You may have noticed some changes in how news appears in Google search. The company recently rolled out a “Preferred Sources” feature that allows people to choose which outlets they’d like to see stories from, customised to their interests.
By selecting the Guardian as a preferred source you’ll have more control over what shows up in your search results without having to rely on the algorithm alone. Here’s how to do it.
How to add the Guardian as a preferred source
There are three easy ways to pick the Guardian as a preferred source on Google search.
1. You can click here, log into your Google account and select the first box featuring the Guardian.
2. Or, as you’re searching on Google, you can click the star icon next to the “Top Stories” box and enter the Guardian as a preferred source there.
3. You can also click our “Prefer the Guardian on Google” button on any story and follow the prompts to select the Guardian as a preferred source.
Selecting the Guardian as a preferred source is an easy way to surface more of our stories, more frequently, in both your “Top Stories” box as well as a dedicated “From Your Sources” section on Google’s search results page.
You can pick as many preferred sources as you’d like, and change your selections at any time. No matter what you choose, you’ll still see content from other sites and get a mix of perspectives.
Our commitment to readers
Developments like Preferred Sources underline a larger challenge: as misinformation and AI-generated content become harder to avoid, how can readers find reporting they can trust? While we don’t control how platforms design these tools, our focus at the Guardian remains the same – making our journalism accessible wherever people look for it without compromising the independence and integrity that define our work.
Ultimately, our priority isn’t any single platform or feature – it’s you, our readers. Tools and algorithms change but our commitment to serving readers with clarity and context is constant.
As always, you can write to us here with your thoughts and feedback: customer.help@theguardian.com.
