Will AI replace News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists?
Estimated risk score: 74 out of 100
High replacement risk
Estimate from published task research, not reviewed by a person · how we estimate
Within about 19 points for 4 in 5 of the jobs we checked (55 to 93).
For the occupation as a whole, from ratings of its 30 O*NET tasks published in 2023 and calibrated to our hand scores. A specialty inside it can sit higher or lower.
O*NET-SOC 27-3023.00 · Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media
Tasks rated in 2023 as ones AI could do or speed up
Tasks a GPT-4-class model could do, or do in half the time or less: 19 of its 30 rated tasks; the first 6 are shown. In O*NET’s words.
- Communicate with readers, viewers, advertisers, or the general public via mail, email, or telephone.
- Develop ideas or material for columns or commentaries by analyzing and interpreting news, current issues, or personal experiences.
- Review and evaluate notes taken about news events to isolate pertinent facts and details.
- Review written, audio, or video copy, and correct errors in content, grammar, or punctuation, following prescribed editorial style and formatting guidelines.
- Revise work to meet editorial approval or to fit time or space requirements.
- Write columns, editorials, commentaries, or reviews that interpret events or offer opinions.
Tasks rated in 2023 as not sped up by AI
Tasks such a model was rated as not speeding up or taking over: 0 of its 30 rated tasks. In O*NET’s words.
None of its rated tasks.
What the job is
Narrate or write news stories, reviews, or commentary for print, broadcast, or other communications media such as newspapers, magazines, radio, or television. May collect and analyze information through interview, investigation, or observation.
Also called: News Reporter, Critic, Leg Man, Anchorman, Columnist, Art Critic, Journalist, Book Critic.
Closest jobs we score by hand
In the same field (Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media). Different jobs, each scored by a person.
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