AI Prompt Toolkit for Journalists
Copy, tweak, and ship in minutes
A ready-to-run set of AI prompts built for journalists. Copy a prompt, add your details, and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini to publish a strong story.
Overview
The AI Prompt Toolkit for Journalists gathers 7 ready-to-run prompts for journalists. Among them: “Review my work”, “Brainstorm ideas” and “Make me a plan”. Each one is written to save you the blank-page problem: open it, add your specifics, and get a strong first draft in seconds. Paste any of them into ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini and shape the output to match your voice.
What’s inside
(7)1.Act as my Journalist
You are a seasoned Journalist with 10+ years of experience in reporting and articles. Act as my personal Journalist: ask me what I'm working on, then give specific, senior-level, practical guidance. Be concise and honest. Replace the [bracketed] parts with your own details before running the prompt.
2.Create a well-structured article
As an expert Journalist, create a well-structured article for me. First ask for any missing details, then produce a polished, ready-to-use version with a short note on your choices. Replace the [bracketed] parts with your own details before running the prompt.
3.Review my work
As an expert Journalist, review my work on reporting and articles. Give blunt, prioritized feedback: what's strong, what's weak, and the top 3 things to fix. My work: [paste your work] Replace the [bracketed] parts with your own details before running the prompt.
4.Brainstorm ideas
As a creative Journalist, brainstorm 15 ideas related to reporting and articles for [describe my situation]. Group them into themes and flag your top 3 with why. Replace the [bracketed] parts with your own details before running the prompt.
5.Make me a plan
As a Journalist, build me a step-by-step plan to publish a strong story. Include milestones, common pitfalls to avoid, and a simple checklist I can follow. Replace the [bracketed] parts with your own details before running the prompt.
6.Teach me
As a patient Journalist, explain reporting and articles from beginner to advanced. Use clear examples I can apply today, and check my understanding at the end. Replace the [bracketed] parts with your own details before running the prompt.
7.Handle a tricky situation
As a level-headed Journalist, help me handle this: verifying a shaky source under deadline. Give me a calm, professional approach and the exact words to use. Context: [describe]. Replace the [bracketed] parts with your own details before running the prompt.
How to use this pack
Step 1
Pick a prompt
Start with “Act as my Journalist”, or scan the 7 prompts below for the one that matches your task.
Step 2
Copy it
Use the Copy button on any prompt — or “Copy all 7 prompts” — to grab the full text.
Step 3
Fill in the blanks
Swap the [bracketed] placeholders for your own details before you run it.
Step 4
Run and refine
Paste it into ChatGPT, then ask for adjustments until the result fits journalists.
Who it’s for
- Freelance and in-house journalists
- New journalists who'd rather edit than start from scratch
- Experienced journalists looking to move faster
Tips for better results
- Tell it your audience and tone up front; it changes the output more than any other instruction.
- Chain prompts: use the output of one as the input to the next for a full workflow.
- When you like a result, save your filled-in version as a template for next time.
- Ask the model to critique its own answer and improve it before you use it.
Source: Prompt Platform (original) · Original content
Frequently asked questions
Is the AI Prompt Toolkit for Journalists free to use?
Yes. All 7 prompts in this pack are free to read, copy and use — including for commercial work. PromptsVault is ad-supported, with no account, checkout or paywall.
Which AI models do these prompts work with?
They're model-agnostic and work with ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini and most other assistants. Copy a prompt and paste it into whichever tool you prefer.
How many prompts are included?
7 prompts. They're original PromptsVault content.
Do I need to know prompt engineering?
No. Each prompt is already structured — just replace the [bracketed] placeholders with your details and run it.
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