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A celebration of the most exciting developments at the intersection of journalism and artificial intelligence.
The JournalismAI Festival features conversations and case studies that explore the intersection of journalism and artificial intelligence. It is all about using AI to make journalism better. Together.
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View all the sessions from the 2023 Festival
Fellowship Showcase 2023
Delve Deeper into AI
Lightning Talks
Programme
Tuesday 5 December
Day 1: JournalismAI Fellowship Showcase
The JournalismAI Fellowship Programme brings together journalists and technologists from newsrooms around the world to explore AI-powered solutions for journalism.
On the first day of the Festival, our 2023 cohort will present their innovative projects on exciting AI-powered tools and share what they have learned along the way.
Find out more about the Fellowship projects here.
[The festival will be hosted online from 11am GMT both days]
Welcome to the 2023 JournalismAI Festival!
11:00 - 11:30
Speakers:
Charlie Beckett, Director of JournalismAI and Polis, LSE
Tshepo Tshabalala, JournalismAI Manager and Team Lead
Lakshmi Sivadas, JournalismAI Fellowship Programme Manager
Using AI to detect bias in real-time in English and Arabic content
11:30 - 11:50
Team: Bias Blocker
Speakers:
Ipek Baris-Schlict, Data Scientist, Deutsche Welle
Saja Mortada, Arab Fact-Checker Network Manager, ARIJ
Lessons learned in localising articles with AI
11:50 - 12:10
Team: Niche
Speakers:
Julian Kamau, Project and Digital Manager, Nation Media Group
Oliver August, CTO and Innovation Officer, Nation Media Group
ElectionGPT & Check-bot: Making data “chat”-able
12:10 - 12:30
Team: Daisy
Speakers:
Andrew Ong, Editor (Product and Innovation), Malaysiakini
Caroline Lindekamp, Project Lead, CORRECTIV
Piyush Aggarwal, Editor, India Today
Coffee break ☕️
12:30 - 12:45
Decoding complex timelines with Temporal Knowledge Graphs
12:45 - 13:05
Team: Timelark
Speakers:
Karina Shedrofsky, Head of Research, OCCRP
Ian Knopke, Senior Data Scientist, Reuters
Building a framework to utilise LLMs to create AI-powered chatbots
13:05 - 13:25
Team: Noticia
Speakers:
Bruno Fávero, Innovation Director, Aos Fatos
Sergio Spagnuolo, Managing Editor and News Product Director, Núcleo Jornalismo
Borja Lozano, Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Newtral
Analysing UK MPs’ financial interests
13:25 - 13:45
Team: MP Interests Tracker
Speakers:
Clare Spencer, Research and Development Producer, BBC News
Juan Ginzo, Principal Data Scientist, The Times
Coffee break ☕️
13:45 - 14:00
Lightning Talks
14:00 - 14:30
Join us for 6 quickfire presentations of initiatives being developed by the JournalismAI Connect community.
The JournalismAI Academy: Lessons for Small Newsrooms
14:30 - 15:15
From newsgathering and production to business and distribution, learn about the opportunities that AI technologies offer to smaller newsrooms and where you can start leveraging them.
Speakers:
Mallick Mnela, Editor at iHubOnline
Ika Krismantari, Chief Editor & Content Director The Conversation Indonesia
Mite Kuzevski, Executive Director and Head of Media Innovation at Vidi Vaka
Day 1 Closing Remarks
15:15 - 15:30
Wednesday 6 December
Delving Deeper into AI
The second day of the Festival features inspiring conversations and case studies from the cutting edge of journalism and artificial intelligence.
Discover the potential of AI for newsrooms both large and small, discuss the ethics and regulatory challenges of AI technologies, and find out what the experts predict for the future of AI in journalism in 2024 and beyond.
[The festival will be hosted online from 11am GMT both days]
Welcome to Day 2
11:00 - 11:15
Speakers:
Tshepo Tshabalala, JournalismAI Manager and Team Lead
Ana Valacco, JournalismAI Community Manager
JournalismAI 101: FAQs, Mythbusters, and AI Tools
11:15 - 12:00
AI can still feels like a buzzword in newsrooms, with many people unsure about what AI in newsrooms would actually look like. In this session we will tackle some common misconceptions, address the challenges of AI, and equip you with all of the answers you need to feel confident about the future of AI in journalism.
Speakers:
Aled John, Interim Managing Director at FT Strategies
Laura Ellis, Head of Technology Forecasting at the BBC
Jane Barrett, Global Editor for Media News Strategy at Reuters
Workshop: Creating guidelines for AI in news
12:00 - 12:45
What are the do’s and don'ts when it comes to writing AI guidelines for newsrooms and individuals? This practical session will equip you with all of the knowledge and tools you need to craft sustainable AI guidelines around your news content.
Speakers:
Hannes Cools, Researcher at the AI, Media, and Democracy Lab
Coffee break ☕️
12:45 - 13:00
How newsrooms can navigate the challenge of AI in elections
13:00 - 13:45
Recent advancements in AI generated content such as Deepfakes and AI-generated voices are presenting huge challenges for election campaigns. In this session we discuss the increasingly important role journalists will play in speedily verifying campaign content to avoid the spread of disinformation.
Speakers:
Laura Zommer, General director at Chequeado & Co-founder Factchequeado
Andrew Dudfield, Head of AI at Full Fact
Nick Diakopoulos, Professor of Computational Journalism at Northwestern University
Lightning Talks
13:45 - 14:15
Join us for 6 quickfire presentations of initiatives being developed by members of the JournalismAI Connect community.
Coffee break ☕️
14:15 - 14:30
On photography, image generation and AI - pushing the boundaries of what photography is and what isn't
14:30 - 15:15
History has shown us, on numerous occasions, the dangers of deepfakes and misinformation. Maintaining and creating more trust in our news sources and in our journalism remains very important. What pathways can journalists/newsrooms take to help restore trust in digital journalism, especially photography? How can we safeguard the authenticity of photos? What and where are the opportunities for photojournalism in a generative AI world?:
Moderator:
Lars Boering, Director, European Journalism Centre
Speakers:
Dr. David Campbell, Education Director at The VII Foundation
Zlata Pnirovskaya, Free Press Unlimited for Eastern Europe and Head of Prague Media School
Alessia Glaviano, Head of Global PhotoVogue
The future of AI in journalism
15:15 - 16:00
This panel discussion will explore how the future of AI in newsrooms might look in 2024 and beyond. How will AI in journalism evolve? What AI skills will be in demand? And how can journalists, researchers and students prepare for what is coming?
Speakers:
Charlie Beckett
Sannuta Raghu, AI Working Group Lead at Scroll Media
Chris Moran, Head of Editorial Innovation at The Guardian
Ezra Eeman, Strategy & Innovation Director at NPO
JournalismAI Festival closing remarks
16:00 - 16:15
Speakers:
Charlie Beckett
Tshepo Tshabalala
Highlights from the 2022 Festival
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Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
When it comes to gender, race and ethnicity, both journalism and artificial intelligence have a representation problem. Media professionals who identify as women or LGBTQ+, people of colour, and those from the Global South and other marginalised communities, face significantly more challenges in getting their work recognised on the global stage.
At JournalismAI, we recognise this disparity. Our commitment to striving for more equal and increased representation is a guiding principle across all of our activities. In the Festival, we aim to achieve a gender-balanced, inclusive and diverse programme. All speakers are invited as subject-matter experts and are not asked to talk about journalism and AI in an identity context.
Our goal is for the Festival to bring to life the fascinating diversity of thought, opinion and experience in the global JournalismAI community.