A better prompt is just a better assignment. This video gives journalists a clear understanding of the best practices for prompting ChatGPT: role, task, context, output, limits, and check. The demo starts with a weak prompt, then rebuilds it into a useful reporting instruction for a city council agenda item. What you’ll need: - A ChatGPT account - A document, agenda item, note, or article to practice on - A reporting question you want help clarifying What you’ll learn: - What makes a prompt useful - How to structure prompts for reporting tasks - How to ask ChatGPT to identify uncertainty and missing facts - How prompting can point you toward the next reporting step Who this video is for: Journalists, editors, producers, newsroom leaders, and educators who want practical ways to use AI in daily newsroom work. No technical background is required. Key takeaway: Better prompts give ChatGPT a clearer job, which leads to answers that are more useful, specific, and easier to check. Built by OpenAI: Created by OpenAI Academy to help news professionals use AI confidently while keeping editorial judgment, sourcing, and verification at the center.

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