Hacks/Hackers @hackshackers.com · 10/09/2026Journalism gets one shot to be right. Product work learns from what breaks. Frank Bi, our AI Strategy & Product Advisor, on shipping newsroom AI you'd let fail: sandbox it, set an end date, let readers opt in. Be wrong at the start, right at the end. hackshackers.com/go/newsroom-... 000
Hacks/Hackers @hackshackers.com · 18/06/2026Registration is open for the inaugural AI x Visual Journalism Forum, Aug. 25-26 in Los Angeles. In partnership with ASU's Narrative and Emerging Media program, with workshops and case studies on how AI is reshaping images and video. Join us: hackshackers.com/go/visual-forum 010
Hacks/Hackers @hackshackers.com · 27/05/2026We made Hacks/Hackers' site accessible to AI agents, and they're already showing up. An llms.txt file leads agents to our MCP server to search archives, and we added "Ask" AI buttons for readers to send pre-filled prompts to Claude or ChatGPT. What we did here: hackshackers.com/go/2026-05-a... 011
Hacks/Hackers @hackshackers.com · 22/05/2026Researchers tested 6 AI chatbots on daily news questions and they got 95%+ right. But when a user slipped a wrong detail into a question, GPT-5 got only 19% right, worse than random guesses. The chatbot wasn't just confused, it was actively misled. hackshackers.com/go/2026-05-c... 010
Hacks/Hackers @hackshackers.com · 20/05/2026Forget hotel ballrooms. Our AI x Journalism Summit was in a former warehouse, with no cushioned chairs and rooms where people sometimes sat on the floor. It fit the vibe we were going for: Not perfection, but ready to build. hackshackers.com/go/2026-05-u... hackshackers.com/go/2026-05-r... 011
Hacks/Hackers @hackshackers.com · 07/05/2026What does it take for a small newsroom to ship with AI? Cohort 2 of our Newsroom AI Lab — Bellingcat, Trusting News, Prison Journalism Project — shows the pattern: define the real problem, externalize the unwritten judgment, build only what fits. hackshackers.com/go/2026-05-c... 031
Hacks/Hackers @hackshackers.com · 29/04/2026Two weeks to the AI x Journalism Summit in Baltimore (May 13–14). Speakers from NYT, CNN, ProPublica, NPR, The Boston Globe, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Minnesota Star Tribune, Mother Jones/Reveal, Der Spiegel and Google. Close to selling out. luma.com/hh-aijournal... 010
Reposted by Hacks/HackersBurt Herman @burtherman.com · 22/04/2026What does it look like when a story shapes itself based on who's reading? I built a demo that tailors summaries of new NYC mayor Mamdani's statements based on your context. Publishers need a new platform to enable experiences like this: a Context Management System: hackshackers.com/r/2026-04-co...hackshackers.comThe Content Management System Is Dead. Long Live the Context Management System.Generative AI is unraveling the finished-article model. What replaces it is a system built on context: raw reporting, flagged analysis and journalism as the verification layer. Plus a proof-of-concept... 001
Hacks/Hackers @hackshackers.com · 20/04/2026Ads are coming to AI chatbots. Will anyone be able to tell they're looking at one? New Princeton + UW research: 18 of 23 models didn't disclose sponsorship 65% of the time. ChatGPT ads just launched — preview of what breaks when separation fails. hackshackers.com/r/2026-04-ai... 111
Hacks/Hackers @hackshackers.com · 14/04/202612 new sessions at the AI x Journalism Summit: ProPublica on secure local models, Baltimore Banner's News Detector, WBEZ on Whisper, Boston Globe on build/buy/ignore, two Google sessions. $95 tickets end today. One month out — May 13–14. luma.com/hh-aijournalismsummit-2026 011
Reposted by Hacks/HackersPaul Cheung @pcheung630.bsky.social · 08/01/2026Not vendor-led. Not hype-driven. Focused on real newsroom problems, real prototypes, and clear guardrails! www.poynter.org/news-release...poynter.orgPoynter and Hacks/Hackers partner to keep fast AI adoption aligned with journalism ethics - PoynterPoynter will lead year-round AI ethics and literacy programming, with tracks at Hacks/Hackers’ 2026 AI x Journalism Summit and AI Real Talk Series 011
