that suits your needs.
3. **Download** the dataset along with its detailed description and metadata file.

We’ve also created a simple **React application** you can use to preview the data.

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Explore the Webz.io News Dataset Repository and unlock the potential of online news data today!