Hard to believe I just heard editors talk about the good old days of finding out their audience didn’t read editorials and deciding to keep doing them anyway “because they mattered.” To whom besides the editor?!? And we wonder why the public doesn’t read, trust or pay us… #ijf23

🙋🏽‍♀️Only 22% of the top editors across 240 major outlets in 12 markets are women and no market in our sample has a majority of women top editors. In some markets the % has declined. Read the full research here: reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/women-and-lead… #ijf23

The more I play with the advanced AIs, like chatGTP or MidJourney, the less impressed I am. Sine they claim to be able to do everything, they very quickly suffer from the jack of all trades, master of none ...meanwhile, the more I look at the simple AIs, the more impressed I am.

We're in London tomorrow, hosting a roundtable at the #PPAFestival, where we'll be looking beyond the hype around AI, to talk about how it's solving actual problems for publishers today. If you're going to be at the festival, please join us at lunch time! ppafestival.co.uk/2023/en/page/h…

Fingers crossed we'll see you there Thomas Baekdal 🙂

The dust is settling somewhat from the initial generative AI furore. In my latest blog for INMA I look at what I believe publishers need to keep top of mind as we work to derive actual value and use from this tech. inma.org/blogs/big-data…

Don't panic over generative AI. Instead, approach the changes in this environment with consideration. ow.ly/pLjS50NR5sC Cecilia Campbell

It will be crucial for publishers to keep a razor-sharp focus on how to use generative AI most effectively and not get side-tracked by its inherent capabilities. ow.ly/e8oY50NR5sJ Cecilia Campbell

Who recommends and why? "Recommendations will be the core organizing principle for information in a digital age. We cannot think of recommendations as naturally occurring or neutral." Mikkel Flyverbom at #nams23 #ai

"The robot has allowed us to have regularity and scale in markets where we didn’t have anybody pulling the information." Cynthia DuBose in Mx3: What's New in Publishing whatsnewinpublishing.com/the-benefits-o…

Thanks for hosting the Summit Stig Ørskov ! It was an important couple of days for the AI in Media community. #AI #journalism #media

As usual Thomas Baekdal makes an excellent point. This time comparing ChatGPT's questionable track record on how it deals with sources (linking, credits and remuneration) with that of news agencies. #ai #journalism baekdal.com/newsletter/the…

Was going to tweet about something marginally interesting this morning, but the added exclamation mark stopped me dead in my tracks. What's with the excited expectation?!

"People want newsrooms to play a role in connecting and convening communities." This JournalismUK article is a must-read for anyone in local media. Marcela Kunova #journalism journalism.co.uk/news/ajp-asked…

Ben Collins: It’s time for journalists to draw the sword and throw away the scabbard niemanlab.org/2023/06/ben-co… via Nieman Lab

Don't interview robots, Nicholas Diakopoulos told journalists at AI media summit #NAMS23. inma.org/blogs/big-data…

.Cecilia Campbell: "We are only seeing the beginning of how AI will transform how we work in media. However, good journalism is about people." ow.ly/jQZz50ORmh6

"The best organisations are experimenting by setting up a working group who are deliberately, systematically working through potential use cases, thinking – which areas of our business could it help?” Charlie Beckett mediamakersmeet.com/its-going-to-b…

Automated content is helping Polaris Media provide more real estate sales and local business to readers. ow.ly/FqBk50PPVBP Cecilia Campbell

Readers consistently asked for more real estate and local business content. Local media group Polaris Media brought in robots to meet the demand. Bonus: it frees up time for reporters in the small newsrooms across the Midt-Norge region.