Podcast Episodes

Scott Brodbeck: Early Experiments with Generative AI in Local News & Lessons Learned

Episode 19

Scott Brodbeck joins Nikita Roy to discuss his experiments using generative AI in his local newsroom, from creating completely AI-generated newsletters and AI-generated videos to ad copy and back-off…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

Elite Truong: From The Washington Post to American Press Institute, Leading AI Innovation in Newsrooms (Part Two)

Episode 18

In the second part of this episode with Elite Truong, she shares her work leading AI products like Metrics for News and Source Matters at the American Press Institute for local newsrooms. 

She shares …

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

Elite Truong: From The Washington Post to American Press Institute, Leading AI Innovation in Newsrooms (Part One)

Episode 17

Elite Truong joins Nikita Roy to delve into her journey of leading AI products, first at The Washington Post and now at the American Press Institute, in a special two-part episode. 

In part one, Elite…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

Aimee Rinehart: How AI is Transforming News Production at The Associated Press and Beyond

Episode 16

Aimee Rinehart, the Senior Product Manager of AI Strategy for The Associated Press  joins Nikita Roy to discuss how AP is using AI and the tools being built as part of AP’s Local News AI Initiative. …

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

Mark Briggs: Creating an AI-Ready Newsroom Culture

Episode 15

Mark Briggs joins Nikita Roy to discuss the core components necessary for building an AI-ready newsroom culture. Mark also shares the findings of a recent survey on audience perceptions of using AI i…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

Dalia Hashim: Building an Ethical AI Strategy & Tips for Engaging with AI Vendors

Episode 14

Dalia Hashim joins Nikita Roy to unpack the nuances of incorporating AI into journalism. She provides critical questions to consider when engaging with AI vendors, elaborating on facets of clear comm…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

Santiago Lyon: How Adobe’s Content Authenticity Initiative is fostering digital provenance

Episode 13

Santiago Lyon joins Nikita Roy to discuss how Adobe's Content Authenticity Initiative is taking an active role in combating misinformation through digital content provenance. He discusses how Adobe a…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

Gregory Gondwe: Uncovering Stereotypes in Generative AI Models and How Journalists in sub-Saharan Africa Use ChatGPT

Episode 12

Dr. Gregory Gondwe joins Nikita Roy to discuss the embedded stereotypes and biases in Generative AI models that put the Global South at a disadvantage. He also shares his findings on how journalists …

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

Ryan Restivo: Inside the Product Life Cycle of Building an AI-Powered SEO Tool

Episode 11

Ryan Restivo joins host Nikita Roy to discuss the product life cycle of building a generative AI product. As a Reynold’s Journalism Institute (RJI) fellow at the Missouri School of Journalism, Ryan d…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

Jay Allred: How a Local Newsroom in Ohio Uses AI to Automate Sports Reporting

Episode 10

Jay Allred joins host Nikita Roy to share how his newsroom uses artificial intelligence to automatically generate sports content by converting data into news articles. 

Jay Allred is the CEO of Source…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago