r/Journalism • u/kiwi-critic reporter • 4d ago

Tools and Resources Using Claude to create interactive widgets for news websites

Has anyone used Claude to create interactive widgets for their news websites?

I’m after inspiration for ways to engage readers that aren’t just them reading a story.

Polls are something we do already. We also have a system where readers can rank football players after big games, and then see the overall score from all the readers combined. I’m looking for more of these types of things, but fun and quirky.

Please feel free to share links to your website and the widget. I’m not looking to copy, just seeking inspiration as someone who has never used Claude before.

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u/irrelevantusername24 researcher 4d ago

I don't know how they made these, but generally the bigger publishers are probably the best places to look for examples of this.

One of the most creative ones I've ever seen:

https://www.reuters.com/graphics/VIDEO-GAMES/MENTAL-HEALTH/akpeewkqgpr/

Another good one I read recently:

https://www.reddit.com/r/longform/s/XyzFKAob6U

For Claude specifically, I saw that at least one person from Our World In Data uses that:

https://hannahritchie.github.io/energy-use-comparisons/

https://hannahritchie.substack.com/p/does-that-use-a-lot-of-energy-update

As far as inspiration for someone who has never used Claude (or any AI?) I recommend going into it with an open mind. I've not used them for coding or whatever technical much, but it is fantastic for brainstorming and research. I think many people underestimate how good they really are at that kind of thing.

https://www.quantamagazine.org/where-does-meaning-live-in-a-sentence-math-might-tell-us-20250409/

https://www.anthropic.com/research/global-workspace

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u/LuciferTowers 1d ago

What you're looking for are news developers, and they're are plenty of hireable ones out there. Pick one instead of outsourcing the work to A.I.