NewsArticle — News Publisher
Schema markup for news articles — required for Google News inclusion and Top Stories appearance.
Rich Result: Article rich result + Top Stories carousel eligibility
When to Use
News publishers, journalism outlets, and any site publishing time-sensitive news content. The NewsArticle type is checked by Google News editors for inclusion in the Google News feed.
JSON-LD Code
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "NewsArticle",
"headline": "Google Expands AI Overviews to 40 New Countries",
"description": "Google has announced that AI Overviews will be available in 40 additional countries starting July 2026, with support for 12 new languages.",
"image": [
"https://example.com/news/google-ai-overviews-1x1.jpg",
"https://example.com/news/google-ai-overviews-4x3.jpg",
"https://example.com/news/google-ai-overviews-16x9.jpg"
],
"datePublished": "2026-06-10T08:00:00Z",
"dateModified": "2026-06-10T10:30:00Z",
"author": {
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Sarah Jones",
"url": "https://example.com/staff/sarah-jones"
},
"publisher": {
"@type": "Organization",
"name": "Search Engine Journal",
"logo": {
"@type": "ImageObject",
"url": "https://example.com/logo-600x60.png",
"width": 600,
"height": 60
}
},
"url": "https://example.com/news/google-ai-overviews-expansion",
"isAccessibleForFree": true,
"articleSection": "News"
}
</script>Implementation Notes
Google recommends providing images in 1:1, 4:3, and 16:9 ratios for Top Stories. Publisher logo should be 600×60px or smaller. isAccessibleForFree: true helps with paywalled content signals.
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