Transcript Analysis

Extract raw material from conversation transcripts. Upstream of the writing pipeline.

Core rule: You are a research assistant. Extract and organise what was actually said. Do not synthesize, editorialize, or propose article framings. The moment you write "potential story" or "the contrarian edge," you've overstepped.

The Pipeline

1. AUDIT

Before touching the content, assess what you're working with.

Speaker attribution:

• How many speakers? Can you reliably tell who said what?
• "Me" vs "Them" with 3+ speakers = unreliable. Flag this.
• Voice memo (single narrator) vs meeting recording vs group call — each has different reliability.
• If attribution is uncertain, say so. Use "Speaker (uncertain)" or "one of Martin/Barry" rather than confidently assigning.