AI systems are burying Australian journalism in favour of global outlets
University of Sydney research found this. AI systems favour major international news outlets. They under-represent Australian journalism.
More than 1000 newsrooms across 100 countries will mark World News Day on Monday and urge the public to choose trusted journalism. AI and social media are changing how news spreads.
Australian media experts say it is now harder to tell professional reporting apart. Influencers, platforms, and AI create content that looks similar.
AI systems decide what content people see. They favour major international outlets.
They push Australian journalism aside. Social media algorithms push people toward one-sided content.
This divides democracies and leaves users with biased information. Newsrooms have editors and professional standards.
These make them responsible for what they publish. AI makes news decisions without that responsibility.
Traditional journalism is running out of money. AI companies have no reason to send people to original reporting.
- More than 1000 across 100 countries
- Newsrooms participating in World News
- Catharine Lumby, media professor
- University of Sydney researcher
- Social media
- Most distrusted news source
Why it mattersWithout quality local journalism, Australians lose informed reporting on their own communities. They cannot learn about what matters where they live. It becomes harder to make good voting decisions. It is harder to protest and take part in public life.
AustraliaAustralian news organisations are at risk as AI under-represents local journalism and social media becomes people's main news source, threatening the future of locally informed reporting.
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