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
- Parse query for claims needed
- Retrieve source per claim BEFORE generating
- Generate with inline attribution
- Verify sources exist and were consulted
- 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