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He’s found 15,000+ fake AI news sites. Here’s what you need to know…

French investigative journalist and educator Jean-Marc Manach has spent two years tracking AI-generated ‘news’ sites and has identified more than 15,000 of them – some earning millions of dollars by gaming Google Discover. He explains how to spot them, and why the industry should be worried.

From institution to destination: How Tagesspiegel is rebuilding the reader relationship

Germany’s Tagesspiegel has been at the centre of an AI scandal that renews questions of AI and trust in journalism – but inside the Berlin daily, a quiet revolution to future-proof the 80-year-old newsroom is in full stride.

Can you stop the use of AI on opinion pages? 

News organisations are extending their AI guardrails to insist on disclosures on contributions received for opinion pages. Amid reports that high profile authors had used AI to develop arguments and help write articles, new guidelines are being written to help protect publications’ integrity – and retain trust.

From ‘messy’ to strategic: A framework for newsroom-creator partnerships

The appeal is obvious: creators have the reach, newsrooms have the credibility. Bridging those worlds has proven far from straightforward. Adriana Lacy spent two years in the trenches of creator collaborations – and presented a framework born from hard-won lessons at the 77th World News Media Congress in Marseille.

Building creator relationships that last: What newsrooms get wrong – and how to fix it

Newsrooms investing in creator-led content are increasingly discovering that the hardest part isn’t building an audience. It’s building the conditions that allow creators to thrive – and stay. 

Beyond the algorithm: 10 strategies for attracting young news audiences

Drawing on insights from in-depth interviews and market data, a new guide provides 10 evidence-based strategies for media leaders to effectively reach and retain the next generation of readers – by prioritising authenticity over trends.

Mind the gaps: How tomorrow’s newsrooms are bridging today’s divides

Integrated, non-hierarchical, agile and engaging: inaugural Future Newsrooms report outlines glaring disconnects within the fragmented news publishing industry by identifying core shifts – and showing how tomorrow’s newsrooms are evolving to meet them, today.

The best thing journalists and newsrooms can do right now? Ask people why they don’t trust you

‘Anytime somebody doesn’t understand us, they’re not giving us the benefit of the doubt.’ – Trusting News founder Joy Mayer on why journalism’s trust problem starts with an explanation, and how AI is making that harder.

Believability vs credibility: what journalism can learn from creators

Filipino journalist and content creator Christian Esguerra, TLDR News founder Jack Kelly, and Reuters Institute researcher Amy Ross Arguedas on why storytelling, “radical” transparency and audience obsession are redefining what trust looks like in the creator era.

Journalism has a modesty problem – and its killing the profession

This Sunday, as the world celebrates – or calls for – Press Freedom, grassroots activist Mirko Petricevic reckons it’s time we rally the troops, and fly journalism’s flag with collective resolve.