Introducing the 2023 JournalismAI Academy EMEA and APAC cohorts
The 2023 JournalismAI Academy for Small Newsrooms is about to kick-off!
We are thrilled to launch the third edition of this programme aimed at tackling the inequalities and equipping small newsrooms with AI literacy.
Thanks to the support of the Google News Initiative, this year’s programme will welcome participants from Europe, Middle East and Africa and from the Asia-Pacific region.
We received over 300+ applications from journalists, editors and media professionals from across the world, making the selection process a challenging task.
Finally, we are proud to present the talented professionals who have been chosen to participate in the JournalismAI Academy.They come from 29 different countries and represent a wide range of media outlets, including investigative newsrooms, fact-checking organisations, local media, and publications focusing on science and environmental coverage.
Meet the participants
Here are the 20 participants of the Asia-Pacific cohort
Lu Zhao | Junior Editor at RADII
Madhur Singh | Editor, India at Eco-Business
Norazam Nordin | Editor in Chief at Asia News Today
Daniel Marchette | CEO at Globe Media Asia
Ika Krismantari | Chief Editor/Content Director at The Conversation Indonesia
Jet Damazo-Santos | Special Projects Lead at The Jakarta Post
KKangmin Kim | Data Journalist at Newstapa (Korea Center for Investigative Journalism)
Arielle Busetto | Reporter at JAPAN Forward
Bhargavi Saikia | Data Analyst at DataLEADS
Tushigt-Erdene Davaa-Ochir | Editor in Chief at Unread Media
David Cameron | Journalist at National Radio News
Akhil Mothe | Product Manager at Factly Media and Research
Yun Fang Chang | Product Manager at READr
Zeeshan Ahmed | Co-Founder at Times of Karachi
Rabi Raj Baral | Founder & Editor at Media Kurakani
Syed Faraz | Associate Producer at The Centrum Media
Ruby Dhingra | Managing Editor at Newschecker
Surabhi Singh | Journalist-Producer, Head of Newsreel Asia Academy
Saffron Howden | Journalist and Editorial Trainer at The Standard
Rustam Roy | Editor at Press Trust of India
Meet the participants of the EMEA cohort
Marta Checa | Journalist and Editor at Equal Times
Ioannis Delimaris | Fact-checker/Editor at Ellinika Hoaxes
Mite Kuzevski | Executive Director and Head of Media Innovation at Vidi Vaka
Neville Borg | Fact-checker at Times of Malta
Milorad Ivanovic | Editor in Chief at BIRN Serbia (part of Balkan Investigative Reporting Network)
Shawn Carrié | English Editor at Rubryka
Katya Mamyan | Data Journalist at Infocom
Maha Salaheldin | Founder and head of data journalism and fact-checking unit at Masrawy index
Alia Chebbab | Managing director and Editor at NADJA Media
David Indeje | Chief Editor at Khusoko
Mumbi Mutuko | Digital Journalist at Nairobi Law Monthly
Bettie K. Johnson-Mbayo | Co-Partner/Fact-checker at The Stage Media-Liberia
Mallick Mnela | Editor at iHub Media
Sada Malumfashi | Managing Editor at Aso Times
Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu | Managing Editor at HumAngle Media
Ejiro Umukoro | Director of Training at LightRay Media
Emmanuel Paul | Managing Editor at Techpoint Africa
Emediong Boniface | Web / Community Manager at West Africa Democracy Radio
Rianette Cluley | Managing director and chief editor at Briefly News
Sean Ndlovu | Innovation Research Product Manager at Centre for Innovation and Technology
Meet the Instructors
Over the years, the JournalismAI initiative has gathered an impressive number of experts of AI and journalism in its network. We are privileged to have such brilliant experts as our collaborators joining us for the Academy as instructors.
We can’t wait to learn from them and see how their expertise will empower participants to embrace the transformative potential of AI in their newsrooms.
Let’s meet our exceptional lineup of instructors:
Anna Vissens
Anna is Lead Data Scientist at the Data & Insights team at the UK-based Guardian News and Media
Athandiwe Saba
Athandiwe Saba is a leading data journalist and access to information activist in South Africa. She has worked for the leading media houses in South Africa, with her last role as the Mail & Guardian Deputy Editor.
Dalia Hashim
Dalia is the Program and Research Lead for AI and Media Integrity at Partnership on AI. Dalia is focusing on leading the AI and local news stream of work and supporting the ongoing AI and synthetic media program.
Saja Mortada
Saja is a Lebanese investigative and data journalist, and is the manager of Arab Fact-Checkers Network led by ARIJ.
Joanne Kuai
Joanne is a lecturer and a PhD Candidate at Karlstad University, Sweden, with a research project on Artificial Intelligence in Chinese Newsrooms.
Abhishek Prasad
Abhishek heads Rytstory a data-driven platform that empowers publishers with advanced analytics and content intelligence tools.
Ritvvij Parrikh
Ritvvij currently heads the personalization and propensity product at The Times of India.
Uli Koeppen
Uli leads the AI + Automation Lab at Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) – the public-service radio and television broadcaster of Bavaria, in Germany – and co-leads BR Data, the investigative data journalism team.
Harshad Saykhedkar
Hashad is a data engineer and data scientist and is the co-founder xAmbit AI
Amanda is a Senior Programme Manager for CivicSignal.Africa at Code for Africa.
Amanda manages CivicSignal, a programme within Code for Africa, which maps and offers insights into media ecosystems in Africa using research and machine learning tools.
