JournalismAI Academy

A training programme to help newsrooms leverage the power of artificial intelligence.

The JournalismAI Academy is a FREE online programme that offers journalists and media professionals a deep dive into the potential of artificial intelligence.

Designed by the JournalismAI team at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and supported by the Google News Initiative, the Academy has been a core programme of the JournalismAI initiative since 2021, training over 240 newsroom professionals from organisations across the globe by the end of 2025.

When it launched, the Academy was specifically designed for small newsrooms, recognising that smaller organisations often have the most to gain from AI adoption but the least access to dedicated training and support. In 2025, the programme opened its doors to journalists and media professionals from newsrooms of all sizes, reflecting the reality that the need for practical AI literacy has become universal across the industry.

Previous participating news organisations:

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Learn more about previous Academy participants:

2025 - Asia-Pacific

2024 - Southeast Asia

2023 - EMEA

2022 - Americas

2025 - Sub-Saharan Africa

2024 - Sub-Saharan Africa

2025 - Latin America

2024 - Middle East and North Africa

2023 - APAC

2022 - APAC

2023 - LATAM

2021 - EMEA

Testimonials

Ochola Odonga Dominic, Editor, Parliament Watch, Uganda, (Sub-Saharan Africa 2025 participant)

❝ The JournalismAI Academy is a unique space where journalists gain practical AI skills, share experiences, and build networks that will shape the future of news. ❞

Mayté Ciriaco Ruiz, Deputy Head of ECData (Data Journalism Unit), El Comercio, Perú (LATAM 2025 participant)

❝ The Academy gave me not only technical tools but also the editorial confidence to lead processes that previously seemed out of reach. ❞

Fiona Chou, AI Enablement and Transformation VP, CommonWealth Magazine, Taiwan (APAC 2025/26 participant)

❝ The JournalismAI Academy provided a practical framework for thinking about AI in journalism. It made AI feel less like an abstract trend and more like a practical set of tools and questions for newsroom work. The cohort was equally valuable: learning alongside such engaged and generous peers brought both insight and a reassuring sense that many of us are working through similar challenges. ❞

The JournalismAI Academy, is organised by the JournalismAI team at Polis – the journalism think-tank at the London School of Economics and Political Science, and it is  supported by the Google News Initiative.