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Summarize a News Article for a Newcomer

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The prompt

Summarise the article below for someone who hasn't followed the story.

Inputs
- Article: [paste]
- Length: [e.g. 5 sentences]
- Reader: [e.g. a busy manager, a student]

Output
- Headline (max 10 words).
- Summary: lead with the main news, include the key numbers and who is involved, give one sentence of background, and end with why it matters to [reader].
- 'What we don't know yet': 1-2 bullets, if the article leaves open questions.

Rules: use only facts from the article, keep names and figures exact, and don't add opinion.

Why this prompt

• AI-graded 91/100 for quality and structure
• Written for Claude, Gemini

Source

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