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Story Development & Editorial Planning
10 min
What you will learn
- Use AI to develop story angles and identify underreported dimensions of topics
- Create editorial planning documents that organize complex, multi-part stories
- Build story outlines that balance narrative arc with factual completeness
- Develop interview preparation guides with informed, probing questions
# Story Development & Editorial Planning
The best journalism finds the angle nobody else has explored. AI helps you generate and evaluate angles systematically.
Story Angle Development
I am covering [topic/event]. Help me develop story angles
beyond the obvious:
Topic: [e.g., City approves $200M bond measure for school construction]
The obvious story: What was approved, when, how much, voter reaction.
Help me identify:
1. FOLLOW-THE-MONEY ANGLES
- Who benefits financially from the construction contracts?
- What is the track record of the construction companies likely to bid?
- How does this compare to similar bond measures in comparable cities?
- What is the actual cost after interest over the bond term?
2. IMPACT ANGLES
- Which schools are prioritized and which are not? (equity analysis)
- What happens to students during construction?
- How does this affect property taxes over the bond period?
- What is the neighborhood-level impact?Unlock this lesson
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What you'll learn:
- Use AI to develop story angles and identify underreported dimensions of topics
- Create editorial planning documents that organize complex, multi-part stories
- Build story outlines that balance narrative arc with factual completeness