Building Just the Headlines - A Clean News Experience

📝 Robert James Gabriel 📅 July 1st, 2025

⏱️ 8 min

I got tired of modern news websites. You know what I'm talking about - you click on a headline and suddenly you're drowning in ads, pop-ups, cookie banners, newsletter signup forms, and autoplay videos. All you wanted was to read the news, but instead you're playing digital whack-a-mole with intrusive elements.

So I built something different: Just the Headlines.

The Problem with News Today

Modern news consumption is broken. Here's what frustrated me:

Information Overload: Most news sites bombard you with dozens of stories, infinite scroll, and related articles that pull you into rabbit holes. Sometimes you just want to catch up quickly.

Ad Hell: News sites are basically advertising platforms that happen to have some journalism sprinkled in. The ads often take up more screen space than the actual content.

Clickbait Everything: Headlines are written to generate clicks, not inform. You end up clicking through multiple articles just to find out what actually happened.

Slow and Bloated: News sites load slowly because they're packed with tracking scripts, ad networks, and unnecessary features.

I wanted something simpler. Just give me the headlines. Let me decide what's worth my time.

What I Built

Just the Headlines is exactly what it sounds like - a clean, minimal website that shows you news headlines without all the noise. Here's what makes it different:

Clean Design

No ads. No pop-ups. No autoplay videos. Just headlines in a simple, readable format with plenty of white space. It loads instantly and gets out of your way.

Smart Categorization

Instead of overwhelming you with everything at once, I organized news into clear categories:

🌍 General world news
💻 Technology updates
🏈 NFL, 🏀 Basketball, ⚽ Soccer, ⚾ Baseball
🎬 Entertainment, 🎵 Music, 🎮 Gaming
And more

You can filter to exactly what interests you, or view everything at once.

Quality Sources

I pull from trusted sources like Hacker News for tech content and Reddit communities for different topics. Each source gets a credibility score so you know what you're reading.

Smart Features

The site automatically identifies trending stories and popular articles. It shows you how long ago something was posted and estimates reading time. Articles that are actually breaking news get highlighted.

How It Actually Works (The Technical Details)

The whole system is built around a simple Node.js script that collects news and a static website that displays it. Here's how each piece works:

The Node.js News Scraper

The heart of the system is a Node.js script (news-scraper.js) that runs every few hours to collect fresh headlines. Here's what it does:

Data Sources: Instead of paying for expensive news APIs, I use free sources:

Hacker News API for quality tech content
Reddit's JSON endpoints for different communities
Each source covers different categories (tech, sports, entertainment, etc.)

Smart Fetching: The script includes built-in protections:

Rate limiting to avoid getting blocked
Retry logic for failed requests
Browser-like headers to appear human
Different delays for different sources (Reddit needs more time between requests)

Data Processing: Raw data gets cleaned up:

Filters out self-posts and Reddit internal links
Standardizes the format (headline, link, source, category, timestamp)
Removes duplicates based on URL
Adds metadata like when it was fetched

Output: Everything gets saved as a single news.json file with about 225 articles across 14 categories.

The Configuration

The scraper is configurable without touching code:

const CONFIG = {
  OUTPUT_DIR: './src/_data',     // Where to save the JSON
  ARTICLES_PER_SOURCE: 15,       // How many per source
  DELAY_BETWEEN_REQUESTS: 2000,  // Rate limiting
  REQUEST_TIMEOUT: 15000         // How long to wait
};

Source Management

Each news source is defined as an object with:

URL: Where to fetch data from
Parser: Function to convert raw data into our format
Category: What type of news this represents

For example, here's how Hacker News works:

{
  name: 'Hacker News',
  url: 'https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/topstories.json',
  parser: async (data) => {
    // Gets list of story IDs, then fetches each story individually
    // Filters for stories with external URLs
    // Returns formatted article objects
  }
}

Reddit sources are simpler since they provide everything in one request:

{
  name: 'Reddit Technology',
  url: 'https://old.reddit.com/r/technology/hot.json?limit=25',
  parser: async (data) => {
    // Filters out self-posts and Reddit links
    // Maps Reddit data to our article format
  }
}

Error Handling

The script is designed to keep working even when things go wrong:

If one source fails, others continue
Network errors trigger automatic retries
Rate limiting gets detected and handled gracefully
The script logs everything so you can see what happened

The Website Integration

The brilliant part is how this connects to the website. Instead of building a complex backend, I use Eleventy (a static site generator) with the _data folder approach:

Scraper saves to src/_data/news.json
Eleventy builds the site with that data pre-loaded
Website renders with all articles instantly available
No API calls needed when users visit

This means:

Lightning fast loading (no waiting for API calls)
Works offline once loaded
Costs almost nothing to host
No complex server infrastructure needed

The Frontend

The website uses Vue.js for interactivity, but all the data is pre-loaded:

// Data comes from Eleventy's _data processing
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// No loading states needed!
isLoading: false,

The Vue app handles:

Category filtering
Trending article detection
Time formatting ("2h ago")
Credibility scores for sources
Smart sorting (trending first, then by date)

Automation

The whole thing runs automatically using GitHub Actions:

Scheduled trigger runs every 3 hours
Scraper runs and collects fresh headlines
Eleventy builds the updated site
Netlify deploys the new version automatically

The workflow file is simple:

- name: Run news scraper
  run: npm run scrape

- name: Build site
  run: npm run build

- name: Deploy
  uses: netlify/actions/build@master

Why This Architecture Works

Performance

Static files load instantly
No database queries during page loads
CDN can cache everything aggressively
Works great on slow connections

Reliability

If the scraper fails, the old version keeps working
No moving parts during user visits
Static sites rarely go down
Simple systems break less often

Cost

GitHub Actions: Free for public repos
Netlify hosting: Free tier handles this easily
APIs: All free (Hacker News, Reddit)
Total monthly cost: $0

Maintenance

No servers to patch or maintain
No databases to backup
Simple code is easy to debug
Set it up once and it keeps working

What I Learned Building This

Start Simple, Stay Simple

I could have built user accounts, personalization, comments, and social features. But the core value is "clean headlines without distractions." Every feature I didn't add keeps it focused.

Static Sites Are Powerful

Modern static site generators give you dynamic features without the complexity. Pre-generating everything means users get instant loading without sacrificing functionality.

Free Doesn't Mean Limited

Using free services forced creative solutions that ended up being better than paid alternatives. Constraints often lead to better design.

Performance Is a Feature

A site that loads in under a second feels magical compared to bloated news websites. Users absolutely notice the difference.

Automation Saves Time

Setting up proper automation meant I could build it once and forget about it. The site updates itself without any manual work.

The Results

Just the Headlines does exactly what I wanted:

Loads in under a second
Shows ~225 fresh headlines across 14 categories
No ads or distractions
Works perfectly on phones and desktops
Updates automatically throughout the day
Costs nothing to run

More importantly, it changed how I consume news. Instead of getting sucked into endless scrolling, I can quickly scan headlines, click on what interests me, and move on with my day.

Try It Yourself

You can check out Just the Headlines at coffeeandfun.com/headlines.

The code concepts are all standard web technologies - Node.js for data collection, static site generation, and basic automation. The key insight is that sometimes the best solution to information overload is just presenting less information, but presenting it really well.

If you want to build something similar:

Start with a simple Node.js scraper for your data sources
Use a static site generator (Eleventy, Next.js, Gatsby, etc.)
Set up automation with GitHub Actions
Deploy to a free hosting service
Focus on making it fast and simple

The whole thing can be built in a weekend and will keep working for years with minimal maintenance.