Will AI replace News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists?
The Stanford WORKBank study rates tasks, not whole jobs, so it cannot say whether any one job disappears. What it shows: AI experts rate 3 of the 10 studied News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists tasks as do-able by AI today, and 0 of those are tasks workers also want automated.
of tasks in the News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists role are ones AI can already do, per AI experts.
From a Stanford study where AI experts and news analysts, reporters, and journalists workers rated each real task (O*NET). Not a guess from the job title.
Key statistics
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- AI can already do 30% of the 10 work tasks in the News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists role, according to AI experts in the Stanford WORKBank study (O*NET SOC 27-3023.00).
- Workers in the News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists role rate 10% of their tasks 3 or higher out of 5 for wanting them automated (Stanford WORKBank, 1,500 U.S. workers).
- 0 of 10 News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists tasks are Automation Green Light, wanted by workers and do-able by AI, that is 0% of the role (Stanford WORKBank).
- The typical News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists task scores 2.53/5 for worker desire to automate and 3.33/5 for AI capability today (Stanford WORKBank, 1-5 scale).
- The News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists role (O*NET SOC 27-3023.00) has a median U.S. wage of $106,030 and about 41,550 people employed (U.S. O*NET / BLS).
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What workers told Stanford
Of the 10 tasks studied for News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists, 0 (0%) are in the Automation Green Light zone, AI can largely do them and workers want it. Across all tasks, workers rate 10% of their tasks 3 or higher out of 5 for wanting them automated. The typical task scores 2.53/5 for worker desire and 3.33/5 for AI capability.
All 10 tasks, most-wanted first
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R&D Opportunitywant 4 · AI 3.33Review written, audio, or video copy, and correct errors in content, grammar, or punctuation, following prescribed editorial style and formatting guidelines.
Red Lightwant 2.8 · AI 4.33Select material most pertinent to presentation, and organize this material into appropriate formats.
Red Lightwant 2.8 · AI 3.5Develop ideas or material for columns or commentaries by analyzing and interpreting news, current issues, or personal experiences.
Low Prioritywant 2.67 · AI 3.33Revise work to meet editorial approval or to fit time or space requirements.
Low Prioritywant 2.43 · AI 3Write commentaries, columns, or scripts, using computers.
Red Lightwant 2.38 · AI 3.5Analyze and interpret news and information received from various sources to broadcast the information.
Low Prioritywant 2.2 · AI 3.33Review and evaluate notes taken about news events to isolate pertinent facts and details.
Low Prioritywant 2 · AI 3Examine news items of local, national, and international significance to determine topics to address, or obtain assignments from editorial staff members.
Low Prioritywant 2 · AI 3Research a story's background information to provide complete and accurate information.
Low Prioritywant 2 · AI 3
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Lower-automation alternatives
Less of these jobs is automatable today: AI experts rate a smaller share of their tasks as doable than the 30% for News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists (Stanford WORKBank).
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