Journalistic Values and GenAI: A Transnational Study of Editorial Policies

The consolidation of artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the journalistic sector, to the point that its ethical dimension is being altered. However, the mission and values of the media in the face of the current emergence of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) have barely been explor...

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Autores: Rivas-de-Roca, Rubén, Forja Pena, Tania, Bringas Gómez, Artai, García Orosa, Berta
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2026
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)
Repositorio:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
Idioma:inglés
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Palabra clave:Journalism
Media outlets
Roles
AI
Discourse
Ethics
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spelling Journalistic Values and GenAI: A Transnational Study of Editorial PoliciesRivas-de-Roca, RubénForja Pena, TaniaBringas Gómez, ArtaiGarcía Orosa, BertaJournalismMedia outletsRolesAIDiscourseEthicsThe consolidation of artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the journalistic sector, to the point that its ethical dimension is being altered. However, the mission and values of the media in the face of the current emergence of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) have barely been explored. Bearing this in mind, it is important to understand not only how journalists perceive AI, but also to examine the role that the media assign to themselves and the audience’s participation in this context. This research explores the roles defined by a sample of leading media outlets (n = 21) in seven countries in Western Europe and North America: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States. To this end, a discursive content analysis is applied to three newspapers (printed or digital) per country. The findings reflect differences between countries and media outlets, within a common trend of prioritizing responsibility as the primary editorial value, followed by truthfulness. We also found scant direct references to AI regulation, alongside the development of participatory interactivity within readership established by the media outlet. Furthermore, greater participation of audiences was observed in publicly funded publications, granting audiences a deliberative role.MDPIUniversidade de Santiago de Compostela. Departamento de Ciencias da ComunicaciónUniversidade de Santiago de Compostela. Instituto de Estudos e Desenvolvemento de Galicia (IDEGA)20262026-03-1820262026-03-18journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/10347/46446reponame:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostelainstname:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)InglésengAgencia Estatal de Investigación http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100011033 Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2024-2027 PID2024-156034OB-C22open accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2© 2026 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:dnet:minerva_____::ff4ee9461465a51a02b2f8d11b025b5d2026-06-15T12:47:27Z
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title Journalistic Values and GenAI: A Transnational Study of Editorial Policies
spellingShingle Journalistic Values and GenAI: A Transnational Study of Editorial Policies
Rivas-de-Roca, Rubén
Journalism
Media outlets
Roles
AI
Discourse
Ethics
title_short Journalistic Values and GenAI: A Transnational Study of Editorial Policies
title_full Journalistic Values and GenAI: A Transnational Study of Editorial Policies
title_fullStr Journalistic Values and GenAI: A Transnational Study of Editorial Policies
title_full_unstemmed Journalistic Values and GenAI: A Transnational Study of Editorial Policies
title_sort Journalistic Values and GenAI: A Transnational Study of Editorial Policies
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Rivas-de-Roca, Rubén
Forja Pena, Tania
Bringas Gómez, Artai
García Orosa, Berta
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Forja Pena, Tania
Bringas Gómez, Artai
García Orosa, Berta
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Bringas Gómez, Artai
García Orosa, Berta
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Journalism
Media outlets
Roles
AI
Discourse
Ethics
topic Journalism
Media outlets
Roles
AI
Discourse
Ethics
description The consolidation of artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the journalistic sector, to the point that its ethical dimension is being altered. However, the mission and values of the media in the face of the current emergence of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) have barely been explored. Bearing this in mind, it is important to understand not only how journalists perceive AI, but also to examine the role that the media assign to themselves and the audience’s participation in this context. This research explores the roles defined by a sample of leading media outlets (n = 21) in seven countries in Western Europe and North America: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States. To this end, a discursive content analysis is applied to three newspapers (printed or digital) per country. The findings reflect differences between countries and media outlets, within a common trend of prioritizing responsibility as the primary editorial value, followed by truthfulness. We also found scant direct references to AI regulation, alongside the development of participatory interactivity within readership established by the media outlet. Furthermore, greater participation of audiences was observed in publicly funded publications, granting audiences a deliberative role.
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