AI Tool for Journalists

Let your AI agent handle research, interviews, and first drafts—so you can break news, not burn out. Spend more time reporting and less time on admin.

You’re a journalist juggling Google Docs, Outlook calendars, and endless email threads just to keep up. Researching in LexisNexis, fact-checking in Excel, and coordinating interviews through Gmail eats up your day. Important leads slip away while you’re stuck formatting or chasing sources, and the late nights pile up.

An AI agent that drafts stories, researches leads, fact-checks, and preps interviews so journalists can focus on reporting instead of admin.

What this replaces

Copy research from LexisNexis into Google Docs
Cross-check facts in Excel before deadline
Email sources to schedule interviews manually
Format articles for WordPress CMS submission
Draft columns and editorials from scratch

The hidden cost

What this is really costing you

In a newsroom, reporters and editors spend hours each week copying notes from Google Docs, fact-checking in Excel, and emailing sources to arrange interviews. These repetitive admin tasks drain your energy and slow your ability to cover breaking news. Instead of chasing stories, you’re buried in background research and formatting articles for CMS upload. Over time, this manual grind leads to missed scoops and late nights.

Time wasted

12-14 hrs/week

Every week, burned on work an AI agent handles in minutes.

Money lost

$13,000-$15,000/year

In salary, missed revenue, and operational drag — annually.

If you keep ignoring it

If you keep doing everything by hand, you’ll miss breaking stories, risk publishing errors, and lose your competitive edge to faster newsrooms. Burnout and staff turnover become real threats.

Cost estimates derived from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational wage data and O*NET task analysis.

Return on investment

The math speaks for itself

Today — without agent

13 hrs/week

of manual work

$14,000/year/ year

With your AI agent

2 hrs/week

agent-handled

$2,150/year/ year

You save

$11,850/year

every year, reinvested into growing your business

Estimates based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics median salary data and O*NET task importance ratings from worker surveys. Time savings assume 80% automation of eligible task components.

Jobs your agent handles

What this agent does for you

Complete jobs, handled end-to-end — so your team focuses on what matters.

Quick Story Research

You ask your agent to gather background information and summarize key facts on a breaking news event.

Draft a Column

You ask your agent to write a first draft of a commentary on a current political issue, following your editorial style.

Interview Prep

You ask your agent to find potential interviewees for a story and generate a list of insightful questions.

Fact-Check Before Deadline

You ask your agent to review your article draft and flag any statements needing further verification.

How to hire your agent

1

Connect your tools

Link your newsroom management, research databases, and editorial workflow tools.

2

Tell your agent what you need

Example: “Summarize the latest developments on the local election and draft a 500-word news brief.”

3

Agent gets it done

Your agent delivers a fact-checked, formatted news brief with sources cited and ready for editorial review.

You doing it vs. your agent doing it

Spend hours searching databases, news archives, and public records.
Agent compiles and summarizes all relevant info instantly.
5 hrs/week
Write from scratch, revise multiple times for style and accuracy.
Agent drafts in your voice, ready for quick edits.
4 hrs/week
Identify sources, reach out, and coordinate schedules manually.
Agent finds contacts and proposes interview times automatically.
3 hrs/week
Cross-reference every statement with multiple sources.
Agent flags and verifies facts in minutes.
2 hrs/week

Agent skill set

What this agent knows how to do

Automated News Research

Pulls background data from LexisNexis and Factiva, generating concise research briefs for any topic.

Draft Writing & Editorial Prep

Creates first drafts of columns, scripts, and news briefs using your editorial guidelines and past writing samples.

Interview Coordination

Finds credible sources, sends outreach via Gmail, and proposes interview times based on your Outlook calendar.

Fact-Checking & Source Verification

Reviews drafts, flags statements for verification, and cross-references claims with trusted news databases.

Content Organization

Sorts and formats stories for WordPress upload, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and style compliance.

Specialized Data Reporting

Synthesizes complex information in science, politics, or finance, delivering clear summaries for your articles.

AI Agent FAQ

Yes. By analyzing your previous stories in Google Docs or Word, the agent adapts drafts to your voice and editorial standards. You always have final review before publishing.

It verifies claims using databases like Factiva and Reuters, flagging anything unverifiable for your attention. You get a report of all sources cited for each article.

All data is encrypted in transit with TLS 1.3. The agent never stores your drafts or research after processing, and access is restricted by newsroom login credentials.

The agent connects to Google Docs, Outlook, Gmail, and WordPress via API, so you can assign tasks and receive drafts without switching platforms.

No. The AI agent handles repetitive admin, but you remain responsible for analysis, interviews, and editorial judgment. It’s a digital assistant, not a replacement.

Currently, the agent handles English-language news sources and public databases. Multi-language and paywalled content support are on the product roadmap.

Automatable tasks

AI Agent for Arrange interviews with people who can provide information about a story.AI Agent for Investigate breaking news developments, such as disasters, crimes, or human-interest stories.AI Agent for Develop ideas or material for columns or commentaries by analyzing and interpreting news, current issues, or personal experiences.AI Agent for Write commentaries, columns, or scripts, using computers.AI Agent for Review written, audio, or video copy, and correct errors in content, grammar, or punctuation, following prescribed editorial style and formatting guidelines.AI Agent for Discuss issues with editors to establish priorities or positions.AI Agent for Revise work to meet editorial approval or to fit time or space requirements.AI Agent for Select material most pertinent to presentation, and organize this material into appropriate formats.AI Agent for Take pictures or video, and process them for inclusion in a story.AI Agent for Analyze and interpret news and information received from various sources to broadcast the information.AI Agent for Write online blog entries that address news developments or offer additional information, opinions, or commentary on news events.AI Agent for Report news stories for publication or broadcast, describing the background and details of events.AI Agent for Gather information and develop perspectives about news subjects through research, interviews, observation, and experience.AI Agent for Examine news items of local, national, and international significance to determine topics to address, or obtain assignments from editorial staff members.AI Agent for Review and evaluate notes taken about news events to isolate pertinent facts and details.AI Agent for Communicate with readers, viewers, advertisers, or the general public via mail, email, or telephone.AI Agent for Check reference materials, such as books, news files, or public records, to obtain relevant facts.AI Agent for Transmit news stories or reporting information from remote locations, using equipment such as satellite phones, telephones, fax machines, or modems.AI Agent for Establish and maintain relationships with individuals who are credible sources of information.AI Agent for Report on specialized fields such as medicine, green technology, environmental issues, science, politics, sports, arts, consumer affairs, business, religion, crime, or education.AI Agent for Assign stories to other reporters or duties to production staff.AI Agent for Research a story's background information to provide complete and accurate information.AI Agent for Receive assignments or evaluate leads or tips to develop story ideas.AI Agent for Determine a published or broadcasted story's emphasis, length, and format, organizing material accordingly.AI Agent for Write columns, editorials, commentaries, or reviews that interpret events or offer opinions.

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