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Antenna newsroom desk

Tone & Position

The tone and position options available per story, alongside the journalist. Editing the guidance text here changes how future articles are written — it never rewrites anything already published. This lives in the left-hand menu for now; it'll move into a broader Settings area later.

Tone of piece — HOW the journalist expresses themselves

Neutral Write in a balanced, measured register — no particular emotional charge or rhetorical inte…
Angry Write with forceful, charged language and heightened rhetorical intensity. Favour shorter,…
Intellectual Write with analytical depth, precise vocabulary and careful reasoning. Favour argument bui…
Confrontational Directly challenge claims and assumptions. Use pointed rhetorical questions and do not hed…
Dismissive Treat weak or unconvincing material with open scepticism or faint contempt, in brief, poin…
Suspicious Adopt a probing, questioning register. Scrutinise motives, timing and omissions; ask what…
Contradictory Actively seek out and foreground points that complicate or sit in tension with the seed ar…
Supportive Write with warmth and constructive emphasis, reinforcing strong points and framing weaknes…
Analytical Favour dispassionate, structured analysis — break the subject into components, weigh evide…
Sarcastic Use dry, ironic wit to undercut weak claims. Let tone carry the criticism more than explic…
Skeptical Question claims before accepting them. Flag where evidence is thin, sourcing is unclear, o…
Provocative Write to unsettle easy assumptions and invite strong reaction, using sharp framing and del…

Position on seed article — WHAT stance the piece takes

Strongly in agreement Broadly endorse the seed article's central thesis. Reinforce its strongest arguments, inte…
Generally in agreement Broadly support the seed article's thesis while acknowledging some genuine weaknesses or q…
Neutral Neither endorse nor attack the seed article's central position. Present competing consider…
Somewhat in disagreement Question important assumptions or conclusions. Highlight weaknesses and counterarguments a…
Strongly in disagreement Actively challenge the seed article's central thesis. Identify weaknesses, contradictions…