An Easier Way Ken can Showcase “the Receipts”!

When I told my Mom I was trying to contact

Ken Klippenstein. She remarked “That sounds

he’s a nepo baby, but I don’t care because he

brings the receipts.

I’m working on an App to help writers to build

trust with readers who are skeptical of their

journalism, but persuadable. The App showcases

the context of their sources in a visible way,

differentiating their work from “mainstream” media.

The App doesn’t require the reader to leave the

existing article and visit a new page to read the

documentation or video. The App reads

YouTube video transcripts and enables

writers to include an unlimited number of citations

per article, whereas there is limited space to embed

videos or document within an article.

Besides bringing the receipts, writers can also

use the tool expressively:

Imagine citing a Jack Nicholson quote that

(many) people are already familiar with:

You can’t handle the truth!

Electronic writing has added emoticons,

animated GIFs, audio and video to the new writing

medium.

I’m seeking to get feedback from readers and from

writers. I’m especially interested in hearing

from Ken because his practice of journalism

already brings “the receipts” and has someone

edit his work. 1

I’m a computer programmer and History major, (and Russian-Mennnonite) working on a citation tool I call CiteIt .

Here’s a short video I made for you, Ken:

Readers having to go to a new page, which introduces page-flipping friction and requires the reader to locate the quote start within the document and
Writers having to limit the number “receipts” they post within an article to conserve space, as there is limited space within an article to display videos and document
Putting “the receipts” at the bottom of the page where they are only visible after an article has been read.
Copying the Quote context. CiteIt looks up the context, given a link URL.
Computer Programming to script the popup windows.

Examples:

This page: https://demo.citeit.net/2024/05/25/bring-the-receipts

I have 5 interview questions for Ken. An important part is understanding whether I need change anything to take into account his Workflow and Editorial process.↩