Methods for Evaluating AI Tools in Journalism
Rather than exploring a particular AI use, our goal is to understand what the current research says — and misses — about how news providers evaluate AI tools across different uses.
Our Work
Advancing independent media, an open internet, and informed policy through global research, dialogue and innovation.
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Addressing “Lawful but Awful” Content
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US Indie Info Providers: Professionally Diverse, Mission-driven, Sometimes Lonely, Rarely Earning Profit
Issue Primers
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Addressing “Lawful but Awful” Content
What are the best ways to manage online content that is “lawful but awful”?
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Journalists & Online Abuse
How can we better protect the press from online harassment and abuse?
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Journalists & Cyber Threats
How can we better ensure the digital security of the press and protect against cyber threats?
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Protecting an Open Internet
How can we encourage the protection of an open internet?
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Building News Relevance
How can the news media remain relevant, particularly with young audiences and underserved communities?
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Building News Economic Sustainability
How can public policy addressing economic support for news enable independent, competitive journalism without creating political or legacy bias?
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Addressing Disinformation
How can we ensure that mechanisms to stem disinformation aren’t used to restrict press independence or free speech?
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Synthetic Media & Deepfakes
How do we protect societies from synthetic media and “deepfakes”?
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Artificial Intelligence in Journalism
How do we enable the benefits and manage the harms of artificial intelligence in journalism?
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Modernizing Copyright Law
How can copyright law be modernized in a way that benefits independent, competitive journalism and an open internet?
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Enhancing Algorithmic Transparency
How can public policy enhance algorithmic transparency and accountability while protecting against political or commercial manipulation?
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Algorithms & Quality News
How can we ensure that algorithms identify and promote fact-based, independent journalism?
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Open Distribution of News
What are sustainable models for open distribution and consumption of news and information?
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Evolving Technology & Media
How will evolving technology and media formats change societal expectations for and relationships with news?
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Enhancing News Diversity
How can public policy enhance an open, innovative environment for a diverse press?
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An Open Internet: Press Freedom’s New Frontline
In partnership with the George W. Bush Institute, CNTI recently convened a global roundtable on the state of press freedom, bringing together journalists, media executives, researchers, legal experts and more.
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AI Applications in Investigative Journalism
The fourth briefing from the AI and Journalism Research Working Group finds that the individual nature of investigations is a challenge for adopting AI tools in investigative journalism.
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South African Indie Info Providers: Responding to Resource Constraints with Creativity and Collaboration
South African newsrooms are shrinking. CNTI’s new report finds the indie info providers responding to that collapse with creativity, collaboration and a pointed push to decolonize local media.
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Internet Shutdowns, Press Freedom and the Global Information Crisis: Iran as a Case Study
Iran emerges as a prominent example of decline in both internet and press freedoms. It serves as both a distinctive case marked by its own intricate challenges as a country and a microcosm of the global threats to press and…
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Takeaways from the India AI Impact Summit
The scale of the India AI Summit has expanded significantly from the early global AI gatherings just a few years ago.
Quick Data Hits
54%
of journalists surveyed reported that their governments are exerting excessive control over their work.
Read full post: World Press Freedom Day 2025: About Half of Surveyed Journalists Report Their Government Seeks Too Much Control Over Their Journalism
22%
of U.S. adults regularly turn to individual content creators or influencers for news and information online our survey found.
Read full post: Americans who Rely on Content Creators or Influencers for News are Active Consumers who Value the Role of Journalism in Society
36%
of journalists surveyed said that AI will have a positive effect on enabling an informed public.
Read full post: What It Means to Do Journalism in the Age of AI: Journalist Views on Safety, Technology and Government
Policy Analysis & Other Research
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South African Indie Info Providers: Responding to Resource Constraints with Creativity and Collaboration
South African newsrooms are shrinking. CNTI’s new report finds the indie info providers responding to that collapse with creativity, collaboration and a pointed push to decolonize local media.
Media Attention
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CNTI featured on “The Corder Report”
“There’s a really cool organization out of America, the Center for News, Technology & Innovation.”
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Independent journalists are mission-driven, but financially strained, a new report says
“Journalism isn’t immune to the larger trend of the gig-ification of labor.”
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Can journalists really make a living on Substack?
A few high-profile writers are thriving. For most, it’s still a grind.
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We know more about creator journalists than we ever have
CNTI’s new report is the most comprehensive look yet at the independent journalism economy – and it bummed some of you out.
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‘I’m playing the long game’: Journalists are striking out alone and discovering the business is toughest beat of all
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AI for Human Propaganda
While journalism cultures around the world grapple seriously with the impact of AI, China’s closed and repressive media system can only celebrate the trend as…
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AI Versus Accuracy? We’re Willing to Make the Trade-Off
When asking AI about the news, readers “know the answers they are getting are not perfect.” They keep asking anyway.
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AI Basic Training: Newsrooms Offer Little Practical Guidance
Announcements & Event Outtakes
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An Open Internet: Press Freedom’s New Frontline
In partnership with the George W. Bush Institute, CNTI recently convened a global roundtable on the state of press freedom, bringing together journalists, media executives, researchers, legal experts and more.
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Takeaways from the India AI Impact Summit
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Be Prudent, Be Deliberative, Be Prepared
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CNTI Ethical Principles and AI Policy
Guest Essays
Opinions from experts working across journalism and technology.
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What Independence Really Means for Indie Journalists
This group is more able to innovate, represent diverse communities, and tell stories that might escape institutional newsrooms — stories we need more than ever. But independence, it turns out, is not so simple.
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Who Pays for Local News in India
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The Hardware of Democracy: Upgrading Journalism’s Next Operating System
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Integrating Emerging Technology in Newsrooms Must Preserve Journalistic Agency
Digital safety for journalists must be addressed at multiple levels: by governments, technology companies, publishers, and researchers. Progress will require dedication and cooperation.”
— Amy Mitchell, Executive Director of CNTI