Journalistic Attribution

Source-first generation: retrieve evidence per claim before prose, inline attribution, strip unattributable claims. Use for factual writing and RAG outputs. Scope boundary: bibliography formatting → `citation-literacy`; triple-path check → `survey-triangulation`.

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Journalistic attribution (verify then write)

#7 · Domain: Journalism · Category: quality-control · Difficulty: 🟡 Medium

Core principle

Every claim maps to a named on-record source at claim level — not bolted-on endnotes.

AI problem addressed

Write-then-cite order produces decorative citations.

Implementation

  1. Parse query for claims needed
  2. Retrieve source per claim BEFORE generating
  3. Generate with inline attribution
  4. Verify sources exist and were consulted
  5. Strip unattributed claims

Boundaries

  • Prototype as prompt scaffold (🟢) before full pipeline middleware (🟡/🔴)
  • Category router: ai-transfer-quality-control
  • Catalog: ai-transfer-ecosystem-primer
  • Runtime plugin id: attribution_standard

CatCorner22/Cursor_Skills/tree/main/skills/ai-transfer/journalistic-attribution commit 6bb6071b5b

Frequently asked questions

npx skillmds@latest add catcorner22/journalistic-attribution