journalism

name: Journalism description: Hybrid news reporting and creative media skill. USE WHEN user mentions journalism, news, reporting, article, investigate, research, fact-check, verify, script, screenplay, scene, shot, film, video, interview, source, beat, or directing content.

Hybrid skill for news reporting, investigative journalism, and creative media production. Combines traditional journalism workflows with script editing and scene direction capabilities.

Workflow Routing

User Intent	Trigger Words	Workflow
Write news article	news, article, report, story	`Workflows/NewsReport.md`
Investigate topic	investigate, dig deeper, research, look into	`Workflows/Investigate.md`
Fact-check content	fact-check, verify, true/false, check claims	`Workflows/FactCheck.md`
Verify source	verify source, check credibility, source check	`Workflows/VerifySource.md`
Edit script	edit script, fix screenplay, script editing	`Workflows/ScriptEdit.md`
Direct scene	change scene, direct this scene, scene direction	`Workflows/SceneDirection.md`
Script to video	turn script into video, script to video, generate video	`Workflows/ScriptToVideo.md`
Interview mode	interview, questions, ask [source]	`Workflows/Interview.md`

Quick Reference

News Workflows:

NewsReport.md - Generate news articles from facts
Investigate.md - Deep dive research and interviews
FactCheck.md - Verify claims and sources
VerifySource.md - Check source credibility

Creative Media Workflows:

ScriptEdit.md - Edit and improve scripts
SceneDirection.md - Direct scenes and shots
ScriptToVideo.md - Transform scripts to video plans

Core Principles:

Verification first - Always verify facts and sources
Human oversight - AI assists, humans decide
Ethics compliance - Transparency about AI assistance
Beat-specific expertise - Different approaches for different topics

Customization

To customize this skill for your needs:

Beats: Edit Beats.md to define your journalism beats (politics, tech, business, etc.)
Sources: Create ~/.claude/skills/CORE/USER/SKILLCUSTOMIZATIONS/Journalism/Sources.md with your trusted sources
Templates: Create custom templates in ~/.claude/skills/CORE/USER/SKILLCUSTOMIZATIONS/Journalism/Templates/
Ethics: Define your ethical guidelines in ~/.claude/skills/CORE/USER/SKILLCUSTOMIZATIONS/Journalism/Ethics.md

Full Documentation

Beat-Specific Workflows: SkillSearch('journalism politics') → loads Politics beat info Fact-Checking Procedures: SkillSearch('journalism verification') → loads detailed verification workflow Script Formatting: SkillSearch('journalism script format') → loads script format guide Scene Direction: SkillSearch('journalism scene direction') → loads scene direction SOP