82% of journalists now use AI tools such as ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini Concerns over AI oversight and public trust have increased Newsrooms grapple with disinformation, funding issues, and role expansion Journalists are rapidly integrating artificial intelligence into daily work while confronting familiar financial and credibility strains, according to Muck Rack’s 2026 State of Journalism report. The findings show how quickly AI has moved from experiment to infrastructure inside newsrooms — even as concerns about oversight, trust and sustainability remain unresolved. The survey of more than 1,000 newsroom staff found 82 per cent now use some form of AI. ChatGPT…

Axios embraces AI as a core part of its growth and innovation strategy The company is automating tasks and reducing staff amid rapid technological change Leadership emphasises maintaining journalism quality through exclusive reporting and expert insights Axios is accelerating its use of artificial intelligence as it seeks to expand its reach and output, with executives making clear the technology will also reshape staffing and workflows across the company. In a memo to staff, chief executive Jim VandeHei described AI as central to a “moonshot” ambition to make Axios “the most useful news organisation in America”. He pointed to a surge…

Investigative journalist Julia Angwin sues Grammarly over unauthorised use of her name in AI tool The case questions whether AI companies need explicit licences for referencing real individuals The lawsuit highlights broader concerns about transparency, consent, and attribution in AI practices A proposed class action in Manhattan federal court accuses Grammarly, the AI writing tool, of using the reputations of well-known journalists, authors and academics to market an AI editing feature without their permission. The complaint, filed by investigative journalist Julia Angwin, alleges the company’s “Expert Review” tool presented editing suggestions as if they were drawn from named writers, creating…

Over 1.5 million research papers processed with AI in 2025, with a 25% forecasted increase in 2026 Springer Nature’s Snapp platform integrates AI tools to streamline manuscript handling and reviewer management The publisher balances efficiency with human oversight, ensuring transparency and research integrity Springer Nature says it processed more than 1.5 million research papers through AI-assisted editorial workflows in 2025 and expects that figure to rise by a further 25 per cent in 2026 as it expands the technology across its journals. The publisher says nearly 60 AI tools are now embedded in different stages of manuscript handling to assist…

Unanimous approval of a three‑year contract by HuffPost Writers Guild of America East members Agreement includes AI content review, advanced deployment notice, and protection against impersonation Salary minimums increase by nearly 10%, with improved parental leave, sick leave, and professional development funds Members of the Writers Guild of America East at HuffPost have unanimously approved a new three-year contract that pairs wage gains with detailed guardrails on artificial intelligence. The agreement comes as a number of US newsrooms negotiate collective bargaining agreements and as AI becomes a flashpoint at the table. By securing enforceable rules on how generative tools are…

RAG combines retrieval and generative models to deliver up-to-date, accurate answers Structured data and schema markup boost content discoverability for AI systems SEO strategies are shifting towards fact clarity and entity prominence to favour AI-driven search answers Retrieval-Augmented Generation — or RAG — is changing how information is surfaced online. By pairing large language models with external data sources, it turns AI systems from static text predictors into tools that consult documents and databases before responding. For news publishers, that shift could redefine what it means to be discoverable. At its core, RAG combines a retrieval layer with a generative…

Portugal surpasses European average in AI tool usage with 62% adoption Trust in AI outputs is relatively high, influencing web behaviour and search habits Adoption in private sector is rising rapidly, but public sector integration remains slow Portugal is Europe’s most active adopter of generative artificial intelligence, with 62% of respondents using such tools regularly, well above the 52% European average of 52%, according to a new study by Bain & Company. The findings suggest a market moving quickly from experimentation to routine use, reshaping how consumers search for information and posing new challenges for publishers, brands and search-dependent businesses.…

New legislation aims to label AI-generated news content Mandates human review to ensure accuracy and standards Sparks debate over AI’s role and regulation in media Lawmakers in New York have proposed legislation that would force news organisations to be explicit when their reporting relies on artificial intelligence and to ensure human editors sign off on such material before it appears in print or online. Senator Patricia Fahy and Assemblywoman Nily Rozic introduced the New York Fundamental Artificial Intelligence Requirements in News Act, known as the NY FAIR News Act, on February 2, 2026. According to the Senate press release, the…

Symbolic.ai launches AI-native platform for News Corp newsrooms Early results show up to 90% productivity boost in research tasks The partnership signals a potential industry shift towards AI-driven journalism workflows Symbolic.ai, an artificial intelligence startup founded by former eBay chief executive Devin Wenig and Ars Technica co-founder Jon Stokes, has struck a commercial partnership with News Corp to deploy its AI-native publishing platform across the media group’s newsrooms, beginning with Dow Jones Newswires, the company said in announcements this week. The deal represents a significant enterprise deployment of newsroom-specific AI by one of the world’s largest media groups, one which…

Studies show that direct prompts can slightly improve LLM accuracy Cultural and language differences influence optimal prompt tone Clarity and specificity remain crucial for effective AI interactions The way users phrase their questions to AI chatbots could affect the accuracy of the answers they receive, according to new research that adds nuance to the emerging science of prompt engineering. A study entitled Mind Your Tone: Investigating How Prompt Politeness Affects LLM Accuracy tested 50 questions written in five tonal variations using ChatGPT-4o. The findings were unexpected: rude prompts slightly outperformed polite ones. On average, very polite requests achieved 80.8% accuracy,…