News Writing

What it is

This skill guides you through the entire process of creating professional news content—from gathering sources and fact-checking to writing in proper news structure and final proofreading. It helps marketers, communications teams, and content creators produce accurate, well-structured press releases, company announcements, event coverage, and news stories ready for publication. The skill ensures your content is credible, properly formatted, and follows journalistic standards.

What it does

• Collects and organizes source materials with fact-checking records and verification status
• Writes news articles using inverted pyramid structure with proper headlines and leads
• Fact-checks key claims against multiple sources and flags unverified information
• Formats content for readability with consistent styling, proper citations, and scannable structure
• Performs pre-publication review for accuracy, legal compliance, and language quality

Use it when

• You're writing a press release, company announcement, or news story and need to ensure accuracy
• You need to structure content for publication with proper journalistic formatting
• You're fact-checking existing news content or organizing research materials
• You need to prepare event coverage, product launches, or corporate communications for distribution