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How to use AskJared

AI-powered insights about trending stories

AskJared is an AI assistant that helps you understand trending stories by answering questions about coverage, angles, reporters, and more. Get instant insights powered by real-time analytics data.

Quick Tip

AskJared uses AI to analyze story analytics and provide grounded, factual answers. It's perfect for quickly understanding complex coverage patterns and identifying opportunities for commentary.

Accessing AskJared

AskJared is available in two places:

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On the Explore page

Click any trending story to open the analytics panel, then click the "Ask Jared" button in the panel header.

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On the Track page

When viewing keyword trends, click "Ask Jared" to get insights about your tracked keywords and coverage patterns.

How It Works

AskJared analyzes real-time analytics data including:

Story coverage statistics (count, outlets, reporters)
Top outlets and reporters covering the story
Timeline and momentum data
Coverage patterns and trends

The AI then answers your questions based on this data, providing concise, factual responses that cite specific outlets and reporters when relevant.

Example Questions

Here are some great questions to get started:

"What's the key angle of this story?"
Understand the main narrative
"Who's leading the coverage?"
Identify top reporters and outlets
"Can you summarize the timeline?"
Get a chronological overview
"What are the main perspectives?"
Understand different viewpoints
"Compare coverage between NYT and WSJ"
Analyze outlet differences
"What outlets broke this story first?"
Identify early coverage

Features

Multi-turn Conversations

Ask follow-up questions and the AI maintains context throughout your conversation.

Copy Responses

Click the copy button on any response to save insights to your clipboard.

Suggested Questions

Get started quickly with pre-written questions tailored to each story.

Clear Chat

Start fresh anytime with the clear chat button to reset your conversation.

Keyboard Shortcuts

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Enter: Send your question
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Shift + Enter: Add a new line in your question

Best Practices

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    Be specific: Ask targeted questions for better answers
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    Use follow-ups: Build on previous answers for deeper insights
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    Ask about patterns: Questions about trends and comparisons work great
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    Copy useful insights: Save key findings for your pitch research

Next Steps

Now that you understand AskJared, explore these related resources:

Using the Explore/Discover page
Tips for finding the right journalist
How to write your first pitch