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The News Stack

Bert Kok

Exploring how journalism is shifting from a product to an infrastructure, shaped by technology, platforms, economics and changing audience behaviour.

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Issues43Founded2 years agoLast Issue17 days ago
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Latest Issues

De Brabantse paradox: waarom een regionale omroep de nieuwsreuzen verslaat in de race om AI-distributie

Drie conclusies

  • Omroep Brabant haalt met 86 punten de hoogste score voor gereedheid voor externe AI-distributie, vóór FD, NOS en NRC.

  • De benchmark beloont bewust organisaties die externe AI-agents toelaten en hun journalistiek mac...

17 days ago
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De AI-markt is al gebouwd, maar uitgevers komen nu met de regels

Drie conclusies

  • De oude ruil met Google, journalistiek in ruil voor verkeer, verliest snel z’n economische logica.

  • SPUR en CoMP bouwen nuttige infrastructuur voor toestemming, meting en betaling, maar kunnen AI-bedrijven nog n...

22 days ago
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De journalistiekopleidingen vernieuwen nog altijd voor gisteren

Drie conclusies

  • Journalistieke opleidingen lopen niet vooral achter met nieuwe tools, maar met hun onderwijsmodel. Formats zijn nog steeds het organiserende principe.

  • AI is geen extra leerlijn, maar infrastructuur. Het verande...

a month ago

De volgende klant van de uitgever is geen mens

DPG Media maakt zijn advertentieplatform toegankelijk voor AI-agents. Dat is meer dan een technische upgrade. Het laat zien hoe de media-interface verschuift van scherm naar protocol, terwijl het journalistieke product nog grotendeels een d...

a month ago
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Van 'newsroom-AI' naar 'audience-AI'

Het AI-debat in de journalistiek gaat nog te vaak over fouten: hallucinaties, verzonnen bronnen, slechte samenvattingen en onbetrouwbare antwoorden. Dat is begrijpelijk, want AI maakt fouten en de journalistiek kan zich geen losse omgang me...

a month ago
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  • Bert Kok

    As a media and AI innovation expert with 40+ odd years experience in the media business, I operate at the intersection of content, technology, and business. My focus is on how AI reshapes journalism, storytelling, and audience interaction.

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