Is A.I. a Threat or an Opportunity for Canadian Newsrooms?

Canadian newsrooms are hesitant to embrace A.I. but new tools offer the potential to revolutionize workflows and expand the capacity of individual journalists. Rather than a threat to journalism, Kevin Newman joins Julian Abraham to explain why A.I. should be viewed as an opportunity for newsrooms to create new business models and do more in-depth reporting.

Host: Julian Abraham

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), Tristan Capacchione (Senior Production Supervisor), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: Kevin Newman

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Further reading:

• Journalists pushing AI into newsrooms are practicing terrible journalism - Halifax Examiner
• The way I briefed myself six months ago is now laughably obsolete - Alex Panetta [Substack]
• AskLaura.ai - AI Fact Checking
• ABC will trial using AI for journalism. What are the risks and benefits? - The Conversation
• AI in Canadian newsrooms: media engaging cautiously - J-Source
• Empowering newsrooms with AI and advanced technologies - Reuters
• Opinion | The Star tried something with AI it had never done before. Then, we pumped the brakes. Here's why - Toronto Star
• The New York Times Got Caught Using AI Hallucinations in Its Reporting | The Walrus
• Iran Is Trolling Us and We’re Not Doing Anything About It - The New York Times
• ‘Horrendous’ Toronto police scandal allegations linked to Ryan Wedding cocaine case in new Project South documents - Toronto Star

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