{"id":251352,"date":"2026-04-29T18:35:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T18:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/251352\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T18:35:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T18:35:14","slug":"how-to-see-more-jacksonville-today-stories-in-your-google-search-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/251352\/","title":{"rendered":"How to see more Jacksonville\u00a0Today stories in your Google Search results"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you search Google for something happening in Jacksonville \u2014 a City Council vote, a weekend festival, a breaking news story \u2014 the results you get aren\u2019t always from the sources you trust most. AI\u2011generated summaries, content farms and national outlets that barely touch on local context can push the coverage you actually want further down the page.<\/p>\n

But there is a simple way to fix that. Google now lets you choose which news sources get priority in your search results, and it only takes a few seconds to set up.<\/p>\n

What is Google Preferred Sources?<\/p>\n

The feature is called Preferred Sources. When you add a publication to your list, its articles appear more prominently in the \u201cTop Stories\u201d section of your search results whenever that outlet has published something relevant to what you\u2019re searching for. Your selected sources also show up in a dedicated \u201cFrom your sources\u201d section on the results page.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll still see results from other outlets. Google Preferred Sources doesn\u2019t create an echo chamber. Your preferred sources simply get a boost when they\u2019ve published fresh, relevant content related to your search.<\/p>\n

The feature launched in the U.S. in August 2025<\/a> and has since expanded globally for English-language users. According to Google, users have selected nearly 90,000 unique sources so far, ranging from local outlets to international publications. Major newsrooms \u2014 including Wired, which published its own guide to the feature<\/a> \u2014 have already encouraged their readers to take advantage of it.<\/p>\n

How to Add Jacksonville Today as a Preferred Source<\/p>\n

The quick way<\/p>\n

If you are already logged into your Google account on this device, click this link and check the box next to Jacksonville Today:
https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=jaxtoday.org<\/a><\/p>\n

That\u2019s it. You\u2019re done. (If you are not already logged in, you can do so after following the link.) <\/p>\n

\"Screenshot Screenshot of Google Source preferences with jaxtoday.org selected | Ray Hollister, Jacksonville Today<\/p>\n

If you want to do it the hard way, you can also set it up from Google Search or from your Google settings. <\/p>\n

From Google Search<\/p>\n

Go to google.com<\/a> and make sure you\u2019re signed in to your Google account.<\/p>\n

Search for any news topic (e.g., \u201cJacksonville news\u201d).<\/p>\n

Scroll down to the Top Stories section in your results.<\/p>\n

Look for the icon next to the \u201cTop Stories\u201d header that looks like a star on a stack of cards and click it.<\/p>\n

In the search box that appears, type jaxtoday.org.<\/p>\n

Check the box next to Jacksonville Today when it appears.<\/p>\n

Click Reload results.<\/p>\n

From your Google settings<\/p>\n

Go to google.com<\/a> and sign in.<\/p>\n

Click your profile photo in the top-right corner.<\/p>\n

Select Search Personalization.<\/p>\n

Click Source Preferences.<\/p>\n

Search for jaxtoday.org and check the box.<\/p>\n

Your preferences sync across devices as long as you\u2019re signed into the same Google account, so you only need to do this once.<\/p>\n

Bonus: Follow Jacksonville Today on Apple News<\/p>\n

If you use Apple News on your iPhone, iPad or Mac, you can also follow our channel to get Jacksonville Today stories in your news feed.<\/p>\n

\"ScreenshotScreenshot of a user selecting Follow Channel on Jacksonville Today on Apple News | Pete Havens, Jacksonville Today<\/p>\n

Now you\u2019re getting the freshest Jacksonville Today stories in front of you, whether you\u2019re receiving our newsletter<\/a>, reading this website, searching Google or browsing Apple News. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When you search Google for something happening in Jacksonville \u2014 a City Council vote, a weekend festival, a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":251353,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[43323,116,118,117,115],"class_list":["post-251352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jacksonville","tag-distribute","tag-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville-headlines","tag-jacksonville-news","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251352","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=251352"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251352\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/251353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=251352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=251352"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=251352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}