Episode Details

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

Photo: igovar igovar

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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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