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AI is coming for your local journalists

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By Robbie Armstrong Verified
| The Bell (Glasgow) Verified
Over the past eighteen months, Glasgow’s remaining traditional newsrooms have quietly undergone their most radical transformation since the death of hot metal typesetting … AI “co-pilots” are no longer just proofreading text; they are actively scraping council minutes, writing up traffic reports, and generating thousands of words of daily neighborhood news. How did a city that once defined the sharp, cynical edge of British journalism become a testing ground for automated copy?
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A hectic day with Glasgow’s last court reporters

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By Robbie Armstrong Verified
| The Bell (Glasgow) Verified
It’s a drizzly Tuesday morning at Glasgow’s High Court of Justiciary. On the docket are cases befitting its status as Scotland’s supreme criminal court: a murder sentencing, the start of a high-profile youth murder trial, and a serious organised crime group in the dock for money laundering and drug trafficking. The real drama, though, is happening outside on Mart Street. The security guards are on alert, focussed on a guy in his forties in a white shirt causing a stir on the street.
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Glasgow: the worst city to find an allotment in the UK

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By Robbie Armstrong Verified
| The Bell (Glasgow) Verified
Safe to say our bakery guide was as popular as it was polarising; arguments over the best cinnamon bun in the city continue below the finished article, which may have broken The Bell record for most reader comments. We love to read ’em! Which begs the question: what food or drink guide would you like to read next? Given the balmy weather we’ve been having, you might reasonably assume an ice cream guide is on the cards.
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