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.
How a skeptical Georgia newsroom adopted AI without compromising standards
The Current started with one feature and expanded after trust was built.
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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.
Fewer hallucinations, more secure data: Why small newsrooms might consider Nota
The platform automates headlines, SEO and social formatting from already-verified copy, and starts at $99/month for qualifying nonprofits.