Generative AI and Journalism
From Production to Perception
Ryan J Thomas author TJ Thomson author Hannes Cools author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publishing:25th Nov '26
£67.99
This title is due to be published on 25th November, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
Focusing on three areas of generative AI use - content, production, and reception - this book offers a timely perspective on the impact of generative AI on journalism.
This book brings together multiple research projects and engagement activities, including fieldwork in nine countries from across Europe, Australia, and the USA, to offer an expansive overview of the affordances and limitations of generative AI for journalism, how generative AI is (or is intentionally not) being used in journalism, and how audiences are encountering and reacting to generative AI-powered journalism in their daily lives. The authors trace the history of AI in journalism and contextualise generative AI as the latest iteration in a long trend of automating news and journalism production, editing, and presentation dating back to the 1830s. Issues discussed include labour displacement; algorithmic bias and algorithmic explainability; ethical, legal, and regulatory challenges; and audience perceptions of authenticity, accuracy, and transparency as they relate to journalism produced by or with the involvement of generative AI.
Generative AI and Journalism is written for researchers and students of journalism and audience studies.
“Thomson, Thomas, and Cools provide a provocative, insightful, and critical examination of the implications of generative artificial intelligence for journalism. Generative AI and Journalism delivers much-needed guidance on this topic. With its historical-analytical approach, the book is a must-read for any serious scholar, student, or practitioner of journalism.”
Distinguished Professor John V. Pavlik, School of Communication and Information, Rutgers University"This insightful book brings together historical perspectives on technological change, analysis of journalism’s social and professional contexts, critical evaluation of AI-generated outputs, and attention to audience experiences to provide a rich account of genAI’s implications for journalism. Nuanced and balanced in its examination of a complex and contested transformation, it offers an important contribution to understanding how journalism is adapting to genAI."
Professor Antonis Kalogeropoulos, Free University of Brussels“The powerful current of AI hype, breakthroughs and politics is relentless. This book is the pause that helps media professionals, policy makers and academics find their footing: a welcome deep dive into understanding what is actually driving the wave, and what it means for the future of the field.”
Distinguished University Professor Natali Helberger, University of Amsterdam
ISBN: 9781041139089
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164 pages