Digest | Week of May 12, 2025

How We’re Using AI

"The rapid development of AI is already changing how journalists operate. Reporters, editors, executives, and others across the news industry share their advice on how to engage—and where to draw the line."

“News” in 2025 is in the eye of the beholder

"People classify content as more or less “news-like,” and this varies across platforms and sources, as well as from one person to the next."

Examining the editor pipeline (or lack thereof)

In a year-long study, Stanford John S. Knight Fellow Bettina Chang reveals a glaring gap in support and training for editors in newsrooms across the country.

Explain where story ideas come from

Story selection is a fundamental, yet under-discussed, aspect of journalism ethics. Trusting News's Joy Mayer on how explaining how we decide what is "newsworthy" could increase reader trust.