How to use Story Pitch in your AI agent

What you'll get

This skill helps you craft professional story pitches that editors actually want to read. Whether you're pitching a news article, feature story, investigation, or op-ed, you'll get structured templates that cover the essentials: why the story matters, why now, what sources you have, and what resources you need. Perfect for journalists, content creators, freelance writers, and anyone who needs to sell a story idea to an editor or publication.

Step 1 — Get the skill source URL

The Story Pitch skill lives at:

Step 2 — Add it to your AI agent

Copy one of these prompts and paste it into your AI tool. The agent will fetch and install the skill for you.

Add the agent skill from https://github.com/jamditis/claude-skills-journalism/tree/master/story-pitch to my project.

Install this agent skill: https://github.com/jamditis/claude-skills-journalism/tree/master/story-pitch

Add this skill to .codex/skills/: https://github.com/jamditis/claude-skills-journalism/tree/master/story-pitch

Add the skill at https://github.com/jamditis/claude-skills-journalism/tree/master/story-pitch to my .gemini/skills/ directory.

Install this agent skill from https://github.com/jamditis/claude-skills-journalism/tree/master/story-pitch

Add this skill: https://github.com/jamditis/claude-skills-journalism/tree/master/story-pitch

Step 3 — Try these prompts

Once the skill is installed, ask your AI things like:

• Pitching a story idea to an editor or publication
• Write a freelance query letter that stands out
• Competing for an assignment in your newsroom
• Refine your story angle before you start reporting

What this skill does

• Provides proven templates for daily news, features, investigations, and op-ed pitches
• Structures your pitch with hook, evidence, access, and timeline sections
• Helps you answer the critical questions editors ask: why this story, why now, why you, why this outlet
• Formats pitches for different publication types and editorial expectations
• Includes real examples showing how to present sources, visuals, and resource needs