Story ideas
The story everyone will write tomorrow, today
When a topic suddenly rises across your sources, Mediastilo tells you the same day, with angles you have not covered yet and the stories behind each one.
Spiking in your sources today
- Minimum wage11 stories since 8:00+320%
- Rail timetable6 stories+150%
- School meals4 stories+60%
From a spike to a draft
- 01
A topic rises
Mediastilo counts what your sources publish, topic by topic, and notices when one climbs well above its usual level.
- 02
You get angles
Suggestions for stories you have not written yet, each grounded in the articles that caused the spike.
- 03
One click to a draft
Pick an angle and it is written in your voice, with its sources, for your editor to approve.
Topics you track
Tell it what to watch
Add the names, places and subjects that matter to your readers. Mediastilo follows each one across every source and tells you when it moves.
- People, places, organisations, subjects
- Counted as stories arrive
- Each topic opens the stories behind it
Topics you track
- Airport expansion5 this week+25%
- Hospital waiting lists9 this week+80%
- Cruise ships2 this week−40%
Ideas, not noise
Only what fits
Ideas follow what you publish. A sports spike does not reach a business desk.
Grounded
Every angle names the stories it came from. None is written from thin air.
An inbox you clear
Take an idea, set it aside or let it go. Each choice sharpens the next suggestion.
Questions about story ideas
How quickly does it notice a spike?
The same day. Topics are counted as stories arrive, and spikes are checked during the day, not overnight.
Does an idea use credits?
Suggestions are free. Credits are used when an idea becomes a draft.
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