Mike Ananny and Matt Pearce are contributors to CJR. Mike Ananny is an associate professor at the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California and codirector of USCās AI for Media and Storytelling initiative. Matt Pearce is the director of policy for Rebuild Local News, a former staff writer for the Los Angeles Times, former president of Media Guild of the West, and co-leader of the USC AI for Media and Storytelling initiativeās Synthetic Journalism working group.
