Felix M Simon
Biographic Data
| ID | 4466546 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Felix M Simon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Felix M |
| FAMILY NAME | Simon |
| SIGNATURE | SIMON F M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oxford |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0371-4653 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 128 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
How Does GenAI “See” Climate Change: Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities of GenAI for Climate Visual Journalism
Visualising climate change is a challenge for journalists. Climate images can be clichéd, disconnected and even divergent from information communicated by other modalities (such as text); and can represent a missed opportunity to engage audiences. Generative AI could potentially provide transformative opportunities to visually illustrate climate news. However, risks may include reinforcing stereotyped, inaccurate or unethical visual content, with…
AI in the Newsroom: Lessons from the Adoption of The Globe and Mail's Sophi
This case study examines the relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and journalistic values through an analysis of Sophi, an algorithmic recommendation engine developed by The Globe and Mail in Canada. As AI becomes more prevalent in newsrooms, there are debates ranging from concerns about journalist displacement to hopes for improved quality and economic sustainability. The study explores how Sophi’s development, adoption, and recepti…
Rationalisation of the news: How AI reshapes and retools the gatekeeping processes of news organisations in the United Kingdom, United States and Germany
This article analyses how the use of artificial intelligence shapes the way news gets produced and distributed, based on 143 interviews with news workers at 34 leading publishers in the United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Drawing on gatekeeping theory and the concept of rationalisation, it describes and explains the use and effects of the technology in the news. Artificial intelligence (AI) is used in all parts of the gatekeeping process t…
Policies in Parallel? A Comparative Study of Journalistic AI Policies in 52 Global News Organisations
Knowledge Silos as a Barrier to Responsible AI Practices in Journalism? Exploratory Evidence from Four Dutch News Organisations
The effective adoption of responsible AI practices in journalism requires a concerted effort to bridge different perspectives, including technological, editorial, and managerial. Among the many challenges that could impact information sharing around responsible AI inside news organisations are knowledge silos, where information is isolated within one part of the organisation and not easily shared with others. This study aims to study how knowledg…
Or They Could Just Not Use It: The Dilemma of AI Disclosure for Audience Trust in News
The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in the production and distribution of news has generated theoretical, normative, and practical concerns around the erosion of journalistic authority and autonomy and the spread of misinformation. With trust in news already low in many places worldwide, both scholars and practitioners are wary of how the public will respond to news generated through automated methods, prompting calls for la…
Misinformation reloaded? Fears about the impact of generative AI on misinformation are overblown
Many observers of the current explosion of generative AI worry about its impact on our information environment, with concerns being raised about the increased quantity, quality, and personalization of misinformation. We assess these arguments with evidence from communication studies, cognitive science, and political science. We argue that current concerns about the effects of generative AI on the misinformation landscape are overblown
Escape Me If You Can: How AI Reshapes News Organisations’ Dependency on Platform Companies
Platform companies play a crucial role in the creation, dissemination, and business of news. They are also central actors in artificial intelligence (AI) which has led some to argue that the increasing use of AI in journalism may heighten the news industry's dependence on platform companies. This article evaluates this argument. Drawing on 121 interviews with news workers at 33 leading publishers in the US, UK, and Germany, as well as 31 expert i…
Uneasy Bedfellows: AI in the News, Platform Companies and the Issue of Journalistic Autonomy
Platform companies play an important role in the production and distribution of news. This article analyses this role and questions of control, dependence and autonomy in the light of the ‘AI goldrush’ in the news. I argue that the introduction of AI in the news risks shifting even more control to and increasing the news industry’s dependence on platform companies. While platform companies’ power over news organisations has to date mainly flown f…
Autopsy of a metaphor: The origins, use and blind spots of the ‘infodemic’
In 2020, the term ‘infodemic’ rose from relative obscurity to becoming a popular catch-all metaphor, representing the perils of fast, wide-spreading (false) information about the coronavirus pandemic. It featured in thousands of academic publications and received widespread attention from policymakers and the media. In this article, we trace the origins and use of the ‘infodemic’ metaphor and examine the blind spots inherent in this seemingly int…
