A widescale investigation of the attitudes towards generative artificial intelligence (AI) in news production and steps being undertaken by Australian newsrooms to prepare for its possible deployment. The results indicate that newsrooms are experimenting cautiously with the technology. However, editors are attuned to the downside if accuracy, authenticity and bias are not adequately dealt with.

What can be done to ensure that high-quality, independent journalism—instead of misinformation and clickbait—can still attract public attention when news dissemination is increasingly mediated by digital platforms? Several groups are now trying to solve this challenge by developing and promoting digital markers, akin to nutrition labels, that signify reliability and credibility of news online. This...

The author of this report argues that as artificial intelligence becomes more ubiquitous, the news industry will need to carve out space in a more crowded, more chaotic, and less original information ecosystem. While the relationship between technology platforms and newsrooms will continue to evolve, the author suggests that robust data governance frameworks are necessary...

This report is part of a long-running international survey coordinated by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. The report delivers comparative data on media usage in 46 countries and across 6 continents. In an increasingly digitalised news environment, Australian news consumers report an overall positive experience of engaging with news online or on...

The purpose of this paper is to frame a national consultation and to offer foundational policies for a national news industrial strategy. The authors argue that Canada needs a national news policy. Such a policy must, at all costs, avoid a direct funding connection between the government and newsmakers or news intermediaries.