Reposted by Hacks/HackersWisconsin Watch @wisconsinwatch.org · 18/10/2025In partnership with the nonprofit @hackshackers.com Wisconsin Watch is experimenting ways to improve the audio descriptions of photos for those who use screen readers, known as alt text. Here's what we're doing -- and how you can give feedback or suggestions 👇wisconsinwatch.orgHow can we make news more accessible? We want to hear from you.Wisconsin Watch is improving alt-text on images and exploring ways to deliver more stories via audio. Tell us can we make information more accessible to you. 183
Reposted by Hacks/HackersAndy Carvin @acarv.in · 07/05/2025Sawyer Bernath of Tarbell Center is discussing how much of mainstream reporting on AI focuses on national security and business angles, despite the fact AI is already impacting nearly all aspects of modern life. #AIJournalismHH 152
Hacks/Hackers @hackshackers.com · 07/05/2025It's not too late to join nearly 300 journalists, technologists and news product leaders at the Summit in Baltimore. Get tickets here: lu.ma/gxdhtufslu.maHacks/Hackers AI x Journalism Summit 2025 · LumaJoin pioneering journalists, technologists and innovators for two transformative days exploring how AI can enhance journalism and information. Through hands-on… 040
Reposted by Hacks/HackersBurt Herman @burtherman.com · 07/05/2025We are live at the first-ever @hackshackers.com AI x Journalism Summit! Thanks to @therealnews.com for hosting us in Baltimore. Here’s our program for the next two days: bit.ly/hh-ai-journa... 131
Reposted by Hacks/HackersAlex Mahadevan @alexmahadevan.com · 07/05/2025Great event on the future of facts at @poynterinstitute.bsky.social last night. Totally worth the 5 a.m. flight to make it to the @hackshackers.com AIxJournalism Summit today!! 011
Reposted by Hacks/HackersMax Resnik @maxresnik.bsky.social · 07/05/2025Hello from Baltimore! I’m here at the @hackshackers.com AI Journalism Summit My session is tomorrow morning, talking about @citybureau.bsky.social @documenters.org and equipping residents to monitor local government. If you’re at the conference- come and say hi! 002
Hacks/Hackers @hackshackers.com · 07/05/2025Our first-ever AI x Journalism Summit is underway! See our Summit Schedule page to keep track of the 40+ presenters who are sharing insights about the future of journalism, and share your updates with the summit hashtag: #AIJournalismHH www.hackshackers.com/ai-x-journal...hackshackers.comAI x Journalism Summit ScheduleHacks/Hackers and our host partners are convening the first-ever AI x Journalism Summit in Baltimore from May 7–8. Get the full schedule here. 011
Reposted by Hacks/HackersNational Press Club Journalism Institute @npcinstitute.bsky.social · 02/05/2025May 16: Join us at @pressclubdc.bsky.social for a half-day workshop on AI skills for journalists. With @vaniaandre.bsky.social, @thehaitiantimes.bsky.social; @pcheung630.bsky.social, @hackshackers.com; @andrewwallender.com, @bloomberglaw.com Tickets on sale: www.eventbrite.com/e/intro-to-a... 023
Hacks/Hackers @hackshackers.com · 01/05/2025🚨Last call for regular tickets! 🚨We're holding our first-ever AI x Journalism Summit in Baltimore May 7-8 (that's next week!) and the deadline for regular tickets is EOD, Friday May 2nd! Come and join us to plan the future of journalism. Tix here: lu.ma/gxdhtufs 010
Hacks/Hackers @hackshackers.com · 01/05/2025At our Summit next week (!) panelists Paris M. Brown, Marie Gilot, @rubinafillion.nytimes.com & @vaniaandre.bsky.social, all instructors & participants in the AI Journalism Lab: Leadership, will share the techniques and tools that help them wield AI effectively as newsroom managers & leaders. 182
Hacks/Hackers @hackshackers.com · 30/04/2025Journalists: What if you could instantly test story ideas w/ diverse reader views? On May 7, verso.ink 's Patrick Swanson demos how AI personas reveal audience blind spots in real time—no surveys needed. Learn to build focus groups w/ ChatGPT while considering ethical limits. 100
