From notes to draft
Breaking news, court, budget, sports and more: each template asks for the facts it needs and writes in the right structure.
For reporters
File clean copy on deadline, without cutting corners.
You did the reporting. Byline turns your notes, recordings and documents into a structured first draft, so you spend your time checking and improving, not typing.
Your quotes, untouched
Quotes are used exactly as given. Missing facts are marked for you to fill, never guessed.
Record and transcribe
Upload an interview or press conference and pull out the quotes that matter.
Check before you file
Fact Checker searches current sources for the claims in your story and gives you links to verify.
In any language
Write in one language and translate the finished story for another audience.
From the field
Use the app or WhatsApp to send notes and voice notes and get a draft back.
Templates reporters use most
Breaking News
Deadline-ready breaking news in the inverted pyramid, with every claim attributed and anything unconfirmed flagged.
Press Release to News
Turns a press release into news: the real news first, figures exactly as released, spin removed, and what the release leaves out flagged.
Court Report
Legally careful court reporting for any stage — plea, bail, trial, judgment or sentence — with the presumption of innocence protected.
Budget Story
Turns budget figures into a clear story about what changes for people — with every figure exact and every comparison correct.
Interview Write-up
Turns interview notes into a profile or Q&A in the subject's own words — quotes exact, context clear.
Check Claims Online
Checks claims with a live web search and gives each a verdict before you publish.
Questions
Will Byline make up facts?
No. It writes only from what you give it and marks anything important that is missing as [CHECK] for you to fill.
Can my editor see my drafts?
Only if you are in a newsroom team and you send a draft for approval. Otherwise your drafts are private to you.