“Embracing the best of AI while managing its risks will be the underlying narrative of the year ahead.”
– Nic Newman
This latest annual predictions report from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism centres on the impact AI systems will have amidst volatile political and economic events ahead. The report offers original research and analysis in nine sections plus conclusions, as follows:
1. Another challenging year ahead for journalism
2. Platform shifts and the end of the referral model?
3. The future of search in the era of artificial intelligence
4. The business of journalism faces further upheaval
5. Changing formats of news: more audio and video on the way
6. News disconnection and selective news avoidance
7. Generative AI and the impact on the newsroom
8. Artificial intelligence, elections, and the news
Journalism, media, and technology trends and predictions 2024 | REUTERS INSTITUTE | January 9, 2024 | by Nic Newman