Your Questions Answered: A Live Q&A Session in Collaboration with the Online News Association

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Sep 2, 2024

Dive into the intriguing world of AI in journalism! Discover ethical dilemmas and practical tools that can bolster newsrooms. Learn about innovative tech like Perplexity, OpusClip, and Google’s Pinpoint that enhance research and content creation. Hear insights on building AI literacy and partnerships between publishers and tech firms. Explore exciting opportunities for journalists in an AI-driven landscape, and get ready for the future of news with a focus on upskilling and robust data infrastructure.

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ADVICE

Secure AI Analysis of Audience

Use ChatGPT Teams for analyzing audience data to ensure privacy and avoid training on your data.
Automate Google Analytics data with Zapier to get regular AI-generated summaries and insights without coding.

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Radio Canada's AI Literacy Journey

Radio Canada built AI literacy through foundational courses and prompt clinics, providing time and space for experimentation.
This led to innovative product ideas like AI-assisted news summaries presented as illustrated slides.

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Foster Open AI Culture

Create a newsroom culture that encourages open discussion and transparency about AI use and mistakes.
Use tools like Slack channels to share AI successes and failures to build collective knowledge.

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In this special episode of Newsroom Robots, host Nikita Roy steps into the spotlight to answer your pressing questions about AI. Recorded during a session with the Online News Association (ONA), this episode covers a range of topics, from ethical considerations in AI-generated content to practical tools that can elevate your work.

AI Tools Mentioned:

Perplexity - A generative AI search engine that provides quick insights on any topic.
Wobby - A data journalism tool that connects to open datasets, where you can ask questions in plain language and get clear AI-generated insights, reports, and visualizations
OpusClip - Converts long-form videos into short, engaging clips for social media, ideal for repurposing content.
YESEO - A Slack-based AI tool for generating headline suggestions and SEO metadata, widely used in local newsrooms.
Google's Pinpoint - A tool for investigative journalists using AI to search through massive amounts of documents, including handwritten ones.
Natural Reader - An AI tool that reads text aloud with natural-sounding voices, perfect for those who prefer listening over reading.
Whimsical AI - Creates diagrams and visualizations from your data inputs directly within ChatGPT.
Elicit & Consensus - AI-powered search engines for academic research, useful for journalists covering specialized beats like health and science.
Nota - A versatile tool for creating SEO content, summarizing articles, and even converting articles into videos.
GPT for Sheets and Docs, Claude for Sheets - These tools bring AI directly into your Google Docs and Sheets, enabling you to draft, edit, and generate insights without leaving your document or spreadsheet.

If you're interested in learning more about how AI is being implemented in newsrooms, sign up to receive a series of case studies on AI and journalism, researched and written by Nikita in collaboration with the Online News Association.

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