Podcast Episodes

Olle Zacharison: How BBC News is Shaping its AI Strategy for the Next Era of Journalism

Episode 75

How do you bring AI into a newsroom as big and globally distributed as the BBC, an editorial network that stretches across 42 languages and more than 5,000 journalists?

This week on Newsroom Robots, h…

Published on 13 hours ago

Vilas Dhar: Why the Future of Journalism Is Still Human

Episode 74

This week on Newsroom Robots, host Nikita Roy sits down with Vilas Dhar, President of the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, one of the world's foremost philanthropies advancing AI for public good. Dhar…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Ludwig Siegele: Inside The Economist’s AI Playbook

Episode 73

How does a 182-year-old global magazine stay ahead in the age of generative AI? This week on Newsroom Robots, host Nikita Roy is joined by Ludwig Siegele, Senior Editor for AI Initiatives at The Econ…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Ivar Krustok: How Estonia’s Media Giant Builds AI That Actually Works

Episode 72

In Estonia, Delfi Meedia has built one of the strongest foundations for AI in journalism. With one of the highest digital subscription rates in the world, Delfi has moved beyond the buzz around AI to…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Djordje Padejski: Why AI Literacy Belongs at the Core of Journalism Education

Episode 71

As a new academic year begins, journalism schools face a defining challenge: how to prepare students for a profession being reshaped by AI.

At Stanford University, Djordje Padejski is leading the way.…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Sara Beykpour: The Next Chapter in News Aggregation

Episode 70

In this episode, host Nikita Roy  is joined by Sara Beykpour, co-founder and CEO of Particle News — the AI-powered news aggregator. Launched in November 2024, Particle blends multi-perspective covera…

Published on 3 months ago

Florent Daudens: How Open-Source AI Puts Newsrooms Back in the Driver’s Seat

Episode 69

What if the future of journalism isn’t locked behind the paywalls of big tech companies, but freely available to every newsroom willing to embrace it?

Too often, the conversation around AI in newsroom…

Published on 4 months ago

Fabian Heckenberg, Naja Nielsen & Gard Steiro: The Hard Truths About AI Every Newsroom Leader Can’t Ignore (Recorded Live at Nordic AI in Media Summit 2025)

Episode 68

In this live episode of Newsroom Robots, host Nikita Roy moderates a panel discussion recorded at the Nordic AI and Media Summit in Copenhagen. The conversation features Gard Steiro (Editor-in-Chief …

Published on 4 months ago

Gina Chua: Where Journalism’s Value Lives When AI Tells the Story

Episode 67

In this live episode, host Nikita Roy sits down with Gina Chua, Executive Editor of Semafor, recorded at an event at New York University hosted in collaboration with the AI networking group, Humans i…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Zach Seward: How a Five-Person AI Team Is Powering Innovation at The New York Times

Episode 66

In this live episode, host Nikita Roy sits down with Zach Seward, Editorial Director of AI Initiatives at The New York Times, recorded at the ONA x Newsroom Robots AI Leadership Summit in Detroit. Wi…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago