This book studies the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in journalism. It traces the origin, growth and development of the media and communication industry in the globalized world and discusses the implications of technologies such as Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Extended Reality which have helped foster a communication revolution across the globe. The volume discusses technology-centric media theories in the context of AI and examines if AI has been a boon or bane for data journalism. It also looks at artificial intelligence in beat reporting, and citizen journalism, and analyses the social-cultural implications of artificial intelligence driven journalism and the ethical concerns arising from it.
An important contribution, this book will be indispensable for students and researchers of media studies, communication studies, journalism, social media, technology studies, and digital humanities. It will also be useful for media professionals.
An important contribution, this book will be indispensable for students and researchers of media studies, communication studies, journalism, social media, technology studies, and digital humanities. It will also be useful for media professionals.
"Technology has always been a disruptor of the status-quo and creator of new paradigms. News-media has experienced this change from the beginning. The latest entrant in the long list of disruptive technologies is AI, which is changing the media ecology with a great speed. New forms of journalism are being created. New questions related to journalistic ethics are emerging in the light of intersection of AI and journalism. This book, one of the pioneers in this domain, discusses these issues and attempts to answer some of the emerging questions. It is useful for understanding what AI is doing and can do in the field of journalism and other social studies and how one should effectively engage with it."
Professor Mrinal Chatterjee, Regional Director, Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Odisha, India
"Generative Artificial Intelligence is very easy to use, which has led to its rapid uptake and current widespread use. With it, however, come a series of very important considerations. As automatic text generation becomes increasingly sophisticated and nearly indistinguishable from an author's creation, questions of ethics, copyright, truthfulness of information, and provability of statements come to the forefront. This book provides an intriguing set of possibilities, and a novel journey into uncharted territory that is both compelling and realistic. It is an enjoyable, thought provoking read."
Professor Luigi Benedicenti, Dean, Faculty of Computer Science, University of New Brunswick, Canada
Professor Mrinal Chatterjee, Regional Director, Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Odisha, India
"Generative Artificial Intelligence is very easy to use, which has led to its rapid uptake and current widespread use. With it, however, come a series of very important considerations. As automatic text generation becomes increasingly sophisticated and nearly indistinguishable from an author's creation, questions of ethics, copyright, truthfulness of information, and provability of statements come to the forefront. This book provides an intriguing set of possibilities, and a novel journey into uncharted territory that is both compelling and realistic. It is an enjoyable, thought provoking read."
Professor Luigi Benedicenti, Dean, Faculty of Computer Science, University of New Brunswick, Canada