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OpenAI expands initiatives to support journalism from classrooms to newsrooms

AnnouncementProductSep 8, 2026

OpenAI is providing more than 400 ChatGPT Edu subscriptions to graduate students and faculty at CUNY's Newmark J-School and Northwestern University's Medill School for the 2026–2027 academic year. The partnerships, with the Tow-Knight Center for Journalism Futures and Medill's Knight Lab, aim to give journalism students practical experience using AI responsibly. OpenAI described the schools as the first partners in a broader effort to support journalism education, with additional efforts underway.

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