Toward AI-Powered Source Audits: Building a Quote-Detection Tool for Accountability in Journalism

Bette Dam; Dhrumil Mehta; Sarah Grevy Gotfredsen; Tory Lysik; Sthavir Murthy

Toward AI-Powered Source Audits: Building a Quote-Detection Tool for Accountability in Journalism

Bette Dam
, Dhrumil Mehta
, Sarah Grevy Gotfredsen
, Tory Lysik
, Sthavir Murthy

Department of Digitalization

Columbia University

Research output: Other contribution › Net publication - Internet publication › Research

Abstract

This is our second blog post about Unheard, a new project designed to help news organizations uncover potentially overlooked narratives by using AI to audit who is quoted in their articles.

Original language	English
Publication date	11 Nov 2025
Place of Publication	New York City
Publisher	Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Publication status	Published - 11 Nov 2025

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