Teaching journalists to use AI without losing critical thinking
A tech-forward journalism professor unpacks how AI is changing how he teaches reporting and what it means for the entry-level jobs that are increasingly endangered.
A tech-forward journalism professor unpacks how AI is changing how he teaches reporting and what it means for the entry-level jobs that are increasingly endangered.

Agents promise acceleration in knowledge work. Media can unlock it only with governance: provenance, policy, and traceable decisions.

AI empowers journalists to experiment with storytelling. The challenge: turning that enthusiasm into a strategy you can actually sustain.

Blocking crawlers won’t stop your reporting from being remixed. It just hands the narrative to whoever shows up in the answer.

On-device AI assistants are becoming superagents, and it'll soon be the job of every brand and media company to get their attention.
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Behind the launch of OpenAI's new training hub lies a tacit acknowledgment: AI is already reshaping journalism, whether newsrooms are ready or not.

After a shaky start on AI, Google has stabilized its position and reminded the market of its power and resources. What does that mean for media distribution?

As AI adoption accelerates, publishers face a volatile mix of legal battles, product bets, and renewed pressure to prove what only humans can do.

I’m excited to report the results from the first Media Copilot audience survey. I’ve been covering the intersection of AI and media for a couple of years now, and if I’m being honest, I’ve been a little lax about better understanding what my readers want. That’s mostly because I’ve been simultaneously working as an AI …

AI-driven discovery is cutting review sites out of the buying funnel, pushing publishers to find new ways to stay relevant and get paid.
