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The Plain Dealer / Cleveland.com

2 verified, source-linked AI implementations documented between 2023–2026.

United StatesNorth AmericaRegional group

Cases

Active since

2023

Peak stage

Controversies

Where the AI sits

Editorial Production2

AI implementations

2026

AI rewrite desk drafts news articles from reporter notes and transcripts, with human editor…

AI rewrite desk drafts news articles from reporter notes and transcripts, with human editor review before publication; dedicated AI content specialist hired""

Content Production & Automation4 – Ways of Working3 – Collaborative Human–AIControversy

Tool: Enterprise ChatGPT (Advance Local in-house implementation)Source ↗

2023

AI tools transcribe local government meetings, scan transcripts for newsworthy content, and…

AI tools transcribe local government meetings, scan transcripts for newsworthy content, and scrape municipal websites for story leads

Verification & Fact-Checking4 – Ways of Working3 – Collaborative Human–AIControversy

Tool: Custom AI scrapers and meeting transcription tools (Advance Local developer-adapted)Source ↗

Context

The Plain Dealer / Cleveland.com 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 Content Production & Automation, documented across 257 organizations worldwide.

Part of J·Index — The Journalism AI Index. Every case carries a live source link. Cite with attribution; bulk reproduction is not licensed. Data licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.