Center for News, Technology & Innovation
@cnti.bsky.social
The Center for News, Technology & Innovation (CNTI) is an independent global research center, seeking to encourage independent, sustainable media, maintain an open internet and foster informed public policy conversations.
What does responsible use of AI look like for the future of journalism?
CNTI's @drnycnerd.bsky.social will discuss ways AI is reshaping newsrooms as part of First Amendment Day at UNC.
🗓️ Wednesday, October 8, 2025
🕚 11:00 a.m.
📍 UNC
✅ Free and open to the public
Full details: lnkd.in/g-y2FyUE
CNTI's @drnycnerd.bsky.social will discuss ways AI is reshaping newsrooms as part of First Amendment Day at UNC.
🗓️ Wednesday, October 8, 2025
🕚 11:00 a.m.
📍 UNC
✅ Free and open to the public
Full details: lnkd.in/g-y2FyUE
October 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
What does responsible use of AI look like for the future of journalism?
CNTI's @drnycnerd.bsky.social will discuss ways AI is reshaping newsrooms as part of First Amendment Day at UNC.
🗓️ Wednesday, October 8, 2025
🕚 11:00 a.m.
📍 UNC
✅ Free and open to the public
Full details: lnkd.in/g-y2FyUE
CNTI's @drnycnerd.bsky.social will discuss ways AI is reshaping newsrooms as part of First Amendment Day at UNC.
🗓️ Wednesday, October 8, 2025
🕚 11:00 a.m.
📍 UNC
✅ Free and open to the public
Full details: lnkd.in/g-y2FyUE
We're hiring!
CNTI is hiring a full-time research associate to work on a variety of quantitative and qualitative research tasks related to key issues around journalism, technology and policy.
Learn more and apply by October 12, 2025 👉 cnti.org/wp-content/u...
CNTI is hiring a full-time research associate to work on a variety of quantitative and qualitative research tasks related to key issues around journalism, technology and policy.
Learn more and apply by October 12, 2025 👉 cnti.org/wp-content/u...
cnti.org
October 1, 2025 at 4:43 PM
We're hiring!
CNTI is hiring a full-time research associate to work on a variety of quantitative and qualitative research tasks related to key issues around journalism, technology and policy.
Learn more and apply by October 12, 2025 👉 cnti.org/wp-content/u...
CNTI is hiring a full-time research associate to work on a variety of quantitative and qualitative research tasks related to key issues around journalism, technology and policy.
Learn more and apply by October 12, 2025 👉 cnti.org/wp-content/u...
Congratulations to CNTI Board Member @postbaron.bsky.social for this important recognition from the Clooney Center for Justice!
"Marty Baron’s legacy as executive editor of The Boston Globe and The Washington Post exemplifies the value of a free press."
cfj.org/news/clooney...
"Marty Baron’s legacy as executive editor of The Boston Globe and The Washington Post exemplifies the value of a free press."
cfj.org/news/clooney...
Clooney Foundation for Justice Announces Honorees for the 2025 Albies : Clooney Foundation for Justice
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September 30, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Congratulations to CNTI Board Member @postbaron.bsky.social for this important recognition from the Clooney Center for Justice!
"Marty Baron’s legacy as executive editor of The Boston Globe and The Washington Post exemplifies the value of a free press."
cfj.org/news/clooney...
"Marty Baron’s legacy as executive editor of The Boston Globe and The Washington Post exemplifies the value of a free press."
cfj.org/news/clooney...
📰 What 70+ journalists said about AI & the future of news
Most are using it only for quick fixes — transcription, OCR, headline tweaks.
Why? Shrinking teams & heavy demands leave little space to think long term.
👉 Full findings from @emiliaruzicka.bsky.social: cnti.org/guest-essay/...
Most are using it only for quick fixes — transcription, OCR, headline tweaks.
Why? Shrinking teams & heavy demands leave little space to think long term.
👉 Full findings from @emiliaruzicka.bsky.social: cnti.org/guest-essay/...
