Opportunities and Challenges of Adopting AI in Journalism in Nigeria
Oyeniyi Oyedeji, Samad Uthman · International Journal of Media Journalism and Mass Communications · 2024
A growing number of industries are using artificial intelligence (AI), including journalism, where it has great promise to improve news gathering, content production, fact-checking, audience involvement, and operational effectiveness.In Nigeria, a dynamic media environment offers chances as well as difficulties for integrating AI.The advantages of AI for Nigerian journalism are examined in this research.These include automated data collecting and analysis, routine news story creation, disinformation detection, content distribution personalisation, and editing process efficiency.It also tackles the difficulties, however, such as moral dilemmas, technological constraints, effects on the labour, inadequate infrastructure, and legal problems.Application of Everett Rogers' Diffusion of Innovations Theory is made to comprehend the dynamics of AI uptake in Nigerian media.Among the suggestions are to improve infrastructure, increase AI literacy and capabilities, set ethical standards, and encourage cooperation between journalists and AI specialists.These tactics seek to optimise the chances given by AI while reducing its drawbacks, guaranteeing responsible and successful use.With more study and application, artificial intelligence (AI) in Nigerian journalism has a bright future that may drastically change the media environment.