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Brant Houston talks about his new book, which chronicles two decades of disruption

On our latest podcast, Ellen and Dan talk with Brant Houston, who is hard to describe in one sentence: he’s an author, an educator, an investigative journalist, an expert in data-based reporting, and a co-founder of the Global Investigative Journalism Network and the Institute for Nonprofit News. Brant holds the John S. and James L. Knight…

A new report finds that content farms are loading up on AI. Will local news be next?

By Dan Kennedy A recent report by NewsGuard, a project that evaluates news organizations for reliability and transparency, found that clickbait generated by artificial intelligence is on the rise. McKenzie Sadeghi and Lorenzo Arvanitis write: NewsGuard has identified 49 news and information sites that appear to be almost entirely written by artificial intelligence software. A…

Harnessed properly, AI could prove to be a boon for the future of local news

By Sebastian Grace There’s no need to panic about AI in journalism. ChatGPT told me so. When I asked OpenAI’s language model whether artificial intelligence will replace journalists in the future, the answer went something like this: It’s unlikely because of humans’ “unique set of skills,” including “critical thinking” and the ability to “conduct interviews.”…

A family-owned newspaper in Pennsylvania will be donated to a public broadcaster

By Dan Kennedy Some very good news on the community journalism front: The family who owns the daily newspaper LNP of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, is donating it to the local public broadcasting outlet. WITF will acquire LNP, Lancaster Online and several other media properties, known collectively as LNP Media. LNP reporter Chad Umble writes: The Steinman…

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