Can AI do editorial cycle of a publication from topic to release?

An expert breakdown of a typical process from public sources, worked out by the same rules as your own check.

1 of 12 steps goes to an agent

Goes to an agent (1)

An agent does these steps on its own.

Proofreading and conformance to the style book
An agent can do this step alone: everything it takes is a strong suit of AI.
- Checking against a reference and finding discrepancies

AI prepares the work; a person reviews and confirms it.

A topic appears: a reporter's pitch, a tip, a request from the audience
AI drafts it and a person checks: AI only drafts part of what it takes.
- Generating text in a given register
Write the piece
AI drafts it and a person checks: AI only drafts part of what it takes.
- Generating text in a given register
Editing by the editor: structure, completeness, clarity, trimming
AI drafts it and a person checks: AI only drafts part of what it takes.
- Generating text in a given register
Fact-check against primary sources — names, titles, dates, figures, quotes
A person signs off: the step needs a formal approval.
Monitor the responses and correct errors with a public notice
A person signs off: the step needs a formal approval.

These steps need a person's judgement or presence.

Editorial decision to take the topic and assignment to the reporter
Stays with people: it takes judgement that depends on your business context.
- Judging risk or priority in a business context
- Consolidating people's contributions and resolving priority conflicts
Gather the facts: work with sources, interviews, documents, public records requests
Stays with people: it takes judgement that depends on your business context.
- Open-ended dialogue with an external party
Mid-way review with the editor and the decision to continue
Stays with people: it takes judgement that depends on your business context.
- Judging risk or priority in a business context
- Consolidating people's contributions and resolving priority conflicts
Legal review before publication
Stays with people: it takes judgement that depends on your business context.
- Judging risk or priority in a business context
Headline, lead, captions, pull-quotes and page layout
Stays with people: it takes judgement that depends on your business context.
- Judging risk or priority in a business context
Final read by the senior editor and release
Stays with people: it takes judgement that depends on your business context.
- Judging risk or priority in a business context

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