Priya's Wednesday, two ways

Priya, a city hall reporter for a local news site.

Priya starts Wednesday with a tip about a delayed road project and a 9 a.m. budget meeting. She opens ChatGPT and asks for three story angles that connect the delay to the meeting, plus one question her editor will ask. She picks the angle about contractor payments and saves the other two for later.

Before her council interview, she uses Claude to build a question list. She adds notes from the last meeting, the mayor's past comments, and the names of two sources who might dodge. The AI suggests follow-ups about the missing timeline, and Priya marks the one she will use if the answer sounds rehearsed.

After the interview, she drops the transcript into Gemini and asks for a short summary with quotes that include context. She checks each quote against the recording, then uses a fact-check prompt to compare the mayor's road funding claim with the budget document. One figure does not match, so she flags it for a second call.

By 3 p.m., Priya has a draft opening, three headline options, and a note for her editor. She uses the time she saved to call a resident who lives near the road project. Then she leaves the office before dark and walks her dog along the river.