Beyond (Mis)Representation: Visuals in Covid-19 Misinformation
This article provides one of the first analyses of visuals in misinformation concerning COVID-19. A mixed-methods analysis of ninety-six examples of visuals in misinformation rated false or misleading by independent professional fact-checkers from the first three months of 2020 identifies and examines six frames and three distinct functions of visuals in pieces of misinformation: how visuals illustrate and selectively emphasize arguments and clai…
The populist campaigns against European public service media: Hot air or existential threat
Right-wing populists are gaining ground in Western democracies. Surveys show that they often distrust established media and public service media (PSM) in particular, claiming that they are biased against them. This paper examines how they have challenged PSM and proposes some potential responses to these challenges. The paper is based on an analysis of a number of recent and long-standing surveys of public attitudes towards the media, combined wi…
Diversity in British, Swedish, and German Newsrooms: Problem Awareness, Measures, and Achievements
A core tenet of journalism is to contribute toward a functioning and healthy public sphere by ensuring transparency over issues and perspectives from different segments of society. However, it has become increasingly doubtful whether the news media can reflect the true diversity of society while lacking internal diversity in their newsrooms. In our study of three European countries (Germany, Sweden, and the UK), we assess how news organizations c…
We power democracy”: Exploring the promises of the political data analytics industry
Data-driven campaigning has been in the spotlight over several years. Yet, we still have a limited understanding of political data analytics companies: how they envision data analytics and voter targeting, their role in electoral processes and what promises they make to their clients. This article focuses on the way in which such issues are conceived of in the marketing rhetoric of the political data analytics industry. Drawing on a sample of 19 …
What Determines a Journalist’s Popularity on Twitter: A case study of behaviour and self-presentation
Popularity on social media has become more important for journalists as news organisations increasingly encourage their journalists to develop online personas which are popular with audiences. However, outlets’ social media guidelines have also narrowed journalists’ scope for action to do so, particularly in what they can post. Using a quantitative analysis of Twitter data and profiles of 300 UK journalists, this study asks if the strategic use o…
Uneasy Bedfellows: AI in the News, Platform Companies and the Issue of Journalistic Autonomy
Platform companies play an important role in the production and distribution of news. This article analyses this role and questions of control, dependence and autonomy in the light of the ‘AI goldrush’ in the news. I argue that the introduction of AI in the news risks shifting even more control to and increasing the news industry’s dependence on platform companies. While platform companies’ power over news organisations has to date mainly flown f…
Autopsy of a metaphor: The origins, use and blind spots of the ‘infodemic’
In 2020, the term ‘infodemic’ rose from relative obscurity to becoming a popular catch-all metaphor, representing the perils of fast, wide-spreading (false) information about the coronavirus pandemic. It featured in thousands of academic publications and received widespread attention from policymakers and the media. In this article, we trace the origins and use of the ‘infodemic’ metaphor and examine the blind spots inherent in this seemingly int…
Escape Me If You Can: How AI Reshapes News Organisations’ Dependency on Platform Companies
Platform companies play a crucial role in the creation, dissemination, and business of news. They are also central actors in artificial intelligence (AI) which has led some to argue that the increasing use of AI in journalism may heighten the news industry's dependence on platform companies. This article evaluates this argument. Drawing on 121 interviews with news workers at 33 leading publishers in the US, UK, and Germany, as well as 31 expert i…
The populist campaigns against European public service media: Hot air or existential threat
Right-wing populists are gaining ground in Western democracies. Surveys show that they often distrust established media and public service media (PSM) in particular, claiming that they are biased against them. This paper examines how they have challenged PSM and proposes some potential responses to these challenges. The paper is based on an analysis of a number of recent and long-standing surveys of public attitudes towards the media, combined wi…
Beyond (Mis)Representation: Visuals in Covid-19 Misinformation
This article provides one of the first analyses of visuals in misinformation concerning COVID-19. A mixed-methods analysis of ninety-six examples of visuals in misinformation rated false or misleading by independent professional fact-checkers from the first three months of 2020 identifies and examines six frames and three distinct functions of visuals in pieces of misinformation: how visuals illustrate and selectively emphasize arguments and clai…
Policies in Parallel? A Comparative Study of Journalistic AI Policies in 52 Global News Organisations
Diversity in British, Swedish, and German Newsrooms: Problem Awareness, Measures, and Achievements
