Call for Applications: JournalismAI Skills Lab

The programme helps individuals upskill and equips them to develop their own GenAI-based tools, prototypes, or proofs-of-concept. The ultimate outcome is to deepen first hand knowledge of how GenAI systems work and to enable substantial contributions to interdisciplinary projects in the newsroom.

It is aimed at all individuals who work at the intersection of journalism and technology, including all editorial and product staff.

Benefits

• There is a certificate for participation which is contingent upon an attendance of 80%. Two candidates with the most promising outcomes will also receive financial awards to continue working and experimenting with their POC.

Program Specifications

• Learning from a curriculum co-designed with a newsroom data scientist
• Hands-on lessons in creating journalistic proofs-of-concept using GenAI technologies
• ‘Lecture’ and ‘Lab’ learning components, with a great degree of emphasis on hands-on experience
• Financial awards, at the end of the programme, to two individuals with the most promising outcomes
• Selected candidates will build GenAI-based proofs-of-concept/prototypes based primarily on two tracks:
  • AI to improve storytelling/reporting
  • AI to improve workflows

Eligibility Criteria

• They accept applications from all over the world.
• Candidates with at least some knowledge of how AI systems are being used in journalism including but not limited to data journalists, reporters, editors, visual editors, copyeditors, product professionals etc.
• Ideal candidates possess basic arithmetic and good numeracy skills to excel in the programme.
• Ideal candidates have some knowledge and experience with Python.
• Prerequisites:
  • Letter of support from your news organisation to dedicate time to the course
  • Stable internet connectivity
  • Prior knowledge of Python or the willingness to learn by the time the course commences
  • Participants must be able to commit about 7 hours a week to the programme during the course period.

Ineligibility Criteria

• Candidates who are already proficient in using AI technologies and looking to upgrade or enhance existing prototypes/tools.
• Independent journalists not affiliated with a news organisation.

For more information, visit JournalismAI.