Well make use of RSS feeds on your forumhome or in the sidebar as they can add content throughout the day, yes they make take you to differ sites but users tend to talk about them on your site.

Also make use of Article bots that can post content directly to your forum.. This allows users to post directly to the thread a bot has made. Not to mention it's an easy way to keep up with current news updates!

The article bot is a good idea. Personally, I like to keep up to date with the current news, and discuss it if possible.

Ya, I def. need to get some RSS feeds going. I haven't tried to use em even once, are those easy to use? manage?

They are fairly easy to use and manage, sometimes you get some junk but you can delete them out.