6AM City acquired Good Daily, a network of AI-generated newsletters, expanding its reach to over 400 cities in the U.S. Good Daily, which grew to over 350 towns in less than a year, was developed by engineer Matthew Henderson using generative AI to automate newsletters. This expansion follows other AI initiatives in local journalism, including partnerships and layoffs by companies like Axios Local and Patch. The acquisition also significantly boosts 6AM City's subscriber count by over 500,000.
In January, I uncovered Good Daily, which in less than a year had quietly expanded to more than 350 towns and cities. Each newsletter included fabricated testimonials and portrayed itself as being run by local community members.
Henderson uses generative AI to produce automated newsletters for each town, aggregating articles from local publishers and producing short blurbs summarizing them. These summaries run alongside event promotions and advertisements from local and national buyers.
This week, each of those newsletters, including Good Day Fort Collins, Daily Macon, and Today in Virginia Beach, was rebranded with the 6AM City logo. The deal is the latest in a series of generative AI-fueled expansions by local newsletter companies.
With the addition of Good Daily's AI-generated newsletters, the company will now reach more than 400 cities in all 50 states. The acquisition also increases 6AM City's overall subscriber count by more than 500,000.
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