CNTI’s Global AI & Journalism Research Working Group

INTRODUCTION

The AI and Journalism Research Working Group, convened by the Center for News, Technology & Innovation (CNTI), consists of cross-industry members from around the world, bringing research, journalism and technology experience to the discussions. Each quarter, we’ll synthesize the state of global research across two or three questions or topics at the intersection of journalism and AI.

The goal of the working group is to summarize research for an audience of journalism practitioners and researchers around the world. That means we focus on what’s actionable for journalism, not other fields that are concerned with AI.

Recent Research Briefs

Current Working Group Members

Here is a list of current working group members and their affiliations:

  • Akintunde Babatunde (April 2025–present)
    Executive Director, Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development
  • Claudia Báez (September 2025–present)
    Associate Consultant, Fathm
  • Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (April 2025–present)
    Senior Research Manager, Center for News, Technology & Innovation
  • Madhav Chinnappa (April 2025–present)
    Independent Media Consultant
  • Utsav Gandhi (April 2025–present)
    PhD Student, University of Illinois Chicago
  • Amy Mitchell (April 2025–present)
    Executive Director, Center for News, Technology & Innovation
  • Chris Moran (September 2025–present)
    Head of Editorial Innovation, Guardian News & Media
  • Sophie Morosoli (April 2025–present)
    Postdoctoral Researcher at the AI, Media & Democracy Lab, University of Amsterdam
  • Gary Mundy (April 2025–present)
    Director Research, Policy and Impact, Thomson Foundation
  • Oluwapelumi Oginni (April 2025–present)
    Project Manager, AI Initiatives, Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development
  • Joshua Olufemi (April 2025–present)
    Executive Director, Dataphyte Foundation
  • Oluseyi Olufemi (October 2025–present)
    Nigeria Country Director, Dataphyte
  • Esteban Ponce de León (September 2025–present)
    Resident Fellow, Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab) at the Atlantic Council
  • Amy Ross Arguedas (April 2025–present)
    Research Fellow at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
  • Zara Schroeder (April 2025–present)
    Researcher, Research ICT Africa
  • Felix M. Simon (April 2025–present)
    Research Fellow in AI and News, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism & Research Associate, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford
  • Scott Timcke (April 2025–present)
    Senior Research Associate, Research ICT Africa
  • Jaemark Tordecilla (April 2025–present)
    Independent Media Advisor, Philippines

Formerly Active Working Group Members

  • Samuel Jens (April 2025–October 2025)
    Research Associate, Center for News, Technology & Innovation