Hacks/Hackers @hackshackers.com · 30/04/2025What does it actually take to personalize news at scale? On Thurs May 8 at our upcoming AI x Journalism Summit, Chi-Chi Zhang of @yahoonews.com breaks down the tools and the tradeoffs (spoiler: LLMs aren’t always the answer). See the Summit schedule here: www.hackshackers.com/join-us-for-... 010
Hacks/Hackers @hackshackers.com · 28/04/2025There is just over one week until our first-ever AI x Journalism Summit, and we're almost sold out! Hosted by our friends @TheRealNews , the Summit is in Baltimore on Wed May 7 & Thurs May 8. Get your tickets here, or share with someone you know: lu.ma/gxdhtufs 000
Hacks/Hackers @hackshackers.com · 25/04/2025In her session on Thurs, May 8 at our upcoming AI x Journalism Summit called “Watch Your Language: AI and Bias Detection,” Janet Coats shares findings from her research and introduces a machine-learning tool designed to help journalists identify and reduce bias in their writing. 110
Hacks/Hackers @hackshackers.com · 25/04/2025"Media organizations need to recognize that high-quality journalism is increasingly valuable in an AI-driven ecosystem." @pcheung630.bsky.social shares key takeaways about #AI and the future of #journalism from this year’s SKUP Conference in Norway. www.hackshackers.com/edit-or-be-e...hackshackers.comEdit or Be Edited: Why Journalists Must Master AI Before It Masters ThemKey takeaways about AI and the future of journalism from this year’s SKUP Conference in Norway. 021
Hacks/Hackers @hackshackers.com · 24/04/2025 @thecity.nyc Where is your newsroom *not* showing up? At our upcoming AI x Journalism Summit on May 7, Tazbia Fatima & Scott Klein share how @THECITYNY used ChatGPT to map out neighborhood-level blind spots in its coverage. Smart, reflective journalism starts with asking better questions. 200
Hacks/Hackers @hackshackers.com · 23/04/2025This May 7 workshop at our AI x Journalism Summit introduces 'red teaming'—a cybersecurity practice to identify vulnerabilities—and a hands-on exercise to help build robust, responsible newsroom AI strategy. See the full Summit schedule here: www.hackshackers.com/join-us-for-... 000
Hacks/Hackers @hackshackers.com · 22/04/2025At our upcoming AI x Journalism Summit (May 7-8), Hong Qu will demonstrate how to build a no-code AI agent that automatically tracks executive orders, analyzes their impact, and organizes it all in a Google Sheet. See the full Summit schedule here: www.hackshackers.com/join-us-for-... 020
Hacks/Hackers @hackshackers.com · 21/04/2025On Wed, May 7 at our upcoming AI x Journalism Summit in Baltimore, @subbuvincent.bsky.social explores how LLMs are revolutionizing the analysis of source attribution in journalism. See the daily Summit session schedule here: www.hackshackers.com/join-us-for-... 021
Hacks/Hackers @hackshackers.com · 18/04/2025With the hype around #AI, it’s difficult for newsrooms to know where to start. At our AI x Journalism Summit (May 7-8), Elite Truong, VP Product Strategy at @ampress.bsky.social will discuss how newsrooms can use AI to solve problems in different ways. More here: www.hackshackers.com/ai-x-journal... 030
Hacks/Hackers @hackshackers.com · 18/04/2025Announcing the full Summit schedule: More than 40 speakers presenting hands-on, real-world applications of AI in journalism in Baltimore, May 7-8: www.hackshackers.com/ai-x-journal...hackshackers.comAI x Journalism Summit ScheduleHacks/Hackers and our host partners are convening the first-ever AI x Journalism Summit in Baltimore from May 7–8. 000
Hacks/Hackers @hackshackers.com · 07/04/2025"The upcoming AI x Journalism Summit in Baltimore in May is a huge opportunity for me to learn about how newsroom processes will adopt – and adapt to – these new technologies." www.hackshackers.com/three-ai-x-j...hackshackers.comThree AI x Journalism Summit Sessions I Don’t Want to MissWhat do I, a journalist at the start of my career, really want to see? 020
