The Media Copilot
How AI is changing Media, journalism and content creation
OpenAI began showing ads to free and low-cost users Monday, hours after rival Anthropic mocked the move in Super Bowl commercials. CEO Sam Altman called the ads dishonest before launching his own ad product anyway.
Patterns are the new keywords. Both journalists and PR can earn trust via focused coverage—with receipts.
The sports publication discovered that free golf gear—clubs, trolleys, apparel—could do more than engage readers. It could build a sustainable first-party data strategy on a small newsroom budget.
Platformer journalist Ella Markianos created "Claudella" to test whether AI could do her job — and discovered it already can do much of it.
Anthropic's new Claude Opus 4.6 brings 1M token context, agent teams, and autonomous work capabilities that could reshape how newsrooms handle research and production.
Sponsored. Journalists, PR pros and communicators: the fall cohort of AI for Media starts October 13, six live Tuesday sessions with Pete Pachal plus two 1:1 coaching calls. Code AISEARCH500 takes $500 off the $1,500 price for anyone who found the course through AI search, a bigger discount than is offered anywhere else.
One platform watches your audience in real time; the other reveals what your audience has been telling you for months.
The company's own research found Claude validates users' worst impulses in 1 out of every 50 conversations.
Lawsuits set public rules. Contracts set private ones. Attorney Jason Henderson explores how leverage, timing, and context decide the path.
TollBit data shows click-through rates from AI apps have collapsed even for sites with licensing deals.
WGA, SAG-AFTRA, DGA and NewsGuild endorse NY FAIR News Act requiring disclosure when AI is used in news content.
