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Find story angles and expert sources for a feature article

Fresh angles on a topic, the people and data that could support each, and interview questions to get started.

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The prompt

Help me find strong angles and sources for a feature story. Topic: [TOPIC] Outlet and audience: [e.g. "regional newspaper", "trade magazine for logistics managers", "podcast for parents"] What's already been covered: [recent coverage I know about] My access and constraints: [location, deadline, budget for travel, languages] Length and format: [WORDS or minutes] Give me: 1. 8-10 story angles, each with: the central question, why it matters now, who it affects (demographics, communities, industries, events), and what would make it feel new compared with existing coverage. 2. For the 3 strongest angles: - Types of sources to seek: affected people, practitioners, researchers, officials, critics, and someone who disagrees with the main thesis. - How to find them: directories, academic databases, professional associations, court or public records, community groups, social platforms. - Data and documents that could support or test the angle. - 5 opening interview questions for each source type. 3. Diversity check: whose voices are usually missing from coverage of this topic. 4. Verification notes: claims that will need independent confirmation. Rules: - Do not invent names of specific experts, quotes, or statistics. Describe the kind of source instead, or mark a specific name as [VERIFY] if you suggest one. - Flag any angle that involves vulnerable people or legal risk so I can handle it carefully.

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What to fill in

  • TOPIC
  • recent coverage I know about
  • location, deadline, budget for travel, languages
  • WORDS or minutes

How this prompt is built

This prompt follows the RTF structure (Role, Task, Format). RTF tells the model who to be, what to do and what shape the answer should take. It is the quickest structure that still gives noticeably better results than a bare request.

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