Let's build newsroom ethics policies of the future

An AI future mapping exercise

Explore 3 future scenarios and identify the ethical decisions and guardrails newsrooms will need to make.

A workshop tool by the Poynter Institute

Read Poynter's AI Ethics Guidelines →

Choose Your Scenario

Select a future journalism scenario to explore

1 Choose Path
2 Issues
3 Safeguards
4 Reflection

Your newsroom faces this future. Which path do you take?

✓ Path
2 Issues
3 Safeguards
4 Reflection
Phase 2: Ethical Issues

Your chosen path:

The Tension

What ethical issues does this path create?

Given the path your team chose, what ethical challenges arise? 0 issues

✓ Path
✓ Issues
3 Safeguards
4 Reflection
Phase 3: Safeguards & Guidelines

Your Chosen Path

Your Ethical Issues

    Safeguards & New Ethics Guidelines

    What policies would your newsroom implement to address these issues? 0 safeguards

    Tag (optional):
    ✓ Path
    ✓ Issues
    ✓ Safeguards
    4 Reflection
    Phase 4: Reflection

    Before we finish, take a moment to reflect on your decision-making process.

    Not confident 3 Very confident

    Future Ethics Roadmap

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