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title: Create a news article template
description: Create a news article template to enable content authors to reuse the article layout to rapidly assemble news articles.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/employee-service-management/employee-experience-foundation/ec-create-news-template.html
release: australia
product: Employee Experience Foundation
classification: employee-experience-foundation
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [News articles, Creating employee communications, Authoring and managing employee communications, Employee Center Pro, Unified Employee Experience, Employee Service Management]
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# Create a news article template

Create a news article template to enable content authors to reuse the article layout to rapidly assemble news articles.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_cd.content\_admin or sn\_cd.content\_template\_owner

You can create a reusable article template from scratch or based on an existing news article: [Create a news article](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/employee-experience-foundation/ec-content-library-news-article.md)

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **Content Publishing** > **Content Library**.

2.  Select the news article.

3.  From the hamburger menu, select **Clone as reusable article**.

    \[Omitted image "ec-news-template.png"\] Alt text: Hamburger menu opens a drop-down list, where clone as reusable article is the fourth item

4.  Enter a name for the reusable article.

5.  Click **Open editor** to edit the layout.

6.  Click **Save**.

    The reusable article appears in **Content Publishing** > **Reusable Components** > **Reusable Articles**.


## What to do next

Add the reusable article to a new or existing content template: [Create a Content template](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/employee-experience-foundation/ec-create-content-template.md)