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On Controlled Change: Generative AI's Impact on Professional Authority in Journalism
Generative AI in journalism is expected to boost output, reshape business models, and personalize news consumption. Since 2022, tools like ChatGPT have raised concerns about reporting, fact-checking, and journalists’ professional authority. This study explores how Dutch journalists integrate AI into daily work through 13 interviews. Using “controlled change” and professional authority as lenses, it shows journalists integrate AI in a supervised way by: (1) creating adaptive guidelines aligned with ethics, (2) testing AI tools for necessity and fit, and (3) critically evaluating their capabilities and limits.
T&F Online
Digital Democracy AI
Digital Democracy AI is a legislative transparency tool that uses LLMs on transcripts, bills, and money flows to surface anomalies and story leads for reporters, while giving citizens searchable access to hearings, donations, and legislators’ actions.
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Microsoft Exposes AI Bot Traffic On Websites
Microsoft has introduced a new feature called "Bot Activity" in its Clarity platform, which helps website owners identify artificial intelligence (AI) bot traffic on their sites. This feature provides insights into how AI crawlers, search bots, and automated agents interact with web content, allowing publishers to distinguish between human and bot-generated traffic. By analyzing server-side log data, Bot Activity offers metrics such as bot operator and path requests, enabling users to evaluate the impact of bot activity on their site's performance and infrastructure. This tool is particularly useful in understanding AI-driven workflows and optimizing content accessibility, as AI referrals have grown significantly in recent months.
MediaPost
People who use chatbots for news consider them unbiased and “good enough,” new study finds
A new study by the Center for News, Technology, & Innovation found that people who use chatbots for news consider them unbiased and "good enough". The study interviewed 53 participants in the US and India, who use chatbots at least once a week to stay informed. Despite acknowledging factual errors and outdated information, users trusted chatbots and saw them as a neutral source of information, often framing them as a supplement to traditional news sources. The study found that users value chatbots for providing practical, actionable information to inform their decisions, and are willing to forgive their shortcomings due to the convenience and interactivity they offer.
NiemanLab
Newsweek AI Chat
Newsweek’s tool is an AI-powered site search and recommendation system built on Vertex AI and Gemini that turns static keyword lookup into a conversational, multilingual experience. It blends semantic and keyword search to handle natural-language queries, typos, and context, ranks results with summaries, and surfaces related content alongside Wikipedia. Real-time translation into seven languages and personalized recommendations boost engagement, driving onsite searches from 30,000 to 500,000 per month and increasing article recirculation by 30%.
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(🔐) Bold Call: AI will rewrite publishers’ websites in 2026
According to a report by Digiday, 2026 is expected to be the year when AI remakes publishers' websites, with a focus on personalization and real-time interaction. Publishers like Forbes, Newsweek, Time, and The Washington Post are already experimenting with AI tools and features on their websites. The goal is to create a site that anticipates reader needs and interacts with visitors in real-time, using AI-generated summaries, vertical video, and chatbots. This shift is driven by the need to improve engagement and keep readers onsite longer, as AI-driven search reshapes traffic and search volatility hits record highs. Publishers are exploring new formats, such as AI-driven homepages and article pages, to meet readers' evolving expectations.
Digiday
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