Harnessing AI in Journalism: A Game-Changer at LightRay Media

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As a journalist at LightRay! Media, I’ve witnessed firsthand the impact of AI on our workflow and storytelling.   In today’s fast-paced news environment, small newsrooms like ours face significant challenges in producing high-quality content while competing with larger media outlets. However, AI has been a game-changer for us, enabling us to streamline our processes, […]

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AI and Tech Accountability Reporting Fellowship Training

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The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) has held a 3-day virtual training to commence the AI and Tech Accountability Reporting Fellowship by the Nigeria AI Collective. This intensive training with journalists, researchers and technology experts featured expert-led and interactive sessions built around three core thematic areas: Foundations of AI Systems, Power, Policy, Disruption &

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Shifting Battle Fronts: From Guerrilla to AI

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The public lecture delivered by the Executive Director of the International Press Centre, Mr Lanre Arogundade, on AI, Journalism and Press Freedom, at the 60th birthday celebration of Professor Tunde Akanni, Ph.D and Dr Omolade Sanni of Lagos State University (LASU) was not only insightful for my academic work but also impactful as it reflected the feedback

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JournoTECH launches NewsAssist AI

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JournoTECH, a tech department of Colonist Report, UK and Africa, has launched NewsAssist AI, a new AI-powered assistant offering various tools to transform workflow. Specifically, according to the Chief Innovation Officer Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi,  NewsAssist AI was built with journalists in mind to ease the struggles of news production and speed up editorial workflows. The web

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Adegbite: Accomplished digital communication specialist

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Late Adejumobi Adegbite, in whose honour the United States Consulate, Lagos and the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) recently launched a Fellowship for Young Journalists was an accomplished digital communication specialist. He was an information specialist at the United States Department when he died in July 2023. He began my career as a young journalist, but

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FOIA @14: Need for more govt compliance, use by journalists 

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May 28, 2025, marks the 14th anniversary of the signing of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Bill into law in Nigeria by former President Goodluck Jonathan. The landmark legislation, achieved after more than a decade of advocacy led by the Media Rights Agenda (MRA) and other civil society allies, was a victory for transparency, democracy,

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U.S. Consulate, FIJ, Launch Adejumo Adegbite Fellowship for Young Journalists

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In memory of the late journalist and U.S. Consulate Lagos’ Information Specialist, Adejumobi Adegbite who passed away in July 2023, the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) has invited applications for a Fellowship for Young Journalists in his honour. With support from the U.S. Consulate General in Lagos, the one-year fellowship is open to early-career journalists with an

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