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Produces a structured monitoring brief with sources, cadence, and alert thresholds for reporters tracking developing stories. Use when setting up a systematic watching routine for a long-running topic.
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Produces a structured monitoring brief that tells a reporter or editor exactly what to watch, where to watch it, and how often — so a developing story never slips through unnoticed.
Guides users through setting up a newsjack monitoring profile for a company, including company standing, topics, competitors, RSS feeds, and optional X trend monitoring.
Produces a structured research brief for a reporter starting a new story assignment — covering the key questions to answer, the types of sources to seek, documents to obtain, and potential story angles to investigate.
Deep-researches a topic and produces a multi-angle news briefing with optional publishing to Notion, Obsidian, Teams, or Slack.
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Produces a structured monitoring brief that tells a reporter or editor exactly what to watch, where to watch it, and how often — so a developing story never slips through unnoticed.
Required: The topic or story you are monitoring (one clear sentence describing it); the time horizon (days, weeks, months); your role (staff reporter, freelancer, editor, researcher)
Optional: Geographic scope; any sources or outlets you are already tracking; specific sub-angles you want flagged; how you will receive alerts (email, Slack, RSS, manual checks)
A single-page brief, structured in four labelled sections: Story Summary (two sentences on what you are tracking and why), Key Monitoring Questions (four to six bullet points describing the specific developments you want to catch), Source Map (a tiered table listing each source, what signal to look for, and how often to check it), and Alert Thresholds (plain-language descriptions of what would justify an immediate story, a follow-up, or simply an internal note). Plain prose and tables throughout. No jargon. Fits on one printed page.
Topic: A national government has announced a review of regulations governing online food delivery platforms, following a series of worker safety incidents. The review is expected to run for six months and produce binding recommendations. I am covering this as a labour and employment reporter. I need a monitoring plan for the full duration of the review.
Time horizon: Six months.
Role: Staff reporter at a general-interest national news outlet.
Geographic scope: Domestic (one country, no international comparison needed at this stage).
STORY SUMMARY
The government has launched a formal six-month regulatory review of online food delivery platforms, triggered by a cluster of worker safety incidents. The review will produce binding policy recommendations. This brief sets out what to watch, where, and how often for the duration.
KEY MONITORING QUESTIONS
SOURCE MAP
| Source | What to look for | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Government review committee's official page | New documents, consultation notices, committee announcements | Every 2 days |
| Labour ministry press releases | Ministerial statements on the review or on platform worker conditions | Every 2 days |
| Parliamentary record / Hansard | Questions, debates, or committee hearings referencing the review | Weekly |
| Workplace health and safety authority | Incident reports, enforcement actions involving delivery platforms | Weekly |
| Platform companies' investor relations pages | Earnings calls, regulatory risk disclosures, public statements | Monthly |
| Trade union and worker advocacy group websites | Submissions, press statements, campaign updates | Weekly |
| Industry association for food delivery platforms | Submissions, member communications, public responses | Weekly |
| Labour and employment specialist press | Analysis, leaked documents, expert commentary | Every 2 days |
| Court and tribunal records | Worker misclassification cases, injury claims, enforcement proceedings | Weekly |
| Social media (platform worker communities) | Organised action, incident reports, sentiment shifts | Twice weekly |
ALERT THRESHOLDS
File a story immediately if:
Note for next weekly editorial review if:
No immediate action if: