This Just In: How AI-Powered Tools Could Help Revive Journalism

Unless you've been living under a rock the past 10-plus years, you've likely heard about the enormous difficulties facing the newspaper industry, particularly local journalism, which was once the backbone of communities around the world. The past year resulted in the worst year of job losses at news organizations since 2009 -- the year the recession sent reporters into new careers. Pinnacles of regional journalism -- the place where many reporters spent their entire careers -- are gone. The losses include the fire sale of the entire Knight Ridder chain to McClatchy, the demise of venerable newspapers like The Oakland Tribune in California and more. For years, a website called Newspaper Death Watch tracked each individual newspaper closure.