When seeing is no longer believing: How AI fakes complicate visual investigations
Journalists and open-source experts say AI manipulation, shrinking access to footage and rising costs are making visual verification harder.
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Reuters reviews hundreds of images a day. How does it verify them?
Reuters details how its visual verification team confirms user-shot photos and video, publishing roughly a dozen of hundreds reviewed each day.
Eight Pulitzer awardees disclosed AI use this year, a new record
Five winners and three finalists told the Pulitzer judging committee they used AI in their reporting, the most since disclosure became mandatory in 2024.
AI is making the one-man newsroom a reality
For Ricky Sutton, AI makes solo investigative reporting faster, cheaper, and powerful enough to rival a much bigger newsroom.
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Google Pinpoint vs. DocumentCloud: Which is right for your newsroom?
Both platforms target document-heavy investigations, but Pinpoint prioritizes machine learning search while DocumentCloud emphasizes annotation and newsroom-specific collaboration features.
What are Google Pinpoint’s security risks for investigative newsrooms?
Google Pinpoint for investigations offers the benefits of instant search vs cloud security risks, key controls, and a due-diligence checklist for newsrooms.
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.
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.