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.
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Hacks/Hackers partners with Poynter to deliver AI ethics and literacy
Plus, register for our second annual AI x Journalism Summit in Baltimore, May 13-14
Poynter and Hacks/Hackers partner to keep fast AI adoption aligned with journalism ethics
Poynter will lead year-round AI ethics and literacy programming, with tracks at Hacks/Hackers’ 2026 AI x Journalism Summit and AI Real Talk Series
Major Publishers Lost 23% of Traffic After Blocking AI Bots, Though Smaller Sites May Face Different Tradeoffs
New research documents the complex effects of blocking AI crawlers, with the clearest evidence showing large publishers experienced significant traffic declines
Forget “Google Zero.” We need to talk about “People Zero.”
“Publishers who thrive will offer experiences their audience simply can’t get from a generalized AI model.”
2026 predictions, explaining AI paper, journalism jobs and more
Early bird tickets end soon for the 2026 AI x Journalism Summit
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.”