Article in Poynter by Alex Mahadevan, 4/24/26

Headline:  “Opinion | Why can’t newsroom leaders just be normal about AI?”

Subhead:  “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. . .”

“Simply creating more content for the hell of it is like putting a new steering wheel on a Geo Metro. If your AI experiment doesn’t start with a clear problem that your audience or your newsroom actually has, no amount of technology will save it. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2026/why-cant-newsroom-leaders-just-be-normal-about-ai/