AI won’t save local news. But it might reinvent it.
Local journalism is collapsing under old business models. The next version may be more dependent on AI than most newsrooms are ready to admit.
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Cate Blanchett Backs New AI Rights Nonprofit
RSL Media ia a nonprofit that wants to give every person a machine-readable way to control how AI uses their work.
Why AI content labels keep failing the people who need them most
The Emily Hart case reveals a gap between what platforms promise on AI transparency and what users encounter in their feeds.
Google tags AI overview links from publications you subscribe to
Google will now label AI search results from publications you pay for, part of a broader citation update.
Inside AI traffic’s 796% growth, and why it converts more ready-to-buy visitors
WebFX reports a 796% growth in AI traffic from 2024 to 2025, with higher conversion rates, suggesting AI users are more decisive buyers.
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Scott Turow and Five Publishers Sue Meta Over AI Training Data
Scott Turow and five major publishers sued Meta for using copyrighted books to train its Llama AI model. The complaint cites pirate sites and internal messages about sidestepping licensing deals.
AI is supercharging online abuse of women journalists, UN study finds
Reports of online violence against women journalists have doubled since 2020, with deepfakes and leaked intimate images driving a mental health crisis in newsrooms.
AI-generated ‘Epstein Files’ podcast hits 2 million downloads, raising alarms over invisible editorial judgment
A new automated series built from 3 million documents shows how synthetic voices can perform journalistic authority without anyone taking responsibility.
Why liquid content is harder than it looks
AI can pour any story into any format. The hard parts come after the pour.
Spyware and AI surveillance targeting journalist on the rise, IFJ warns
Press freedom organization alarmed over 128 journalists killed in 2025. The tools targeting journalists are no longer limited to intelligence agencies.