Integrating Emerging Technology in Newsrooms Must Preserve Journalistic Agency
In interviews with more than 70 journalism professionals, Emilia Ruzicka found that daily journalists are being left out of conversations about the future of AI in the field.
cnti.org
September 29, 2025 at 5:19 PM
📰 What 70+ journalists said about AI & the future of news
Most are using it only for quick fixes — transcription, OCR, headline tweaks.
Why? Shrinking teams & heavy demands leave little space to think long term.
👉 Full findings from @emiliaruzicka.bsky.social: cnti.org/guest-essay/...
Most are using it only for quick fixes — transcription, OCR, headline tweaks.
Why? Shrinking teams & heavy demands leave little space to think long term.
👉 Full findings from @emiliaruzicka.bsky.social: cnti.org/guest-essay/...
In Serbia, a leaked recording has raised fears of political attempts to weaken independent media. As the country adopts the EU’s DSA, a question looms: Will this law protect press freedom—or be misused to suppress it?
👉 Read more from @ewrightwy.bsky.social:
euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
👉 Read more from @ewrightwy.bsky.social:
euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
How Serbia could use EU Digital Services Act for state censorship
The implementation of the EU's Digital Services Act in Serbia and other countries lacking an independent digital services coordinator risks becoming an EU-based tool for state repression, enabling rul...
euobserver.com
September 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
In Serbia, a leaked recording has raised fears of political attempts to weaken independent media. As the country adopts the EU’s DSA, a question looms: Will this law protect press freedom—or be misused to suppress it?
👉 Read more from @ewrightwy.bsky.social:
euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
👉 Read more from @ewrightwy.bsky.social:
euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
On @thedailyshow.com, CNTI Board member and Nobel laureate @mariaressa.bsky.social shares urgent insights into democracy’s fragility: “If you don’t move and protect the rights you have, you lose them. And it’s so much harder to reclaim them.”
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September 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
On @thedailyshow.com, CNTI Board member and Nobel laureate @mariaressa.bsky.social shares urgent insights into democracy’s fragility: “If you don’t move and protect the rights you have, you lose them. And it’s so much harder to reclaim them.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tsb1...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tsb1...
“CNTI did a study that looked at 32 pieces of fake news policy around the world," @asmitchell.bsky.social told @sabcnews.bsky.social at #M20 Summit. "What we saw was that, even in democracies, in many cases those policies ended up creating more risk for journalists."
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G20 Focus | M20 Summit on media freedom, AI, information integrity amongst others
YouTube video by SABC News
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September 22, 2025 at 7:08 PM
“CNTI did a study that looked at 32 pieces of fake news policy around the world," @asmitchell.bsky.social told @sabcnews.bsky.social at #M20 Summit. "What we saw was that, even in democracies, in many cases those policies ended up creating more risk for journalists."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzEf...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzEf...
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I had the pleasure of writing an article about journalism’s relationship with AI and what’s at stake as journalists continue to integrate emerging technologies for @cnti.bsky.social Give it a read! cnti.org/guest-essay/...
Integrating Emerging Technology in Newsrooms Must Preserve Journalistic Agency
In interviews with more than 70 journalism professionals, Emilia Ruzicka found that daily journalists are being left out of conversations about the future of AI in the field.
cnti.org
September 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I had the pleasure of writing an article about journalism’s relationship with AI and what’s at stake as journalists continue to integrate emerging technologies for @cnti.bsky.social Give it a read! cnti.org/guest-essay/...
Is AI reprogramming humanity?
Tune in Sunday as CNTI Executive Chair @cforman.bsky.social discusses AI's impact on the economy, society and the flow of information at L'orient-Le Jour festival.
today.lorientlejour.com/article/1474...
Tune in Sunday as CNTI Executive Chair @cforman.bsky.social discusses AI's impact on the economy, society and the flow of information at L'orient-Le Jour festival.
today.lorientlejour.com/article/1474...
