AI Research Tool for Journalists

Offload fact-finding and citation work to your AI agent, so you can focus on writing compelling stories and meeting tight deadlines.

You’re stuck copying quotes from Google Docs, digging through email threads for sources, and double-checking facts in Excel. As a journalist or writer, you lose hours each week to manual research, leaving less time for actual storytelling.

An AI agent that gathers facts, authentic details, and citations for writers and journalists, reducing manual research time and ensuring accuracy.

What this replaces

Copy quotes from Google Docs into drafts
Transcribe interviews from Otter.ai to Word
Format citation lists in EndNote for each article
Search email threads for source confirmations
Manually cross-check facts in Excel spreadsheets

The hidden cost

What this is really costing you

In media and publishing, journalists and writers often spend 2-3 hours every week pulling details from news archives, transcribing interviews in Otter.ai, and formatting citations in Word. This manual process slows down article delivery and increases the risk of factual errors. Relying on spreadsheets and email to track sources means critical information gets lost or duplicated. The constant back-and-forth eats into creative time and puts deadline pressure on editorial teams.

Time wasted

2-3 hours/week

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

Money lost

$4,500/year

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

If you keep ignoring it

Missed deadlines can lead to lost publication slots, while unchecked errors may result in retractions or damaged credibility with editors and readers.

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

2.5 hrs/week

of manual work

$4,500/year/ year

With your AI agent

20 min/week

agent-handled

$600/year/ year

You save

$3,900/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.

Validating Historical Events

You ask your agent to verify dates and details from multiple news archives for your nonfiction piece.

Sourcing Personal Anecdotes

You ask your agent to extract authentic anecdotes from interview transcripts for a character profile.

Compiling Reference Lists

You ask your agent to generate a formatted list of sources for your investigative article.

Summarizing Long Documents

You ask your agent to condense a 50-page diary into key moments relevant to your story.

How to hire your agent

1

Connect your tools

Link your document editing, note-taking, and research management tools to streamline your workflow.

2

Tell your agent what you need

Type: 'Find and summarize firsthand accounts of the 1969 moon landing from newspaper archives and diaries.'

3

Agent gets it done

The agent delivers a concise summary with sourced quotes and a ready-to-use reference list.

You doing it vs. your agent doing it

Read through multiple articles, highlight, and cross-verify details.
Agent scans, extracts, and compiles verified facts instantly.
1 hr/week
Transcribe and sift through long interview recordings or diaries.
Agent pinpoints and summarizes relevant anecdotes for you.
30 min/week
Track every source manually and format references.
Agent auto-generates a formatted citation list.
15 min/week
Manually decide which details fit your project’s context.
Agent filters and presents only contextually relevant information.
15 min/week

Agent skill set

What this agent knows how to do

Fact Extraction from News Archives

Pulls verified facts from LexisNexis and Reuters, delivering a list of source-backed statements for your article.

Anecdote Retrieval from Interview Transcripts

Finds and summarizes key quotes from Otter.ai transcripts, organizing them by topic and speaker.

Citation List Generation

Compiles references from PubMed, JSTOR, and news databases, outputting formatted citations ready for submission.

Document Summarization

Condenses lengthy PDFs or Word documents into concise summaries, highlighting details relevant to your editorial brief.

Contextual Detail Filtering

Filters out unrelated information, surfacing only the facts and anecdotes that match your assignment’s requirements.

AI Agent FAQ

The agent can use sources you provide access to, including LexisNexis, JSTOR, or ProQuest. It cannot bypass paywalls or access private repositories without your credentials.

Your AI agent pulls data from reputable sources and provides full citations for every fact. However, you should always review critical information before publishing.

Yes, the agent can export research findings and citation lists directly into Google Docs or Microsoft Word for easy editing and collaboration.

No, all data processed by the agent is deleted immediately after your session ends. Nothing is retained or shared with third parties.

Absolutely. The agent is designed to handle in-depth research tasks for investigative reporters, including cross-referencing multiple news archives and compiling source lists.

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