Write and publish an article to the Electoral Members' Network website. Provide a topic, source material, or brief and the skill will draft, review, and insert the article into MongoDB.
Write and publish articles to the Electoral Members' Network website (electoralnetwork.org). Articles are stored in MongoDB and rendered with ReactMarkdown.
Articles on the Electoral Members' Network are analytical, not promotional. The tone should read like a piece in The Economist — authoritative, concise, and insight-driven.
### in Markdown) to break the piece into logical sections. Subheadings should be informative, not generic — "A patchwork of approaches" rather than "Background".| Field | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
title | String | Yes | Clear, specific headline — not clickbait |
link | String | Yes | URL slug (kebab-case, e.g. digital-voting-elder-councils-denmark) |
image | String | Yes | Image URL — use Unsplash (https://images.unsplash.com/...?w=960&h=600&fit=crop) for stock images |
category | String | Yes | e.g. Electoral Innovation, Election Management, Accessibility, Civic Engagement |
description | String | Yes | 1–2 sentence summary for the article listing page |
date | String | Auto | ISO 8601 timestamp — defaults to now if omitted |
content | String | Yes | Markdown (rendered with ReactMarkdown) — NOT HTML |
The user will provide one of:
If source material is provided, the task is to rewrite it in house style — not to copy-paste. Extract the facts and insights, then write an original piece.
Write the article content in Markdown following the house style above. Show the user the draft for review before publishing.
Include:
Present the draft and ask for feedback. Iterate until the user is happy.
If the user hasn't provided one, suggest a relevant Unsplash stock image URL. Use the format: