Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism

Here are four key findings from our new report on generative AI in news, based on fresh survey data from six countries, supported by the Thomson Reuters Foundation and authored by Richard Fletcher and Rasmus Kleis Nielsen. Read our post below

For our #RISJSeminars Dima Saber outlined some of the causes of fragility in the online ecosystem and how Meedan uses AI-powered solutions to support people's information needs, particularly during major events like elections and natural disasters. Full video and write up by here: https://lnkd.in/eAFxCgsR

The Washington Post will offer more local content to premium subscribers including newsletters and 'experiences', writes Cuneyt Dil for Axios, with DC Metro-area coverage "part of a grander strategy for new upscale and pricier Post products." https://lnkd.in/e6idVnjC

We are thrilled to announce that the Digital News Report 2024 will be published on Monday 17 June. As part of the launch, we are hosting 6 launch events with a focus on different regions. Dates and speakers here: https://lnkd.in/diVQHbpQ Our global launch event will take place on 17 June. Nic Newman will present the key findings. Then Rasmus Kleis Nielsen will host a discussion with Matthew Keen from Reuters News Agency, Anna Bateson from The Guardian, Rozina Breen from The Bureau of Investigative Journalism & Rachel Corp FRSA from ITN. Live-streamed on X & LinkedIn. Our US launch event will take place at Reuters News Agency in New York on 24 June. Rasmus Kleis Nielsen will present the key findings and will host a panel discussion with Ken Li from Thomson Reuters, Kristina Anderson from Google & Claudio E. Cabrera from The Athletic. Streamed on X and LinkedIn. Our Africa launch event will happen online on Thurs 20 June. Nic Newman & Chris Roper will present the findings. Federica Cherubini will talk with Phathiswa Magopeni MBA (GIBS) MPhil. ed (UWC) from Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism, Linus Kaikai from Nation Media Group & Imru AL Qays Talha Jebril. Sign up now: https://lnkd.in/dTcwpF-9 Our Asia launch event will happen online on Fri 21 June. Nic Newman will present the key findings. Then Federica Cherubini will moderate a panel discussion with our partners Yvonne Chua and Reiko Saisho (Ukaji). Sign up now: https://lnkd.in/dr4ZTzZ8 Our India launch event will be pre-recorded and posted on our website. Nic Newman will present the findings. Then Mitali Mukherjee will host a panel with Pooja Prasanna from The News Minute, Seema Chishti from The Wire and Rupa Jha from Collective Newsroom. Our Latin America launch event will be part of the Festival Gabo, hosted by Fundación Gabo, which will take place in Bogotá on 5-7 July. Our Head of Editorial Eduardo Suarez will present the key findings on 6 July. Sign up to attend in person now: https://lnkd.in/dvDYs2Sb

"The media industry needs to ensure that Black women feel valued. We need to be listened to, our stories need to be commissioned without feeling like they are ticking a diversity quota." Habiba Katsha for Refinery29 UK on what the loss of Black women in journalism means for industry, audiences and society. https://lnkd.in/eugGte5r

Three men have been convicted of killing investigative reporter, Peter de Vries in Amsterdam. The attack in 2021, sparked outrage in the Netherlands with the King calling it "an attack on journalism, the cornerstone of our constitutional state." https://lnkd.in/eWEp32_2

New AI & tech collabs for electoral accountability Global Journalism Seminar with Dima Saber, Meedan

When WFM 91.7 was launched, only 17% of existing radio shows in Nigeria were targeted at women and most women didn’t like those already on air. This is what the new radio station wanted to change. As well as amplifying women’s voices, Women Radio has recently started training female journalists to cover women’s issues. Our contributor Patrick Egwu spoke to Esther Alaribe, the station’s head of programmes, and to two of the women journalists who participated in training organised by this African outlet. “If you empower a woman, she will go back to her home and contribute effectively. At the end of the day, it’s for the good of the family, the society and the nation at large,” Alaribe says in the article. https://lnkd.in/dC8TDdUP

📺In this interview with Artiom Kontsevoi, CEO and founder of IT-focused media outlet dev.by, Tatsiana Ashurkevich looks at an example of how a Belarusian outlet operating from exile is surviving, for The Fix Media. https://lnkd.in/d-euJbuY

✏️Marcela Kunova spoke to Lucy Warwick-Ching, communities editor at the Financial Times, about how the newspaper uses AI to help moderate comments on its website in this piece for Journalism.co.uk. https://lnkd.in/dudrVSBu