Reception and Acceptance of AI in News Media A Mixed Method Study from Europe — Serkan Bulut

The integration of Artificial Intelligence AI is fundamentally reshaping the news media landscape AI supported automation driven by Natural Language Generation NLG introduces new methods and possibilities for journalism while compelling us to question the interconnectivity of media communication and culture with AI As functions become automated the relationship between technology and cultural practices demands comprehensive research This book investigates the often overlooked profound linguistic and socio cultural impacts of this shift Using mixed methods fieldwork on automated news media it explores how news coverage readers and field journalists perceive and accept AI technologies Addressing the subject by relating it to theories concerning Human Machine Communication HMC the automatization of professional routines and societal automatization the book provides current findings for journalists media organisations and policymakers during the inevitable evolution toward the automated society