def new_stories(self, raw=False, limit=None):
        """Returns list of item ids of current new stories

        Args:
            limit (int): specifies the number of stories to be returned.
            raw (bool): Flag to indicate whether to transform all
                objects into raw json.

        Returns:
            `list` object containing ids of new stories.

        """
        new_stories = self._get_stories('newstories', limit)
        if raw:
            new_stories = [story.raw for story in new_stories]
        return new_stories