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Journalists are opening up about AI, but one mistake shows how fragile that progress is

April 21, 2026

As prominent journalists go public with their AI workflows, a plagiarism scandal at The New York Times reveals how quickly momentum can reverse

Read moreJournalists are opening up about AI, but one mistake shows how fragile that progress is

AP offers buyouts as AI and tech companies now drive revenue growth

April 13, 2026

Newspapers once built the AP. Now they are 10% of its revenue.

Read moreAP offers buyouts as AI and tech companies now drive revenue growth

New York Times cuts ties with freelancer over AI-assisted book review

April 3, 2026

Author-journalist Alex Preston admitted to using an AI tool that drew on a Guardian review without attribution.

Read moreNew York Times cuts ties with freelancer over AI-assisted book review

Journalism students are more skeptical of AI than their professors

April 2, 2026

A Northeastern ethics seminar put Claude in students' hands and they pushed back harder than the professor expected.

Read moreJournalism students are more skeptical of AI than their professors

Breaking news is up 103% on Google as AI Overviews gut everything else

March 17, 2026

AI Overviews have cut publisher search traffic nearly in half, but breaking news is way up.

Read moreBreaking news is up 103% on Google as AI Overviews gut everything else

Claude rewards niche journalism in AI answers, study finds

March 12, 2026

A Muck Rack analysis of Claude’s citations finds that smaller and niche outlets often surface more than major publishers.

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AI is making the one-man newsroom a reality

March 11, 2026

For Ricky Sutton, AI makes solo investigative reporting faster, cheaper, and powerful enough to rival a much bigger newsroom.

Read moreAI is making the one-man newsroom a reality
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What critics get wrong about Cleveland.com’s AI rewrite experiment

March 3, 2026

The Cleveland Plain Dealer isn’t “replacing reporters with AI” so much as separating reporting from writing. That still raises hard questions.

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New Research: Newsroom AI policies strong on principles, weak on practice

February 27, 2026

A synthesis of 30 research papers finds most newsroom AI guidelines prioritize values over operational specifics — and almost none address procurement.

Read moreNew Research: Newsroom AI policies strong on principles, weak on practice

UK media giants launch coalition to demand AI licensing standards

February 26, 2026

Five of Britain's largest news organizations just issued a warning: Your journalism is being used to train AI systems without your permission.

Read moreUK media giants launch coalition to demand AI licensing standards
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