ai and local journalism - epistemic sovereignty in the age of synthetic news

ai and local journalism - epistemic sovereignty in the age of synthetic news

10:14 Apr 4, 2026
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A local newspaper in Grand Junction, Colorado started using AI to produce content. The reaction was predictable. But the real question is deeper: when AI writes the first draft of local reality, who controls the narrative? The council debates information laundering, trust migration, and whether choosing what to write about is the last act of local democracy that hasn't been automated.
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