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

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

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

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

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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