Background Pack
Story background research on a topic or person: a sourced pack with a timeline, key players, primary documents, key numbers, prior coverage, contested facts and open questions.
Built for journalists starting a story who need story background research on a topic or person.
Why this work is hard
Journalists starting a story spend hours on this by hand: finding the right sources, reading them, checking them against each other and writing up what matters. The work is repetitive, it is easy to miss something, and nobody can show where a claim came from.
Background Pack does that work as a GREP AI agent. It runs when you ask, and you can put it on a daily, weekly or monthly schedule. Every run delivers a sourced report, with every claim linked to its source.
What you get
What Background Pack delivers
FAQ
What does Background Pack need to run?
Background Pack needs story topic or person.
How often does Background Pack run?
It runs when you ask, and you can put it on a daily, weekly or monthly schedule.
What does Background Pack deliver?
Every run delivers a sourced report, with every claim linked to its source.
Can I change what Background Pack does?
Yes. Every GREP AI agent can be cloned into your workspace, where you can edit its instructions, add your own sources and files, and change its schedule.
Which records does the story background research check?
Primary documents first, such as court records on CourtListener or PACER dockets where public, corporate filings on SEC EDGAR or Companies House, FEC and lobbying disclosures, the Federal Register and regulator enforcement pages. For non-US subjects it uses national equivalents.
What if the subject is ambiguous or a common name?
It picks the most likely interpretation based on prominence, recency and context, and states the choice and the main alternatives. For a common personal name it disambiguates with role, location and dates, and does not merge records from different people.
How does it label uncertain claims?
Plainly, as confirmed, reported (single source) or unverified, with inference kept separate from fact. Allegations are described as allegations, and guilt is not stated unless a court has found it.
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