9th Street Journal to use AI to generate local public service journalism

AI to bridge local news gap with launch of The 10th Street Journal

Posted Wednesday, May 29, 2024 11:23 am

Joel Luther | Duke Reporters' Lab

The 9th Street Journal, a local news publication published by students in the DeWitt Wallace Center for Media & Democracy, has begun using artificial intelligence to fill gaps in local journalism.

Called The 10th Street Journal, the new project uses the power of AI to generate stories from news releases and other reliable sources. As local newsrooms have downsized, service journalism stories — articles about road construction, event announcements and trash pickups — have often been eliminated.

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9th Street Journal to use AI to generate local public service journalism

AI to bridge local news gap with launch of The 10th Street Journal

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