Hacks/Hackers AI x Journalism Day in Austin (March 16)
This year, we'll take a deep dive into how artificial intelligence is changing how we create and distribute news and information.
Paul Cheung
Updated: 2026 AI x Journalism Summit Program
Sessions confirmed from The New York Times, CNN, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Minnesota Star Tribune, Harvard Kennedy School, University of Maryland Center for AI at the Danish School of Media and Journalism, and more. Follow this page for updates as we build the program.
Slow Down First. That’s How Newsrooms Move Faster With AI.
Learnings and observations from the Newsroom AI Lab’s first cohort working with Wisconsin Watch and the Connecticut Mirror.
Journalism will stop relying on exposure to hold the powerful accountable
“For years, journalism relied on a simple chain of accountability: expose wrongdoing and someone would apply pressure…That mechanism no longer functions.”
Technology won't wait for journalism. Neither will we.
Help Hacks/Hackers reach our $25,000 fundraising goal by Dec. 31
Announcing the Hacks/Hackers 2026 AI x Journalism Summit
The event returns to Baltimore from May 13-14, 2026
Hacks/Hackers’ Newsroom AI Lab add three new partners
Bellingcat, Prison Journalism Project and Trusting News will explore how AI tools might provide replicable, shareable approaches and solutions to common newsroom problems.