Stuart Duncan, PhD

Picture of Zoom online video meeting for Stuart Duncan's PhD defence.

Successfully defended my PhD on generative AI and small newsrooms. My research involved building a chatbot prototype and interviewing staff in the US/Canada. See the tool here: github.com/stuartduncan... #phddone

15.10.2025 23:21 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

RTDNA Canada Announces 2025 West Region Award Winners – RTDNA Canada

Good news to share. I've won an RTDNA regional award in the opinion category.

The piece for @ca.theconversation.com analyzed the willingness of people to pay for the news.

Congratulations to all the 2025 West Region Award Winners.

03.10.2025 15:20 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Administrative Boon, Editorial Question: Generative AI’s Role in Small Newsrooms A study of 20 small newsrooms reveals that the real value of generative AI isn’t in writing stories, but in back office tasks.

What does generative AI mean for small newsrooms? Find out in my blog post for the Generative AI in the Newsroom blog. A first look at my PhD research where I interviewed small newsroom staff and created an open-source GenAI chatbot for small newsrooms.

generative-ai-newsroom.com/administrati...

12.09.2025 14:04 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

PostDoc (Computational) Communication Science - TWON Project Do you enjoy engaging in cutting-edge research as part of a larger European team? answering theoretically and societally important communication science questions? applying computational approaches yo...

I have a postdoc vacancy - www.academictransfer.com/nl/jobs/3528... at the TWON-project (twon-project.eu). Because the project runs only until 2025-03-31, the contract is limited - but maybe of interest for somebody who is just about to finish a PhD and needs something temporary?

24.06.2025 08:47 — 👍 2    🔁 9    💬 1    📌 0

Tomorrow at Canadian Communication Association Conference, I’ll be sharing a first look at my PhD research on how generative AI is reshaping small newsrooms in Canada and the U.S.

Join us at 9:00 AM in WF-612 for our panel: “Local Journalism: Perspectives, Innovations, and Challenges Ahead”

04.06.2025 14:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

🚨 New research paper

Excited to share our new study (with @hermida.bsky.social‬) on AI in newsrooms, focusing on The Globe and Mail’s Sophi system. What can its adoption tell us about AI’s role in journalism?

Paper: 🔗 buff.ly/jLUCU6b

A thread with a TL/DR 🧵

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