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DIGITAL PR RESEARCH · Workflow idea

Find timely story ideas without skipping the human judgment.

Review public conversations around selected topics alongside the articles they reference. Organize recurring audience themes and possible story angles into a weekly brief that gives communications teams a place to start—not a substitute for source checking, editorial judgment, or consent-aware outreach.

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Starts with
Topics for weekly PR research
Produces
A private research brief with dated sources, possible story angles, and questions for the communications team to verify.
Category
Reviews & approvals

01 / The starting point

A clear request.
A useful direction.

A communications team’s selected topics and permitted public discussions and reporting

“Prepare a source-linked weekly brief of possible story opportunities and audience themes, with every interpretation and external follow-up held for human review.”
An example request · Make it specific to your team.

02 / The work

5 tasks.
One useful outcome.

Helps PR and communications teams organize timely public material into ideas they can evaluate together.

  1. Choose topics and permitted public sources

    Set the subjects for review and use only public discussions and articles the team is allowed to access for this purpose.

  2. Find timely discussions and linked coverage

    Gather relevant posts and their referenced articles, retaining original links, dates, and enough context to verify each item.

  3. Summarize audience themes with limits visible

    Describe recurring reactions or questions at an aggregate level and note that the available comments may not represent a wider audience.

  4. Prepare possible story angles

    Combine verified source context into tentative story opportunities and clearly separate evidence from recommendations.

  5. Review the brief before acting

    Have a communications professional verify sources, claims, and relevance before planning a pitch, contacting anyone, or sharing findings.

03 / The result

Something useful.
Something to build on.

A private research brief with dated sources, possible story angles, and questions for the communications team to verify.

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Review weekly PR story opportunities

Reviews & approvals · Example outcome

The handoff

A private research brief with dated sources, possible story angles, and questions for the communications team to verify.

Keep in mind

Public discussions are not representative of everyone, and sentiment or audience themes can be misread. Respect each source’s access rules, minimize personal details, avoid profiling individual participants, and verify claims against original reporting. A communications professional must approve any pitch, public statement, or outreach.

04 / Make it yours

Set the brief.
Set the standard.

A few choices shape the work around your team.

Define topics, sources, and reporting periods

Choose appropriate public sources, research topics, and a weekly review window.

Set privacy and source-use practices

Collect only material needed for the brief, avoid identifying individuals, and respect each source’s terms and intended use.

Choose reviewers and team recipients

Name who checks the source material and approve access to the private research brief.

Test sparse, conflicting, and developing stories

Review limited discussion, disagreement, and changing coverage to ensure uncertainty is visible and no outreach is automatic.

Put your next idea to work.

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