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The Paramount-WBD Merger Has Documentary Filmmakers on Edge, as They Fear for the Future of Archival Footage

Indiewire, August 14, 2026

 

Paramount’s Warner Concessions In UK Give “Powerful Credibility” To U.S. Lawsuit, Says Anti-Merger Group

Deadline, August 7, 2026

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Archival Producers Alliance, Intl. Documentary Association file letters to UK gov’t concerning Paramount-WBD merger

Realscreen, July 31, 2026

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Film producers warn Paramount-Warner merger could restrict access to news archives

Reuters, July 30, 2026

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An Oakland Judge Will Soon Rule on 1 of the Largest Media Mergers in Hollywood History

​KQED, July 18, 2026

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Federal judge in Oakland weighs bid to halt $111 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. merger

San Francisco Chronicle, July 17, 2026​

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Generative AI in Documentary: The Cue Sheet Solution

 

Walking Pictures, July 6, 2026

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Archival Producer Rochelle Widdowson Sounds Alarm About Potential Impact Of Paramount-WBD Merger

Deadline, June 20, 2026

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Media Consolidation Threatens to Lock Away Our Shared History

Pressing Issues, May 19, 2026

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WBD Shareholder Vote Shows ‘Cracks in Their Armor’ Over Paramount, Block the Merger Group Says: ‘Not a Done Deal’

The Wrap, April 23, 2026

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Archives in Context Podcast - episode about APA

Society for American Archivists, April 15, 2026

 

Saving Local News also Means Saving the Archives

Poynter Institute, April 9, 2026

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Can Artifice Boost Authenticity? Why Documentaries Are Turning To AI To Mask Sensitive Contributors

Deadline, March 13, 2026

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Care for the Archive: The APA Sits Down With Getty to Discuss the Role of the Archive in the Age of AI

Documentary Magazine, February 25, 2026

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McConaughey warns AI threatens actors and Hollywood creativity

The Daily Tribune, February 19, 2026

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Spotlight on the Work of the Archival Producers Alliance​

Produced By Magazine, January 2026

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2025

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Experts, Academics & Industry Professionals Oppose Media Consolidation as Threat to Democracy

Democracy Forward, December 18, 2025

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AI is undermining OSINT's core assumptions. Here's how journalists should adapt

Reuters Institute, December 12, 2025

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Restoration vs. disinformation: Exploring gen AI use in archive-based docs

RealScreen, November 26, 2025

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Can you Believe the Documentary You're Watching?

New York Times, November 18, 2025

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Who's watching whom - Documentary & AI

IDFA, November 16, 2025

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AI Zombies in the Archives

Sound Fields, November 2025

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Digging Through Time and Truth: Archival Ethics in the Age of AI

On Apple, Spotify, or YouTube

Video Consortium's Rough Cut Podcast, July 1, 2025

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An Update to the NonFiction Core Application 3.1: Adding Optional GenAI Questions and Field Resources

Documentary Magazine, June 13, 2025

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How AI has Already Changed My Job

Bloomberg Businessweek, May 14, 2025

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The Synthesis: We must Protect Human Creativity from being Flattened by AI

Documentary Magazine, May 5, 2025

 

GenAI and the risk to documentary truth - Podcast

Doc Voices with Bella Racklin - Pure NonFiction, April 11, 2025

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The Ethics of AI in Documentaries - Podcast

The Art of Film Funding, March 26, 2025

 

ドキュメンタリーにおける生成AIの使用に共通のガイドラインを～米アーカイブ・プロデューサーたちからの提言～ (A call for common guidelines for the use of generative AI in documentaries: Recommendations from US archival producers)

NHK, March 2025

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NEA Tech Check: Archival Producers Alliance

National Endowment for the Arts Blog, March 7, 2025

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Archival Producers Alliance Release New “Working with Archival Producers” Guidelines

Documentary Magazine, March 6, 2025

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In Conversation: Unlocking the Archival Treasure Trove

Industry Standard, March 6, 2025

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Great documentaries reveal history’s truth. Unregulated AI threatens to distort it.

