RESOURCES · WHATSAPP CHANNEL ARCHIVE
The AI for Journalists (formerly Prompt Crafting for Journalists) WhatsApp channel helps reporters, editors, producers and communicators make practical, effective use of artificial intelligence in their daily work.
Expect prompt crafting techniques, tips, tools, workflows and real-world examples covering research, verification, reporting, content creation, audience engagement and newsroom productivity.
Looking for something more structured? See our digital media and AI training for newsrooms and communications teams, or try WhichAI? to work out which AI tool fits a specific journalism task.
The Associated Press has updated its newsroom standards for AI — and the interesting part isn’t that AP is using AI. It’s where it draws the line. AP now explicitly allows AI to assist with…
Read the full updateMost journalists using AI still work like this: ➡️ Ask a question ➡️ Get an answer ➡️ Copy what worked ➡️ Repeat the whole thing tomorrow Useful, yes. But increasingly, AI tools can do…
Read the full updateIf you haven't tried it yet, Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM) is one of the most useful AI tools available for journalists. 📰🤖 Unlike a general-purpose chatbot, Gemini Notebook works…
Read the full updateHello! We've renamed this channel from Prompt Crafting for Journalists to AI for Journalists, broadening the focus from technical prompting techniques to wider insights and help for…
Read the full updateTwo press releases land. Both claim opposite truths. Most journalists quote both and move on. But what if AI could help you spot which version actually holds up? How it works Feed both…
Read the full updateA report released last month — Navigating Risks and Rewards: How South African Journalists Use AI in the Newsroom — highlights a problem many journalists are already experiencing: ⚠️ The…
Read the full updateThis is the ultimate cautionary tale for our community. In a case of peak 'hallucinatory irony', South Africa's Draft National AI Policy -- the document meant to regulate this tech -- was…
Read the full updateThe secret to a 'Power Prompt' isn't being a better writer -- it's being a better interviewee. Most journalists give the AI a set of vague-ish instructions and hope for the best. To get…
Read the full updateLast week Thursday (2 April), Cabinet approved the Draft National AI Policy for public comment (60-day window now open). This is a pretty big deal for anyone in journalism who relies on AI…
Read the full updateAI doesn’t “know” facts, it predicts likely wording based on patterns. That means it can: - Get the main idea right - But insert a wrong detail from a similar context - Deliver it all with…
Read the full updateRight now in South Africa, strong examples include the widening SAPS corruption scandal involving senior officers, the planned deployment of about 800 soldiers to gang-hit parts of the Cape…
Read the full updateHello! I’ve been catching up on the "AI and the Future of News 2026" conference, which was hosted on March 17 by the Reuters Institute (). A couple of insights from the event really stood…
Read the full updateHello! I just watched US Senator Bernie Sanders interview the AI agent Claude (video: ). It was a perfect example of a hidden AI flaw: Sycophancy. At first, the AI was neutral. But as soon…
Read the full updateHello! Thanks for being here. If you’re still treating AI like a search engine or a casual chat buddy, you’re missing out on its real power. In a newsroom, especially with the 2026 Local…
Read the full updateI started this channel because most journalists I train are under pressure to produce more, across more platforms, with less time to think. Eish. But there are ways to keep calm and carry…
Read the full update