Investigative story template: evidence-led accountability journalism

How it works

Open Investigative Story in your workspace and fill in what you know. Rough notes are fine; required fields are marked.

Press Write and the draft appears as it is written. Edit it, then save it, translate it, turn it into a script or social posts, or send it to your editor.

Fairness checks

• Always include the response of the people or organisations named; the draft flags it when missing.
• Keep the evidence specific: documents, dates, amounts.
• Have your editor approve before publishing: the team plan adds an approval step.

Accuracy first

Byline writes only from the facts you give it. It never invents quotes, sources or figures, and when something important is missing it marks the gap, like [CHECK: name of the spokesperson], for you to fill. You check every fact before publishing.

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