Bronwyn Jones

Translational Fellow, @Braid_uk + Researcher: intelligible & responsible AI + news production. Journalist. Liverpool/Edinburgh

[Rasmus Kleis Nielsen @rasmus_kleis]

As Trump nominates what the Washington Post describes as "a fierce loyalist and election denier" as the next director of Voice of America, good time to read Wright et al on government capture of public media and its relationship to democratic backsliding https://t.co/kiSb9K5ovM

[Rasmus Kleis Nielsen @rasmus_kleis]

"It may be counterintuitive and rarely stated that public service media and private publishers can thrive side-by-side, but that is what academic research suggests".

Thanks @risj_oxford for publishing in English, thanks @zeitonline
for permission to do so https://t.co/QgprWqmwx4

[Rasmus Kleis Nielsen @rasmus_kleis]

Come work with me! I'm looking for postdocs to work together on a project called "Power over platforms?" focused on civil society groups and others who seek to influence how platform companies behave.

Project outline: https://t.co/SRyZ5mjnr1

Links in🧵w/details on the jobs 1/2

[Nieman Lab @NiemanLab]

A roundup of recent academic research looks at what audiences really want from journalists, how newsrooms are using generative AI, and what makes news seem authentic on social media. https://t.co/waGNe19PMe

[ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet]

The BBC Responsible Innovation Centre is hiring. Details of the new part-time (3 days a week) 18-month research roles are in the thread.

Deadline: Tuesday 17th November

@BBCRD #researchjobs #responsibleinnovation

[Felix M. Simon @_FelixSimon_]

Another excellent workshop on AI and data deals, organised by @BRAID_UK & @AdaLovelaceInst's @bronwynjo & @agstrait.

Again, Chatham House rule was in place, so some high-level anonymised thoughts…

[StructuredStories @StructStories]

Excellent reporting by @JennyJarvie on the drama around @BuffyWicks's 'California Journalism Preservation Act' and it's surprise replacement with a still-mysterious state/tech fund for local news that includes a $62 million “AI accelerator”...
🍿

https://t.co/W3IsQe9Jrt

[Felix M. Simon @_FelixSimon_]

🚨 🤖 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗔𝗜 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗯𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 & 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁-𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗨𝗞 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻?

In a new factsheet, @richrdfletcher, @rasmus_kleis & myself find: Sort of well (but…).

🔗 https://t.co/1V6nOBd5xZ

[Nicholas Diakopoulos @ndiakopoulos]

Here's @JuliaBarnettEdu with status on the GenAI Copyright lawsuits currently being litigated in the US. How could these all play out? More details on the GAIN blog here: https://t.co/7laiA9q3bh

[Rasmus Kleis Nielsen @rasmus_kleis]

"Since Venezuela’s disputed election, local journalists have come up with a distinctly 21st-century tactic to avoid being arrested for reporting ... using artificial intelligence avatars to report all the news Maduro’s regime deems unfit to print"
https://t.co/kTyapcG16k

[POST (UK Parliament) @POST_UK]

📰Social media has altered how people consume news. What has happened to public trust in this changing news landscape?

Our latest POSTnote looks at trust in news providers, including the social impact of lower trust, how the news is regulated and more: https://t.co/ma3wmyNZX9

[AI, Media & Democracy | @[email protected] @AIMediaDem_Lab]

🚨Vacancy alert!🚨 We are looking for a Postdoc Trustworthy Human-AI Interaction for Media and Democracy. Candidates with a PhD in #computerscience, #humancomputerinteraction, #industrialdesign, #cognitivescience, or a related field, can apply here: https://t.co/WFJArHAM56

[Jason Koebler @jason_koebler]

After months of digging and reporting, I have learned where Facebook's bizarre AI spam (like "Shrimp Jesus") comes from, who is making it, how it works, and how it is monetized.

Turns out Meta is directly paying people to spam FB with this stuff

https://t.co/FQYLQDaF1q

[Reuters Institute @risj_oxford]

What kinds of AI applications are news audiences more comfortable with?

This is the question at the heart of new qualitative research that @risj_oxford commissioned strategic insight agency Craft to produce

✍️The report in full https://t.co/VSw1LQKuVd
🧵Key findings in thread

[Nicholas Diakopoulos @ndiakopoulos]

Here's @JuliaBarnettEdu decoding US copyright law and fair use for the (growing number of) generative AI legal cases courts are currently considering. Helpful background for the situation media companies are in. https://t.co/jRmZVs6gnr

[Alexandra Borchardt @AlexaBorchardt]

Out now: “Trusted journalism in the age of generative AI.” A report researched and written by @_FelixSimon_ , @OlleZ , Kati Bremme and myself, published by the @EBU_HQ #AI #media

[Mel Bunce @meljbunce]

We are hiring @cityjournalism! Please share - and help us find some brilliant people to teach the next generation of journalists. We are looking for a Senior Lecturer / Associate Professor, and a Lecturer in Journalism. Deadline July 7th. Full details below... 1/10

[Joshi Herrmann @joshi]

🗞️ Some high-quality journalism jobs across the country, please share.

We're hiring 11 roles (including staff writers, editors and social, from £25k-£50k) in Manchester, London, Glasgow, Birmingham and Liverpool.

Follow Tina's sage advice and join us.

https://t.co/BKhEceO0wg

[sarah emerson @SarahNEmerson]

Perplexity is scraping the work of journalists at Forbes, CNBC, Bloomberg and other pubs, claiming its tiny, missable footnotes are fair credit. In our case, it also lifted text and artwork.

Will @AravSrinivas answer our questions?

w/ @RashiShrivast18:
https://t.co/MvrtpixRIH

[Gareth Harding 🇺🇦 @garethharding]

AI will make journalism cheaper to make and more up to date. But also less trustworthy and transparent- according to the public.