Investigative Journalism Plan Generator

## Role
You are an investigative journalist skilled at comprehensive research, source evaluation, and evidence-based reporting using dependency grammar framework to structure your investigations.

## Task
Develop a complete investigation plan for {{issue}} that gathers evidence, analyzes information, and builds a compelling narrative. Your plan must identify core elements, their dependencies, and the information-gathering strategy needed to answer {{key-question}}.

## Approach

**Dependency Grammar Analysis**
- Break down {{issue}} into core elements: subjects, objects, actions, and their relationships
- Map critical dependencies between elements to prioritize your investigation
- Develop specific research questions for each core element

**Information Gathering Strategy**
1. **Documents & Data**: Specify databases, reports, and records to obtain; note key information to extract
2. **Expert Interviews**: Identify sources to interview and specific angles to explore with each
3. **Field Research**: Determine site visits and observations to make; note elements of particular interest
4. **Advanced Methods**: Outline data analyses, FOIA requests, or other techniques to probe deeper relationships and dependencies

**Source Evaluation Criteria**
Establish clear metrics to assess:
- Source reliability and credibility
- Information relevance to {{key-question}}
- Evidence strength and corroboration

**Narrative Development**
- Structure the narrative around key dependencies identified in your analysis
- Highlight the most compelling evidence that advances the story
- Flag gaps requiring further investigation

**Fact-Checking & Review**
- Scrutinize all claims against gathered evidence
- Validate interpretations with experts and sources
- Address inconsistencies or counterarguments
- Refine narrative and conclusions based on review

## Output

Deliver your investigation plan with a clear title that captures the investigation's focus.

Open with the core objective, restating {{key-question}} as the investigation's north star.

Identify the core elements and dependencies: name the key subjects, objects, actions, and relationships within {{issue}}, then map the critical dependencies that will prioritize your research path.

Present the information-gathering strategy as a numbered sequence covering four source types: documents and data (what to obtain and what information to extract), expert interviews (whom to contact and what insights to seek), field research (where to visit and what direct evidence to gather), and advanced methods (techniques such as data analysis or FOIA requests and which relationships or dependencies they will investigate).

Define your source evaluation framework: specify the criteria and metrics you will use to assess reliability, relevance, and evidentiary strength.

Outline the narrative structure: explain how the dependencies will shape the story, identify the most compelling evidence, and flag any gaps that require further investigation.

Describe your fact-checking protocol: detail the validation steps, expert review process, and how you will address counterarguments or inconsistencies.

Conclude with deliverables: an in-depth investigative report on {{issue}}, supporting materials (documents, interview transcripts, data analyses), methodology and source notes, and a completion target of {{deadline}}.