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Here is what we have this week to read. And next week we'll come back with full scale newsletter and updated website (I've reshaped the UI a little to simplify the experience).
New on AI For Newsroom this week
Stories, guides, initiatives, and signals we surfaced in this issue.
Reach CEO touts Google AI deal as a template, steps up pressure on OpenAI over scraping
By Jessica Davies·Media Archives - Digiday·Oct 16, 2026
Four Questions with Frederike Kaltheuner, AI Now Institute - Ole Reissmann
Ole Reissmann·Newsletter·Oct 16, 2026
CNN Strikes Multiyear AI Content Deal With Google
By A.J. Katz·The Wrap·Oct 16, 2026
The Book: Reimagining Journalism in the AI Era
Charlie Beckett·Education·Oct 16, 2026
Publishers have learned to use AI. Now they must account for the time it saves.
By Ivan Massow·Tomorrow's Publisher·Oct 15, 2026
Google’s News AI pilot expands to over 400 publications, including U.S. local news outlets
Nieman Lab·Oct 15, 2026
Kaktus Media's AI Workflow
Kaktus Media (RU)·🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan·management
Tobol Info AI-assisted Workflow
Tobol Info (RU)·🇰🇿 Kazakhstan·journalism
ArzuNews Telegram Workflow
ArzuNews·🇹🇲 Turkmenistan·management
Google’s secret AI publisher payments range from millions to less than $1,000
By Noah Wire·Tomorrow's Publisher·Oct 14, 2026
The Next Gen News Sprint Tool Kit: What 12 newsrooms learned from building AI-powered products for next gen audiences
News Product Alliance·Blog·Oct 14, 2026
OSCE Central Asia Media Conference 2026: AI Integration in Regional Newsrooms
News Central Asia (nCa)·Blog·Oct 14, 2026
AI-fed Iranian campaign put fake bylines inside trusted news outlets
By Noah Wire·Tomorrow's Publisher·Oct 14, 2026
How to Think About All That Funding from Open AI
By Richard J. Tofel·Second Rough Draft·Newsletter·Oct 14, 2026
Publishers test AI search strategies as Google referrals fall 40%
By The Copilot·The Media Copilot·Oct 14, 2026
New York Times among surge of sign-ups to publisher AI coalition SPUR
By Charlotte Tobitt·Press Gazette·Oct 13, 2026
LLM Wiki v2
Github·Tools·Oct 13, 2026
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