Inside Patch’s AI-era listening post: how Dataminr rewired its breaking news workflow
A distributed local news network swapped one reporter’s single police scanner for an AI system that spots breaking news across the country in real time.
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How Golf.com built a first-party data engine with giveaways using Admiral
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.
How one Greek publisher reclaimed 80% of moderation time with AI
An AI moderation system helped a major Greek news site keep comments open, cut manual review time, and triple reader participation.
What it takes to implement BlueConic at a regional newspaper
Six months, dedicated technical resources, and executive buy-in. Here's what The Post and Courier's churn reduction actually required.
TollBit can monitor AI bot scraping, track referral traffic declines
Digital Trends uses the platform to track massive AI bot scraping, revealing a 966:1 scrape-to-referral ratio and reshaping strategy to survive.
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How To Launch A Givebutter Fundraiser For Your Newsroom
Setting up donation forms, campaign pages and events on a free-tier fundraising platform.
AI Web Scraping: The Invisible Threat to Websites
Digital Trends used TollBit to track AI bot scraping, revealing how AI overviews erode search traffic.
How Zetland reclaimed 200+ journalist-hours weekly with Good Tape
A Danish outlet built their own transcription tool after reporters spent up to seven hours each, every week, manually transcribing.
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.
How a skeptical Georgia newsroom adopted AI without compromising standards
The Current started with one feature and expanded after trust was built.