1. Prompt to press : evaluating human perception of AI involvement in news writing across prompt specificityUroš Sergaš, Ahmadou Wagne, Thomas Elmar Kolb, Julia Neidhardt, Bruce Ferwerda, Marko Tkalčič, 2026, published scientific conference contribution Abstract: Large language models (LLMs) are becoming a common feature in content creation tools, prompting important questions about how design choices influence user trust and engagement in AI- assisted journalism. Beyond output quality, factors such as prompt specificity, model choice, and authorship disclosure are themselves interaction design parameters that influence how users interpret and evaluate AI contributions. Yet, little is known about how these design decisions affect reader perceptions in journalistic contexts. To address this gap, we conducted an experiment with 150 participants who evaluated news articles on the sensitive topic of assisted suicide. The articles systematically varied in authorship (human-written, AI-edited, or AI-generated), stance (pro- or anti- legalization), and prompt specificity (vague, moderate, or highly detailed). Participants rated each article on engagement, subjectivity, and perceived AI involvement, and also provided open-ended justifications for their authorship judgments. Our findings show that prompt specificity and model choice significantly influence perceptions of authorship, underscoring how technical design decisions in AI tools can shape public trust in journalism.
Keywords: AI-generated news, prompt specificity, human vs. AI detection, media perception, assisted suicide
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3. Media monitoring using news recommendersFrancesco Barile, Francesco Ricci, Marko Tkalčič, Bernardo Magnini, Roberto Zanoli, Alberto Lavelli, Manuela Speranza, 2019, published scientific conference contribution Keywords: content analysis, media monitoring, news recommender systems
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4. ACM RecSys'19 late-breaking results (posters)Marko Tkalčič, Maria Soledad Pera, 2019, preface, editorial, afterword Keywords: ACM RecSys'19 late-breaking results, RecSys'19 LBR, RecSys'19 posters, media monitoring, news, recommender system
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5. A news recommender system for media monitoringFrancesco Barile, Francesco Ricci, Marko Tkalčič, Bernardo Magnini, Roberto Zanoli, Alberto Lavelli, Manuela Speranza, 2019, published scientific conference contribution Keywords: media monitoring, news, recommender system
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6. Criminali e 'cronaca nera' negli strumenti pubblici d'informazione tra '600 e '700Mario Infelise, 2007, original scientific article Abstract: The spreading of news-sheets with different characteristics that depended on their purpose and destinations can be recorded in 16th century Europe. The press appeared in the form of public and secret announcements, manuscripts, and printed papers. The main purpose of news-sheets was the diffusion of political and military news while the presence of other types of information was quite an exception. In the 17th century, however, some news on the customs and culture, or law reports, all with different characteristics depending on the typology of the news-sheet, appeared. The case of fliers printed by small typographers to accompany public events followed quite a different pattern. The typographers would reproduce unusual stories to be sold to the popular public in squares and at fairs. In this case descriptions of particularly brutal and atrocious crimes would also be used. However, these descriptions do not seem to match the criminal events themselves. It was not the truth that counted but the story itself. Interestingly, after many years the identical events settled in different environments and bearing a new date can frequently be found
Keywords: information, gazettes, announcements, crime news
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