What to watch for in the year ahead? Generative AI and social platforms offer both promise and pitfalls to newsrooms
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2023 was a busy year for the media industry, with the chaos surrounding Elon Musk's ownership of X/Twitter, Vice's bankruptcy, mass job layoffs at Reach plc, and generative AI tools like Chat GPT taking the world by storm.
Will 2024 calm down? Unlikely, with elections in more than 40 countries on the horizon, you can bet there will be more scrutiny, misinformation, platforms and publisher relations drama, business models shakeup and so on.
In this week's episode, Nic Newman, senior research associate at the Reuters Institute discusses the main themes of its latest Journalism, media, and technology trends and predictions 2024 report. Informed by more than 300 media leaders across 56 countries, the report highlights the major spaces to watch in the year ahead.
Tune in to find out how your newsroom can prepare for the likely platform shifts and new, emerging technology.
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