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BBC's Provenance Tool
BBC·🇬🇧 United Kingdom·journalism
Google’s new AI tool helps fact-checkers investigate AI fakes
Nieman Lab·Aug 20, 2026
Stop blaming AI chatbots. You are part of the problem
By Henk van Ess·Digital Digging with Henk van Ess·Newsletter·Aug 20, 2026
Please don’t write for the machines
By Piet van Niekerk·AI In Media·Newsletter·Aug 20, 2026
How DW uses Artificial Intelligence in journalism
DW·Aug 19, 2026
Bauer Media’s AI & Tech Initiative
Bauer Media·🇩🇪 Germany·management
Facing a “deluge” from AI, this publication will only take pitches by phone
Nieman Lab·Aug 19, 2026
How to price your journalism for AI when you're flying blind
By Ulrike Langer·News Machines·Newsletter·Aug 19, 2026
How to Audit Publisher Websites in 2026
By Harry Clarkson-Bennett·Leadershipinseo.com·Blog·Aug 19, 2026
NCTJ finds UK news employers now expect advanced AI skills from graduates
By The Copilot, Romy Abu-Fadel·The Media Copilot·Aug 19, 2026
Tempo Assistant
The Tempo·🇮🇩 Indonesia·management
Watch our webinar on AI scrapers | Help Desk Monthly
By Leah Becerra·News Media Help Desk·Video·Aug 18, 2026
AI in journalism: Live tracker of scandals and mistakes
By Charlotte Tobitt·Press Gazette·Aug 18, 2026
Anthropic says Claude’s text watermark survives light editing but not rewrites
By The Copilot, Romy Abu-Fadel·The Media Copilot·Aug 18, 2026
Cloudflare says bot blocking is fueling publisher AI deals
By Charlotte Tobitt·Press Gazette·Aug 17, 2026
Mirage’s $50,000 AI news channel runs 24/7 without journalists
By The Copilot, Romy Abu-Fadel·The Media Copilot·Aug 17, 2026
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