{"podcast":{"title":"The Media Leader Podcast","slug":"the-media-leader-podcast-5773787","podcast_index_feed_id":5773787,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/the-media-leader-podcast","website_url":"https://art19.com/shows/the-media-leader-podcast","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/75/c6/95/75/75c69575-142b-4ca1-a5fe-2a24c4bff5a5/95bac19733e21c257f65b53b38a82f53ad36208699d5cc81f4e592ce0ffab91316d4d7fdb70f20957c716453703e982b2e1237edb31d31164b7d90d3585cfec6.jpeg","author":"The Media Leader","episode_count":233,"summary":"The Media Leader is the leading source of analysis, data, opinion and trends in commercial media and advertising. Hosted by senior reporter Jack Benjamin, we speak to senior industry leaders and rising stars about the key challenges media faces as part of our mission to stand up for courage, inclusion and excellence in media. Find out more at uk.themedialeader.com and subscribe to our daily newsletter .","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-media-leader-podcast-5773787"},"episode":{"title":"Believe It or Not Ep. 4: Is AI turning the internet into a sea of slop or has 'churnalism' already made it sloppy?","slug":"believe-it-or-not-ep-4-is-ai-turning-the-internet-into-a-sea-of-slop-or-has-churnalism-already-made-it-sloppy","published_at":"2026-05-07T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-media-leader-podcast-5773787/believe-it-or-not-ep-4-is-ai-turning-the-internet-into-a-sea-of-slop-or-has-churnalism-already-made-it-sloppy","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-media-leader-podcast-5773787","url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/25bf4450-feb9-4a4c-8df2-4527b9557cd0.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/25bf4450-feb9-4a4c-8df2-4527b9557cd0.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"In a new mini-series, former  Media Leader  editor-in-chief Omar Oakes is joined by former Dentsu International CEO, now AI strategist Hamish Nicklin to argue over the nuances of AI development and its use in the creative industries. In episode four, the duo debate for and against the prompt: “AI is turning the internet into a sea of slop, and journalists are helping it happen.\" In a change from prior episodes, taking the “for” side of the argument is Oakes, while Nicklin represents the “against” side, posing sceptical questions. \"Stories come from people,\" Oakes insists. But are most journalists well-funded and well-positioned to provide quality reporting today? Can AI be used to help journalists, or is it mostly just being used to produce slop? Highlights: 1:00: Recent developments in AI: Esquire Singapore 's 'interview', CTZN's AI-driven wine 6:58: Is AI useful for journalism? Oakes' experience using AI as an independent writer 26:59: 'Copy, paste, print': Have publishers devalued their own product and made it vulnerable to AI? 46:43: Second-order effects: Impacts on local news, failing business models, transparency and trust 59:56: Verdicts","meta_description":"In a new mini-series, former Media Leader editor-in-chief Omar Oakes is joined by former Dentsu International CEO, now AI strategist Hamish Ni…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3832,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-media-leader-podcast-5773787/episodes/believe-it-or-not-ep-4-is-ai-turning-the-internet-into-a-sea-of-slop-or-has-churnalism-already-made-it-sloppy/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-media-leader-podcast-5773787/believe-it-or-not-ep-4-is-ai-turning-the-internet-into-a-sea-of-slop-or-has-churnalism-already-made-it-sloppy.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}