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2026-08-04 20:01 utc · chron.com

Scripps automates the news, keeps the anchors for now

Producers, directors, and digital journalists got the call at nearly 60 stations as the broadcaster expands its use of AI. The cameras still need someone to stand in front of them, but apparently not someone to decide what they point at.

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companyE.W. Scripps
role affectedproducers, directors, digital journalists
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