Center for News, Technology & Innovation
The Center for News, Technology & Innovation (CNTI) is an independent global research center, seeking to encourage independent, sustainable media, maintain an open internet and foster informed public policy conversations.
- Reminder: Join CNTI & All Tech is Human tomorrow at noon ET to understand how people use AI chatbots to get news and for personal companionship. RSVP 👇https://events.zoom.us/ev/As76hezfTPH7k_RVURXnRdTLzzQ69Xc6DjzzpSD2-GxQDXNMfmXm~At8zRCbTwL0-2AZDGY5DyBTrngRMrMiqh4D-COuJowkAtG4KPfrSCUH6gA
- Join us and @alltechishuman.bsky.social on Feb. 5 at noon ET for a livestream discussion about how people actually use AI chatbots for news and companionship. RSVP 👇 events.zoom.us/ev/As76hezfT...
- On "(Re)Structured News," Gina Chua explores CNTI's Chatbot study. "AI systems don’t just personalize news...they helped readers make sense of it in their own personal context." See more of her thoughts here and be sure to read the study! restructurednews.substack.com/p/you-talkin...
- In a CNTI guest essay by Upasna Gautam, she explores how journalism can meet this moment: "Success in this new reality will belong to the leaders who can hold two seemingly opposing forces in balance: a relentless commitment to truth and a fearless embrace of innovation." cnti.org/guest-essay/...
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- Join us for a livestream conversation about our new AI Chatbot report and @alltechishuman.bsky.social new report on AI Companions. Details are below - register here to be a part of the discussion - lnkd.in/eBKfZk_t.
- 🤖Why are people using AI for news? A new @cnti.bsky.social report shows users in the US & India are swapping news sites for AI “concierges” to turn headlines into action. Key finding: Users want info they can act on, not just know. See the full report: bit.ly/4bGNeSw #CNTI #chatbots
- As digital platforms expand journalism’s reach, reporters are more exposed to new and escalating forms of online abuse. CNTI’s updated primer explores the policy choices that need to be made to strengthen protections. 👉 Read the primer: cnti.org/issue-primer... #PressFreedom #JournalismSafety
- 📊 New research alert: We analyzed AI policies across every world region to map their impact on journalism. Only 20 of 188 documents mention "journalist" or "news," but all will reshape the information landscape. Read more: bit.ly/4s7nVPq #JournalismNewFrontier
- “To be successful, news information producers will need to conduct a smart market analysis to determine the demand, demographics, economics and startup costs to launch.” Read Executive Director @asmitchell.bsky.social's prediction for journalism in @niemanlab.org. www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/jour...
- Reposted by Center for News, Technology & InnovationHow are newsrooms across the Western Balkans and Central Europe using AI with ethics at the centre? Thomson and @cnti.bsky.social gathered journalists in Sarajevo for two days of honest, practical exchange. Read more: bit.ly/4q7jBOn Images credit: Kayla Goodson/CNTI #Journalism #AI
- CNTI and @thomsonfoundation.bsky.social hosted more than 35 journalists from the Western Balkans and Central Europe in Sarajevo to discuss the question, “How do we harness AI’s power to build a strong future for our work?” Read our takeaways here: cnti.org/event-outtak...
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- Reposted by Center for News, Technology & InnovationAnother thing I read recently: The AI and Journalism Research Working Group (of which my colleague @amyrossarguedas.bsky.social and I are a part), convened by the @cnti.bsky.social has synthesised findings from 55 studies to evaluate how AI transcription & translation tools are impacting journalism
- Congrats to @drnycnerd.bsky.social and Senior Fellow Prabhat Mishra on presenting at Mahindra University’s conference on Human & Digital Mutualism! Jay joined a panel on humans + algorithms, and later, Jay and Prabhat led a masterclass on AI and information practices.
- “Independent journalism has lost the [United States'] vital support, and this is an indication that we have lost our soul. I no longer take press freedom in the United States for granted.” -CNTI Board Member Martin Baron at Metafuturo elpais.com/comunicacion...
- Can AI systems be trusted to produce accurate transcriptions & translations for journalists? A new briefing from CNTI's AI & Journalism Research Working Group examines 55 studies and finds that while AI models are improving, human review is still needed to ensure accuracy. cnti.org/article/ai-t...
