Monrovia – Synthetic intelligence (AI) is altering what number of industries perform, and journalism is not any exception. Over the course of three days, 29 to 31 Could 2025, journalists working with FrontPage Africa and New Narratives realized about find out how to use these rising applied sciences of their on a regular basis work.
Journalists realized greatest practices for utilizing instruments like ChatGPT precisely and ethically. In addition they realized about AI instruments that may assist transcribe interviews and improve audio — one thing which journalists should do each day.
“We journalists are transitioning from what we’ve identified through the years to a brand new area of storytelling,” mentioned Grace Joshua Williams, a fellow at New Narratives. “I by no means knew about utilizing AI or ChatGPT and even video modifying to the extent by which I used to be educated. However from what I’ve been capable of study over the few days, has impressed me, opened my thoughts to wish to go to a broad perspective in storytelling.”
The coaching additionally targeted on reaching youthful audiences on digital platforms by means of pictures and video.
Yearly, increasingly younger folks in Liberia acquire entry to the web. However this younger inhabitants faces many challenges. Greater than half of Liberia’s inhabitants is below the age of 25. Unemployment charges are excessive, and plenty of are unable to finish their training. In accordance with a 2021 UNICEF report, round one in three youngsters between the ages of 5 and 17 are working.
Journalists can use the newest applied sciences to achieve these younger audiences on platforms like Fb and TikTok and empower them with data that may assist them of their life.
“This was about serving to the journalists adapt that content material, the good journalism that they’re doing in radio and on-line and print, and make it extra accessible for audiences on Fb, on Instagram, on WhatsApp, perhaps TikTok down the observe,” mentioned Clarke. “The entire level of New Narratives is to try to construct a journalism ecosystem that’s financially sustainable.”
Along with three days filled with plenty of studying, an Investigative Reporting Award was introduced by Kerstin Jonsson Cissé, from the Swedish Embassy in Monrovia, to King Brown for his work with New Narratives.
The journalists additionally heard from consultants on the Federation of Liberian Youth (FLY) and Good Liberia. The consultants spoke concerning the significance of youth illustration within the authorities, and the significance of supporting training, innovation and entrepreneurship.
