What it is
When participants respond to a POV, replies enter CiteLoop's inbox as structured records linked to story and POV context. The inbox supports text, image, audio, and video responses and can be browsed in grouped or classic layouts.
- Replies retain POV and participant context
- Multiple media types in one operational view
- Grouped views for story- or thread-oriented review
- Response activity visible at POV level (reply counts on POV cards)
Who uses it
Newsroom editors use inbox triage under deadline to decide which responses are usable for air or digital. Community operators use it to review campaign submissions before they become public-facing assets.
- Newsroom: fast review of incoming expert and citizen replies
- Community: filter usable voices from broader callouts
- Both: one handoff point into the Create page for selected clips
What you control
Triage is an editorial decision layer. Operators decide which replies move forward; the inbox keeps format and context visible while they decide.
- Which view mode fits the desk (grouped vs classic)
- Which replies are selected for clip assembly on Create
- Section-filtered clip browsing when assembling outputs
- Thread and metadata context while reviewing
How it differs from a shared email inbox
Email scatters attachments and loses POV structure. CiteLoop inbox replies are tied to the POV they answered, the participant profile, and downstream creation slots. Selected items flow into trim, transcript edit, and render without re-uploading files.
- Media types are first-class, not buried in attachments
- Story and POV linkage stays intact through production
- No separate export step to get video into an editing tool
- Same participant record connects outreach to reply to output