We are pleased to draw your attention to a recent publication by Lars Guenther (LMU Munich), Jessica Kunert (JGU Mainz), and Bernhard Goodwin. They have published two papers about generative AI in German science journalism. They analyzed interviews of science journalists in a variety of different outlets and positions. Looking at all phases of the news-making process (selection, production, distribution), they paint a broad picture of potential consequences and how they are evaluated by journalists. The collaborators built on 30 interviews conducted by graduate students in Munich’s MA journalism program. The work was previously presented at AISCICOMM24 in Zurich.
The publications are open access:
* Guenther, L., Kunert, J., & Goodwin, B. (2025). My New Colleague, ChatGPT? How German Science Journalists Perceive and Use (Generative) Artificial Intelligence. Journalism Practice, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2025.2502794
* Guenther, L., Kunert, J. and Goodwin, B. (2025). “Away from this duty of chronicler and towards the unicorn”: How German science journalists assess their future with (generative) Artificial Intelligence JCOM 24(02), A06. https://doi.org/10.22323/2.24020206