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AI

Small Newsrooms Use AI Transcription to Cover More Meetings, With Editors Checking Every Quote

Short-staffed local papers are using software to transcribe hours of school board and council meetings, freeing reporters to chase stories while humans verify the results.

Lauren HayesJuly 27, 20263 min read

Opinion

Opinion: When the Local Paper Closes, a Town Loses More Than Its Headlines

I have covered Washington for two decades, but the most important reporting in America happens at school board meetings nobody else bothers to attend.