A sharp, journalistic write-up of your research: factually precise, accessible, and shipped with a fitting image and its own publication URL.
In 300–400 words, a news article captures the core finding, the context, and what it means for society — written in the third person, with the researcher quoted as the source. It's the format institutional press offices and university communications teams reach for: short enough to fit on a single page, structured for quick scanning, and built to travel through newsrooms, newsletters, and websites.
A Yicco news article is a tight, journalistic piece that translates your research into the structure newsrooms and institutional channels already work with — so editors, reporters, and readers find what they need at a glance.
Headline, lead, context, results, implications: every article follows the Golden Formula that journalists and press officers recognise. Subheadings make the text scannable for skim-readers without sacrificing the story.
Powerful, naturally-sounding quotes attributed to the researcher. They carry the human voice behind the expertise and give media partners ready-to-use material — every quote 100% accurate and endorsable by the researcher.
Short paragraphs, plain language, no jargon. Statistical terms and effect sizes are translated into what they actually mean — so a non-specialist reader grasps the implication, not the metric.
Yicco creates an image based on the content of your news article and presents you with options. Prefer something else? Pick a stock photo from our library or upload your own. The result is a visual that fits your research and your taste.
Below is an excerpt from a real Yicco news article, built from a peer-reviewed paper and turned into a press-ready piece.
Language models such as ChatGPT can produce answers that appear deliberately misleading, although no intention to deceive is involved. A new analysis by Giulio Vidotto, University of Padua, argues that this is not simply a matter of errors or deception. It is a predictable result of how these systems are trained, adjusted, and used.
"I would compare a language model to a compass placed near a hidden magnet," Vidotto explains. "The compass is not trying to mislead anyone. It has no intention and no plan. Yet the conditions in which it operates can make it point in the wrong direction while still appearing reliable."
The paper identifies four structural mechanisms that together produce this effect: the system optimises for plausibility rather than truth; post-training procedures reward persuasive and acceptable answers; the model can generate confident claims unsupported by evidence; and the training material itself reflects deep asymmetries in who writes, publishes, and is included in digitised knowledge.
Recent experimental work sharpens the point. Techniques designed to make AI-generated messages more persuasive can measurably reduce their factual accuracy — not as a side-effect, but as a structural trade-off.
We don't work with forms that force you to squeeze your research into boxes. The Narrative Flow asks questions that surface the news angle — the core finding, the societal hook, the quotes you'd want to see in print. Then our AI does the writing, and you can optionally have a communications expert review the result.
Upload your scientific paper and complete the Narrative Flow, a guided interview that helps surface the news angle and the quotes that belong to it. At the end you can also flag any words or phrasings you'd rather avoid.
Our AI shapes a first version using the Golden Formula: headline, lead, context, results, and implications, with quotes attributed to you. It also suggests AI-generated and stock image options to choose from, or you can upload your own.
Edit the text yourself, and call on our AI to check whether your changes stay accessible and factually accurate. If you want, a science communication expert can also sharpen the language.
You pick the image that fits best, then receive the final article: text, your chosen visual, and a ready-to-publish URL on yicco.com/news-article.
News articles are designed to slot straight into the news section of your university or organisation's website. Coordinate with the press office so the piece appears with proper framing and credit.
The Golden Formula structure is exactly what reporters are looking for. Send the article — together with a short, personal email — to journalists covering your field. The ready-made quotes lower the threshold for them to pick up the story.
Ask the communications team to share the news article on platforms like X (Twitter), Instagram, or in a newsletter. This can significantly increase its reach.
Write a short, personal intro explaining why this research matters, what the key message is, and who would benefit from reading the article. Consider adding a striking quote or key statistic to draw readers to the full piece.
Incorporate key points, visuals, or quotes from the news article into your slides. This allows you to reference and reinforce the article during conferences or lectures.
Send the news article to colleagues, research partners, peers, or policymakers. A short accompanying message explaining why the article is relevant to them increases the likelihood they will read and share it.
Upload your paper, walk through the Narrative Flow, and shape your news article in minutes, including an image of your choice. Optionally with a human check by our experts.