How a Small Newsroom Used Google Pinpoint for Investigative Journalism
A seven-person newsroom used free document analysis tools to track developer fraud across three North Carolina cities.
Why small newsrooms are using Google Pinpoint for document-heavy investigations
Free access and collaborative features help small outlets tackle big FOIA investigations.
Good Tape vs Otter: Comparing transcription workflows
Both tools deliver AI-powered transcription at similar price points, but differ on data security, file limits.
OpenAI launches free AI training academy for newsrooms
New hub offers on-demand courses and playbooks for journalists.
Chartbeat offers privacy advantages over Google Analytics, but publishers still own compliance risk
A content analytics platform takes a privacy-forward approach compared to competitors, but newsrooms still need to understand what's collected and how it's protected.
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How a skeptical Georgia newsroom adopted AI without compromising standards
The Current started with one feature and expanded after trust was built.
AP launches verification dashboard combining AI and traditional tools
Platform aims to streamline content authentication for newsrooms fighting misinformation.
Creative Commons warns pay-to-crawl could become the new DRM
The nonprofit offers seven principles to prevent 'pay-to-crawl' from becoming a new form of DRM.
Merriam-Webster’s 2025 Word of the Year takes direct aim at AI-generated content
'Slop' captures the flood of low-quality AI output now clogging the internet.
A 7-person newsroom used a free Google tool to win a Murrow Award and stop a $114 million fraud
Blue Ridge Public Radio used Google’s Pinpoint to transform a local motel mystery into an award-winning, fraud-exposing investigation.