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Generates a structured expert-sourcing strategy for a story, identifying expert types, selection criteria, search locations, and vetting questions.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
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/autopunk-media-skills:expert-identifierThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
Generate a structured expert-sourcing strategy for a story — identifying the types of experts needed, the criteria for selecting them, where to look, and what questions to ask when vetting candidates.
Generate a structured expert-sourcing strategy for a story — identifying the types of experts needed, the criteria for selecting them, where to look, and what questions to ask when vetting candidates.
Required: The story topic or angle; what expertise is needed and why it matters to the story.
Optional: Geographic preference (local, national, international sources); whether academic, industry, government, or civil society experts are preferred; any experts already identified (to avoid duplication); how many expert categories the story needs.
Structured sourcing plan with four sections: (1) Expert categories (3–5), each with a profile description and a short explanation of why that expertise matters for this specific story; (2) Where to look for each category (institutional types and search approaches, not named organisations or individuals); (3) Vetting questions (3–5 questions to ask a candidate before committing to them as a source); (4) Diversity check — prompts to identify gaps or homogeneity in the proposed source mix. Total: 300–500 words.
Topic: A feature article on the long-term health effects of shift work in the logistics industry.
What expertise is needed: Medical evidence on health outcomes; the employer perspective on shift scheduling; the lived experience of logistics workers.
Geographic preference: UK-based sources preferred, but international medical research acceptable.
Expert sourcing strategy: Shift work and health in logistics
Expert Category 1: Occupational medicine and sleep science
Profile: A clinician or researcher who studies the health effects of circadian disruption — specifically the outcomes associated with rotating or night-shift patterns rather than shift work generally. Ideally has published peer-reviewed research on cardiovascular, metabolic, or mental health outcomes in shift workers. Academic affiliation preferred; industry-funded researchers should be disclosed.
Where to look: University departments of occupational medicine, sleep research institutes, public health faculties. Search via academic databases (PubMed, Google Scholar) for recent UK-based authors on shift work health outcomes. Medical Royal Colleges maintain lists of specialist members willing to comment.
Expert Category 2: Logistics sector employer representative
Profile: A senior HR, operations, or workforce planning executive at a logistics or distribution company who can speak to shift scheduling decisions — why patterns are designed as they are, what constraints exist, what (if anything) has changed. A trade association spokesperson is acceptable as a secondary source but less useful than a practitioner.
Where to look: Logistics UK and the Road Haulage Association have press offices. Major distribution companies' corporate communications teams. LinkedIn is effective for identifying current or former workforce directors willing to speak on background.
Expert Category 3: Worker advocate or union representative
Profile: A union official or worker advocacy representative with experience on shift work conditions in logistics and warehousing. Should be able to speak to the gap between employer claims and worker experience, and to what collective bargaining has and has not achieved.
Where to look: Unite the Union (transport and logistics sector); GMB union; the Trades Union Congress. Worker-led campaign groups focused on warehousing conditions are also worth considering as secondary sources.
Vetting questions (ask before confirming any source)
Diversity check
Before finalising your source list, confirm: Is more than one gender represented? Are all sources from large institutions, or do you have at least one practitioner or worker voice? Do your medical sources include both researchers and clinicians? Is the employer perspective represented by a company that is not currently under investigation or in litigation (which would constrain what they can say)?
npx claudepluginhub ur-grue/autopunk-media-skills --plugin autopunk-media-skillsGenerates a structured brief identifying expert types needed for a story, where to find them, and how to approach them credibly. Useful at the start of an investigation or when covering an unfamiliar technical subject.
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