Case studies on open source, AI-developed apps built by newsrooms

• Artificial Intelligence
• Media
• Journalism

Legacy news outlets have owners and agendas. We'll sift through all the sources and add a layer of critical thinking, for you.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Media

A hyperlocal neighbor hub that brings care, resources, and connection to a specific neighborhood or block.

• neighborhoods

• Media
• Community-building resources
• Hyperlocal news and citizen media

A local events and community calendar system to keep neighbors informed about what's happening in their area.

• neighborhoods

• Media
• Community-building resources
• Hyperlocal news and citizen media

By Chris Miles with Brandon Silverman and Anna Lenhart

• reports

• Civic data
• Media
• Media and social media analysis

A behind the scenes telling of how the international team collaborated with NGOs, scientists, funders, and newsrooms to combine open government data, mapping, and data journalism to produce the piece.

• Clean water and sanitation

• Civic data
• Media
• Journalism

The Under the Surface project, coordinated by Arena for Journalism in Europe and initiated by Datadista, delved into official data from European countries to reveal, for the first time, the extent of the danger we face.

• Clean water and sanitation
• Climate action

• Media
• Journalism
• Civic maps

Le Monde investigation into groundwater chemicals in France

• Civic data
• Media
• Journalism

Everyone has their own preferences about where and how they get their news, so we're launching a new feature in Search that lets you customize your experience to see more from your favorite sites within Top Stories.

• Google

• Media
• Journalism

Ask The Post AI delivers AI-generated answers from published Washington Post reporting.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Media
• Journalism

The Arab Fact-Checkers Network (AFCN) is a grassroots network that works towards fostering transparent and impartial fact-checking in the Arab region.

• Media
• Fight disinformation
• Factchecking

Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ) is the leading investigative journalism and fact-checking organization in the Arab world. مؤسسة أريج انترناشونال (أريج) هي المنظمة الرائدة في مجال الصحافة الاستقصائية وتدقيق المعلومات في العالم العربي.

• Media
• Journalism

Explore endangered languages using AI. Let your camera translate the world around you.

• culture
• Google

• Artificial Intelligence
• Media
• Machine learning

DIVERGENTE is a non-profit, advert-free digital narrative journalism magazine

• Media
• Journalism
• Nonprofit newsrooms

We're installing digital community bulletin boards on public sidewalks in San Francisco

• place-based
• city

• Media
• Engagement tech
• Hardware

Japan Fact-check Center (JFC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to fact-checking and promoting media information literacy

• Media
• Fight disinformation
• Factchecking

O Volt Data Lab é uma organização que dá suporte ao jornalismo há mais de 10 anos, oferecendo consultoria, análise e serviços de tecnologia e jornalismo de dados para veículos de notícias e ONGs de todos os tamanhos.

• Media
• Watchdogging and transparency
• Journalism

O Legislatech é uma ferramenta de clipping de órgãos públicos e da imprensa, com monitoramento em tempo real

• commercial

• Media
• Watchdogging and transparency
• Government transparency

Honolulu Civil Beat is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt news organization dedicated to cultivating an informed body of citizens, all striving to make Hawaiʻi a better place to live.

• Media
• Journalism
• Nonprofit newsrooms

PollFinder.ai leverages large language models to help newsrooms collect and organize both horserace and issue polls, enabling journalists to write stories that are informed by an up-to-date aggregation of public opinion polls.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Media
• Voting and elections

USC Annenberg and L.A. TACO have developed a new course, “Bridging the Gap Between L.A. Influencers and Independent Journalists,” which will provide time and space for USC students to contribute to the L.A. TACO Media Lab.

• trainings

• Media
• Journalism
• Academia

The automatic classifiers for peace group is an open-source community of researchers, organisations and individuals that are interested in aiding social media analysis through the automatic classification of social media discourse.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Media
• Media and social media analysis

Journalism for Citizens

• Global South Alliance

• Media
• Journalism
• Hyperlocal news and citizen media

Citizen journalism from Sri Lanka

• Media
• Journalism
• Hyperlocal news and citizen media

Āhau is a Whānau Data Platform that helps whānau-based communities (whānau, hapū, Iwi) capture, preserve, and share important information and histories into secure, whānau managed databases and servers. Keep track of whānau whakapapa information, preserve and share cultural records and narratives, own and control whānau data and servers, and build a stronger sense of whānau, community and identity. (whānau is an extended family or community of related families who live together in the same area. Origin: New Zealand)

• migration
• refugees
• immigration

• Media
• Diversity & Inclusion
• Translation and linguistic representation

PEN America stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression in the United States and worldwide. We champion the freedom to write, recognizing the power of the word to transform the world. Join Us

• free speech

• Media

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press provides free legal support and legal resources, including training, direct legal representation, and reporting guides, to protect First Amendment freedoms and the newsgathering rights of journalists both nationally and locally in the U.S.

