Applying artificial intelligence in smart newsroom management

This is one of a series of events held to celebrate the 135th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's birthday (May 19, 1890 - May 19, 2025) and towards the 100th anniversary of Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day (June 21, 1925 - June 21, 2025).

The workshop focused on key issues such as: Enhancing the relationship between high-quality vocational training institutions and press agencies in the era of artificial intelligence; Applying AI in media operations; Solutions to enhance information security in the press industry in the digital transformation process; Journalism ethics in the technology era: The problem of fake news and privacy; Digital transformation and the issue of building a smart newsroom at the Economic and Urban Newspaper...

Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Thanh Loi, Editor-in-Chief of Economic and Urban Newspaper, shared that digital transformation of journalism has become an inevitable trend in all press agencies. The essence of digital transformation journalism is the application of increasingly modern technology to journalism activities, making the digital journalism ecosystem enriched with new and superior features, improving the quality and effectiveness of communication.

Digital transformation of the press is a new activity and is quite difficult to organize and implement, because in the process of operating press agencies, they have to depend heavily on technology as well as new human resources. However, in the context of the 4.0 industrial revolution and current competitive information, good content is not enough, but it is necessary to create new experiences for readers through digital technology applications.

The model of converged newsrooms and smart newsrooms is an inevitable trend in the near future, because converging a flexible digital platform, every step in the journalism process from collecting, processing, producing to distributing content is digitized and optimized thanks to modern technology.

Permanent Vice President of Vietnam Journalists Association Nguyen Duc Loi spoke at the workshop.

Speaking at the workshop, Permanent Vice President of the Vietnam Journalists Association Nguyen Duc Loi stated that the newsroom is no longer a fixed physical space, but has become a flexible digital platform, where every step in the journalism process - from collecting, processing, producing to distributing content - is digitized, automated and optimized thanks to modern technologies such as AI, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Blockchain, IoT, AI... not replacing humans, but supporting journalists to work faster, more accurately, more deeply and closer to readers.

"In addition to applying technology, we also need to pay attention to professional ethics in the digital age. Technology is a tool, but it is humans who decide how to operate, control and orient AI to serve the interests of society and the community," emphasized Permanent Vice President of the Vietnam Journalists Association Nguyen Duc Loi.

Deputy Head of the Electronic Department of Nhan Dan Newspaper Nguyen Hoang Nhat shared about the application of AI in journalism.

At the workshop, delegates and experts exchanged and discussed topics on AI applications in smart newsroom management.

It is known that the leaders of Hanoi always encourage the capital's press agencies to boldly pilot new technologies in their professional activities, including AI. In addition, it is necessary to continue training high-quality press human resources, equipping journalists and editors with digital skills and technology skills.

The city is also ready to create a favorable legal corridor to promote digital transformation of journalism associated with copyright protection, information security and press economic development in the digital environment.

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