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The Post and Courier wins Collier Spotlight quarterly journalism award

The spring Collier Spotlight award, a quarterly certificate recognizing groundbreaking reporting on state government institutions, is awarded to The Post and Courier in Charleston, South Carolina, for its investigation of the treatment of the mentally ill in state prisons and jails.  

Opinion | Local newspapers’ AI lawsuit is a righteous battle

July 6, 2026 - It’s hard to keep track of everyone suing AI companies for stealing their work. Those gleaming AI platforms, the costliest computer systems ever built, are peddling more stolen goods than a seedy pawnshop. But it’s worth following a lawsuit filed June 24 by a group of small newspapers, alleging that OpenAI and Microsoft pilfered news stories to train their AI systems.

‘I didn't like certain aspects’: Trump postpones AI executive order

May 21, 2026 - The abrupt delay came after leading AI executives had been briefed on the policy and invited to a Thursday signing in the White House.
March 24, 2025 - With the rapid rise of artificial intelligence, new threats are emerging for local news publishers — especially when AI tools are used to repurpose content without authorization. America’s Newspapers is actively monitoring the misuse of AI in ways that negatively affect our members.

One example is Good Day, an AI-generated newsletter network now operating in 47 states and 355 towns, according to Andrew Deck’s reporting in Nieman Lab.
Additional industry news about AI
7/24/26 - AP has released updated newsroom standards governing the use of artificial intelligence, reinforcing that AI can assist journalists with specific tasks. Editorial judgment, verification and accountability remain the responsibility of AP journalists.
June 19, 2026 - With so many ways to use AI, what does “AI-generated” mean, and how do audiences respond to different types and levels of AI use by journalists? And, if readers want news outlets to be transparent about their AI use (as previous research has found), but if knowing about AI actually use lowers their trust and perceived accuracy, how should publishers proceed?
March 23, 2026 - America’s Newspapers today issued the following statement in response to the comprehensive national legislative framework on artificial intelligence released by the Trump administration.

The newly announced framework outlines a broad, strategic approach to addressing the most pressing public policy challenges associated with the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence. Among its six core objectives, America’s Newspapers highlighted the importance of the administration’s focus on intellectual property protections and support for creators — an issue of critical significance to the news publishing industry.
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March 11, 2026 - The IAB Tech Lab has a plan to get publishers paid by AI companies. Whether it works is another question.
January 9, 2026 - Tim O’Rourke is the vice president of Editorial Innovation and AI Strategy at Hearst Newspapers. In this conversation with Storybench, he discusses how Hearst is approaching innovation, what makes newsroom AI trustworthy and where he sees the biggest opportunities ahead.
September 18, 2025 - The performance tests used by AI companies don’t measure what matters in the newsroom.
August 8, 2025 - Local newspapers have an intriguing new ally in their quest to get paid by AI firms hoovering their stories and putting their future at risk.
July 24, 2025 - The remarks, which came during a keynote speech at a summit hosted by the “All-In” podcast, follow President Donald Trump’s newly released AI Action Plan.
June 25, 2025 - The share of Americans who have used ChatGPT, an AI chatbot released in November 2022, has roughly doubled since summer 2023. Today, 34% of U.S. adults say they have ever used ChatGPT, according to a Pew Research Center survey.

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