A core tenet of journalism is to contribute toward a functioning and healthy public sphere by ensuring transparency over issues and perspectives from different segments of society. However, it has become increasingly doubtful whether the news media can reflect the true diversity of society while lacking internal diversity in their newsrooms. In our study of three European countries (Germany, Sweden, and the UK), we assess how news organizations c…
We power democracy”: Exploring the promises of the political data analytics industry
Data-driven campaigning has been in the spotlight over several years. Yet, we still have a limited understanding of political data analytics companies: how they envision data analytics and voter targeting, their role in electoral processes and what promises they make to their clients. This article focuses on the way in which such issues are conceived of in the marketing rhetoric of the political data analytics industry. Drawing on a sample of 19 …
Or They Could Just Not Use It: The Dilemma of AI Disclosure for Audience Trust in News
The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in the production and distribution of news has generated theoretical, normative, and practical concerns around the erosion of journalistic authority and autonomy and the spread of misinformation. With trust in news already low in many places worldwide, both scholars and practitioners are wary of how the public will respond to news generated through automated methods, prompting calls for la…
Rationalisation of the news: How AI reshapes and retools the gatekeeping processes of news organisations in the United Kingdom, United States and Germany
This article analyses how the use of artificial intelligence shapes the way news gets produced and distributed, based on 143 interviews with news workers at 34 leading publishers in the United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Drawing on gatekeeping theory and the concept of rationalisation, it describes and explains the use and effects of the technology in the news. Artificial intelligence (AI) is used in all parts of the gatekeeping process t…
AI in the Newsroom: Lessons from the Adoption of The Globe and Mail's Sophi
This case study examines the relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and journalistic values through an analysis of Sophi, an algorithmic recommendation engine developed by The Globe and Mail in Canada. As AI becomes more prevalent in newsrooms, there are debates ranging from concerns about journalist displacement to hopes for improved quality and economic sustainability. The study explores how Sophi’s development, adoption, and recepti…
What Determines a Journalist’s Popularity on Twitter: A case study of behaviour and self-presentation
Popularity on social media has become more important for journalists as news organisations increasingly encourage their journalists to develop online personas which are popular with audiences. However, outlets’ social media guidelines have also narrowed journalists’ scope for action to do so, particularly in what they can post. Using a quantitative analysis of Twitter data and profiles of 300 UK journalists, this study asks if the strategic use o…
What Determines a Journalist’s Popularity on Twitter: A case study of behaviour and self-presentation
Popularity on social media has become more important for journalists as news organisations increasingly encourage their journalists to develop online personas which are popular with audiences. However, outlets’ social media guidelines have also narrowed journalists’ scope for action to do so, particularly in what they can post. Using a quantitative analysis of Twitter data and profiles of 300 UK journalists, this study asks if the strategic use o…
We power democracy”: Exploring the promises of the political data analytics industry
Data-driven campaigning has been in the spotlight over several years. Yet, we still have a limited understanding of political data analytics companies: how they envision data analytics and voter targeting, their role in electoral processes and what promises they make to their clients. This article focuses on the way in which such issues are conceived of in the marketing rhetoric of the political data analytics industry. Drawing on a sample of 19 …
Beyond (Mis)Representation: Visuals in Covid-19 Misinformation
This article provides one of the first analyses of visuals in misinformation concerning COVID-19. A mixed-methods analysis of ninety-six examples of visuals in misinformation rated false or misleading by independent professional fact-checkers from the first three months of 2020 identifies and examines six frames and three distinct functions of visuals in pieces of misinformation: how visuals illustrate and selectively emphasize arguments and clai…
The populist campaigns against European public service media: Hot air or existential threat
Right-wing populists are gaining ground in Western democracies. Surveys show that they often distrust established media and public service media (PSM) in particular, claiming that they are biased against them. This paper examines how they have challenged PSM and proposes some potential responses to these challenges. The paper is based on an analysis of a number of recent and long-standing surveys of public attitudes towards the media, combined wi…
Diversity in British, Swedish, and German Newsrooms: Problem Awareness, Measures, and Achievements
