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Surf CMS Newsroom: Built for the Way Community Newspapers Work
Community newspapers have never faced more challenges—or more opportunities. Readers expect breaking news online, publishers need new sources of digital revenue, and small newsrooms are asked to accomplish more with fewer people. The technology that supports those newsrooms should make the job easier, not more complicated.
That's why Surf New Media developed Surf CMS Newsroom, a content management system built specifically for community publishers.
Unlike generic website platforms that require dozens of plugins and outside services, Surf CMS Newsroom brings publishing, advertising, newsletters, e-editions, subscriber management, AI tools, and digital distribution together in one integrated platform.
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Turn Print Into Digital in Minutes
Surf Studio is your newspaper’s digital production assistant. Simply upload a PDF of your newspaper, magazine, press release, or other document, and Surf Studio intelligently extracts articles, images, and content so you can publish them directly to your website.
Whether you’re converting a printed newspaper into online stories, republishing magazine content, or importing articles from partner publications, Surf Studio dramatically reduces the time it takes to move content online.
Built for Busy Newsrooms
Community newspapers often work with limited staff and tight deadlines. Surf Studio eliminates hours of copy-and-paste work by automating the process of preparing content for the web.
Instead of manually recreating stories, simply upload your PDF…
Every newspaper manages thousands of digital assets—from photos and videos to PDFs, logos, graphics, and documents. Surf CMS includes a centralized Media Library that keeps everything organized, searchable, and ready to use throughout your website.
Instead of uploading the same files repeatedly or searching through folders on different computers, your newsroom can access a single library of approved media whenever it's needed.
One Central Location
Store and manage virtually every type of media, including:
Photos
Image galleries
Videos
Audio files
PDFs
Logos
Advertisements
Graphics
Documents
Infographics
E-edition files
Downloadable resources
Everything is organized in one easy-to-manage location.
Reuse Media Anywhere
Upload a file once and use it throughout your website…
Make it easy for readers to share your stories with their friends, families, and communities. Surf CMS includes social sharing tools that help your content travel beyond your website and reach new audiences across popular social media platforms.
With built-in sharing buttons, readers can quickly post articles, photos, events, opinion pieces, and other content to their favorite networks.
Share Stories Anywhere
Add social sharing buttons to key content across your site, including:
News articles
Opinion columns
Sports stories
Event listings
Photo galleries
Obituaries
Classifieds
Sponsored content
Feature stories
Community announcements
Every share helps expand your newspaper’s reach.
Support for Popular Platforms
Surf CMS can support sharing to major platforms such as:…
Turn Print Pages into Editable Digital Stories with AI
Automatically extract articles from PDF pages and convert them into editable stories, saving your newsroom hours of manual work.
Every newspaper already creates a print edition.
But manually copying stories from a finished PDF back into your website can be slow, repetitive, and error-prone.
Surf New Media’s PDF-to-Story Tools use artificial intelligence to analyze PDF pages, identify individual articles, extract the text, and create editable story drafts inside Surf CMS.
Instead of retyping or copying content, your newsroom can transform print-ready pages into web-ready stories in just minutes.
From PDF to Published Story
Simply upload a PDF page from your print edition.
Surf CMS can:
Detect individual stories
Extract…
Publish Public Notices with Confidence
A flexible legal notices system designed for today’s community newspapers and evolving state requirements.
Legal notices remain one of the most important public services provided by community newspapers.
Whether your publication is the official newspaper for your community or publishes notices as a public service, Surf New Media’s Legal Notices feature provides an organized, searchable, and easy-to-manage platform for publishing notices online.
As legal notice requirements continue to evolve across the country, Surf CMS gives publishers the flexibility to manage notices in a way that supports both current needs and future changes.
A Professional Legal Notice Center
Create a dedicated section where readers can quickly browse public notices,…
Deliver Breaking News Directly to Your Readers’ Phones
Publish stories to your newspaper’s mobile app with the same workflow you use to publish to your website.
Today’s readers expect news wherever they are.
Whether they’re waiting in line, attending a community event, or watching Friday night football, they want instant access to local news from their phone.
Surf New Media’s Publish to Mobile App feature allows your newsroom to publish articles directly to your newspaper’s mobile app without creating duplicate content or following separate workflows.
Write once.
Publish everywhere.
One Click Publishing
Publishing to your mobile app is as simple as publishing to your website.
When an article is ready, simply select:
Website
Mobile App
Social Media
Newsletters
Everything is…
Put Your Journalists in the Spotlight
Build trust, showcase your newsroom, and help readers connect with the people behind the stories.
Every great newspaper is powered by talented journalists, editors, photographers, and columnists.
Surf New Media’s Author Profiles feature gives each member of your newsroom a professional profile page where readers can learn more about them, browse their published stories, and connect with the journalists covering their community.
Author Profiles strengthen credibility, build reader loyalty, and add a personal touch to every article.
Professional Author Pages
Every writer automatically receives a dedicated profile page featuring:
Professional photo
Biography
Job title
Contact information (optional)
Social media links
Email address (optional…
Bring Your Stories to Life with Integrated Video
Easily embed videos from YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, and other popular platforms directly into your articles.
Today’s readers expect more than text and photos.
Video has become one of the most engaging ways to tell a story, explain complex topics, showcase local events, and connect with your audience.
Surf New Media’s Video Embeds feature allows editors to add videos anywhere within an article—without writing code or switching between multiple tools.
Whether you’re sharing a city council meeting, a Friday night football highlight, or a local business interview, video becomes part of your storytelling.
Embed Videos in Seconds
Adding a video is simple.
Just paste the video URL into the article editor, and Surf CMS automatically embeds…