- What does responsible use of AI look like for the future of journalism? CNTI's @drnycnerd.bsky.social will discuss ways AI is reshaping newsrooms as part of First Amendment Day at UNC. 🗓️ Wednesday, October 8, 2025 🕚 11:00 a.m. 📍 UNC ✅ Free and open to the public Full details: lnkd.in/g-y2FyUE
- We're hiring! CNTI is hiring a full-time research associate to work on a variety of quantitative and qualitative research tasks related to key issues around journalism, technology and policy. Learn more and apply by October 12, 2025 👉 cnti.org/wp-content/u...
- Congratulations to CNTI Board Member @postbaron.bsky.social for this important recognition from the Clooney Center for Justice! "Marty Baron’s legacy as executive editor of The Boston Globe and The Washington Post exemplifies the value of a free press." cfj.org/news/clooney...
- 📰 What 70+ journalists said about AI & the future of news Most are using it only for quick fixes — transcription, OCR, headline tweaks. Why? Shrinking teams & heavy demands leave little space to think long term. 👉 Full findings from @emiliaruzicka.bsky.social: cnti.org/guest-essay/...
- In Serbia, a leaked recording has raised fears of political attempts to weaken independent media. As the country adopts the EU’s DSA, a question looms: Will this law protect press freedom—or be misused to suppress it? 👉 Read more from @ewrightwy.bsky.social: euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
- On @thedailyshow.com, CNTI Board member and Nobel laureate @mariaressa.bsky.social shares urgent insights into democracy’s fragility: “If you don’t move and protect the rights you have, you lose them. And it’s so much harder to reclaim them.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tsb1...
- “CNTI did a study that looked at 32 pieces of fake news policy around the world," @asmitchell.bsky.social told @sabcnews.bsky.social at #M20 Summit. "What we saw was that, even in democracies, in many cases those policies ended up creating more risk for journalists." www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzEf...
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- Is AI reprogramming humanity? Tune in Sunday as CNTI Executive Chair @cforman.bsky.social discusses AI's impact on the economy, society and the flow of information at L'orient-Le Jour festival. today.lorientlejour.com/article/1474...
- We asked the public in Australia, Brazil, South Africa and the US their thoughts on news and journalists. We found: 👉 Most people in describe journalists positively 👉 People who have negative views of journalists tend to also have conservative political leanings cnti.org/article/most...
- Journalists say their sources are facing high risks, Emily Wright and @drnycnerd.bsky.social explain in a new report. 👉 64% of journalists facing high risks say their sources do, too 👉 11% of journalists facing low risks say their sources face high risks cnti.org/article/jour...
- Journalist Jose Rubén Zamora has been arbitrarily detained in Guatemala for 1,050 days. The baseless charges are meant to send a message to all Guatemalan journalists who seek to speak truth to power. His son, @josecarloszamora.bsky.social, shares a warning for US reporters: tinyurl.com/3r7uhk7j
- Lina Chawaf has navigated journalism under one of the most repressive regimes in the world. In Syria under Bashar al-Assad, she used satire to deliver critical messages, but even that had its limits. Authoritarians "embed fear into your DNA." Read her letter: tinyurl.com/yc6vm85t
- Journalists are facing increasing threats, ranging from government harassment to online attacks. This isn't new for journalists in Latin America, but they're concerned by what they see happening in the U.S., Martha Ramos writes for CNTI. tinyurl.com/59zay3k7
- Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine is the most documented war in history , yet Ukraine’s newly occupied territories remain sealed off, their suffering cloaked in darkness. Ukrainian reporter Tanya Kozyreva shares her experience covering occupied territories: tinyurl.com/mpudf3d3
- From reporting in war zones in Lebanon to decoding politics in the US, @joekawly.bsky.social has seen it all. "If you’re waiting for a press crackdown in the US to look like what happened in Syria or Lebanon, you will miss it. In the US, the pressure comes differently." tinyurl.com/mr3katu6
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- Dapo Olorunyomi is no stranger to reporting in areas where #pressfreedom is under attack. During Nigeria's military rule, he used journalism to demand the country's return to democracy — at great risk to himself and his family. Now, he's sharing his advice for journalists in the US: bit.ly/3FNZD9Q
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- "When those in power want to stay invisible, they don’t have to say 'no.' They just make things slow, complicated and exhausting — so you stop asking," Serbian journalist Teodora Ćurčić writes. "But when you finally get the data, it’s worth it." Read her advice to US journalists: bit.ly/4mMRqDk
- @jokongo.bsky.social shares what US journalists can learn from his experience in Kenya, where press freedom faces significant threats: bit.ly/3TcIEku "In a time of turbulence, this work serves as democracy’s lifeline, shaping a brighter, informed future for generations."
