<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
  <channel>
    <title>Editors Weblog</title>
    <link>https://editorsweblog.org</link>
    <description>Analysis of Global Journalism</description>
    <atom:link href="https://editorsweblog.org/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/>
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[Two Decades of Disruption: What the Paywall Wars Taught Us About the AI Era]]></title>
      <link>https://editorsweblog.org/2026/07/30/paywall-wars-lessons-ai-era</link>
      <guid>https://editorsweblog.org/2026/07/30/paywall-wars-lessons-ai-era</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The painful lessons of the paywall era, from the New York Times metered model to the collapse of free-content experiments, offer a surprisingly clear map for navigating the AI disruption now reshaping newsrooms.]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[Best AI Voice-Cloning Tools in 2026, and What They Mean for Trust]]></title>
      <link>https://editorsweblog.org/2026/07/28/best-ai-voice-cloning-tools-2026-trust</link>
      <guid>https://editorsweblog.org/2026/07/28/best-ai-voice-cloning-tools-2026-trust</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[ElevenLabs, Descript, Resemble AI, and Play.ht have made voice cloning faster and cheaper than ever. We look at what these tools can do, and why every newsroom should be thinking carefully about the risks they introduce.]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[EU AI Act Risk Levels, Explained]]></title>
      <link>https://editorsweblog.org/2026/07/23/eu-ai-act-risk-levels-explained</link>
      <guid>https://editorsweblog.org/2026/07/23/eu-ai-act-risk-levels-explained</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The EU AI Act sorts every AI system into one of four risk tiers, each carrying different obligations. Here is what those categories mean for publishers and newsrooms.]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[AI Music and Copyright: Who Owns an AI-Generated Song?]]></title>
      <link>https://editorsweblog.org/2026/07/21/ai-music-copyright-who-owns-ai-song</link>
      <guid>https://editorsweblog.org/2026/07/21/ai-music-copyright-who-owns-ai-song</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[As AI music tools flood the market, a fundamental legal question remains unresolved: who holds the copyright to a song a machine composed? We break down the current state of the law and what it means for newsrooms covering the creative industries.]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[Provenance in Practice: A Day Inside a Content Credentials Workflow]]></title>
      <link>https://editorsweblog.org/2026/07/16/provenance-in-practice-content-credentials-workflow</link>
      <guid>https://editorsweblog.org/2026/07/16/provenance-in-practice-content-credentials-workflow</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[What does a Content Credentials workflow actually look like inside a newsroom? We walk through a generalised, illustrative example to show how the C2PA standard operates from capture to publication.]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[How AI Detectors Actually Work: A Plain-Language Explainer for Editors]]></title>
      <link>https://editorsweblog.org/2026/07/14/how-ai-detectors-work-explainer-editors</link>
      <guid>https://editorsweblog.org/2026/07/14/how-ai-detectors-work-explainer-editors</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Perplexity, burstiness, and token probability explained in terms editors can actually use when evaluating detection tools and setting newsroom policy.]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[How to Rank in Google AI Overviews: A Publisher's Playbook]]></title>
      <link>https://editorsweblog.org/2026/07/09/how-to-rank-google-ai-overviews-publishers</link>
      <guid>https://editorsweblog.org/2026/07/09/how-to-rank-google-ai-overviews-publishers</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Google AI Overviews are reshaping how readers find journalism. Here is what publishers need to know to stay visible in an era of AI-generated search results.]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[The EU AI Act Timeline: Key Dates and Deadlines for Publishers]]></title>
      <link>https://editorsweblog.org/2026/07/07/eu-ai-act-timeline-deadlines-publishers</link>
      <guid>https://editorsweblog.org/2026/07/07/eu-ai-act-timeline-deadlines-publishers</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A plain-language guide to every major EU AI Act deadline, from the February 2025 prohibited-practices date to the 2028 high-risk rules, and what each milestone means for your newsroom.]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[The Newsroom AI Glossary: Terms Every Editor Should Know]]></title>
      <link>https://editorsweblog.org/2026/06/27/newsroom-ai-glossary-terms-editors</link>
      <guid>https://editorsweblog.org/2026/06/27/newsroom-ai-glossary-terms-editors</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[From deepfakes to C2PA, provenance to GPAI, here are the key AI and authenticity terms every editor needs to understand to lead their newsroom confidently.]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[Can You Copyright AI-Generated Art? What the Law Says in 2026]]></title>
      <link>https://editorsweblog.org/2026/06/30/can-you-copyright-ai-generated-art-2026</link>
