Divining data: How AI invigorates The New York Times’ approach to investigative reporting

Jun 20, 2025

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2025-05-30. By building tools based on repeated patterns, The New York Times is strategically applying AI as a force multiplier for investigative journalism – while maintaining traditional journalistic standards of accuracy and verification, explains Zach Seward.

https://wan-ifra.org/2025/05/divining-data-how-ai-invigorates-the-new-york-times-approach-to-investigative-reporting/

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