Flag defamation and privacy risks in an article before publishing
A pre-publication read that highlights risky statements about people or companies, why they are risky, and safer edits to discuss with a lawyer.
The prompt
Do a pre-publication risk read of my article.
The draft: [PASTE THE ARTICLE]
Jurisdiction(s) where it will be published or read: [e.g. US, UK, EU, India - risk differs a lot by country]
Evidence for each allegation: [DOCUMENTS, recordings, on-record sources, anonymous sources]
Right of reply: [who was contacted for comment, when, and what they said]
Images and personal details used: [photos, names, addresses, health or criminal details, minors]
Go through the draft and flag:
- Statements of fact that could harm a person's or company's reputation, and whether my evidence supports each as written.
- Implied meanings, headlines, captions, and photo pairings that say more than the text.
- Opinion presented as fact, or fact presented as opinion.
- Allegations without a fair chance to respond, or responses not fairly reflected.
- Privacy issues: private information, identification of minors, victims, or bystanders, and whether public interest justifies it.
- Reporting on legal proceedings that could prejudice a case or break a reporting restriction.
- Quotes or documents that might reveal a confidential source.
Return a table: passage | risk type | risk level (high/medium/low) | why | evidence needed | suggested safer wording. Then list the questions to take to our lawyer and the edits to make first.
This is general information to help me prepare, not legal advice. Have a qualified media lawyer review anything rated high before publishing.
Highlighted [brackets] are blanks to replace with your own details.
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What to fill in
- PASTE THE ARTICLE
- e.g. US, UK, EU, India - risk differs a lot by country
- DOCUMENTS, recordings, on-record sources, anonymous sources
- who was contacted for comment, when, and what they said
- photos, names, addresses, health or criminal details, minors
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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