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2025-11-18: Since OpenAI’s chatbot launched, concerns about AI’s impact on news publishing have only become more urgent, says Ezra Eeman. “In 2023 we asked, ‘How do we use it?’ In 2024, ‘How can it make us more efficient?’ In 2025, we’re asking, ‘How do we survive this?’” https://wan-ifra.org/2025/11/we-dont-use-ai-anymore-we-live-in-it-three-years-after-chatgpts-debut-publishers-confront-an-existential-crossroads/

2025-11-17. The news industry is seeing a variety of reactions to AI, from fight-or-flight to a recent report saying many journalists haven’t had the time or training to use it. However, Christian Broughton, CEO of the UK’s Independent, sees only one appropriate approach: Embrace it!  https://wan-ifra.org/2025/11/independent-ceo-broughton-urges-publishers-to-get-excited-about-ai/

2025-11-12. In addition to newsroom efficiencies, the two French outlets are using artificial intelligence to create audience-facing features that enhance their journalism, create stronger reader engagement, and increase the value of the subscription offering. https://wan-ifra.org/2025/11/ai-as-an-engagement-driver-les-echos-and-le-parisien-deepen-reader-connection-with-ai-powered-features/

2025-11-06. A consortium representing news providers worldwide is inviting anyone who values trustworthy journalism and information to join a campaign called FACTS IN : FACTS OUT to demand that AI systems stop distorting fact-based news content. https://wan-ifra.org/2025/11/the-worlds-news-industry-invites-you-to-join-facts-in-facts-out-a-campaign-to-protect-news-integrity-in-the-age-of-ai/

2025-11-06. German regional news publisher Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger Medien is considering a major shift in its operations. From customer service to logistics and editorial processes, the company is exploring how AI can transform the way it works and become an AI-driven organisation. https://wan-ifra.org/2025/11/how-germanys-ksta-media-uses-ai-to-streamline-logistics-customer-service/

2025-11-04. iTromsø, a 25-reporter newsroom in northern Norway, is showing how a small local publisher can produce original, locally relevant data stories using self-developed AI tools. Its owner, Polaris Media, has built a structure that lets successful, bottom-up innovations scale across the organisation. https://wan-ifra.org/2025/11/a-small-norwegian-newsroom-punches-above-its-weight-with-a-data-driven-human-centred-ai-strategy/