Artificial Intelligence in Journalism
Changing the News
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About the Book
If artificial intelligence, in its many forms, scares you, you’re not alone. Journalists in America and around the globe are grappling with how to use, but not abuse, the power of AI to write, edit, and even create entire news stories for a broad range of audiences. It is entirely possible that you have already read a news story that has been composed with the assistance of AI models. How does one make sense of this new technology within the landscape of journalism and democracy?
This book is among the first to address the societal, cultural, legal, ethical and journalistic challenges facing the news industry. Containing both scholarly research and interviews with journalists from major news organizations, as well as media educators, it ponders the place of AI in our lives and poses important questions about its future.
About the Author(s)
Bibliographic Details
Tony Silvia
Format: softcover (6 x 9)
Pages: 210
Bibliographic Info: 19 photos, appendices, notes, bibliography, index
Copyright Date: 2025
pISBN: 978-1-4766-9408-5
eISBN: 978-1-4766-5482-9
Imprint: McFarland
Table of Contents
Preface 1
Introduction 5
Chapter 1. A Brief History of Artificial Intelligence 9
Chapter 2. Artificial Intelligence Enters the Newsroom 24
Chapter 3. Visualizing the AI Newsroom of the Future 37
Chapter 4. AI and Journalism’s Business Model 48
Chapter 5. AI and Political Reporting 63
Chapter 6. AI and Investigative Journalism 71
Chapter 7. AI and Social Media’s Impact on Journalism 84
Chapter 8. AI, Ethics, and Gatekeeping 92
Chapter 9. Harnessing AI’s Power 112
Appendix A: Template for a Newsroom AI policy 139
Appendix B: Examples of AI Policies in 52 Newsrooms 145
Appendix C: The Partnership on AI Principles for Adoption 153
Appendix D: AI Adoption for Newsrooms: A 10-Step Guide 154
Chapter Notes 191
Suggestions for Further Reading 199
Index 203
