“The idea of this lab,” Dodds says, “really is to work with journalists, elbow to elbow, trying to see how we can create systems that for them are useful, that they want to use, that align with their values.”

Deadline: September 15, 2025 With the roll-out of artificial intelligence tools (AI) in all areas of the media industries, there is a growing need for scholarly analysis of the ways systems of automation, predictive analytics, and recommendation are transforming film, television, gaming, music, and other forms of digital entertainment. Media scholars have already begun to …

This special issue for Digital Journalism aims to explore the institutionalization of OSINV in journalism from multiple perspectives, including OSINV’s impact on journalism as a field, the formalization of grassroots networks, and the role of academic institutions in shaping the future of OSINV for journalists.