diff --git a/lib/data/models/briefing_feed.dart b/lib/data/models/briefing_feed.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6bfc71e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/data/models/briefing_feed.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+class BriefingFeed {
+  final int id;
+  final String title;
+  final String url;
+  final String? category;
+
+  const BriefingFeed({
+    required this.id,
+    required this.title,
+    required this.url,
+    this.category,
+  });
+
+  factory BriefingFeed.fromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) => BriefingFeed(
+        id: json['id'] as int,
+        title: json['title'] as String? ?? '',
+        url: json['url'] as String? ?? '',
+        category: json['category'] as String?,
+      );
+}
diff --git a/lib/data/models/news_item.dart b/lib/data/models/news_item.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23ca547
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/data/models/news_item.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+class NewsItem {
+  final int id;
+  final String title;
+  final String url;
+  final String snippet;
+  final String source;
+  final DateTime? publishedAt;
+  final List<String> topics;
+  final String? reaction;
+
+  const NewsItem({
+    required this.id,
+    required this.title,
+    required this.url,
+    required this.snippet,
+    required this.source,
+    this.publishedAt,
+    required this.topics,
+    this.reaction,
+  });
+
+  factory NewsItem.fromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) => NewsItem(
+        id: json['id'] as int,
+        title: json['title'] as String? ?? '',
+        url: json['url'] as String? ?? '',
+        snippet: json['snippet'] as String? ?? '',
+        source: json['source'] as String? ?? '',
+        publishedAt: json['published_at'] != null
+            ? DateTime.tryParse(json['published_at'] as String)
+            : null,
+        topics: (json['topics'] as List<dynamic>?)
+                ?.cast<String>()
+                .toList() ??
+            [],
+        reaction: json['reaction'] as String?,
+      );
+}
diff --git a/test/widget_test.dart b/test/widget_test.dart
index 667fdd2..3820264 100644
--- a/test/widget_test.dart
+++ b/test/widget_test.dart
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import 'package:fabled_app/data/api/voice_api.dart';
 import 'package:fabled_app/providers/voice_provider.dart';
 import 'package:fabled_app/data/models/knowledge_item.dart';
 import 'package:fabled_app/data/models/note.dart';
+import 'package:fabled_app/data/models/news_item.dart';
+import 'package:fabled_app/data/models/briefing_feed.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
 
 void main() {
@@ -146,4 +148,72 @@ void main() {
           equals('item one item two'));
     });
   });
+
+  group('NewsItem.fromJson', () {
+    test('parses all fields', () {
+      final json = {
+        'id': 42,
+        'title': 'Big news',
+        'url': 'https://example.com/article',
+        'snippet': 'A short summary.',
+        'source': 'Example News',
+        'published_at': '2026-01-15T10:00:00',
+        'topics': ['tech', 'ai'],
+        'reaction': 'up',
+      };
+      final item = NewsItem.fromJson(json);
+      expect(item.id, equals(42));
+      expect(item.title, equals('Big news'));
+      expect(item.url, equals('https://example.com/article'));
+      expect(item.snippet, equals('A short summary.'));
+      expect(item.source, equals('Example News'));
+      expect(item.publishedAt, equals(DateTime.parse('2026-01-15T10:00:00')));
+      expect(item.topics, equals(['tech', 'ai']));
+      expect(item.reaction, equals('up'));
+    });
+
+    test('handles null published_at and reaction', () {
+      final json = {
+        'id': 1,
+        'title': '',
+        'url': '',
+        'snippet': '',
+        'source': '',
+        'published_at': null,
+        'topics': <dynamic>[],
+        'reaction': null,
+      };
+      final item = NewsItem.fromJson(json);
+      expect(item.publishedAt, isNull);
+      expect(item.reaction, isNull);
+      expect(item.topics, isEmpty);
+    });
+  });
+
+  group('BriefingFeed.fromJson', () {
+    test('parses all fields', () {
+      final json = {
+        'id': 7,
+        'title': 'Hacker News',
+        'url': 'https://news.ycombinator.com/rss',
+        'category': 'tech',
+      };
+      final feed = BriefingFeed.fromJson(json);
+      expect(feed.id, equals(7));
+      expect(feed.title, equals('Hacker News'));
+      expect(feed.url, equals('https://news.ycombinator.com/rss'));
+      expect(feed.category, equals('tech'));
+    });
+
+    test('handles null category', () {
+      final json = {
+        'id': 8,
+        'title': 'Feed',
+        'url': 'https://example.com/rss',
+        'category': null,
+      };
+      final feed = BriefingFeed.fromJson(json);
+      expect(feed.category, isNull);
+    });
+  });
 }