Editorial Discipline and Insight Engine (EDIE)

Editorial Discipline and Insight Engine (EDIE) is an AI assistant that reviews your news article text for potential issues and improvements. It is built into Beatrix, and you can choose whether or not to use it for each article.

Where EDIE appears in Beatrix

EDIE can appear in two ways while you work on a news article in Beatrix:

• As a sidebar panel: shows a list of issues and tips, plus navigation and history.

• As a modal window: opens on top of the page, focusing on EDIE results and suggestions.

You will see EDIE automatically after certain actions (see below). You do not need to click a special button to “start” EDIE for most workflows.

When EDIE runs its analysis

EDIE analyzes the news article text automatically at two points:

1. After you save a Text section in the article form: when you edit a Text field (for example, the main article body) and click Save, EDIE will run on that saved content.

2. After you use Import Article Text: when you import article content from another source into the News item and complete the import step, EDIE will run on the imported text.

You can continue to write and edit even if you choose not to open or use EDIE’s feedback.

Understanding the in-progress blocking state

When EDIE is actively analyzing your article text, the Text section enters an in-progress “blocking” state:

• You cannot edit that Text section while EDIE is processing. The fields are temporarily locked.

• You can cancel the analysis if you do not want to wait. Canceling returns you to normal editing without applying any EDIE suggestions.

• Once analysis finishes, the blocking state ends and you can edit again, with or without using EDIE feedback.

This blocking state only affects the current EDIE run. It does not change your published content or delete any text.

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It can take a minute or two for EDIE to analyze your text.

How EDIE highlights issues, tips, and clean sections

EDIE uses visual highlights in the article text area (or in its modal) to show where it has feedback:

• Red underline: potential issues that may need attention. These are items where EDIE believes something is wrong or confusing.

• Grey highlight: optional tips and non-critical suggestions. These are improvements you might consider, but they are not required.

• Green status or summary: indicates that EDIE has not found issues in that section, or that the overall status for the article is “clean” for the checks currently enabled.

Remember: EDIE feedback is advisory. You can always choose to keep your original wording, even if it is underlined or highlighted.

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EDIE’s recommendations use color coding to indicate areas where suggestions have been made.

Step-by-step: reviewing EDIE suggestions

Use these steps when you want to review EDIE’s feedback for a news article:

1. Finish or save a draft of your article text in Beatrix.

   Make sure your Text section is saved or imported so that EDIE can run its analysis.

2. Wait for EDIE to complete analysis.

   You may see the in-progress blocking state briefly. When it clears, EDIE’s sidebar or modal becomes available with results.

3. Look at the EDIE sidebar or open the EDIE modal (if it appears).

   You will see a list of issues and tips, often grouped by category or by section of your article.

4. Scan the highlighted text in your article.

   Red underlines show potential issues; grey highlights show optional tips. Areas with green status have no active feedback.

5. Click a highlighted phrase or sentence to open suggestion details.

   When you click on underlined or highlighted text, EDIE shows a detail view with the explanation and any suggested replacement text or edits.

6. Decide whether to accept or reject each suggestion.

   For each item, you generally have two choices:

   • Accept: EDIE’s suggested change is applied directly to your article text.

   • Reject: your original wording stays in place and the highlight for that suggestion is cleared.

7. Use Accept All if you want to quickly apply all auto suggestions.

   The Accept All option applies all automatic, straightforward suggestions from EDIE at once (for example, simple word choices or minor phrasing fixes). It does not override more complex feedback that requires your judgment.

8. Continue editing in Beatrix as usual.

   After you accept or reject the suggestions you care about, you can keep writing, revising, or preparing the article for publication.

At any point, you can simply close or ignore the EDIE sidebar or modal and proceed with your normal workflow.

Using the History tab and understanding Undo

EDIE keeps a record of changes it has made through suggestions so you can see what was applied over time.

In the EDIE History tab you can:

• Review which suggestions were accepted or rejected.

• See the order of EDIE-driven edits for the article.

Undo is available only while the text has not been manually edited beyond EDIE’s suggestions:

• If you only used EDIE suggestions (Accept or Accept All) and have not manually changed the same text, you may be able to undo those EDIE changes from the History tab.

• Once you manually edit the article text after EDIE’s changes, EDIE’s Undo is disabled for those edits to avoid conflicts.

You can still use the normal Beatrix editing tools (for example, your own manual changes or Beatrix’s own undo/redo features) regardless of EDIE’s History.

FAQ: Using EDIE in Beatrix

Below are brief answers to common questions from news writers using EDIE:

Do I have to fix everything EDIE finds before I can publish?

No. In this MVP release, interacting with EDIE is completely optional. You are not required to fix all issues or tips in order to publish a news article.

Can I publish even if EDIE shows red underlines or grey highlights?

Yes. Red underlines and grey highlights are there to guide improvements, but they do not block publication in the current version of EDIE for Beatrix.

What happens if I ignore EDIE and just keep writing?

Nothing changes in your basic workflow. Your article behaves the same way it did before EDIE was introduced, and you can still save, submit, and publish using your existing Beatrix permissions.

Will EDIE change my text automatically without me noticing?

No. EDIE only changes your article text when you explicitly accept a suggestion or use Accept All. Simply running analysis or viewing feedback does not edit your content.

Should I always accept EDIE’s suggestions?

No. EDIE is a helpful assistant, not a replacement for your editorial judgment. Use your knowledge of the story, the audience, and YSM’s goals to decide when to accept, reject, or ignore suggestions.