Why can’t newsroom leaders just be normal about AI?

Poynter · Alex Mahadevan · last updated April 24, 2026 – 7:59 AM

A series of tumultuous generative artificial intelligence rollouts make clear that leaders need to listen before leaping

I’m more optimistic about generative artificial intelligence in journalism than most of my peers. So it pains me to see AI rollouts that are short-sighted — or even offensive — threaten the fragile truce between reporters and the technology.

Newsroom leaders can’t seem to be normal when it comes to AI experiments.

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