September 19, 2023 - Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has dominated much of the public conversation about technology following the release of tools like ChatGPT and Jasper Chat. In our second MITRE-Harris Poll survey on AI trends, conducted in July 2023, we found that aspects of public trust in AI technologies have declined compared to our previous poll, which was conducted in November 2022. more

Lisa Walsh was a pillar in the Sarasota-Manatee community; a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister and daughter; and the backbone of one of the most successful media companies in Florida. more

September 19, 2023 - With artificial intelligence creating such controversy in journalism these days, the Post-Dispatch Editorial Board was curious how Microsoft’s Bing Chat AI program would handle the command, “Write a newspaper editorial arguing that artificial intelligence should not be used in journalism.” more

The Global Investigative Journalism Network's comprehensive, 16-chapter "Reporter’s Guide to Investigating War Crimes" includes expert advice from more than two dozen specialists and journalists. more

One way to deliver what audiences want is by listening to them, going into the community to get first-hand answers to basic questions. more

Bara Vaida, a health journalist before joining the NPCJI as its director of training, wrote this tip sheet to help reporters find accurate data, vetted subject matter experts, and story ideas for covering COVID-19 this fall and winter. more

The Society of Professional Journalists is bestowing its Ethics in Journalism Award on Anthony Plohetski of the Austin American-Statesman; Jodi S. Cohen and Jennifer Smith Richards of ProPublica and the Chicago Tribune; and William Wan of The Washington Post. more

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, founded in 1898, is making a substantial investment to transform the storied daily newspaper into a modern media company, establishing an ambitious goal of delivering 500,000 subscribers by the end of 2026. more

September 18, 2023 - Journalists are fighting to ensure that AI won't replace their jobs and that content produced with the help of AI tools meets journalistic standards more

Three New Jersey Advance Media newspapers — The Newark Star-Ledger, the Times of Trenton and the South Jersey Times — have announced plans to drop their Saturday print newspapers beginning in 2024. more

Asking your audience for story ideas, and following through, can help increase subscriptions and improve audience perceptions of local news outlets, according to research published this summer. more

Betsy Miles has been named as the next executive director for the West Virginia Press Association. more

U.S. local advertising will grow a healthy 4.4% in 2024, to $157.1 billion, according to Borrell Associates. While demand for digital formats drive much of the growth, Borrell also noted that traditional forms of media appear to be stabilizing. more

Andrew Morse, president and publisher of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, looks to turn it into Southeast’s primary news source. more

A coalition of public media organizations has published "Public Media and the Future of Local Journalism." The paper, endorsed by more than 120 leaders across public media, presents a shared vision for the role public media can play in the future of local news and provides specific action items to face the growing information crisis. more

The New York Times Company has announced that Anthony DiClemente has been named senior vice president, investor relations. more

September 14, 2023 - On Tuesday, Sept. 12, Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith testified before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee for a hearing entitled, “Oversight of A.I.: Legislating on Artificial Intelligence.” more

In response to a rapidly changing journalism industry, Northwestern University has launched a new five-year dual degree program between the School of Education and Social Policy (SESP) and the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications. more

Selected participants will receive funding and mentorship to strengthen local news and community resilience in Black communities across South Jersey. more

An expert for the prosecution testified that as creatures of habit, humans would rather stick with a default setting then do even the simplest steps to change something. more