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Prompt course · 9 lessons · 24 prompts · 1 hour · Beginner

AI for Journalists

This prompt course teaches journalists how to use AI for story ideas, interviews, transcripts, fact-checking, drafts, headlines, live coverage, and documents. Each lesson gives you prompts you can adapt to your beat.

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What you'll learn

  • Story ideas: Turn a broad beat or a reader tip into fresh angles and a clear pitch.
  • Interview prep: Build questions that get past prepared answers and plan for difficult sources.
  • Transcript work: Condense long interviews and pull accurate quotes with enough context.
  • Fact checks: Compare claims with documents, spot inconsistencies, and draft corrections.
  • Article drafting: Shape reporting notes into a structured draft with a sharper opening.
  • Headline options: Tighten copy, follow style, and generate headline and search options.
  • Live coverage: Prepare alert language and update a running story as details change.
  • Document review: Summarize long records and pull key figures from datasets quickly.

What's inside

9 lessons · 24 prompts
  1. Before you start · framework course RACE Prompt Framework: Role, Action, Context, ExpectationRACE fits journalism because you define role, action, context, and expected quality, such as a fair court report with verified facts.
  2. Start here Priya's Wednesday, two waysA day in the life of a Journalist, before and after these prompts.
  3. 01 Lesson 1 · 3 prompts Story Ideas and Pitches
  4. 02 Lesson 2 · 3 prompts Interview Preparation
  5. 03 Lesson 3 · 2 prompts Transcripts and Source Notes
  6. 04 Lesson 4 · 3 prompts Fact-Checking and Verification
  7. 05 Lesson 5 · 3 prompts Drafting News Articles
  8. 06 Lesson 6 · 3 prompts Editing and Headlines
  9. 07 Lesson 7 · 3 prompts Live Coverage and Breaking News
  10. 08 Lesson 8 · 2 prompts Documents and Data
  11. 09 Lesson 9 · 2 prompts Beat Admin and Audience

About this course

7 topics

A prompt course built for working journalists

Reporters are asked to do more with less time. AI can help, but only if you give it clear instructions and check the results.

This course walks through eight prompt lessons for daily news work. You will practice with real tasks like interview prep, quote pulling, and headline options.

  1. The lessons
    1. Story Ideas and Pitches: Use AI to turn a broad beat or tip into fresh story angles, clear pitches, and sharper editor conversations.
    2. Interview Preparation: Use AI to prepare stronger questions, plan for difficult sources, and build follow-ups that get past prepared answers.
    3. Transcripts and Source Notes: Use AI to condense long interviews and pull accurate quotes with enough context for your reporting.
    4. Fact-Checking and Verification: Use AI to compare claims with documents, spot inconsistencies, and draft clear corrections when needed.
    5. Drafting News Articles: Use AI to turn reporting notes into structured drafts, sharpen the opening, and adapt stories for different platforms.
    6. Editing and Headlines: Use AI to tighten copy, enforce style, and generate headline and SEO options that fit the story.
    7. Live Coverage and Breaking News: Use AI to prepare live coverage plans, write fast alert language, and update running stories as details change.
    8. Documents and Data: Use AI to summarize long records and pull key figures from datasets without reading every line first.
    9. Beat Admin and Audience: Use AI to organize beat coverage and draft audience-facing promotion without losing editorial voice.
  2. What the course covers

    The lessons follow the work you already do, from the first story idea to the final headline. You will see prompts for interviews, transcripts, verification, drafts, live coverage, documents, and beat admin.

    Each lesson is short and practical. You can try a prompt on a current story the same day.

  3. How the lessons connect

    The course starts with ideas and pitches, then moves through reporting, checking, writing, and publishing. Later lessons build on earlier ones, so a strong interview prep makes transcript work easier.

    You do not have to finish everything at once. Use the lesson that matches the task in front of you.

  4. How to use prompts well

    Good prompts name the job, the audience, the length, and the tone. They also tell the AI what to avoid, like speculation or missing context.

    Always read the answer as a first draft, not a final one. Add your own facts, quotes, and editorial judgment before anything goes out.

  5. Who it is for

    This course is for reporters, editors, producers, and freelance journalists who want to work faster without cutting corners. It fits print, digital, and broadcast newsrooms.

    You do not need to be technical. You only need a beat, a deadline, and a willingness to try a few prompts.

  6. Safety and privacy for this job

    Journalists handle sensitive material, from source names to unpublished documents. The course shows what to keep out of AI tools and how to protect confidential work.

    It also covers checking AI output for bias, errors, and missing context, so your reporting stays accurate and fair.

  7. Your next step

    Pick one lesson that matches tomorrow's work and run the prompt with your own notes. Save what works and adjust what does not.

    When you are ready, move to the video courses chosen for journalists and complete the certifications that come with them.