      <guid>https://editorsweblog.org/2026/06/30/can-you-copyright-ai-generated-art-2026</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The US Copyright Office has consistently refused to register purely AI-generated works. We explain what the law currently says, what it means for newsrooms, and where the legal boundaries actually sit.]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[What Is AI Watermarking? Invisible Signals, Explained]]></title>
      <link>https://editorsweblog.org/2026/06/25/what-is-ai-watermarking-explained</link>
      <guid>https://editorsweblog.org/2026/06/25/what-is-ai-watermarking-explained</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[AI watermarking embeds hidden signals into machine-generated content to flag its origin. Here is what the technology actually does, how it differs from content credentials, and where it falls short for newsrooms.]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[How Voice Cloning Works, and How to Spot It]]></title>
      <link>https://editorsweblog.org/2026/06/23/how-voice-cloning-works-spot-it</link>
      <guid>https://editorsweblog.org/2026/06/23/how-voice-cloning-works-spot-it</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Voice cloning technology can replicate a person's voice from a short audio sample. Here is what newsrooms need to understand about how it works and how to detect it.]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[How to Read an AI Detection Report: An Editor's Guide]]></title>
      <link>https://editorsweblog.org/2026/06/18/how-to-read-ai-detection-report-editors-guide</link>
      <guid>https://editorsweblog.org/2026/06/18/how-to-read-ai-detection-report-editors-guide</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A high AI detection score is not a verdict. Here is how editors should interpret detection reports, understand confidence intervals, and avoid the most damaging mistakes.]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[Generative AI Training Data: Where It Comes From and Why Publishers Are Fighting]]></title>
      <link>https://editorsweblog.org/2026/06/16/generative-ai-training-data-explained-publishers</link>
      <guid>https://editorsweblog.org/2026/06/16/generative-ai-training-data-explained-publishers</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[An explainer for editors on how large language models are trained, what content feeds them, and why publishers are taking legal and commercial action over the use of their journalism.]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[The EU AI Act in 2026: Latest News, Status, and What Changed]]></title>
      <link>https://editorsweblog.org/2026/06/11/eu-ai-act-2026-status-what-changed-publishers</link>
      <guid>https://editorsweblog.org/2026/06/11/eu-ai-act-2026-status-what-changed-publishers</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A running guide to where the EU AI Act stands in 2026: the August deadline, the new content-labeling rules, and what they mean for publishers.]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[What Is Synthetic Media? A Field Guide for Newsrooms]]></title>
      <link>https://editorsweblog.org/2026/06/11/what-is-synthetic-media-field-guide-newsrooms</link>
      <guid>https://editorsweblog.org/2026/06/11/what-is-synthetic-media-field-guide-newsrooms</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Synthetic media is content created or altered by AI. Here is what the term covers, how it is made, and why it matters for newsrooms.]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[The Next Five Years: Where AI and Journalism Are Headed]]></title>
      <link>https://editorsweblog.org/2026/06/10/next-five-years-ai-journalism-future</link>
      <guid>https://editorsweblog.org/2026/06/10/next-five-years-ai-journalism-future</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Forecasting major shifts through 2031 - from universal provenance to AI-native newsrooms.]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[What Editors Got Wrong About AI in 2024 - And What We're Getting Right in 2026]]></title>
      <link>https://editorsweblog.org/2026/06/08/what-editors-got-wrong-ai-2024-right-2026</link>
      <guid>https://editorsweblog.org/2026/06/08/what-editors-got-wrong-ai-2024-right-2026</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Two years of AI in journalism: the predictions that didn't pan out and the approaches that worked.]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[The History of Content Authentication: From Watermarks to C2PA]]></title>
      <link>https://editorsweblog.org/2026/06/05/history-content-authentication-watermarks-to-c2pa</link>
      <guid>https://editorsweblog.org/2026/06/05/history-content-authentication-watermarks-to-c2pa</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Content authentication didn't start with AI. A historical survey and what each era teaches about trust.]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[Building an AI Verification Desk: A Practical Guide for News Organizations]]></title>
      <link>https://editorsweblog.org/2026/06/01/building-ai-verification-desk-practical-guide-news-organizations</link>
      <guid>https://editorsweblog.org/2026/06/01/building-ai-verification-desk-practical-guide-news-organizations</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[How to build a dedicated AI verification function - from tool selection to staffing.]]></description>
    </item>
  </channel>
</rss>