EDITORIAL REVIEW · Workflow idea

Develop a timely article with editorial control at every important step.

For work involving current reporting, proposed search topics, long-form article sections, and editorial decisions, check the facts and permissions before taking the next step. Prepare a source-linked article draft in reviewable sections from selected reporting and approved topics. News can change or be corrected, and a summary may omit context or reuse protected text. Verify claims against original reporting, preserve attribution and uncertainty, restrict unpublished drafts, and require an editor to approve the complete article before release.

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Starts with
A scoped request is ready for review
Produces
A review-ready brief about current reporting, proposed search topics, long-form article sections, and editorial decisions, with source checks, uncertainty, and approval status.
Category
Reviews & approvals

01 / The starting point

A clear request.
A useful direction.

current reporting, proposed search topics, long-form article sections, and editorial decisions, an authorized source, and a named owner

“Prepare current reporting, proposed search topics, long-form article sections, and editorial decisions for informed review without treating an unverified draft, estimate, or match as final.”
An example request · Make it specific to your team.

02 / The work

5 tasks.
One useful outcome.

Prepare a source-linked article draft in reviewable sections from selected reporting and approved topics.

  1. Confirm source rights and intended use

    Check permission to access, quote, adapt, illustrate, and distribute each source.

  2. Trace claims to original evidence

    Verify material facts, figures, dates, and quotations in their full context.

  3. Preserve attribution and uncertainty

    Separate evidence from interpretation and mark details that may have changed.

  4. Review the complete draft

    Check originality, accessibility, disclosures, and suitability for the intended audience.

  5. Approve the final version before release

    Require an editor or rights holder to approve the exact content and destination.

03 / The result

Something useful.
Something to build on.

A review-ready brief about current reporting, proposed search topics, long-form article sections, and editorial decisions, with source checks, uncertainty, and approval status.

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Reviews & approvals · Example outcome

The handoff

A review-ready brief about current reporting, proposed search topics, long-form article sections, and editorial decisions, with source checks, uncertainty, and approval status.

Keep in mind

News can change or be corrected, and a summary may omit context or reuse protected text. Verify claims against original reporting, preserve attribution and uncertainty, restrict unpublished drafts, and require an editor to approve the complete article before release.

04 / Make it yours

Set the brief.
Set the standard.

A few choices shape the work around your team.

Record sources and allowed uses

Keep attribution, license limits, and audience or expiration restrictions visible.

Set evidence and editorial standards

Define how claims, translations, quotations, and disclosures are checked.

Restrict unpublished material

Limit access to source files and drafts and remove copies when their purpose ends.

Require an editorial release decision

Keep publication and external distribution behind explicit human approval.

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