Tool for journalists: Baekdal News Analyzer, for making news content more relevant
What is it? A custom ChatGPT bot that breaks down news articles and offers areas of improvement to serve audiences better, created by media consultant Thomas Baekdal.
Cost: Free (does not require the ChatGPT Plus subscription plan), with limited prompts that reset every three hours. Sign up required to ChatGPT.
How is it of use to journalists? Baekdal made an in-depth explainer on how the tool can be used. The gist of it is this:
The GPT will spit out a few insights, such as an overview of the key sources cited in the article with key quotes and context.
NB: Your employer could see inputting news content into ChatGPT as a copyright concern. Get the necessary clearance first.
Also, ChatGPT is far from faultless. Baekdal says that his GPT is specifically instructed to adhere to "journalistic standards" as best as possible:
"The GPT operates strictly within the confines of the source material, avoiding any........© journalism.co.uk
