{"id":227794,"date":"2026-06-08T08:09:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T12:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/08\/wayne-state-students-explore-ais-impact-on-journalism-public-relations-and-media-careers-todaywayne\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T08:15:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T12:15:16","slug":"wayne-state-students-explore-ais-impact-on-journalism-public-relations-and-media-careers-todaywayne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/08\/wayne-state-students-explore-ais-impact-on-journalism-public-relations-and-media-careers-todaywayne\/","title":{"rendered":"Wayne State students explore AI\u2019s impact on journalism, public relations, and media careers &#8211; Today@Wayne"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/today.wayne.edu\/news\/2026\/06\/08\/wayne-state-students-explore-ais-impact-on-journalism-public-relations-and-media-careers-69510\">Wayne State students explore AI\u2019s impact on journalism, public relations, and media careers &#8211; 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