For many newsrooms, planning and publishing still happen in disjointed systems. That disconnect can lead to duplicated work, missed updates, and delays at the point of publish. One public broadcaster in the Nordics set out to change that by connecting their editorial planning tool, Kordiam, directly to their Drupal-based CMS.

Key benefits of this integration include:
●    Planned online content automatically appearing in Drupal
●    Breaking news articles automatically create stories in Kordiam
●    Story updates staying in sync across tools
●    Fewer manual steps and no duplicate entry
●    Unified workflow, less friction and greater visibility

The connection between both tools helped shift time and attention away from data entry and content chasing, and back toward editorial priorities.

Building Upon a Simple Integration

After connecting Kordiam and Drupal, the team began expanding what the integration could handle. They moved beyond basic story syncing and started passing richer editorial data between systems. Story statuses now flows from planning into publishing automatically. Publication Scheduled time set in Drupal carries through to Kordiam, keeping schedules aligned. Editors can tag content with its substance, such as top-story or short story, and that information stays intact across both platforms and is utilized for personalization.

This added context means teams are not just handing off stories. They are handing off full editorial decisions. Different roles now work from a shared information, whether they are focused on editorial decisions, producing online services, or content creation. What started as a straightforward publishing link has become a more complete workflow that supports multichannel planning with fewer handoffs and clearer visibility.

Planning and Publishing in Sync

With the systems now working together, Kordiam is no longer just a planning tool. It is directly linked to the publishing platform, giving journalists, editors and producers clear visibility into where content is going and how it will appear once live.

This setup streamlines workflows under pressure. Journalists can update stories with confidence, and producers know exactly what’s ready, what’s scheduled, and what still needs attention.

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