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Impact of AI on Local News Models

by Mark Caro

Will AI Unlock Growth or be an Existential Threat?

Artificial Intelligence is disrupting the Local News industry. This new report by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung USA and Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University, is looking at the role AI can play in the way customers will consume news in the future. How are local media already using artificial intelligence in the newsroom and on the business side?

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The internet caused a major disruption of the news industry, as more and more consumers are getting their news for free online, thousands of newspapers folded their business in the United States and countries around the world. Amidst the collapse of the mainstream news media financial model, many view the next advent of AI with trepidation, Generative Artificial Intelligence has had an explosive impact on journalism.

This report on the impact of AI on local journalism is based on discussions with more than 25 international news and AI experts and a workshop held in November 2023 in Washington, D.C.

 

The views, conclusions and recommendations expressed in this report are solely those of its authors and do not reflect the views of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, or its employees.

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