Navigating AI in newsrooms

Friday, May 09, 2025 | 60 Views |

The World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) or May 3rd has come and gone. This is a day that has been set aside by the UN to celebrate the role of media in society and remind governments of their commitments to protect free speech and a free media.

This year the WPFD commemoration was held under the theme: ‘Reporting in the Brave New World: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Press Freedom and the Media.’

The theme could not have come as a surprise. Undoubtedly, the last two decades have seen a great shift in the news industry. At the turn of the century, only a few journalists imagined how the advent of technological advancements would result in the Internet-born on January 1, 1983 altering news production.

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