Happy Hour Hustle

Happy Hour Hustle #121: AI Mode and Local Media

AI Mode is rewriting how people find information, and marketers and newsrooms are feeling it in real time. Maddie is joined by Charlsie Dewey , Digital Director at WOOD TV8 , to break down what AI summaries mean for visibility, clicks, and keeping local journalism accurate in an AI-first world. They also get into how WOOD TV8 is using AI behind the scenes and what the shift to streaming tells us about where local news is headed.

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