A global survey revealed that journalists were slightly more resistant to the use of generative AI in newsrooms than editorial management, with 10 percent of newsroom executives saying that journalists were significantly resistant to the idea compared to four percent of editorial management staff.
Level of resistance to using generative AI tools in the newsrooms among journalists and editorial management according to newsroom executives worldwide as of May 2023
Characteristic
Journalists
Editorial management
Yes, significant resistance
10%
4%
Yes, slight resistance
29%
30%
No resistance
26%
37%
Not sure
36%
30%
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WAN-IFRA. (May 24, 2023). Level of resistance to using generative AI tools in the newsrooms among journalists and editorial management according to newsroom executives worldwide as of May 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388268/generative-ai-attitudes-in-newsrooms-worldwide/
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