Journalist Analyst

When you need to assess breaking news, verify claims, or understand how a story is being framed, this skill applies traditional journalism frameworks like the 5 Ws and H, inverted pyramid structure, and newsworthiness criteria. It walks through source credibility evaluation, fact-checking methods, and identifies information gaps or bias in reporting. Honestly, it's most useful when you're trying to cut through noise on developing events or need to quickly assess whether information is solid. The theoretical grounding is surprisingly thorough, covering everything from primary source evaluation to ethical journalism principles, which makes it good for both quick analysis and deeper investigative work.

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last updated: Aug 21, 2026

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$ npx -y skills add rysweet/amplihack --skill journalist-analyst --agent claude-code

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Journalist Analyst Skill

Purpose

Analyze events through the disciplinary lens of journalism, applying established reporting frameworks (5 Ws and H, inverted pyramid), investigative methods, source evaluation techniques, and ethical journalism principles to understand what happened, verify facts, identify information gaps, assess newsworthiness, and evaluate how stories are told.

When to Use This Skill

Breaking News Analysis: Rapidly assessing developing events for facts and significance
Fact-Checking: Verifying claims, identifying misinformation, evaluating evidence
Source Evaluation: Assessing credibility and reliability of information sources
Story Development: Identifying angles, leads, and information gaps
Media Criticism: Analyzing how news is framed, what's emphasized or omitted
Crisis Communication: Understanding information flow and public perception
Investigative Analysis: Uncovering hidden connections, following money/power