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From spotting radio misinformation to turning data into articles

Công LuậnCông Luận22/12/2024

(CLO) Although it cannot completely replace human work, AI tools are assisting journalism by handling complex tasks, from big data analysis to fact-checking. Newsrooms in Nigeria are actively adopting AI tools for these purposes.


Exposing misinformation

The internet has created a vast and easily shared information environment, but it is also an ideal environment for misinformation to spread, especially on social media platforms, where misinformation spreads six times faster than accurate information.

Rumors and misinformation are also spreading through media outlets like radio, and in May, Dubawa, a fact-checking project in West Africa, launched a unique AI tool to combat this problem.

Who in the editorial office discovered the radio misinformation and turned it into a news report?

Illustration: AI

The Dubawa audio platform helps journalists monitor and verify false claims broadcast on radio, and converts local audio recordings into text, facilitating more efficient fact-checking.

Dubawa also developed an AI-powered chatbot on the WhatsApp platform that helps users check the authenticity of information and provides references from trusted sources.

Used by thousands of people in Ghana and Nigeria, the tool has proven effective in reducing misinformation and raising public awareness about fact-checking.

Turn data into complete articles

In addition to fact-checking, AI is also helping Nigerian newsrooms turn big data into understandable and engaging articles. Dataphyte, a media and research organization in Nigeria, has developed Nubia - an open-source AI tool that helps journalists analyze data and transform it into articles.

Nubia provides a “first draft” that editors can use to improve and edit further. This saves time and increases efficiency in mining data for articles, such as this report on the electricity distribution sector in Nigeria.

However, some challenges also arise when using this AI tool. For example, some journalists have difficulty comparing data from different countries due to the limitations of the original datasets. Even so, Nubia is still a useful tool, helping to create detailed and in-depth reports from large datasets.

Training and understanding of AI tools

To encourage the use of AI in journalism, both Dubawa and Dataphyte are investing heavily in training. This year alone, Dataphyte has hosted more than 20 training sessions for media professionals, faculty, and students, while Dubawa has trained around 4,000 journalists across several African countries.

These trainings not only help journalists understand how to use AI tools, but also address ethical issues in using technology in journalism.

Bernardo Motta, associate professor of journalism at Roger Williams University, said journalism ethics needs to be included in training programs, because AI cannot completely replace humans in understanding and conveying humanistic articles.

Journalists need to know how to use AI tools intelligently and responsibly, and understand how data is collected and used to protect transparency and ethics in their work.

Hoai Phuong (according to IJNET, GIJN)



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