// PROJECT · Completed · Mar 2024 – Apr 2024

NewsMap.Today

Global news aggregator on an interactive world map.

Full-Stack Developer and Project Manager · UCF (Processes of Object-Oriented Systems)

From setup to deployment: 6 weeksFrom setup to deployment

Overview

NewsMap.Today is a global news aggregator web application that visualizes worldwide news distribution. Users can interact with a dynamic world map to select a country and instantly view related news articles in a sidebar. The site also offers 'Daily' and 'Favorited' tabs for browsing daily aggregated news and saving preferred articles for future reference.

What I did

Built a MERN global news aggregator: an interactive Leaflet world map where clicking a country loads that country's articles into a sidebar.
Added Daily and Favorited tabs for browsing daily aggregated news and saving preferred articles for future reference.
Moved from Front-End Developer to Full-Stack Developer and Project Manager after most of the six-person team went inactive, coordinating the remaining work in Jira.
Documented the REST API on SwaggerHub.

Team

Team of 6.

Stack

React
Tailwind CSS
Leaflet.js
Express.js
Node.js
MongoDB
NewsAPI
SwaggerHub

Timeline

Apr 5, 2024
NewsAPI ingestion and PM transition
Connected NewsAPI to populate the database dynamically with real-time articles based on selected countries. Transitioned into project management duties using Jira, coordinated final feature completion, and ensured successful deployment preparation.
Mar 15, 2024
Interactive world map integration
Developed frontend prototype in React, implemented Tailwind CSS for styling, and integrated Leaflet.js for the interactive map feature.
Mar 1, 2024
Project setup and authentication APIs
Set up project structure, created MongoDB database, and established API routes for login and registration.