- @rukhshanamedia.bsky.social continues to tell the stories the Taliban don’t want to be heard. In our first "Letter from the Field," @zahrajoya.bsky.social explains what American journalists can learn from her experiences fighting for #pressfreedom in Afghanistan. bit.ly/4kvRfLk
- Journalists in the US are facing new threats, but this has been the reality for reporters in other countries for decades. Over the next month, @cnti.bsky.social will share stories from award-winning journalists from around the world with their advice for US journalists. Follow along: bit.ly/3FCLagN
- Journalists in Africa are more positive than journalists we surveyed elsewhere about the impact of developments in technology and social media on their ability to deliver journalism. Why do you think that is? cnti.org/article/a-wi...
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- CNTI's @drnycnerd.bsky.social and Samuel Jens shared how people differentiate the admittedly fuzzy categories of "news" and "journalism" at #AAPOR25. Missed it? Read about their presentation here: aapor.org/newsletters/...
- Donor assistance alone is not enough to sustain journalism around the world, Susan Abbott writes. We're in a new era of media development, which must focus on: 👉 Resilience 👉 Long-term business strategies 👉 Bringing together new stakeholders, including technologists and economists
- Thanks to everyone who joined our World Press Freedom Day edit-a-thon with @wikimediafoundation.org DC and @wikimedianyc.bsky.social! ✍ 23 editors edited 37 and created 5 new journalism-themed articles Subscribe to be the first to know about our future events: eepurl.com/idGX5L
- Should governments define journalism? The majority of journalists we surveyed said no. Read the latest from CNTI: innovating.news/article/worl...
- Will reliance on AI lead to a dilution of journalistic integrity, or will it really allow for more time and resources to be dedicated to in-depth investigative reporting? Read the recap of our event with the Centre for Journalism, Innovation & Development: thecjid.org/artificial-i...
- 54% of the journalists we surveyed said their government seeks too much control over their reporting. Check out our new #WorldPressFreedomDay analysis: innovating.news/article/worl...
- 🗓️TODAY is the World Press Freedom Day Wikipedia Edit-a-thon! Join CNTI, Wikimedia DC & Wikimedia NYC for the in-person and virtual event from 10am - 2pm to celebrate #WorldPressFreedomDay. ✅Register Now! www.eventbrite.com/e/world-pres...
- ⏰Tomorrow, join CNTI Wikimedia DC & Wikimedia NYC for a journalism-themed Wikipedia Edit-a-thon event to celebrate #WorldPressFreedomDay. 📍Where: Virtual OR In-Person 🕑10am - 2pm ET Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/world-pres...
- #ICYMI: We are partnering with Wikimedia DC & Wikimedia NYC to celebrate #WorldPressFreedomDay by hosting a journalism-themed Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on Fri, May 2 from 10am - 2pm ET. Learn more about the in-person & virtual event here: www.eventbrite.com/e/world-pres...
- 🚨Recent Survey Findings: 50% of journalists surveyed say they’ve experienced government overreach in the last year. Learn more about journalist perceptions on press freedoms and the AI era of journalism in our recent report: innovating.news/2024-journal...
- 📢 Journalists are facing growing press freedom threats worldwide. To spotlight this and honor World Press Freedom Day, CNTI, Wikimedia DC & Wikimedia NYC are hosting a journalism-themed Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on Fri, May 2 from 10am - 2pm ET. ✅Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/world-pres...
- As the news media landscape continues to evolve, our #IssuePrimer on #BuildingNewsRelevance is an important resource as stakeholders discuss how reliable news can best be amplified to today’s audience. innovating.news/article/buil...
- 📣In honor of World Press Freedom Day next week CNTI, Wikimedia DC & Wikimedia NYC are hosting a journalism-themed Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on Friday, May 2! Learn more about the in-person & virtual event and register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/world-pres... #WorldPressFreedomDay
- Estreno de los nuevos informes internacionales del CNTI sobre impresiones de los periodistas y el público sobre el periodismo en la era de la IA y las crecientes amenazas a la independencia de la prensa!
