In journalism, engagement is everything. As audiences shift towards multitasking and on-the-go content consumption, leading publishers are exploring new ways to reach their readers. Clarin, Argentina’s largest news media organization, embraced this shift by integrating AI-powered Text-to-Speech—delivering an enhanced, hands-free experience that’s redefining how their audience interacts with the news.
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> Clarín, Argentina's largest news organisation, added text-to-speech to its Opinion section using cloned versions of its own journalists' voices, so each piece is narrated by the person who wrote it > Opinion was a deliberate first choice. It has a loyal readership and named writers with recognisable voices, which is exactly what makes a synthetic voice feel like an editorial signature rather than a robot > The homepage and app now carry a curated playlist of five stories a day rather than audio on everything. Selection is the product, and a short daily set is what builds a listening habit > The one reported result is a 5% click-through rate on the format. No listen-through rate, retention or revenue figures are given, which makes this an early signal rather than a proven case
