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Follow and unfollow channels and topics in News on Mac
You can follow your favorite publications (called channels) and topics (such as sports or travel) in Apple News. Channels and topics you follow are listed in the sidebar, and their stories appear more often in the Today and other feeds. If you change your mind later, it’s easy to unfollow them.
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When you follow channels and topics, Apple News better understands your interests and can recommend stories that more closely match them.
Note: Apple News and Apple News+ aren’t available in all countries or regions. See the Apple Support article Availability of Apple Media Services.
Follow channels or topics
In the News app on your Mac, do any of the following:
Choose File > Discover Channels, select channels to follow (the Plus button
changes to a checkmark
when you select something), then click Done.
In the Today feed, click the Plus button
next to a channel or topic, such as Science or Environment. You can also click the More Actions button
, then choose Follow Channel or Follow Topic.
If you’re looking at the stories for a topic, choose File > Follow Topic. You can also click the Share button
in the toolbar, then choose Follow Topic.
If you’re reading a story, choose File > Follow Channel. You can also click the Share button
in the toolbar, then choose Follow Channel.
If a channel, topic, or story you expected isn’t shown, search Apple News for it, then follow it from the search results.
You can set an option in Apple News preferences for the Today and other feeds to show only stories from the channels you follow.
Rearrange the items you follow in the sidebar
In the News app on your Mac, in the sidebar (if it isn’t shown, click
in the toolbar), drag an item below Following to a different position.
Unfollow channels or topics
In the News app on your Mac, do any of the following:
Select the channel or topic in the sidebar (if the sidebar isn’t shown, click
in the toolbar), swipe left with two fingers on a trackpad or mouse, then click Unfollow. You can also choose File > Unfollow Channel or, for a topic, File > Unfollow Topic.
If you’re looking at the stories for, or reading a story from, a channel or topic you want to unfollow, choose File > Unfollow Channel or, for a topic, File > Unfollow Topic. You can also click the Share button
in the toolbar, then choose Unfollow Channel or Unfollow Topic.