ONA Weekly #533: Der Spiegel Is Fact-checking With AI

Der Spiegel is fact-checking with AI

Our next live AI case study session is on Nov. 1, 1-2 p.m. EDT. Register now to hear from experts from Der Spiegel, one of Germany’s most influential media companies. We recently shared about their AI-supported fact-checking system in our AI in the Newsroom series. Join this event to hear more about how they built it and ask questions to inform your own work.

This event is open and free to all. If you’d like to support ONA’s mission and more resources like this, consider becoming a member today.

AI in the Newsroom is a limited-run email series showcasing how journalists are building and using AI tools in their work, all researched and written by Nikita Roy. Catch up on the case studies and subscribe.
 

Photos from the OJAs

The 2024 Online Journalism Awards Ceremony and luncheon, held Sept 20 in Atlanta, celebrated some of the past year’s best journalism projects and inspiring leaders who have made significant contributions to our industry. See photos from the ceremony and explore the 2024 finalists and winners.

From the ONA Community Slack

• What conversations are you having with your team about the environmental impacts of using AI? 
• Does anyone advise a student news organization that has its own app?

Career opportunities

ONA’s Career Center is an excellent resource for jobs, fellowships and internships in digital journalism. Recent postings include:

• Veterinary Medical News Reporter, American Veterinary Medical Association NEW!
• Digital Fellow, Democracy Now! Productions NEW!
• Video News Production Fellow, Democracy Now! Productions NEW!
• Los Angeles Issues Reporter, CalMatters NEW!
• Data Journalist, WHRO Public Media NEW!
• Executive Editor, Policy and Regulation, American Chemical Society NEW!
• Managing editor, Growing Community Media NEW!
• Education reporter, Growing Community Media NEW!
• Radio Operations & Production Coordinator, KERA NEW!
•  Donor Relations Officer (Fort Worth), KERA NEW!
• Arts Access Reporter, KERA (Dallas, Texas)
• Lecturer / Senior Lecturer and Director of CJCxDC, University of Florida (based in Washington, D.C.)
• Assistant/Associate Professor, University of Florida
• News Podcast Sr Producer / Editor, Colorado Public Radio
• Hill Chair of Excellence in Science, Technology, and Medical Writing, University of Tennessee School of Journalism & Media
• Editorial Fellow, High Country News
• Howard G. Buffett Foundation Visiting Professor of Visual Journalism, Arizona State University
• Local Editor: Hudson Valley, NY Area, Patch
• Local Editor: Boston Metro Area, Patch
• Audience Editor, HuffPost
• Instructor of Social Media (Tenure Track), SUNY Brockport
• Director of Operations, Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting
• Senior Editor, Information and Artificial Intelligence, Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
• Statewide Policy Editor, The Connecticut Mirror
• Research Reporter, ProPublica
• Assistant, Associate or Full Professor of Journalism, University of Richmond
• Development Associate, Capital & Main
• Summer Internship Program, Dow Jones News Fund

What we’re watching in AI tech

• How journalism groups in Africa are building AI tools to aid investigations and fact-checking.

• We need clarity about the deals between AI companies and news publishers.

• Here’s Why OpenAI’s deal with Hearst should scare Google.

• AI startup Writer, currently fundraising at a $1.9 billion valuation, launches new model to compete with OpenAI.

• College students used Meta’s smart glasses to dox people in real time.