The RegulatingAI Podcast · Episode 61
Raju Narisetti: The Future of Journalism in the Age of AI & Platform Power

Raju Narisetti
Global media leader
March 11, 2026 | 19 mins 50 secs | Season 1
About This Episode
What does the future of journalism look like in a world shaped by AI, platform algorithms, and collapsing trust?
In this episode, we sit down with *Raju Narisetti* — global media leader, former senior editor at *The Wall Street Journal* and *The Washington Post, founding editor of Mint, and Partner at **McKinsey & Company*.
We explore:
- How AI is reshaping newsrooms
- The business model crisis in journalism
- Platform power vs editorial independence
- Trust, misinformation, and media responsibility
- What the next generation of journalists must understand
This is a masterclass in media transformation from someone who has built, scaled, and reinvented global news institutions.
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In This Episode
- 0:00 AI and open knowledge
- 0:40 Guest intro and background
- 1:46 Trust and misinformation risks
- 3:52 AI in journalism and content
- 6:08 AI as business transformation
- 7:28 Open knowledge challenges
- 9:15 Language equity problem
- 9:48 Trust as AI infrastructure
- 11:05 Global south and AI inclusion
- 12:21 AI and information quality
- 14:20 Advice for AI builders
- 17:23 AI adoption in companies
- 17:23 Future of media with AI
- 18:19 India’s AI opportunity

The Guest
Raju Narisetti
Global media leader
Global media leader, former senior editor at The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post, founding editor of Mint, and Partner at McKinsey & Company.