Journalism Toolkit for Claude Code
The most comprehensive journalism AI system available as a Claude Code plugin. 30 specialized agents, 2 commands, and 1 analytical skill covering investigative reporting, fact-checking, disinformation analysis, AI content detection, foreign news de-biasing, bot & troll detection, multimedia production, and content distribution.
One command. Five journalism modes. From tip to publication.
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Why This Plugin?
Modern journalism demands speed without sacrificing accuracy — verifying viral claims, detecting deepfakes, tracing disinformation networks, and producing multimedia content across platforms. Manual workflows can't keep up.
Four Key Components:
- 30 specialist agents across investigative, forensic, multimedia, and distribution domains
- 19 verification agents organized in 5 tiers for systematic disinformation analysis
- 2 slash commands for full journalism workflows and dedicated disinformation investigations
- Master orchestrator routing queries automatically to the right specialist
Target Users: Investigative journalists, fact-checkers, newsroom editors, media analysts, and disinformation researchers.
Domains Covered
| Domain | Coverage |
|---|
| Investigative Reporting | FOIA requests, document analysis, source development, legal review |
| Fact-Checking | Claim verification, source cross-referencing, evidence grading |
| Disinformation Analysis | Bot detection, narrative tracking, deepfake forensics, financial trails |
| AI Content Forensics | AI-generated text detection, click-farm content, stylometric fingerprinting |
| Foreign Media Analysis | Cross-language translation, PR-sanitization detection, state media patterns |
| Grassroots Intelligence | Human sincerity scoring, troll-army detection, grassroots willowing |
| Verification & Forensics | 19-agent pipeline: timeline analysis, platform tracking, bias assessment |
| Multimedia Production | Automated video (MoviePy, Whisper), data visualization (Plotly, Folium) |
| Content Distribution | Multi-platform formatting (Twitter, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram), SEO |
| Ethics & Editorial | Ethical guidance, legal risk, narrative structure, publication readiness |
Installation
Requirements: Claude Code v1.0.33 or later
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/swarochish/journalism-toolkit.git
# Load the plugin
claude --plugin-dir ./journalism-toolkit
Alternative: Add to .claude/settings.json:
{
"plugins": ["path/to/journalism-toolkit"]
}
Quick Start Commands
Master Command:
/journalism-toolkit:ultimate-multimedia-journalist
Story Development:
/journalism-toolkit:ultimate-multimedia-journalist
Plan and develop stories with investigative reporting, fact-checking, editing, and multimedia.
Verification & Fact-Checking:
/journalism-toolkit:ultimate-multimedia-journalist verify [topic or URL]
Forensic analysis of viral content with interactive dashboards and risk assessment.
Investigative Reporting:
/journalism-toolkit:ultimate-multimedia-journalist investigate [topic]
Multi-week investigations with document analysis, source development, and legal review.
Multimedia Production:
/journalism-toolkit:ultimate-multimedia-journalist create [content type]
Video production, data visualization, and cross-platform content with Python automation.
Real-Time Monitoring:
/journalism-toolkit:ultimate-multimedia-journalist monitor [topic]
Ongoing narrative monitoring with automated alerts.
Disinformation Analysis:
/journalism-toolkit:disinformation-brain
Dedicated interface coordinating 19 forensic sub-agents for comprehensive disinformation detection.
Investigation Reports:
Use the journalism-toolkit:investigation-report-generator skill to produce self-contained HTML dossiers with a dark editorial theme, interactive navigation, timelines, and evidence cards.
How It Works
