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AI for Journalists

Research deeper, write faster, and pitch better stories with AI assistance

Journalists use AI to accelerate background research, organize interview notes into story structures, fact-check specific claims against available data, write headline and lede variations, and synthesize complex topics into accessible narratives. AI handles the research and structural overhead that consumes a journalist's time, leaving more capacity for the source relationships and editorial judgment that define great journalism.

Common challenges AI helps solve

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Conducting deep background research quickly on unfamiliar topics under publication deadlines

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Organizing extensive interview notes and source material into a coherent story structure

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Writing compelling headlines and ledes that earn clicks without sacrificing accuracy

Top use cases for Journalists

Research a complex topic quickly

I need to write a 1,500-word explainer on the European Union's AI Act for a general business audience. I have 4 hours before deadline. Give me: the 5 most important things a business reader needs to understand about the Act, the key compliance obligations for companies selling AI systems in the EU, the most significant controversy or criticism the Act has received, the timeline for implementation, and 3 authoritative sources I should cite. Flag any area where there is significant expert disagreement I should note in the piece.

Structure interview notes into a story

Here are my notes from 4 interviews about a local hospital's decision to close its maternity ward: [paste notes]. Help me find the story structure. Identify: the narrative thread that ties all 4 voices together, the most powerful quote from each interview for opening, middle, and close of the story, the central tension that will hold reader attention, any conflicting claims between sources that need verification before publication, and the lede option that best captures what is new and important about this story.

Write headline and lede variations

Write 5 headline and lede combinations for a news article about a study showing that remote work has increased productivity by 13% for knowledge workers but increased burnout rates by 28% over the same period. Headlines should: be under 70 characters, be accurate and not misleading, use different angles — the productivity finding, the burnout finding, the tension between both, the implication for employers, and a human interest frame. Each lede should be under 40 words and complement its headline.

Pitch a story idea

Write a story pitch for a features editor at a national newspaper. The story: the growing practice of 'proximity bias' in hybrid offices — research showing that remote workers are being passed over for promotions at twice the rate of in-office colleagues even when performance metrics are identical. Include: a 2-sentence pitch hook, the news hook that makes this timely, 3 specific sources I plan to interview and why each adds a different perspective, the angle that makes this story different from the dozens already written about remote work, and the proposed word count and format.

Write a data story narrative

I have this dataset showing 10-year trends in UK food bank usage by region: [paste data summary]. Help me write the data story narrative. Identify: the single most striking finding that should lead the story, 2 regional comparisons that reveal something surprising about the pattern, the trend line that most needs an expert explanation, the human story angle that should be found to ground the numbers, and a headline and opening paragraph that would make a general reader care about this data.