Podcast Episodes

Florent Daudens: How Open-Source AI Puts Newsrooms Back in the Driver’s Seat

Episode 69

What if the future of journalism isn’t locked behind the paywalls of big tech companies, but freely available to every newsroom willing to embrace it?

Too often, the conversation around AI in newsroom…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Fabian Heckenberg, Naja Nielsen & Gard Steiro: The Hard Truths About AI Every Newsroom Leader Can’t Ignore (Recorded Live at Nordic AI in Media Summit 2025)

Episode 68

In this live episode of Newsroom Robots, host Nikita Roy moderates a panel discussion recorded at the Nordic AI and Media Summit in Copenhagen. The conversation features Gard Steiro (Editor-in-Chief …

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Gina Chua: Where Journalism’s Value Lives When AI Tells the Story

Episode 67

In this live episode, host Nikita Roy sits down with Gina Chua, Executive Editor of Semafor, recorded at an event at New York University hosted in collaboration with the AI networking group, Humans i…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

Zach Seward: How a Five-Person AI Team Is Powering Innovation at The New York Times

Episode 66

In this live episode, host Nikita Roy sits down with Zach Seward, Editorial Director of AI Initiatives at The New York Times, recorded at the ONA x Newsroom Robots AI Leadership Summit in Detroit. Wi…

Published on 7 months ago

Cheryl Phillips: How AI Is Uncovering Hidden Stories in Local Government

Episode 65

When officials in Santa Clara County (home to Silicon Valley) publicly proclaimed they were not sharing data with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, they likely did not expect to be caught in …

Published on 7 months ago

Kasper Lindskow: Building a Scalable AI Infrastructure at Denmark's JP/Politikens Media Group

Episode 64

When it comes to AI adoption, experimentation is easy—scaling is hard. So, what is the difference between AI projects that fade out and those that transform newsrooms? A strong infrastructure.

In this…

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

Rune Ytreberg and Lars Adrian Giske: How iTromsø is Building an AI-Ready Foundation for News

Episode 63

Imagine a newsroom where AI agents assist with reporting, actively surface leads, analyze government data, and help journalists navigate complex investigations in real time. Norway’s iTromsø is layin…

Published on 9 months, 4 weeks ago

Rune Ytreberg & Lars Adrian Giske: Building AI Tools for Investigative Journalism in Local News

Episode 62

Translating a journalist's gut instinct into code—is it possible? In Norway, iTromsø—a long-standing regional newspaper known for its investigative journalism and deep local coverage—has found a way.…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Neil Brown: The Pulitzer Prizes, AI Transparency, and Journalism’s Next Evolution

Episode 61

Neil Brown, president of The Poynter Institute and former chair of the Pulitzer Prizes, joins host Nikita Roy to discuss the Pulitzer Board's decision to require AI disclosure in prize submissions. I…

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Upasna Gautam: The Product Manager's Guide to AI in News

Episode 60

Upasna Gautam, Senior Platform Product Manger at CNN and Chair of the Board of Directors at the News Product Alliance, joins host Nikita Roy to discuss her framework for AI integration in newsrooms. …

Published on 1 year ago