Social sciences · OECD FoS 5.8 · China MoE 0503 新闻传播学
Journalism & communication
新闻传播学
L1Assistive ↑ Rising Score 0.90 · Last reviewed 2026-10-22 · Next review 2027-01-19
BIGGEST BREAKTHROUGH 2014-07-01 AI · majorField · major
AP automates quarterly earnings stories, from ~300 to up to 4,400 per quarter ↗
First large-scale automated writing at a major wire service
Why this level
Reuters Institute DNR 2026: use of AI chatbots for news rose from 7% to 10%; UK newsrooms use AI for transcription, translation and verification, but integration is limited.
S = 0.30·method + 0.35·discovery + 0.25·adoption + 0.10·education (education scores 0 when there is no evidence; if empty, the other weights are renormalised)
Sources
- reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news-report/2026/emerging-uses-ai-chatbots-news-and-what-it-means-journalism
- reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/ai-adoption-uk-journalists-and-their-newsrooms-surveying-applications-approaches-and-attitudes
Composite 0.75–1.49: AI is an aid in parts of research or practice, with cases or surveys, but no recognised AI-key result. All levels →
Research directions
Newsroom assistanceFact-checkingAI search & distribution
Papers
- AI-ASSISTED FINANCIAL JOURNALISM AND THE CREDIBILITY OF CORPORATE FINANCIAL INFORMATION IN NIGERIA
Examines AI-assisted financial journalism in Nigeria and its effect on the credibility of corporate financial information.
2026-10-20 · OpenAlex · International Journal of Anthropology and Ethnology Research Development · ATUKUM MARYAM AWUNGHAY, OLADOKUN PAUL OLAYIWOLA
- Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: Enhancing LLM Agents for Automated Fact-Checking with Human Expert Skills
Distils AFP Fact Check guidelines into a reusable skill for LLM fact-checking agents (SkillCheck).
2026-10-19 · arXiv · Xinwen Chen, Haorui He, Yupeng Li
- Rethinking Lasswell's 5W Model of Communication in the Era of Generative AI
Argues generative AI unsettles the assumptions of Lasswell’s 5W model and proposes extending rather than abandoning it.
2026-10-19 · OpenAlex · International Research Journal of MMC · Anjali Sapkota
- Artificial Intelligence Adoption in Media Organizations: Emerging Practices, Opportunities and Implications for Social and Cultural Development
Reviews AI adoption across media production stages from writing to personalisation.
2026-10-17 · OpenAlex · International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research · Shikeb Majeed
- A misinformation playbook sharpens judgement without breeding cynicism
Learning persuasion strategies mapped from 214,646 fact-checked claims in 51 languages sharpens human and machine judgement.
2026-10-15 · arXiv · Tong Guo, Teng Ye, Yutong Xie, Qiaozhu Mei
- Cues for you: a comparative test of agenda cueing and attitudes toward algorithmic news in the US and the UK
A US–UK experiment compares journalistic vs algorithmic agenda cues.
2026-10-15 · OpenAlex · Communication and Change · Elizabeth Stoycheff, Robert B Swetlic
- Do Malaysian Newsrooms Jump on the AI Bandwagon? Empirical Evidence From Journalists’ Perspectives
How AI is interpreted, organised and used in Malaysian newsrooms.
2026-10-15 · OpenAlex · Media and Communication · Jiankun Gong, Yu Zuo, Izzati Aziz, Mumtaz Aini Alivi
- AI and Journalism: Exploring Ethics, Transparency and Self-Regulation among Pakistani TV Journalists
Pakistani TV journalists’ views on ethics, transparency and self-regulation in AI use.
2026-10-15 · OpenAlex · Print Radio TV and Film Studies · Adiba Akhtar, Naeem Ullah Tariq, Aqeel Ahmed, Nur Nadia Abd Mubin
- From arXiv, bioRxiv, medRxiv and OpenAlex (last ~30 days); summaries written by AIMap from the abstract.
Milestones 8
Big glowing nodes are leaps: AI leap cool · Field leap warm · double ring = both
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Industry
Google’s News AI pilot expands to 400+ publications incl. CNN, FT, Axios and US local outletsAI: licensed content powers AI story previews and audio briefings; Field: licensing extends to local newsrooms
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Legal
USA Today Co. and 13 affiliated papers sue OpenAI for copyright infringement, seeking $250M+AI: seeks destruction of implicated models and data; Field: US newspaper litigation widens, focusing on market substitution
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Legal
Postmedia, Torstar, The Globe and Mail and The Canadian Press sue Anthropic in Ontario over use of their journalism to train ClaudeAI: alleges breach of site terms and circumvention of anti-copy measures. Field: Canada’s major news groups again jointly sue an AI firm (filed 10-06, reported 10-19)
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Industry
Reuters Institute DNR 2026: 10% use AI chatbots for news weekly (7% in 2025)AI starts to reshape news access; only 1% main source
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Prize
Pulitzer requires AI disclosure for the first time: 5 of 45 journalism finalists used AIAI-assisted investigative work reaches the top prize
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Legal
The New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft over use of its articles for trainingLandmark training-data lawsuit; ongoing
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Industry
AP and OpenAI agree to share select news content and technologyFirst major wire-service licensing deal with an AI firm
The Associated Press -
Deployment
AP automates quarterly earnings stories, from ~300 to up to 4,400 per quarterFirst large-scale automated writing at a major wire service
The New York Times
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Latest news 6
- How publishers can compete with AI overviews by reviving their archivesJournalism.co.uken
- USA Today becomes the latest publisher to sue OpenAIThe Verge AIen
- How scientific publishers are fighting back against fraudulent papermillsPhysics World（IOP）en
- Digital News Report 2026: executive summaryReuters Instituteen