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Journalism is significantly declining.
Radsch 24 (Courtney C. Radsch, writer for Brookings, 03/25/24, Accessed on 07/24/24, https://www.brookings.edu/articles/can-journalism-survive-ai/#:~:text=In%20the%20past%2020%20years,control%20over%20our%20information%20channels.)
In the past 20 years, the U.S. lost two-thirds of its newspaper journalist jobs—jobs that AI cannot fill.
Despite that, AI advancements are continuing the “platformization” of journalism and enabling a handful of technology firms to maintain their control over our information channels.
Journalism can only survive if the news industry unites to double down on journalists and demand a framework in their deals with tech giants that benefits journalism in the public interest.
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