Inside a network of AI-generated newsletters targeting "small town America"
Briefly

Good Day Fort Collins appears to be a typical local news newsletter, providing essential updates and events for the community. However, it is one of many AI-generated newsletters operating in 355 towns in the U.S., all sharing identical layouts, testimonials, and branding. Despite their local identities, these newsletters are part of a larger network that offers the same content and narrative across multiple cities, obscuring the true nature of their origins from subscribers looking for relatable, community-centric news.
Good Day Fort Collins, an AI-generated newsletter, operates in numerous U.S. cities, using identical testimonials and branding, misleading subscribers about its origins.
The newsletters aim to present local news in an accessible way, but they share the same seven testimonials and copy across hundreds of locales.
Read at Nieman Lab
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