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AI in the newsroom, read carefully.
A space for information, literacy, documentation, and early experimentation on how artificial intelligence is reshaping journalism — and how journalism should reshape it back.
Update — Issue 04
What newsroom AI policies actually say in 2026
We read 27 published guidelines so you don't have to. A pattern is emerging: transparency over prohibition, humans on every byline.
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Explainer
Retrieval-augmented generation, in plain language
Why "the model looked it up" is doing a lot of work in that sentence — and what it means for verification.
Literacy
Sections
Five pillars, one notebook.
Organised around the editorial spine of the Good AI for Journalism programme.
Editorial principle
"AI is a tool for journalism, not a replacement for journalists. Humans remain the primary editorial decision-makers."Read our editorial principles