A small but telling dispute in Lexington, Kentucky, has opened a wider argument about the future of local journalism, especially the role of artificial intelligence in newsrooms that are trying to survive with fewer staff and thinner budgets. The spark came when Linda Blackford, editor-in-chief of the Kentucky Lantern, wrote about AI and journalism and stressed that the Lantern’s work is produced by human reporters rather than machine-generated text. In response, Paul Oliva of the Lexington Times defended his publication’s use of AI-assisted summaries and aggregation, while arguing that the service it provides would be difficult to sustain otherwise. The…
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Swedish publisher Bonnier News is set to become the majority owner of Business Post Group, in a deal that will leave founder Enda O’Coineen with a significant minority stake through his Kilcullen Family Office. The transaction marks a further step in a relationship that began in 2023, when Bonnier took…
Independent Media has reported a strong first half to its financial year, saying artificial intelligence now accounts for 10% of total revenue as the publisher deepens its push into automation, creator-led video and podcasts, and overseas growth. The UK-based group said revenue from both its AI activity and its Studio…
“We are still writing like it’s 1957” was the blunt assessment of Mario Garcia, speaking earlier this month at WAN-IFRA World News Media Congress in Marseille. You might dismiss this as hyperbole from some, but Garcia, the Columbia University journalism school legend, is in a better position than most to…
Social media and video networks have surpassed traditional news websites and apps as the primary way people consume news globally, according to the Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2026, which was published this week. The annual report, based on surveys across 48 markets, paints a picture of a news ecosystem…
Google is set to challenge a German court ruling that could make it liable for false statements surfaced in its AI Overviews, a decision that may reverberate across the wider artificial intelligence sector. The Munich court said the AI-generated summaries that appear above standard search results amount to Google’s own…
The UK government has confirmed plans to bar social media platforms from offering services to under-16s, in a move ministers say is designed to give children more protection from harmful content and excessive screen time. According to the announcement, the restrictions will apply to “user-to-user platforms” that are built around…
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A growing network of Facebook pages masquerading as New Zealand news outlets is flooding social media with AI-generated images and videos that distort genuine reporting, according to an investigation. The accounts lift copy from established mastheads and attach computer-generated visuals or lightly rewritten text. While the examples uncovered are New…
Lawmakers in New York have proposed legislation that would force news organisations to be explicit when their reporting relies on artificial intelligence and to ensure human editors sign off on such material before it appears in print or online. Senator Patricia Fahy and Assemblywoman Nily Rozic introduced the New York…
Reddit told investors last week that it is preparing a new wave of acquisitions aimed at strengthening its advertising stack and audience-growth products, signalling a continuation of the company’s recent buy-and-build approach. For news publishers Reddit is no longer just a source of traffic or unfiltered conversations around the news…
The Athletic is expanding its use of live blogs enriched with video as part of a broader effort to keep audiences on its own sites and to blunt the impact of automated content collection by AI systems. According to a report in Digiday, the move, timed to coincide with overlapping…
Will Lewis, the publisher and CEO of The Washington Post, abruptly resigned Saturday evening, ending a tumultuous two-year tenure just days after presiding over one of the largest newsroom staff reductions in the publication’s history. His departure was announced in a brief, two-paragraph internal email to staff that lacked a…
The New York Times Company closed 2025 with record digital revenue, faster subscriber growth and improved profitability, underscoring the company’s confidence in its subscription-led model even as it steps up spending on video and product development. Executives said the company added 1.4 million net new digital subscribers during the year,…
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