How automation can accelerate and improve reporting and reshape media business models is the focus of this report.

Key subjects covered in the report include:

• Understanding automated journalism and why it matters.
• Making the case for automated news.
• Using robots for revenue.
• Six ways to get started.

Automation is now being seen as more of a tool and a companion to a writer’s work, not a competitor. The report suggests that everyone can breathe a sigh of relief in understanding that, while robots are transforming the newsroom, they’re not here to replace humans.

With more news media companies interested in using automation, the question now becomes how to get started. The report outlines the steps recommended by Cynthia DuBose, vice president of audience growth and content monetisation at McClatchy in the United States.

Author

Paula Felps, INMA Ideas Blog Editor

Who should read this report

Newsroom leaders, human resources managers, c-suite professionals

Detailed overview

“How Automated Journalism Is Shaping the Future of News Media” by INMA Ideas Blog Editor Paula Felps focuses on:

• Understanding automated journalism and why it matters.
• Making the case for automated news.
• Using robots for revenue.
• Six ways to get started.

The INMA report asserts that newsrooms are learning to embrace automation, as fears that robots will take journalists’ jobs starts to wane.

Automation is now being seen as more of a tool and a companion to a writer’s work, not a competitor. The report suggests that everyone can breathe a sigh of relief in understanding that, while robots are transforming the newsroom, they’re not here to replace humans.

With more news media companies interested in using automation, Felps argues that question now becomes how to get started. In the report, she outlines the steps recommended by Cynthia DuBose, vice president of audience growth and content monetisation at McClatchy in the United States.

“How Automated Journalism Is Shaping the Future of News Media” investigates how recent years have brought forth excellent examples of how automation can accelerate and improve reporting.

Among the report’s case studies are the United Kingdom’s Reporters And Data and Robots (RADAR), NTM in Sweden, and Norway’s Bergens Tidende, Stavanger Aftenblad, and FVN.