Plus: How TikTok users gauge credibility, and good news about the viability of a shift away from commercial journalism. Editor’s note: Mark Coddington, Seth Lewis, Tamar Wilner, and Nick Mathews write a regular newsletter on recent academic research around journalism. We’re happy to bring each issue to you here at Nieman Lab. As we’ve reported previously, AI-generated journalism provokes distrust from readers, with audiences favoring a human touch.