The Identity Crisis Coming for News SEO Googleâs attempts to repackage news are encroaching on publishers. As a cofounder of WTF Is SEO?, an industry newsletter, has observed: âA growing sentiment is that Google is not a partner but a competitor.â April 16, 2026 By C.J. Robinson
Your Chatbotâs Memory of You Can Shape the Information You See April 9, 2026 By Aisvarya Chandrasekar Tech companies say that LLMs work better if they remember things about you. But people may find themselves âinsulated from the truth by the very tools they use to seek it.â
The Problem with Binding News and Prediction Markets April 2, 2026 By Klaudia JaĹşwiĹska Polymarket and Kalshi are quickly making deals with news publishers, with potential implications for the regulation of prediction markets. Itâs unclear how journalism wins.
Did I Really Say That? March 26, 2026 By Emily Bell A European journalist apologized for using AI to fabricate quotesâincluding from me. But thereâs little accountability in blaming a chatbot.
Polymarket Affiliates Are Spreading Misinformation on X March 25, 2026 By C.J. Robinson âNewsâ accounts tied to betting markets are filling a demand for breaking news on a platform many journalists have abandoned.
Get Ready for More Big Tech Lawsuits About Design, Not Content March 19, 2026 By Anika Collier Navaroli A new wave of cases pin blame for techâs harms on product designâkeeping the First Amendment and Section 230 out of the conversation.
The Role of Non-Journalism Civic Information March 12, 2026 By Sarah Stonbely What Minneapolis can show us.
To Survive the AI Age, Publishers Are Finally Working Together March 5, 2026 By Emily Bell UK publishers are banding together to create standards for responsible AIâamid Anthropicâs stark reminders of its potential for harm.
AI Versus Accuracy? Weâre Willing to Make the Trade-Off. February 26, 2026 By Klaudia JaĹşwiĹska When asking AI about the news, readers âknow the answers they are getting are not perfect.â They keep asking anyway.
Mending Local News in a Crisis February 19, 2026 By Emily Bell How nonprofit and for-profit business models can complement each other when big-money media fails.
How âPink Slimeâ Publishers Are Weaponizing FOIAÂ February 5, 2026 By Miranda Green Metric Media filed more than nine thousand public records requests last year. It used the data to target Democratic politicians and private citizens.
Too Many FOIA Requests, Too Little Transparency February 5, 2026 By C.J. Robinson FOIAâs systemic problems meet partisan robo-requests.
How Politicians and the Press Battle for Eyeballs January 29, 2026 By Tory Lysik An analysis of politiciansâ official social media accounts.
AI Chatbots Can Search the WebâSo Why Donât They? January 27, 2026 By Aisvarya Chandrasekar Why AI platforms should be accountable for misrepresenting breaking news
AI Search Has a Citation Problem March 6, 2025 By Klaudia JaĹşwiĹska We compared eight AI search engines. Theyâre all bad at citing news.
Unheard February 18, 2025 By Dhrumil Mehta, Bette Dam, Sarah Grevy Gotfredsen, and Sthavir Murthy Using large language models to conduct source audits of the news.
