Digest | Week of October 21st, 2024 - Ethics and Journalism

Lenfest Institute, OpenAI, and Microsoft announce $10 million AI Collaborative and Fellowship Program for US metro news organizations

October 22, 2024 | The Lenfest Institute for Journalism

"In the initial round of funding, Chicago Public Media, Newsday (Long Island, NY), The Minnesota Star Tribune, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and The Seattle Times will each receive a grant to hire a two-year AI fellow to pursue projects that focus largely on improving business sustainability and implementing AI technologies within their organizations."

Can the Media Survive? Big tech, feckless owners, cord-cutters, restive staff, smaller audiences … and the return of print?

October 21, 2024 | Charlotte Klein | New York Magazine

New York Magazine devotes its annual "Power Issue" to interviews with 57 power players in news media, including executives, editors, founders, and reporters, who weight in on the state of journalism today.

Influencer collaborations with local media will benefit journalism — and our communities

October 15, 2024 | Samantha Ragland and Kevin Loker | American Press Institute

The American Press Institute's new API Elections + Influencers Learning Cohort s aims to connect local newsrooms with social media influencers and trusted community messengers, including religious leaders and coaches to increase the reach of election coverage.

Resources to help journalists cover the 2024 US election

October 16, 2024 | Carmen Nobel | The Journalists' Resource

Two weeks out from election day, The Journalist’s Resource Program Director Carmen Nobel compiles 20 of the site's resource guides to covering surveys and opinion polls, voting issues, election administration issues, local elections, and ballot measures.

Question Everything Podcast

KCRW | Most recent episode: October 11, 2024

A new biweekly podcast from KCRW and reporter Brian Reed digs into the history, practice, and ethics of the journalism profession.