3 verified, source-linked AI implementations documented between 2025–2025.
ASR/LLM transcription of 40+ years of WBEZ radio archive;" enables full-text search and source discovery across decades of audio content previously inaccessible to journalists and researchers
AI generates weather and traffic reports in the editorial voice and style of WBEZ on-air talent; delivered via Slack for on-air staff;" replaces 1-2 hours of manual aggregation from disparate sources
Converts reporter's spreadsheet into queryable database; journalists ask questions in plain English without writing SQL;" built rapidly in response to specific reporter pain point (large Chicago schools dataset)
Chicago Public Media is one of 182 organizations in United States documented in the index, which holds 363 cases from the country. Its work spans 2 function types, including Editorial Workflow & Writing Assistance, documented across 283 organizations worldwide.