Is AI the next religion?: Roundtable at L'Orient-Le Jour's festival
Join L’Orient-Le Jour's roundtable on AI's societal and other impacts at the
today.lorientlejour.com
September 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Is AI reprogramming humanity?
Tune in Sunday as CNTI Executive Chair @cforman.bsky.social discusses AI's impact on the economy, society and the flow of information at L'orient-Le Jour festival.
today.lorientlejour.com/article/1474...
Tune in Sunday as CNTI Executive Chair @cforman.bsky.social discusses AI's impact on the economy, society and the flow of information at L'orient-Le Jour festival.
today.lorientlejour.com/article/1474...
We asked the public in Australia, Brazil, South Africa and the US their thoughts on news and journalists. We found:
👉 Most people in describe journalists positively
👉 People who have negative views of journalists tend to also have conservative political leanings
cnti.org/article/most...
👉 Most people in describe journalists positively
👉 People who have negative views of journalists tend to also have conservative political leanings
cnti.org/article/most...
Most people in four countries describe journalists positively
Strong majorities in Australia, Brazil, South Africa and the US use only favorable terms to describe journalists' traits
cnti.org
August 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM
We asked the public in Australia, Brazil, South Africa and the US their thoughts on news and journalists. We found:
👉 Most people in describe journalists positively
👉 People who have negative views of journalists tend to also have conservative political leanings
cnti.org/article/most...
👉 Most people in describe journalists positively
👉 People who have negative views of journalists tend to also have conservative political leanings
cnti.org/article/most...
Journalists say their sources are facing high risks, Emily Wright and @drnycnerd.bsky.social explain in a new report.
👉 64% of journalists facing high risks say their sources do, too
👉 11% of journalists facing low risks say their sources face high risks
cnti.org/article/jour...
👉 64% of journalists facing high risks say their sources do, too
👉 11% of journalists facing low risks say their sources face high risks
cnti.org/article/jour...
Journalists Who Face High Risks Require Better Security Practices to Provide News
Journalists surveyed who face high risks say their sources do too, and these journalists are not more likely to feel more supported by their news organizations.
cnti.org
July 16, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Journalists say their sources are facing high risks, Emily Wright and @drnycnerd.bsky.social explain in a new report.
👉 64% of journalists facing high risks say their sources do, too
👉 11% of journalists facing low risks say their sources face high risks
cnti.org/article/jour...
👉 64% of journalists facing high risks say their sources do, too
👉 11% of journalists facing low risks say their sources face high risks
cnti.org/article/jour...
Journalist Jose Rubén Zamora has been arbitrarily detained in Guatemala for 1,050 days. The baseless charges are meant to send a message to all Guatemalan journalists who seek to speak truth to power.
His son, @josecarloszamora.bsky.social, shares a warning for US reporters: tinyurl.com/3r7uhk7j
His son, @josecarloszamora.bsky.social, shares a warning for US reporters: tinyurl.com/3r7uhk7j
July 2, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Journalist Jose Rubén Zamora has been arbitrarily detained in Guatemala for 1,050 days. The baseless charges are meant to send a message to all Guatemalan journalists who seek to speak truth to power.
