"If leveraged effectively, AI provides small indie media outlets with a significant competitive advantage, especially hyper-local publications serving niche communities. That's my 2026 prediction for the future of journalism. If used thoughtfully, transparently, and always with human oversight, AI can help local outlets survive, innovate, and sustain themselves. Hi, I'm Anita Lee. I'm the publisher and CEO of The Green Line. We're a hyperlocal outlet in Toronto focused on community storytelling and real-world problem-solving."
"At The Green Line, we're a tiny team - every hour matters. So I use generative AI where it makes us stronger. That's primarily in business development. For example, AI helps me generate $80,000 in grant funding; work that might have taken 40 hours took four. That time savings is critical. When you're building a publication from the ground up, capacity is everything."
The Green Line is a hyperlocal outlet in Toronto focused on community storytelling and real-world problem-solving. The publisher treats AI pragmatically as a tool that will inevitably transform journalism. AI is primarily used for business development tasks such as grant writing, sponsorship outreach, awards applications, market research, and audience data analysis. Generative AI reduced grant-writing time dramatically, producing $80,000 in funding with a fraction of the hours. Editorial AI use is limited and governed by transparency and guardrails; AI-generated web summaries are labeled. Human oversight and relationship-building remain central to strategy and sustainability.
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