The future of AI in journalism will depend on a balance between benefits and risk, and raising audience comfort, trust and news literacy.
From being custodians of public knowledge, governments are turning to architects of manufactured ignorance. Amid disappearing evidence, citizens are struggling to hold power to accountÂ
AI is reshaping the news ecosystem in the fields of search, fact-checking and personalised feeds. If used well, it can support journalism and strengthen democracy.Â
News sources are increasingly fragmented — yet the gatekeepers are more concentrated. This presents a growing problem for democracies. (more…)
As news deserts expand and resources shrink, AI threatens to further undermine local media outlets. Yet, carefully deployed, it may also help fill civic information gaps and support public-interest reporting. (more…)
