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AI-Powered Story Angle Discovery
What you'll learn
- 1Use AI to identify underreported angles on trending stories
- 2Build a systematic prompt workflow for story ideation
- 3Evaluate AI-generated angles for originality and feasibility
# AI-Powered Story Angle Discovery
Great stories rarely come from nowhere. They emerge when a journalist notices a pattern, a gap, or a contradiction that others have missed. AI can dramatically accelerate this discovery process by processing vast amounts of information and surfacing connections that would take hours of manual research.
The Story Angle Framework
The most effective approach is what experienced editors call the "So What? Test" — every story angle must answer why the audience should care right now. AI can help you systematically apply this test across dozens of potential angles in minutes.
Step 1: Landscape Mapping
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What you'll learn:
- Use AI to identify underreported angles on trending stories
- Build a systematic prompt workflow for story ideation
- Evaluate AI-generated angles for originality and feasibility