Exploring AI in the newsroom and a 'liquid content' future at AI x Journalism House 2025
Insights on AI adoption from The New York Times, Der Spiegel, The Texas Tribune and more, plus AI x Journalism Summit updates, journalism jobs and upcoming events from around the world.
Updates from AI x Journalism House 2025
Hacks/Hackers has just returned from another successful AI x Journalism House in Austin. Over 100 journalists, news product managers and researchers from all over the world joined us at The Texas Tribune where speakers from The New York Times, Der Spiegel, The Texas Tribune and more shared insights on AI adoption, innovation and ethical challenges in the news industry.
Don't miss: AI x Journalism Summit (May 7-8)
AI is changing journalism right now now. Join Hacks/Hackers for our AI x Journalism Summit on May 7-8 in Baltimore.
Summit Travel Stipend
Hacks/Hackers is pleased to offer a limited number of travel stipends, with generous support from American Journalism Project and the Lenfest Institute for Journalism. Please only apply if you do not have other financial support from your organization or other funding sources. These stipends are intended to help those who would otherwise be unable to attend.
Four Summit AI x Journalism tracks
Intended for reporters, editors, news product managers and others working in the media, from all technical backgrounds, Summit attendees will come away AI knowledge, skills and ideas that can be used immediately in your newsroom, including:
- Using AI: This track showcases how news organizations are using AI to analyze coverage patterns, process legislative data, support local reporting, enhance research capabilities, and build useful tools for journalists.
- Building with AI: This track provide frameworks and strategies for developing responsible AI solutions tailored to journalism needs.
- Conversations & Reporting on AI: Discussions examine sustainable economic models for AI-powered journalism.
- Research & Tools Showcase: Sessions demonstrate AI applications for audience research, bias detection in language, and analysis of journalistic attribution patterns.
AI x journalism links
- Global Insights: Journalists’ and Public Perceptions of Journalism in the Age of AI & Growing Threats to Press Independence (CNTI)
- Why Story Discovery is the Killer App for Generative AI in Journalism (Generative AI in the Newsroom)
- Expectations and comfort levels with GenAI in news production based on 60 interviews in Germany and Australia (TJ Thomson, Ryan Thomas)
- AI Will Create – and Displace – Millions of Jobs (World Economic Forum)
- HuggingFace launches journalism Slack channel (Florent Daudens, on LinkedIn)
More events
- Mar 27-28, Austin, US, International Symposium on Online Journalism
- Apr 9–13, Perugia, Italy, International Journalism Festival
- May 2-4, Berkeley, US, Logan Symposium on Investigative Reporting
- May 7-8, Baltimore, US, Hacks/Hackers AI x Journalism Summit
- May 15-16, Denver, US, Collaborative Journalism Summit
- May 20-22, Philadelphia, US, Lenfest News Philanthropy Summit
- May 22–25, Mechelen, Belgium, Dataharvest
- June 19-22, New Orleans, US, IRE
- July 10-11, Minneapolis, US, SRCCON
Jobs
- (UK) The Times, Social Media and Platforms Journalist
- (US) Washington Post, Graphics Assignment Editor
- (US) ProPublica, Computational Journalist
- (US) CalMatters, Managing Editor
- (US) Pew Research Center, Vice President, Digital & Communications Strategy
- (US) Apple News, Curation Editor
- (US) University of Florida, Social Media Strategist
- (US) Quinnipiac University, Visual, Social, and Emerging Journalism Faculty
- (US) Deep South Today, Managing Director of Revenue
- (US) City Bureau, Documenters Site Success Director
- (US) Bellingcat, Executive Director
- (US) Seattle Times, Director of Graphics and Design
- (US) American Press Institute, Director of Community Engagement
- (US) Charlottesville Tomorrow, Data Management Specialist