By The Editors
Publication Date: 2026-01-09 13:45:00
Google recently unveiled its Preferred Sources tool, meaning you now get to choose which news outlets you see first in search results. Here’s how you can put Outside at the top of your list.
Published January 9, 2026 01:45PM
Algorithms be darned. Google recently gave its users some autonomy over their search results with its “Preferred Sources” tool. And if you’re an outdoor junkie like us, you can now put Outside news and stories at the top of your search list. Here’s how.
Google’s new-to-us feature allows you to customize your top news sources so that publications that are subject experts in, say, the outdoors, show up first in your “Top stories” or “News” searches. This also means you’ll have a dedicated “From your sources” section featuring outlets you know and trust.
We already did the work for you. Click this link to add Outside to your preferred sources.
We’ve also made it easier than ever to add us as a preferred source through the Outside…