• Media
• Journalism
• Pro bono and volunteer

Build your own bus depot from scratch and create your personal bus routes in City Bus Manager.

• mobility
• mass transit

• Media
• Games and gamification

Tracking the role of algorithms on the spread of disinformation

• Media
• Fight disinformation
• Media and social media analysis

A tool to watermark and identify content generated through AI

• Google

• Artificial Intelligence
• Media
• Fight disinformation

10 prizes honor best in U.S. journalism, including accountability journalism and innovation in journalism

• Media
• Journalism
• Awards and prizes

Apply secure metadata with information about yourself and your content preferences, directly to your files with Content Credentials.

• Stop AI theft
• Adobe

• Media
• Fight disinformation
• Data schemas and standards

It’s an unofficial NRA game that involves tactical shooting and four dimensional thinking.

• gun safety

• Media
• Games and gamification
• Artistic interventions

“The concept was inspired by frequent trips through airport immigration and the realization that inspecting documents in a game setting might be fun"

• immigration

• Media
• Bureaucracy tech
• Games and gamification

*SLAPP - Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation is a legal action taken to block public participation, including journalists and activists, in public debate. Their goal is to silence criticism of the actions of government or large corporations.

• Media
• Journalism
• Partner networks and coalitions

GIJN is an international association that supports the work of investigative journalists worldwide.

• Media
• Journalism
• Partner networks and coalitions

We break information barriers and strengthen African democracies through research and media innovation

• Media
• Journalism
• Civic apps outfits

Nieman Journalism Lab covered ProPublica's brilliant approach to getting government sources: parking one of those billboard trucks with an ad for their secure Signal number outside of government offices in DC as terminated employees left the building.

• place-based
• Project 2025

• Media
• Journalism
• Whistleblowing

Working with external partners, Thomson Reuters Labs™ are active members of regional innovation ecosystems, delivering world-class solutions for customers.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Media
• Data governance

Game-changing program for newsrooms with the tools and knowledge to harness AI for smarter, more efficient journalism.

• trainings

• Artificial Intelligence
• Media
• Journalism

TV Kitchen is an open source community making it easy to create, collect, and share tools to understand the impact of media. LEARN MORE READ THE DOCS

• Media
• Media and social media analysis
• General purpose open source tools

The Lenfest Institute is home to communities of practice serving various types of journalism professionals and organizations.

• Media
• Journalism
• Partner networks and coalitions

DataCameroon est un site d’information généraliste, spécialisé dans le Data journalisme et le journalisme d’investigation.

• Civic data
• Media
• Journalism

No matter if your newsroom has an established AI policy or if you are just getting started, here are 5 key challenges to consider and 5 practical recommendations for establishing a trust-based AI policy based on insights from the publishers participating in the AI Collaborative and Fellowship

• guides

• Media
• Journalism
• Organizational policies on AI

Award-winning independent investigative news agency in Ukraine

• Ukraine

• Media
• Watchdogging and transparency
• Journalism

The 74 is a nonprofit news organization covering America’s education system from early childhood through college and career.

• Quality education

• Media
• Journalism
• Nonprofit newsrooms

The UK news industry is calling on the government to ensure creatives are rewarded properly so as to ensure a sustainable future for AI and the creative industries.

• Stop AI theft

• Artificial Intelligence
• Media
• Advocacy tech

[A] dynamic prototype from MIT’s Center for Constructive Communication that identifies how words common in American political discourse are used differently across the political divide

• Artificial Intelligence
• Media
• Media and social media analysis

We are a new social enterprise developing tools to strengthen place-based awareness and engagement. ​

• Media
• Journalism
• Local news

Newsweek has added a "Is this article trustworthy?" poll below its articles

• Media
• Polarization