Niger State Correspondent of The Nation, Justina Asishana who has been exploring the use of artificial intelligence for her editorial work shares her experience other journalists can learn from in this account shared below. My AI exploration began two years ago when the usage of the tools was becoming well-known. Though at that time, I […]
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There are claims and counter claims about what the likely impact of AI can be on journalism practice now and in future. We asked ChatGTP it gave the comprehensive responses below. As AI continues to reshape industries globally, journalists in Nigeria are right to ask: Is my job at risk? The honest answer is yes, but only if
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In a recent Instagram Live interview with the Publisher of YES Magazine, Azuh Arinze, Attorney, Techprenuer and Digital Business Coach, Mr Ope Banwo shares some insight on how media professionals can monetise AI. What does monetizing AI truly mean to you in practical terms for the average entrepreneur or professional today? To start from
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Multiple award-winning Nigerian journalist, Philip Obaji, has been named as co-winner of this year’s Knight International Journalism Award by the International Centre for Journalists (ICFJ) César Batiz, an investigative journalist in exile who is the co-founder and director of the pioneering El Pitazo in Venezuela is the other winner. Obaji, a correspondent at The Daily
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“As a campus journalist, know that no story is worth your life or your studentship” I looked up immediately from the note I was taking to focus on this statement by Kabir Adejumo, a renowned investigative journalist and researcher who was one of the facilitators at the campus journalists training by the Centre for
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Media Opportunities for Journalists Interested in Investigation, Storytelling and AI Training Passionate about AI-driven innovation, investigative excellence, or impactful storytelling? These opportunities are your launchpad to a bold and exciting media career. Take advantage of these programs, designed to equip journalists and storytellers with cutting-edge skills and global exposure, available in June. JournalismAI Academy Announces 5-Week
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A fact-checking app, Verifact has emerged top at the AI Campus Network Demo and Hackathon held last week at the University of Lagos by the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID). HealthMate AI was the first runner up, while AidCare was the second runner up. Verifact got N500,000 support, HealthMate, N300,000 and AidCare, N200,000.
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New employees of The Punch Newspaper who participated in the Immersion Programme by the company and Punch Media Foundation, got some deep insights on how to use AI to enhance their editorial assignments. Director of Projects at Cable Newspaper Journalism Foundation, Mayowa Tijani, the Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Abuja Politico, Kirk Leigh and Editor, THE
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Most newsrooms in Nigeria have yet to incorporate AI as an official tool in news processing. This is part of the preliminary findings of a research on the “Use of Artificial Intelligence in Newsrooms” by a group of researchers from the Department of Mass Communication, Plateau State University. Journalists sampled for the research, however, admitted
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The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) has announced openings for Programmes, Communications and Storytelling roles in the organisation. The vacant positions include Associate Director (Programmes), Programme Manager, Programme Officer, Communication Manager, Digital Storytelling and Multimedia Officer, Digital Storytelling and Multimedia Officer and Innovation and Sustainability Associate. FULL DETAILS BELOW: Associate Director –
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