A global publisher alliance could change how AI accesses the web
The creation of SPUR marks the media industry's most organized attempt yet to force AI companies into paying for content.
Encyclopedia Britannica sues OpenAI for training ChatGPT on its content
Britannica says OpenAI copied nearly 100,000 articles to train ChatGPT, then used the chatbot to steal its traffic.
Claude rewards niche journalism in AI answers, study finds
A Muck Rack analysis of Claude’s citations finds that smaller and niche outlets often surface more than major publishers.
AI is making the one-man newsroom a reality
For Ricky Sutton, AI makes solo investigative reporting faster, cheaper, and powerful enough to rival a much bigger newsroom.
SEO took 20 years to master. GEO changes everything.
We're launching a new dinner series for media and communications leaders that tackles the emerging field of GEO.
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Builders will define the agent workplace. Users will inherit it.
No-code agents still demand builder instincts, and the gap is widening between those who shape workflows and those forced to adapt. (Credit: Google Gemini)
Building the newsroom AI playbook with journalists in the loop
Semafor’s AI strategy lead explains what works in real newsrooms and what happens when AI becomes the front door to news.
What critics get wrong about Cleveland.com’s AI rewrite experiment
The Cleveland Plain Dealer isn’t “replacing reporters with AI” so much as separating reporting from writing. That still raises hard questions.
Is journalism about to hit its ‘AI inflection point?’
Mainstream AI attention is turning “more content” into a newsroom coping strategy. Here’s the move that actually matters.
The worst thing AI did to misinformation was make it ordinary
AI is making scams and bad info routine. Journalists can't chase every lie, but they can teach people how to verify.