Hacks/Hackers @hackshackers.com · 20/03/2025Read our latest #newsletter: Updates from our recent AI x #Journalism House, hosted by the @texastribune.org in Austin during the massive SXSW megafestival. www.hackshackers.com/exploring-ai...hackshackers.comExploring AI in the newsroom and a 'liquid content' future at AI x Journalism House 2025Insights on AI adoption from The New York Times, Der Spiegel, The Texas Tribune and more, plus AI x Journalism Summit updates, journalism jobs and upcoming events from around the world. 020
Reposted by Hacks/HackersBurt Herman @burtherman.com · 10/03/2025Wrapping up the day with Der Spiegel at the @hackshackers.com AI x Journalism House during SXSW. We have a full day coming up tomorrow, join us: lu.ma/aj74ayou 041
Reposted by Hacks/HackersBurt Herman @burtherman.com · 10/03/2025Kicking off our AI x Journalism House here during @sxsw.com at @texastribune.org with @cnti.bsky.social. Join us if you’re in Austin: lu.ma/aj74ayou 052
Hacks/Hackers @hackshackers.com · 07/03/2025After a success workshop earlier this week, we’re sharing a workshop prototype for newsrooms where participants design AI solutions for tackling information overload. www.hackshackers.com/when-politic...hackshackers.comWhen Politicians "Flood the Zone": A Template for Brainstorming AI Solutions to Information OverloadWe’re sharing a workshop prototype for newsrooms where participants design AI solutions for tackling information overload. 011
Hacks/Hackers @hackshackers.com · 07/03/2025Join us and an all-star lineup of journalism & technology all-stars for two days of workshops, speakers and networking alongside the SXSW conference. Take a deep dive into how artificial intelligence is changing how we create and distribute news and information. www.hackshackers.com/ai-x-journal...hackshackers.comOur All-Star Speaker Lineup for AI x Journalism HouseJoin us for a deep dive into how artificial intelligence is changing how we create and distribute news and information. 020
Reposted by Hacks/HackersHacks/Hackers @hackshackers.com · 26/02/2025Is there Just Too Much News these days? Are you feeling overwhelmed? Are you checking constantly checking Bluesky but can never quite keep up? Join @burtherman.com and @pcheung630.bsky.social on March 3rd to brainstorm AI solutions for information overload. lu.ma/HHaihandling...lu.maWhen politicians "flood the zone": Join us to brainstorm AI solutions to information overload · LumaWhen information overload is a political strategy aimed at saturating news coverage to exhaust the public and avoid accountability, how can AI help people… 043
Hacks/Hackers @hackshackers.com · 26/02/2025Is there Just Too Much News these days? Are you feeling overwhelmed? Are you checking constantly checking Bluesky but can never quite keep up? Join @burtherman.com and @pcheung630.bsky.social on March 3rd to brainstorm AI solutions for information overload. lu.ma/HHaihandling...lu.maWhen politicians "flood the zone": Join us to brainstorm AI solutions to information overload · LumaWhen information overload is a political strategy aimed at saturating news coverage to exhaust the public and avoid accountability, how can AI help people… 043
Hacks/Hackers @hackshackers.com · 24/02/2025Join @burtherman.com and @pcheung630.bsky.social March 10 & 11 at #SXSW, as Hacks/Hackers once again presents AI x Journalism House, this year hosted by our friends @texastribune.org. Get details on our all-star lineup of presenters + how to register for tickets. www.hackshackers.com/ai-x-journal...hackshackers.comOur All-Star Speaker Lineup for AI x Journalism HouseJoin us at SXSW for a deep dive into how artificial intelligence is changing how we create and distribute news and information. 030
Hacks/Hackers @hackshackers.com · 21/02/2025This weekend: Hacks/Hackers' Quito, Ecuador affiliate, in collaboration with OpenlabEC is hosting MediaHack, a hackathon that brings together journalists and technologists to find solutions that address the effects of disinformation on the Internet. openlab.ec/mediahack#no...openlab.ecMediaHackMediaHack es un hackatón de tecnologías ciudadanas y cívicas, mediante un enfoque de intersección entre el periodismo y la tecnología. En un formato presencial de 36 horas de duración que combina el ... 010
