When we launched the American Journalism Project’s Product & AI Studio in 2023, we were clear-eyed about our objective: to help the local news organizations in our portfolio understand and strategically leverage the rise of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies.
Since the launch of the Studio, which was made possible by OpenAI with additional support from the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, we’ve continued to make progress. In December, we shared the first set of grantees who would receive support from the Studio. Today, we’re sharing more about the work we’re doing through the Studio, including the team we’ve assembled and some of the advancements the local news organizations in our portfolio are making.
Building our team
We’ve assembled a team of talented professionals with extensive backgrounds in media technology and partnership development to lead the Studio. Together, they support our portfolio in experimenting with smart applications of technology to advance their newsrooms’ public service missions; they will also advance opportunities to share our learnings and findings across the local journalism field.
