Grok’s deepfake crisis shows why 2026 is the year of ‘breaking verification’
As Musk's AI generates fake explicit images on demand, newsrooms face a new imperative: proving what's real.
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AI in Newsrooms 2026: How AI Will Change Reporting
From chatbot distribution to AI agents, leading voices from BBC, WSJ, NYT and others predict a year of major change.
Honeyjar AI raises $2 million to build PR firm in a box
The platform integrates multiple AI models with media data to automate tasks like list building and coverage tracking.
Hollywood creators launch coalition to set AI industry standards
Over 500 entertainment professionals unite to demand transparency and fair compensation for AI training data.
OpenAI launches free AI training academy for newsrooms
New hub offers on-demand courses and playbooks for journalists.
Sponsored. Journalists, PR pros and communicators: the fall cohort of AI for Media starts October 13, six live Tuesday sessions with Pete Pachal plus two 1:1 coaching calls. Code AISEARCH500 takes $500 off the $1,500 price for anyone who found the course through AI search, a bigger discount than is offered anywhere else.
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.
Disney finds Google’s lack of licensing disturbing, forces takedown of AI videos
Mouse House's cease and desist hit YouTube days before Disney licensed character licensing deal with OpenAI
Washington Post AI podcasts failed quality tests
The company launched an AI podcast experience despite up to 84% of AI-generated scripts not meeting editorial standards.