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USC Information Sciences Institute researchers are developing an AI source-recommendation engine to help journalists find diverse sources. The tool suggests relevant interviewees and experts by cross-referencing a database, aiming to support overstretched journalists, especially in local newsrooms. The AI model, trained on thousands of news articles, can detect source attributions with 83% accuracy. The researchers plan to collaborate with journalists to refine the tool, ensuring it meets the varied needs of the industry. A key aspect of this project is promoting diversity in source recommendations to bring new perspectives to journalism. #AIinJournalism #DiversityInJournalism #JournalismInnovation

Are you curious about how AI is transforming journalism? 🤔 One of the world’s oldest newspapers, Berrow’s Worcester Journal, is using AI-assisted reporters to cover local news. 🗞️ The AI reporters use a tool that turns trusted content, such as council minutes, into concise news reports in the publisher’s style. This frees up the human reporters to do more investigative and creative work. 🕵️♂️ The article also explores the ethical and legal challenges of using AI in journalism, and how other news outlets are experimenting with the technology. 🚨 #AI #journalism #media #innovation #technology

TOMORROW : Notified goes live with The Canadian Press to discuss how AI is affecting journalism. This is a can’t-miss webinar for PR pros and anyone working in the media industry! Editorial AI: Steering the Future of Newsrooms with Artificial Intelligence

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💡🔍 Extraordinary News from the Intersection of AI and Journalism! 📰🧩 Guess what? Google 🎯 is experimenting with an intriguing tool that uses AI to create news stories! Named "Genesis," 🧬 this forward-thinking tool is designed to ingest information, like the specifics of current events 🌏⌛, and generate news narratives. It's been revealed to top-tier news entities such as The New York Times 🗞️, The Washington Post 🏛️, and News Corp 🏢. With technology on the rise 🚀⌛, the role of AI in journalism has become a hotbed of discussion and investigation 🕵️♀️🎙️. Google envisions this tool as a type of personal aide for journalists 🖋️📚 - automating certain tasks to liberate more time for other vital endeavors. The goal? To navigate the publishing industry away from the potential dangers of generative AI 📡🔒. Yet, not everyone is on board 🙅♂️🤷♀️. Some media executives view the technology as slightly disconcerting 😕💼, arguing that it seemingly overlooks the immense effort needed to produce precise and artfully woven news stories 🎨📝. What's your perspective? Can AI act as an effective tool for journalists without compromising the significance of human intuition and creativity in news production 🎭🎯? Could we be on the verge of a new epoch where AI assists rather than replaces human journalists 👫🎗️🤖? We're eager to hear your thoughts! 💭👇 #AIinJournalism 📰🤖 #FutureOfNews 📡⏳ #GoogleGenesis 🎯🧬 #AI 🧠 #NewsWriting 🖋️

Today is our webinar on how journalists can use AI tools to support their work. Learn to stay ahead with this rapidly evolving technology and join us at 11:30 am ET with computational journalist Francesco Marconi:

Let the new era begin! '(AI) has the potential to help with a range of tasks that could make newsrooms more efficient, from automating publishing to drafting headlines or entire articles', the article notes. Totally love the piece, Alexandra Bruell! #AI #GenerativeAI #journalism #News https://lnkd.in/e5ZwwsJ7

A revolution is afoot in media and by extension, journalism. Economic factors have caused the decline of local media to the point where in the US two newspapers are forced to shut down every week. Another revolution – this one driven by advances in AI – is also shaking up media outlets and journalism. AI can represent enormous opportunities as well as existential risks for journalism. At question is both the use of AI by media outlets as well as the use of content (including copyrighted works) by AI companies. As media outlets like Germany’s biggest tabloid, BILD and BuzzFeed start to use AI, critics warn that use of AI in media and journalism could create and amplify misinformation, disinformation as well as promote bias. It is clear that if we are to set guardrails for the use of AI, the time is now. But the question remains what and how?  Please join me and my TechSequences-host Leslie Daigle for a conversation with author, researcher and scholar Courtney Radsch, PhD, the Director of the Center Journalism and Liberty at the Open Markets Institute to discuss the potential consequences for media and journalism with the advent of AI. #AI #news #journalism #media #misinformation #disinformation #mediaindustry #artificialintelligence https://lnkd.in/eRJ7c7CW

💡How are newsrooms using AI?💡  🌟 As AI continues to evolve, marketers and PR pros need to know how it affects journalism. Understanding how AI software influences story discovery and content creation enables teams to refine their pitching and press release strategies. 📰🤖 🔍 Consider these recent examples of AI projects supported by AP's Local News AI initiative and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation: 🎙️ Michigan Radio, a University of Michigan NPR affiliate, uses an innovative tool that scrapes city council meetings from video sharing services, transcribes them, and generates tailored alerts. The result? Better visibility into public meetings and proactive notifications aligned with journalists’ beats and interests. 📺 Television station WFMZ-TV in Allentown, Pa., uses AI software that sorts and prioritizes news releases and story pitches from emails and other outside sources. And then, it enters the information into a content management system. 🤔 Thoughts? 👇 🔗 Learn more about the AI projects mentioned at https://lnkd.in/ep9H9QCM J.P. Escobar Jason Fink R. Kurt Osenlund Isha Kamani Hollis Daniels Melanie Shaw Chris Hayes #ArtificialIntelligence #Journalism #MarketingStrategy #PR #AIinJournalism #Innovation #FutureOfNews #TechAdvancements #Collaboration

Declaring / Labelling AI generated content - What & How? In Sweden the media business has come together to develop a standard on how to declare their use of AI generated content (to comply with the EU AI act) - I think this can serve well as an inspiration to the rest of us? Shouldn't #Education also label AI content? The report (20 pages) is available in Swedish and English - and consists of 7 practical recommendations, including standard terminology: "The article is created with the support of an AI tool for text generation and has been reviewed by our editorial team before publication." "The illustration is created with the support of the AI tool DALL-E" Find the report here: https://lnkd.in/ddkdx9V5 #AILabelling #Labelling #EUAIAct #NAMS2024 #AIinPractice #AIcontent