LA Times Editorial, March 1, 2025

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Ethical and Artistic AI? Independent Filmmakers Discuss

IndieWire, January 29, 2025

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Spotlight on Archival Producers Alliance

Doc Voices, January 15, 2025

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Thousands of documentaries are fueling AI models built by Apple, Meta, and Nvidia
Neiman Lab, January 7, 2025

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2024​

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Archival Producers Alliance: Best Practices for Use of Generative AI in Documentaries

Ethics & Journalism, October 11, 2024

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AI Unbiased: Documentary Archival Producers Break Down Why Guidelines Are Necessary For Generative AI

Rough Cut Magazine by Video Consortium, September 25, 2024

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Is There an Ethical Path for GenAI in Documentaries?

IndieWire, September 17, 2024

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Archival Producers Alliance Develops Guidelines for AI Use in Documentaries

PBS Standards, September 16, 2024

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Guidelines Aim to Help Documentary Filmmakers Using Generative AI Tools

​PetaPixel, September 16, 2024

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As Documentary Producers Release Guidelines for Generative AI, a Multi-Year Initiative Begins

The Hollywood Reporter, September 13, 2024

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Archival Producers Alliance unveils guidelines for ethical use of GenAI in documentary film

Realscreen, September 13, 2024​​

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​​Documentary producers release new ethical AI guidelines for film-makers

The Guardian, September 13, 2024​​

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How AI Could Ruin Documentary Film by Polluting the Truth

KQED, September 13, 2024

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Documentary filmmakers publish new AI ethics guidelines. Are news broadcasters next?

Neiman Lab, September 12, 2024

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‘Hold on to your seats’: how much will AI affect the art of film-making?

The Guardian, July 27, 2024

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Integrity vs. Innovation: How AI is Redefining Documentary Filmmaking

Talkhouse, July 17, 2024 

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Brave New Worlds: Mixing AI with archive, ethics and innovation

Realscreen, July 9, 2024

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“Transparency is the key”: International producers talk AI

Realscreen, July 4, 2024

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The fight to keep documentaries real

Axios, June 4, 2024

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How AI Could Rewrite History in Documentaries

Politico Tech, May 29, 2024

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Welcome to the ‘Wild West’ of Generative AI in Documentaries

NBCU Academy, May 15, 2024

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How should Documentaries Use AI?

Vulture, May 7, 2024

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Doc Talk Podcast Digs Deep Into Archive With Filmmaker Debra McClutchy, Delves Into Incarceration And Redemption Story ‘Songs From The Hole’

Deadline, May 7, 2024

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Documentary Producers Are Adopting Shared AI Guidelines. Will the News Networks Be Next?

Adweek, April 26, 2024

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Where do we draw the line on using AI in TV and Film?

The Guardian: April 24, 2024

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A.I. and the Movies

NPR, All Things Considered: April 20, 2024

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As AI-Created Photorealistic Images Proliferate, Documentary Producers Draw Up Guidelines

The Hollywood Reporter: April 17, 2024

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Netflix Doc ‘What Jennifer Did’ Uses AI Images to Create False Historical Record

404 Media: April 17, 2024

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Documentary Producers Set Best Practices for Generative-AI Use in Film

IndieWire: April 17, 2024

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The Dilemma of Documentary Proof: Archival Producers Alliance Co-founders Discuss How AI Will Change Archival

Documentary Magazine: April 11, 2024

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Archival Producers Alliance founders on AI, authenticity, and keeping archive accessible

Realscreen: March 21, 2024

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2023

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Newly formed Archival Producers Alliance issues open letter on AI in docs

Realscreen: November 28, 2023

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Doc Producers Call for Generative AI Guardrails in Open Letter

The Hollywood Reporter: November 27, 2023

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