From our Local NewsBot Studio report, local news audiences are open to engaging with AI, if it’s helpful, honest and relevant.

A new report tracked four small newsrooms as they launched custom chatbots built in just one month.

A new report tracked four small newsrooms as they launched custom chatbots built in just one month.

The Local NewsBot Studio report explains how local news audiences interact with AI in a newsroom setting by analyzing user behavior and chatbot engagement data.

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The Maynard Regional Training Series is the Maynard Institute's new training program for frontline editors and managers working in any platform -- e.g., print, broadcast and digital. It will provide ...

Join us on March 24 for the AI in Journalism Pre-Conference, hosted by UNC Knight Chair in Local News and Sustainability Marisa Porto prior to the Local News Researchers Workshop. This event offers a ...

Local News in the Eye of the Storm: Coverage of Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina Yanan Sun, Local News Researcher Center for Innovation and Sustainability in Local Media, UNC Hussman School ...

Join us on March 24 for the AI in Journalism Pre-Conference, hosted by UNC Knight Chair in Local News and Sustainability Marisa Porto prior to the Local News Researchers Workshop. This event offers a ...

"No matter what the technology is, we're going to be using it."

"If I had to pull out one lesson, it would be to be very conscious that people are getting local news from all sorts of different sources, not just local news outlets."

Now in its seventh year, the Rivalry Challenge leverages a beloved annual event with audience and collaboration best practices.

CISLM will grow a more equitable and sustainable future for local news, the journalists who make it and the communities that need it. Through the intersection of research, education and practice, we w...