A core tenet of journalism is to contribute toward a functioning and healthy public sphere by ensuring transparency over issues and perspectives from different segments of society. However, it has become increasingly doubtful whether the news media can reflect the true diversity of society while lacking internal diversity in their newsrooms. In our study of three European countries (Germany, Sweden, and the UK), we assess how news organizations c…
Autopsy of a metaphor: The origins, use and blind spots of the ‘infodemic’
In 2020, the term ‘infodemic’ rose from relative obscurity to becoming a popular catch-all metaphor, representing the perils of fast, wide-spreading (false) information about the coronavirus pandemic. It featured in thousands of academic publications and received widespread attention from policymakers and the media. In this article, we trace the origins and use of the ‘infodemic’ metaphor and examine the blind spots inherent in this seemingly int…
Uneasy Bedfellows: AI in the News, Platform Companies and the Issue of Journalistic Autonomy
Platform companies play an important role in the production and distribution of news. This article analyses this role and questions of control, dependence and autonomy in the light of the ‘AI goldrush’ in the news. I argue that the introduction of AI in the news risks shifting even more control to and increasing the news industry’s dependence on platform companies. While platform companies’ power over news organisations has to date mainly flown f…
Misinformation reloaded? Fears about the impact of generative AI on misinformation are overblown
Many observers of the current explosion of generative AI worry about its impact on our information environment, with concerns being raised about the increased quantity, quality, and personalization of misinformation. We assess these arguments with evidence from communication studies, cognitive science, and political science. We argue that current concerns about the effects of generative AI on the misinformation landscape are overblown
Escape Me If You Can: How AI Reshapes News Organisations’ Dependency on Platform Companies
Platform companies play a crucial role in the creation, dissemination, and business of news. They are also central actors in artificial intelligence (AI) which has led some to argue that the increasing use of AI in journalism may heighten the news industry's dependence on platform companies. This article evaluates this argument. Drawing on 121 interviews with news workers at 33 leading publishers in the US, UK, and Germany, as well as 31 expert i…
Or They Could Just Not Use It: The Dilemma of AI Disclosure for Audience Trust in News
The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in the production and distribution of news has generated theoretical, normative, and practical concerns around the erosion of journalistic authority and autonomy and the spread of misinformation. With trust in news already low in many places worldwide, both scholars and practitioners are wary of how the public will respond to news generated through automated methods, prompting calls for la…
How Does GenAI “See” Climate Change: Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities of GenAI for Climate Visual Journalism
Visualising climate change is a challenge for journalists. Climate images can be clichéd, disconnected and even divergent from information communicated by other modalities (such as text); and can represent a missed opportunity to engage audiences. Generative AI could potentially provide transformative opportunities to visually illustrate climate news. However, risks may include reinforcing stereotyped, inaccurate or unethical visual content, with…
AI in the Newsroom: Lessons from the Adoption of The Globe and Mail's Sophi
This case study examines the relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and journalistic values through an analysis of Sophi, an algorithmic recommendation engine developed by The Globe and Mail in Canada. As AI becomes more prevalent in newsrooms, there are debates ranging from concerns about journalist displacement to hopes for improved quality and economic sustainability. The study explores how Sophi’s development, adoption, and recepti…
Rationalisation of the news: How AI reshapes and retools the gatekeeping processes of news organisations in the United Kingdom, United States and Germany
This article analyses how the use of artificial intelligence shapes the way news gets produced and distributed, based on 143 interviews with news workers at 34 leading publishers in the United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Drawing on gatekeeping theory and the concept of rationalisation, it describes and explains the use and effects of the technology in the news. Artificial intelligence (AI) is used in all parts of the gatekeeping process t…
Policies in Parallel? A Comparative Study of Journalistic AI Policies in 52 Global News Organisations
Knowledge Silos as a Barrier to Responsible AI Practices in Journalism? Exploratory Evidence from Four Dutch News Organisations
The effective adoption of responsible AI practices in journalism requires a concerted effort to bridge different perspectives, including technological, editorial, and managerial. Among the many challenges that could impact information sharing around responsible AI inside news organisations are knowledge silos, where information is isolated within one part of the organisation and not easily shared with others. This study aims to study how knowledg…
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