Made for Journalists
Map the Sources Who Can Strengthen Your Story
120 min
Map sources and contacts for a story, and create a useful collection for angle development, interview strategy, verification, and other tasks.
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Use this when
You are working on a story and need to map sources and contacts, develop an angle and interview strategy, and verify facts.
You'll need
- Story or Topic
- Potential Sources
- Investigation Goal
- Deadline
- Existing Sources
- Relevant Documents
- Potential Contradictions
- Verification Plan
- Potential Risks
- Risk Mitigation Plan
- Additional Resources
- Review Plan
- Next Steps
You'll get
- You'll walk away with a source map and contact list
- A plan for angle development and interview strategy
- A verification process for fact-checking
- A review of documents and chronology
- A list of potential contradictions and questions for editors.
By the end of this playbook
You will have:
- You'll walk away with a source map and contact list
- A plan for angle development and interview strategy
- A verification process for fact-checking
- A review of documents and chronology
- A list of potential contradictions and questions for editors.
Sample
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Sample input
I'm investigating a story about a new development project in the city. I have a list of 10 potential sources, including city officials, developers, and local residents. I want to create a source map and contact list to help me develop my angle and interview strategy.
Sample assembled prompt
Source map and contact list. Plan for angle development and interview... Verification process for fact-checking. Review of documents and chronology. List of potential contradictions and questions...