# AskNews | |
[AskNews](https://asknews.app/) enhances language models with up-to-date global or historical news | |
by processing and indexing over 300,000 articles daily, providing prompt-optimized responses | |
through a low-latency endpoint, and ensuring transparency and diversity in its news coverage. | |
## Installation and Setup | |
First, you need to install `asknews` python package. | |
```bash | |
pip install asknews | |
``` | |
You also need to set our AskNews API credentials, which can be generated at | |
the [AskNews console](https://my.asknews.app/). | |
## Retriever | |
See a [usage example](/docs/integrations/retrievers/asknews). | |
```python | |
from langchain_community.retrievers import AskNewsRetriever | |
``` | |
## Tool | |
See a [usage example](/docs/integrations/tools/asknews). | |
```python | |
from langchain_community.tools.asknews import AskNewsSearch | |
``` | |