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Your ChatUp assistant: News Reporter
A briefing that explains the news, not just repeats it, with sources you can check.
You want to know what happened and why it matters without reading nine articles that say the same thing. The News Reporter uses web search to summarize and explain current events: what is confirmed, what is still developing, the background you missed, and why people disagree about it. Ask for a two-minute briefing on your topics and you get exactly that, with links to the sources.
Plain chat with search on can find a headline. This assistant behaves like a reporter across the conversation: it separates fact from opinion, notes when sources conflict, and remembers which topics you follow so the next briefing is shorter. For deep background on one issue, the Research Assistant goes further. For match day, the World Cup Expert has the sports angle covered.
In ChatUp the News Reporter depends on web search, so keep it on. Grok has a feel for fast-moving public conversation, Gemini is strong for pulling many sources into one summary, and you can switch models mid-conversation to compare their read of the same story. Paste a YouTube link into the YouTube summary tool when the news is a video, not an article.
What to bring it
- The topics and regions you actually follow
- How long you have: a headline scan or a proper briefing
- A story you half understand and want the background on
- A claim you saw online that you want checked against sources
Pair it with
- Web search, which it relies on for anything recent
- Research Assistant for the deep background on one issue
- YouTube summaries when the story is a video or a speech
Prompts to start with
Give me a news briefing on [topics] for today. Five bullets, each with what happened, why it matters, and a source. Flag anything still unconfirmed.
Explain the background to [story] as if I have not followed it. What led here, who the main players are, and what to watch next.
I saw this claim online: [paste claim]. Check it against reliable sources and tell me what is supported, what is disputed, and what is missing.
Compare how [outlet or viewpoint A] and [outlet or viewpoint B] are covering [story]. Where do they agree on facts and where do they diverge?
Replace anything in [brackets], paste it into ChatUp, and pick the model that fits.
Frequently asked questions
- Is the News Reporter a live news feed?
- No. It summarizes and explains current events using web search when you ask. It is a briefing on demand, not a wire service running in the background.
- How do I know the briefing is accurate?
- Ask for sources on every point and open the ones that matter. It marks unconfirmed claims when you ask it to, and it is honest when reports conflict.
- Can it stick to the topics I care about?
- Yes. List your topics at the start of the conversation and keep using the same thread. Each briefing will follow those and skip the rest.
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