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This year, five Pulitzer winners and three finalists disclosed AI use to the judges. That's the most since the disclosure requirement was added in 2024. I asked several of the reporters behind these stories how they brought LLMs and other AI tools into their work. www.niemanlab.org/2026/08/a-re...

A record-breaking eight Pulitzer awardees disclosed AI use this year

Five winners and three finalists detailed their AI adoption to the judging committee.

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⚠️ News outlets using algorithmic pricing to decide how much news subscribers should pay. If you have a news subscription, your renewal email may have some interesting fine print. Take a minute to read it and let us know what you find ⤵️ www.niemanlab.org/2026/07/this...

“This price was set by an algorithm”: News subscribers are surprised by a new line in their renewal emails

Outlets like Wired, NJ.com, and The Wall Street Journal are setting renewal prices just for you — and being forced to disclose it.

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AI "will likely accelerate differences already underway. Commercial news organizations will use more automation. Public broadcasters will include more human oversight. And independent outlets will focus more on stories written and reported wholly by people." www.niemanlab.org/2026/07/how-...

How three newsrooms are charting different paths for AI use

In our recent research, we examined how three different media outlets — Reuters, the BBC, and The Guardian — were deploying AI in their workflows.

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"The combination of the emotionality of bees as a poster image for pollinators and hurting the environment, the timing of these honeybee deaths that were news in and of themselves to most readers, and the narrative around the Trump [admin] led to a real home-run." www.niemanlab.org/2026/07/coll...

Collaborations and primary elections boosted traffic to public media sites this quarter

"If I have any takeaway, it's really just the importance of headlines that answer the question, 'Why does this matter? Why should I care?'"

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🚨 News outlets are now using algorithmic pricing to decide how much subscribers should pay. Did your subscription renewal notice disclose that an algorithm determined your price? Let us know by filling out a short survey here: www.niemanlab.org/2026/07/this...

“This price was set by an algorithm”: News subscribers are surprised by a new line in their renewal emails

Outlets like Wired, NJ.com, and The Wall Street Journal are setting renewal prices just for you — and being forced to disclose it.

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Weekend Read: In a new study in 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦, journalists across print, broadcast, online outlets, and wire services considered how AI tools aren't just shifting workflows; they're reshaping core skills. Learn more at @niemanlab.org: www.niemanlab.org/2026/07/a-ne...

A new study looks at the skills journalists are losing (and gaining) because of AI tools

Last year, MIT's Media Lab came out with a buzzy study on a phenomenon that’s been coined “cognitive debt.” In short, the researchers found that when ChatGPT users offloaded essay writing tasks to the...

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NEW: At least five media companies are using algorithmic pricing to decide how much news subscribers should pay. If you've been told that your news subscription price was determined by an algorithm using your personal data, please take the survey at the end: www.niemanlab.org/2026/07/this...

“This price was set by an algorithm”: News subscribers are surprised by a new line in their renewal emails

Outlets like Wired, NJ.com, and The Wall Street Journal are setting renewal prices just for you — and being forced to disclose it.

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