Blog - Towards responsible AI for local journalism

Preconference hosted at ICA 2025

The project team hosted a preconference on AI in journalism from a global perspective to understand its past, present, and future implications.

20. June 2025 by Maximilian Eder

The project team participates in the final VW Foundation symposium "AI and the society of the future"

The project team presents its findings of the funding initiative “Artificial Intelligence and the Society of the Future”.

28. April 2025

VU Amsterdam project team wins Connected World Societal Impact Award

The project team at VU Amsterdam wins €10,000 with their socially oriented impact project.

03. February 2025

Collaboration with Media Group pd

The international and interdisciplinary research project on responsible AI for local journalism partners with the renowned German news media organization.

02. September 2024

Team LMU participates in the FokusLMU event series

Maximilian Eder from the LMU Munich team talked about the impact of AI in journalism at the FokusLMU event series.

23. January 2024

Developing an AI checklist for media organisations

Stanislaw Piasecki and Natali Helberger summarize their upcoming research on AI procurement by media organizations in the context of contractual negotiations.

22. January 2024

The project teams up with RTV Rijnmond

The international and interdisciplinary research project on responsible AI for local journalism collaborates with the Dutch public service broadcaster.

07. December 2023

Unveiling the power of AI and algorithms

In an era of artificial intelligence (AI) and algorithms, fostering a public understanding of their far-reaching implications is essential. To shed light on this vital topic, our project team joined this year's science slam at the Xplanatorium.

04. July 2023

The project teams up with Rheinische Post Media Group

The international and interdisciplinary research project on responsible AI for local journalism is collaborating with the Düsseldorf-based publisher.

26. June 2023

Exploring the fascinating world of AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become an integral part of everyday life in today's rapidly changing technological landscape. But can AI genuinely communicate? Are those chatbots and virtual assistants capable of understanding us on a deeper level? These thought-provoking questions are the basis of the “I’m a scientist” initiative.

22. June 2022