Topical Seminar on AI and Platforms Held on March 27
01.04.2024
New Topical seminar meeting centred on the way new technology impact journalism routines and news consumption. Professor Usha Raman from University of Hyderabad shared the floor with Dr. Anastasia Folts from Lomonosov Moscow State University to chart future prospects of technology-enhanced journalism.
Professor Usha Raman sought to boost awareness of the challenges posed by AI to journalism teachers. Leaning on her pedagogic expertise, the scholar reflected on how to mitigate a sense of hopelessness that might weigh down upon future journalists in the light of technological change.
The scholar noted that as AI makes deep inroads into journalism, it might result in job loss and erosion of first-hand information but also free up time for creativity, complex analysis and elaborate storytelling. To chart the evolution of journalists during this pivotal time, media educators should focus on the unique human capacities to be honed, such as the pleasure of creative and intellectual process and curiosity about the experiential.
Dr. Anastasia Folts cast into stark relief media production and consumption on Telegram, one of the biggest online news hubs in Russia. As pointed out by the speaker, Telegram is a fertile ground for news channels to thrive, since it allows for efficient content delivery. While attracting a large spectrum of content makers, it has given rise to two big bubbles – state-run mass media and independent media projects, the latter oftentimes choosing Telegram over other platforms. Dr. Folts listed markers of Telegram content, such as originality, brevity, strive for practical value and high frequency. Nevertheless, the platform appears to be so far inefficient in terms of bringing traffic to the website, and the level of audience trust remains quite low despite the positive dynamics.
Big thanks to Professor Usha Raman and Dr. Anastasia Folts for great discussion!
New Topical seminar meeting centred on the way new technology impact journalism routines and news consumption. Professor Usha Raman from University of Hyderabad shared the floor with Dr. Anastasia Folts from Lomonosov Moscow State University to chart future prospects of technology-enhanced journalism.
Professor Usha Raman sought to boost awareness of the challenges posed by AI to journalism teachers. Leaning on her pedagogic expertise, the scholar reflected on how to mitigate a sense of hopelessness that might weigh down upon future journalists in the light of technological change.
The scholar noted that as AI makes deep inroads into journalism, it might result in job loss and erosion of first-hand information but also free up time for creativity, complex analysis and elaborate storytelling. To chart the evolution of journalists during this pivotal time, media educators should focus on the unique human capacities to be honed, such as the pleasure of creative and intellectual process and curiosity about the experiential.
Dr. Anastasia Folts cast into stark relief media production and consumption on Telegram, one of the biggest online news hubs in Russia. As pointed out by the speaker, Telegram is a fertile ground for news channels to thrive, since it allows for efficient content delivery. While attracting a large spectrum of content makers, it has given rise to two big bubbles – state-run mass media and independent media projects, the latter oftentimes choosing Telegram over other platforms. Dr. Folts listed markers of Telegram content, such as originality, brevity, strive for practical value and high frequency. Nevertheless, the platform appears to be so far inefficient in terms of bringing traffic to the website, and the level of audience trust remains quite low despite the positive dynamics.
Big thanks to Professor Usha Raman and Dr. Anastasia Folts for great discussion!