How Artificial Intelligence is Being Used in Local Journalism Plus Optimism in the News-Desert

“I am very optimistic about local journalism,” says Informed California Foundation CEO

Geoffrey King, but why? On this episode of The Media Mix, Claire Atkinson talks with Jim Brady of the Knight Foundation and two leaders his organization supports. What Candice Fortman, the Media Executive Director for Outlier, is doing to create text-based news. Plus the impact of student journalists and how artificial intelligence is being used in local news reporting. For more on this and other media topics subscribe to The Media Mix newsletter on Substack. The Media Mix is also are looking for sponsors and fresh guest bookings for 2024, so email us at themediamixUS@gmail.com You can also find Claire Atkinson on X @claireatki or pitch her Executive Producer jamie@oncamready.com

To learn more about the guests visit this websites:

Knight Foundation: https://knightfoundation.org/

Informed California: https://informedca.org/

Outlier Media: https://outliermedia.org/

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