Journalism

AI’s role in news presents many risks, but it also represents an opportunity to fulfill the public service mission of journalism.

This is a moment of urgency for journalists as the Trump administration attacks major news organizations and blocks access to reporters.

There is palpable anxiety among the news media about the rapid advance of AI tools, yet the industry ignores these technologies at its peril.

Even though information about AI is everywhere, it can be hard to find a comprehensive and accurate description of these complex systems.

With vaccine supply increasing, American newsrooms will be tested as the narrative moves from who can’t get the shot to who won’t get the shot. Ordinary journalistic practices can unintentionally exacerbate the public health crisis by amplifying the very mis- and disinformation it seeks to counter. Drawing on input from experts and journalists, Vivian Schiller of Aspen Digital extracted lessons whose seeming simplicity gives way to massive complications.

DECEMBER 16, 2020 – All eyes are on an America torn by unprecedented levels of partisan division, an onslaught of mis- and disinformation, and a president asserting victory without evidence.

MAY 6, 2020 – Local news, in crisis before the pandemic, is now facing a cataclysm. At stake is not just jobs, but the access to critic al trustworthy information for millions of Americans.

APRIL 9, 2020 – Would-be autocrats around the world are using the COVID-19 pandemic as cover for tightening their grip on power, and cracking down on journalism is the first order of business.