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Journalism agent skills

Plugins for journalists and researchers: source and fact verification, records requests, data journalism, archiving and PDF reports

PluginMedium risk

jamditis/claude-skills-journalismAuthor: Joe Amditis

Install

/plugin marketplace add jamditis/claude-skills-journalism
/plugin install journalism-core@claude-skills-journalism

Swap journalism-core for research-toolkit, video-toolkit, pdf-playground or another plugin. Restart Claude Code after installing.

This is third-party code. Review the repository files before installing.

What it does

The repository ships several plugins for different newsroom jobs. Journalism-core covers source and fact verification including deepfake signs and C2PA, FOIA request drafting, editorial workflow, interview prep and transcription, pitches and newsletters. Research-toolkit helps with academic writing, web archiving and page change monitoring, and video-toolkit downloads and transcribes public video with provenance records. Other plugins handle PDF report design, small newsroom dev tools and defensive security.

Who it is for. For journalists, fact-checkers, researchers and small newsroom dev teams.

Good fit when

  • You need to verify a source, photo or video before publishing
  • You need to draft a public records request
  • You need to archive web pages as evidence and monitor changes

Not a fit when

  • You need requests under non-US law other than Brazil's: templates target US and Brazilian law
  • You want a ready fact-checking service rather than agent instructions

Example request

Verify this source and the photo in the post: where they come from, when they first appeared and whether there are signs of manipulation

Limitations

Materials are in English and follow US newsroom practice, AP style and US law. Commands, agents and hooks work only in Claude Code; Codex gets the skills only. Video and archiving tools access external sites, some of which may be blocked in Russia.

How to disable. Uninstall the plugin via /plugin in Claude Code or the skills via npx skills remove. Delete manually copied folders from ~/.claude/skills.

Security check

  • Downloads video and pages from external sites
  • Some plugins install hooks and run scripts

README in short

The README opens with guides on autonomous dev work, multi-agent workflows and persistent tmux sessions. Then comes a plugin table with descriptions and commands, and instructions for Claude Code, Codex and manual single-skill installs. A skills-catalog.yaml file records packages and the status of every skill. Docs and a skill browser live on a separate site. MIT licensed.

FAQ

Can I install one skill without a plugin?

Yes. Clone the repository and copy the skill folder, for example journalism-core/skills/source-verification, into ~/.claude/skills.

Does it work in Codex?

Yes, journalism-core skills install via codex plugin add or npx skills with --agent codex. Claude Code commands and hooks do not carry over.

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