What is the ‘product’ of journalism?For a long time, journalists thought the “product” they produced was articles. It isn’t and it never was. For most of the 20th century, the product was the physical newspaper. The product was double-sided paper thrown at the doorstep every morning.… May 06 22May 06, 2022Article at Poynter
"Technical Debt Is Dead": How a 100-Year-Old Media Company is Building Apps with AIWhat happens when a 100-year-old media company builds more than 1,200 AI agents, then starts building full-stack apps?Remy CEO Dmitry Shapiro sits down with David Cohn, who leads AI and innovation for the local newsrooms at Advance Local (The… Sep 24 26September 24, 2026Video at Speaking
SMS CourseWant to build a stronger bond with your audience? 🫂 Join our FREE online course “The Rise of Private News: Using SMS and Messaging for Deeper Engagement in Journalism”, taking place September 14–27, 2026. Technology is constantly evolving. In this Aug 17 26August 17, 2026Post at LinkedIn
Local journalism doesn't have to be a charity caseAI now makes a portfolio model possible for more newsrooms than ever. But senior editors have to run it. May 06 26May 06, 2026Article at newsmachines.beehiiv.com
People fear the things they don’t understand.Over the past year, I’ve been working with David Cohn on an AI-powered workflow that helps the Staten Island Advance/SILive.com produce a weekly Staten Island weekend events roundup. What used to take nearly a full day of manual work now takes about Apr 30 26April 30, 2026Post at LinkedIn
500 Agents Transforming Local News | David Cohn, Senior Director Generative AI, Advance LocalDiscover how Advance Local is transforming local journalism with over 500 AI agents assisting with activities across multiple U.S. markets. In this episode of The Next Breakthrough with Sean Campbell, David Cohn, Senior Director of Generative AI… Mar 26 26March 26, 2026Video at David on Authory
Newsrooms move beyond low-hanging fruit and into AI fluency in 2026AI leaders from newsrooms around the world reflect on what 2026 will look like for editorial teams as they become more proficient with AI. Jan 13 26January 13, 2026Article at inma.org
Please join us in wishing a very warm welcome to our Spring 2026 instructors!The class, co-taught with returning lecturer David Cohn, teaches students how to develop interactive online news packages using best practices in design and web development. Jan 12 26January 12, 2026Post at LinkedIn
Coming up, in the next season of “Journalism”"AI is the breakout star, trust is missing, and everyone's wondering who's writing the script." Dec 19 25December 19, 2025Article at Nieman Lab
Unfirable -- Fireside Chat with David CohnIn this conversation, David Cohn, Senior Director, AI Innovation at Advance Local, shares his extensive experience in building and deploying hundreds of AI agents within a large media organization. He discusses his strategic approach to identifying… Nov 15 25November 15, 2025Video at Speaking
The Impact of AI on the newsoomDavid Cohn, the Senior Director of AI at Advance Local, describes this shift as a return to an older model of journalism. In the past, he said, an article was often produced by two people: the reporter, who gathered information by attending events, a Nov 11 25November 11, 2025PDF at David on Authory
Then I met David CohnOver the last few years I’ve sat with the biggest names in digital media—learning their businesses up close and figuring out where AI truly moves the needle. Every major publisher I’ve met is wrestling with AI. A few have what resembles a Nov 08 25November 08, 2025Post at LinkedIn
Unfirable — transforming a 100-year-old media publishing empire into an AI Agent-assisted powerhouseJoin MindStudio CEO Dmitry Shapiro for an exclusive fireside chat with David Cohn of Advance Local. Over the past year and a half, David has built over 300 AI Agents that automate various processes within a large Nov 07 25November 07, 2025Article at mindstudio-academy.circle.so
Agenda & SpeakersI spoke on: The Future of Storytelling: From Liquid Formats to Fluid Interfaces This session will look ahead and explore AI's potential to reshape storytelling by enabling a shift from fixed narratives to adaptive, data-driven experiences. Oct 13 25October 13, 2025Article at events.digitalcontentnext.org
The second week of the Multimedia Lab for JournalistsAfter a first week full of discoveries and rich in workshops, our nine participants are starting their second week of the MLJ. The participants are ready to deepen the knowledge they've acquired and will participate in several workshops Aug 12 25August 12, 2025Post at LinkedIn
Death of the Article, Again….AI is reshaping the article—not as a product to be read, but as a byproduct of structured information and what journalists output. What if the future of journalism isn’t writing stories, but building systems of trust, facts, and relationships? Aug 12 25August 12, 2025Post at LinkedIn
David Cohn: From My Intern to Newsroom InnovatorIn this episode Jeremy Toeman sits down with David Cohn a lifelong storyteller who went from a philosophy and rhetoric student at UC Berkeley to shaping the future of news through product thinking and platform design. Today they discuss :• How a… Jul 17 25July 17, 2025Video at Speaking
David Cohn: From My Intern to Newsroom InnovatorIn this episode Jeremy Toeman sits down with David Cohn a lifelong storyteller who went from a philosophy and rhetoric student at UC Berkeley to shaping the future of news through product thinking and platform design. Jul 17 25July 17, 2025Video at founderat50
Praise on AI Tools David Cohn has builtStarting this month, anyone in our newsroom who writes – including me -- must run their work through a tool we’ve developed to clean it up. It’s a tool called Editor’s Eyes, developed in-house by David Cohn, the AI savant for our parent company... Jun 16 25June 16, 2025Article at link.cleveland.com
Feedback from CUNY AI StudentsI taught a class for the CUNY AI Journalism Lab Feedback from the students He shared very helpful and relevant use cases! David’s session on AI Engagement was insightful and grounded in real newsroom applications. I especially appreciated the… May 30 25May 30, 2025Article at David on Authory