Reposted by Hacks/HackersBenjamin Toff @benjamintoff.bsky.social · 15/02/2025What is the future of AI in news? Looking forward to exploring that w/ @hackshackers.com at their AI x Journalism Summit in May. I'll be speaking about some of my research, but excited to learn from all these other smart people. Early bird tickets available: www.hackshackers.com/join-us-for-... 022
Hacks/Hackers @hackshackers.com · 21/02/2025The winning project of the AI + Local Newsackathon held at the Minnesota Journalism Center earlier this month, MinneDigest makes local news more accessible by using AI tools to provide personalized, concise and easy-to-digest news summaries. www.hackshackers.com/hackathon-wi...hackshackers.comMinnesota hackathon winners design journalism tool that aggregates personalized local news storiesMinneDigest makes local news more accessible by using AI tools to provide personalized, concise and easy-to-digest news summaries. 011
Hacks/Hackers @hackshackers.com · 13/02/2025[Early-bird tix end on Sun, Feb 15] Our 1st-ever AI x Journalism Summit is in Baltimore May 7-8. Tracks include 1) Reporting on AI 2) Using AI 3) Building with AI -- all aimed at giving reporters, editors, product managers, technologists practical skills. Tix: www.hackshackers.com/join-us-for-... 041
Hacks/Hackers @hackshackers.com · 12/02/2025Early bird ends Sun, Feb 15th for our 1st-ever #AI x #Journalism Summit May 7-8 in Baltimore. Leaders in news product, media innovation will speak at, lead hands-on sessions aimed at giving reporters, editors, product managers, technologists practical skills and insights. Tix: lu.ma/gxdhtufs 000
Hacks/Hackers @hackshackers.com · 11/02/2025🚨 Sat Feb 15 is the early bird ticket deadline for our first-ever AI x Journalism summit in Baltimore May 7-8! 🚨 Sessions include Using AI to Map Coverage Blind Spots, Covering State Legislatures With the Help of AI, Measuring AI's Real Impact in Newsrooms + more. Get tickets here!buff.lyJoin Us for the Hacks/Hackers AI x Journalism Summit 2025 (May 7–8)Registration | Speakers | Sessions The 2024 election campaign demonstrates that media disruption is only just beginning. And, with deregulation of all kinds promised by the Trump administration… 010
Hacks/Hackers @hackshackers.com · 10/02/2025🚨 Sat Feb 15 is the early bird ticket deadline for our first-ever AI x Journalism summit in Baltimore May 7-8! 🚨 Speakers so far include Aimee Reinhart, Benjamin Toff, Nick Diakopoulos and more! Get your tickets here!buff.lyJoin Us for the Hacks/Hackers AI x Journalism Summit 2025 (May 7–8)Registration | Speakers | Sessions The 2024 election campaign demonstrates that media disruption is only just beginning. And, with deregulation of all kinds promised by the Trump administration… 010
Hacks/Hackers @hackshackers.com · 08/02/2025Our latest newsletter includes a link to early bird tickets (February 5th deadline!) for our upcoming AX x Journalism Summit in May, our return to SXSW 2025 this March, updates from our recent University of Minnesota journalism hackathon, journalism jobs + more! www.hackshackers.com/early-bird-d...hackshackers.comEarly bird deadline + new sessions & workshops: Hacks/Hackers AI x Journalism Summit (May 7–8)AI x Journalism Summit sessions, HH @ SXSW 2025, updates from our University of Minnesota journalism hackathon, journalism jobs and more... 000
Hacks/Hackers @hackshackers.com · 31/01/2025This weekend we're conducting an #AI and local news hackathon together with @hubbardschoolumn.bsky.social, @poynterinstitute.bsky.social & @trustingnews.bsky.social. If you're there, let us know, and check back soon for an updated about the weekend! hsjmc.umn.edu/news/2025-01...hsjmc.umn.eduMinnesota Journalism Center to host AI + Local News Hackathon weekend | Hubbard School of Journalism 010