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Most articles about AI in newsrooms tend to come from the Global North. Case studies from major media outlets in the United States or Europe. They're useful, it's true, but they often miss something crucial. They describe what's possible with abundant resources, large teams, and technical infrastructure that most newsrooms in the world will never have.

This is not that story.

Between 2023 and 2025, I worked with three Argentine newsrooms of different scales on AI adoption processes and delivered training to another twenty Latin American media outlets. All marked by tight budgets, diverse teams, and constant economic uncertainty. Budget constraints functioned as a filter that revealed what really matters.

Todo Jujuy, a regional outlet in Jujuy province, faced a typical dilemma for local media. Its small team spent hours producing service content (weather, traffic, sports results, and national news) while some........

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