Inside the AI newsroom that beat WIRED to the punch
One-man AI newsrooms like RuntimeWire are publishing scoops in minutes for about $100 a day, raising real questions for publishers.

One-man AI newsrooms like RuntimeWire are publishing scoops in minutes for about $100 a day, raising real questions for publishers.

E.W. Scripps eliminated 432 positions this year as CEO Adam Symson pushes automation and centralization across its local TV stations.

Five winners and three finalists told the Pulitzer judging committee they used AI in their reporting, the most since disclosure became mandatory in 2024.

Reuters, the BBC and The Guardian are adopting AI according to their distinct commercial, public-service and editorial mandates.

Reuters editor-in-chief Alessandra Galloni says AI can take over entry-level newsroom tasks so young reporters focus on reporting.
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The Associated Press expanded which AI tools its journalists can use while requiring human review and disclosure when AI shapes published work.

OpenAI is committing $5 million and $3 million in tech credits to the American Journalism Project over the next two years.

A survey of 448 newsroom leaders across 86 countries found skills gaps and staff skepticism are the biggest barriers to AI use.

Reuters Institute researcher Nic Newman says chatbots like Claude can repackage information into any format audiences want, threatening core publisher services.

The Times and others say OpenAI withheld evidence in a copyright fight over ChatGPT training and output logs.