His son, @josecarloszamora.bsky.social, shares a warning for US reporters: tinyurl.com/3r7uhk7j
His son, @josecarloszamora.bsky.social, shares a warning for US reporters: tinyurl.com/3r7uhk7j
Lina Chawaf has navigated journalism under one of the most repressive regimes in the world. In Syria under Bashar al-Assad, she used satire to deliver critical messages, but even that had its limits. Authoritarians "embed fear into your DNA." Read her letter: tinyurl.com/yc6vm85t
June 30, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Lina Chawaf has navigated journalism under one of the most repressive regimes in the world. In Syria under Bashar al-Assad, she used satire to deliver critical messages, but even that had its limits. Authoritarians "embed fear into your DNA." Read her letter: tinyurl.com/yc6vm85t
Journalists are facing increasing threats, ranging from government harassment to online attacks. This isn't new for journalists in Latin America, but they're concerned by what they see happening in the U.S., Martha Ramos writes for CNTI. tinyurl.com/59zay3k7
June 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Journalists are facing increasing threats, ranging from government harassment to online attacks. This isn't new for journalists in Latin America, but they're concerned by what they see happening in the U.S., Martha Ramos writes for CNTI. tinyurl.com/59zay3k7
Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine is the most documented war in history , yet Ukraine’s newly occupied territories remain sealed off, their suffering cloaked in darkness. Ukrainian reporter Tanya Kozyreva shares her experience covering occupied territories: tinyurl.com/mpudf3d3
June 23, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine is the most documented war in history , yet Ukraine’s newly occupied territories remain sealed off, their suffering cloaked in darkness. Ukrainian reporter Tanya Kozyreva shares her experience covering occupied territories: tinyurl.com/mpudf3d3
From reporting in war zones in Lebanon to decoding politics in the US, @joekawly.bsky.social has seen it all.
"If you’re waiting for a press crackdown in the US to look like what happened in Syria or Lebanon, you will miss it. In the US, the pressure comes differently." tinyurl.com/mr3katu6
"If you’re waiting for a press crackdown in the US to look like what happened in Syria or Lebanon, you will miss it. In the US, the pressure comes differently." tinyurl.com/mr3katu6
June 18, 2025 at 1:55 PM
From reporting in war zones in Lebanon to decoding politics in the US, @joekawly.bsky.social has seen it all.
"If you’re waiting for a press crackdown in the US to look like what happened in Syria or Lebanon, you will miss it. In the US, the pressure comes differently." tinyurl.com/mr3katu6
"If you’re waiting for a press crackdown in the US to look like what happened in Syria or Lebanon, you will miss it. In the US, the pressure comes differently." tinyurl.com/mr3katu6
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The next letter in @cnti.bsky.social 's press freedom series is up today. It's a beautiful meditation on what Nigeria can teach the US:
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A Letter from Nigeria
In the darkest and most ferocious moments of Nigeria's totalitarian experience, two survival strategies worked for us: courage and community. Courage from journalists, but also courage from publishers...
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June 16, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The next letter in @cnti.bsky.social 's press freedom series is up today. It's a beautiful meditation on what Nigeria can teach the US:
cnti.org/guest-essay/...
cnti.org/guest-essay/...
Dapo Olorunyomi is no stranger to reporting in areas where #pressfreedom is under attack. During Nigeria's military rule, he used journalism to demand the country's return to democracy — at great risk to himself and his family.
Now, he's sharing his advice for journalists in the US: bit.ly/3FNZD9Q
Now, he's sharing his advice for journalists in the US: bit.ly/3FNZD9Q
June 16, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Dapo Olorunyomi is no stranger to reporting in areas where #pressfreedom is under attack. During Nigeria's military rule, he used journalism to demand the country's return to democracy — at great risk to himself and his family.
Now, he's sharing his advice for journalists in the US: bit.ly/3FNZD9Q
Now, he's sharing his advice for journalists in the US: bit.ly/3FNZD9Q
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I'm so excited about @cnti.bsky.social 's series of "letters from the field" on press freedom.
Today's letter comes from Serbian journalist Teodora Ćurčić: cnti.org/guest-essay/...
Today's letter comes from Serbian journalist Teodora Ćurčić: cnti.org/guest-essay/...
A Letter from Serbia
In Serbia, media freedom has never been a given. We have never had a solid foundation of transparency or accountability. Journalists have been working under pressure for decades.
cnti.org
June 11, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I'm so excited about @cnti.bsky.social 's series of "letters from the field" on press freedom.
Today's letter comes from Serbian journalist Teodora Ćurčić: cnti.org/guest-essay/...
Today's letter comes from Serbian journalist Teodora Ćurčić: cnti.org/guest-essay/...
"When those in power want to stay invisible, they don’t have to say 'no.' They just make things slow, complicated and exhausting — so you stop asking," Serbian journalist Teodora Ćurčić writes. "But when you finally get the data, it’s worth it."
