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$ get_site_stats()
{
initiatives: 1065, countries: 106, news: 654, +5 today newsMedia: 737, resources: 237, policies: 132, tools: 49, +1 today llmModels: 53 updated Sep 9}
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search_initiatives()Newsroom AI projects, filterable by country and type.search_llm_models()Pricing, context windows, best-fit picks by task.search_policies()Editorial AI policy guides from real newsrooms.search_resources()Papers, reports and guides on AI in journalism.search_news()Headlines and coverage from the daily wire.get_site_stats()Live aggregate counts across the whole database.search_newsroom_tools()The vetted tools directory, by use case.search_research()Case studies, whitepapers and benchmarks.8 of 35 tools shown · full catalog at /mcp
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$ search_everything("How to be AI ready newsroom") { result_count: 12, hits: [ { type: "resource", title: "AI Readiness Checklist for Newsrooms" }, { type: "initiative", title: "Reuters AI Lab — editorial guardrails" }, { type: "policy", title: "BBC Generative AI guidelines" }, ] }
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