Markus Winkler / Unsplash., CC BY What happens to language when a growing amount of text published in the press, online and on social media is written by machines? This question is not just important for the profession of journalism – it also has an impact on the richness of the language we all use to comprehend, describe and discuss reality itself. Historically, the press has been a space where public language grows and becomes richer. It is not, of course, the only driver of linguistic change,