The breaking news AI workflow differs from standard production because every step must be compressed while maintaining the core quality gate: nothing is published that isn't verified. The workflow below is designed for a 2-journalist breaking news team and covers the 30–90 minutes from first alert to publication.
The 7-Step Breaking News AI Workflow
T+0: Monitoring agent alerts editor to breaking story with initial brief. T+5: Reporter queries Perplexity for background context and key sources. T+10: Reporter begins draft using AI scaffold from context and wire reports. T+20: Omniscient AI runs all factual claims in draft for multi-engine verification. T+30: Editor reviews flagged unverified claims; removes or hedges any that can't be verified. T+40: Final edit pass; AI adds SEO metadata, social snippets. T+50: Editor signs off; article publishes with AI disclosure and verified claims only.