Read her advice to US journalists: bit.ly/4mMRqDk
Read her advice to US journalists: bit.ly/4mMRqDk
June 11, 2025 at 12:32 PM
"When those in power want to stay invisible, they don’t have to say 'no.' They just make things slow, complicated and exhausting — so you stop asking," Serbian journalist Teodora Ćurčić writes. "But when you finally get the data, it’s worth it."
Read her advice to US journalists: bit.ly/4mMRqDk
Read her advice to US journalists: bit.ly/4mMRqDk
@jokongo.bsky.social shares what US journalists can learn from his experience in Kenya, where press freedom faces significant threats: bit.ly/3TcIEku
"In a time of turbulence, this work serves as democracy’s lifeline, shaping a brighter, informed future for generations."
"In a time of turbulence, this work serves as democracy’s lifeline, shaping a brighter, informed future for generations."
June 9, 2025 at 1:27 PM
@jokongo.bsky.social shares what US journalists can learn from his experience in Kenya, where press freedom faces significant threats: bit.ly/3TcIEku
"In a time of turbulence, this work serves as democracy’s lifeline, shaping a brighter, informed future for generations."
"In a time of turbulence, this work serves as democracy’s lifeline, shaping a brighter, informed future for generations."
@rukhshanamedia.bsky.social continues to tell the stories the Taliban don’t want to be heard.
In our first "Letter from the Field," @zahrajoya.bsky.social explains what American journalists can learn from her experiences fighting for #pressfreedom in Afghanistan. bit.ly/4kvRfLk
In our first "Letter from the Field," @zahrajoya.bsky.social explains what American journalists can learn from her experiences fighting for #pressfreedom in Afghanistan. bit.ly/4kvRfLk
June 4, 2025 at 3:06 PM
@rukhshanamedia.bsky.social continues to tell the stories the Taliban don’t want to be heard.
In our first "Letter from the Field," @zahrajoya.bsky.social explains what American journalists can learn from her experiences fighting for #pressfreedom in Afghanistan. bit.ly/4kvRfLk
In our first "Letter from the Field," @zahrajoya.bsky.social explains what American journalists can learn from her experiences fighting for #pressfreedom in Afghanistan. bit.ly/4kvRfLk
Journalists in the US are facing new threats, but this has been the reality for reporters in other countries for decades.
Over the next month, @cnti.bsky.social will share stories from award-winning journalists from around the world with their advice for US journalists. Follow along: bit.ly/3FCLagN
Over the next month, @cnti.bsky.social will share stories from award-winning journalists from around the world with their advice for US journalists. Follow along: bit.ly/3FCLagN
June 4, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Journalists in the US are facing new threats, but this has been the reality for reporters in other countries for decades.
Over the next month, @cnti.bsky.social will share stories from award-winning journalists from around the world with their advice for US journalists. Follow along: bit.ly/3FCLagN
Over the next month, @cnti.bsky.social will share stories from award-winning journalists from around the world with their advice for US journalists. Follow along: bit.ly/3FCLagN
Journalists in Africa are more positive than journalists we surveyed elsewhere about the impact of developments in technology and social media on their ability to deliver journalism.
Why do you think that is?
cnti.org/article/a-wi...
Why do you think that is?
cnti.org/article/a-wi...
May 30, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Journalists in Africa are more positive than journalists we surveyed elsewhere about the impact of developments in technology and social media on their ability to deliver journalism.
Why do you think that is?
cnti.org/article/a-wi...
Why do you think that is?
cnti.org/article/a-wi...
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Our digital security training team answers, how do you identify everyone in conversation on Signal?
Ask a security trainer: Checking identities in Signal
Welcome to “Ask a security trainer,” the column where the Digital Security Training team at Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) answers your burning questions at the intersection of journalism and s...
freedom.press
May 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Our digital security training team answers, how do you identify everyone in conversation on Signal?