Testimonies -

Our post-training survey revealed that JournoTECH’s inaugural AI training, which brought together 15 journalists from seven countries, had a significant impact. It equipped participants with valuable knowledge and practical skills to enhance their work and drive meaningful change in their fields.

Omolabake Fasogbon

(Reporter, ThisDay Newspaper, Nigeria)

“My relationship with AI has significantly improved, and I have already started using it to enhance my work, making my delivery faster. With the tools introduced during the training, including Video GPT by VEED, I have been able to achieve more in a shorter amount of time. I now have a better understanding of the peculiarities of these tools and how to use them in different scenarios. Additionally, I learnt about new transcription tools, the biases of AI, and strategies to navigate them. I look forward to further improving my practice as I explore recordings of the training sessions.”
Dave DEMBELE

(Investigative Journalist, Avenir Media, Mali)

“The training has been a very big opportunity for me to learn important tools like ChatGPT. It will change my work, show me how to research, and help me discover the tool’s limits.
Idris Ibrahim

(Report, Newsdiary online newspaper, Nigeria)

“The training on AI tools enhanced my work in journalism. During the three-day event, I learned a lot about data analysis and visualization, fact-checking information, content creation, among other skills. In a time when fake news circulates easily, I believe AI technology, despite some of its biases, can help curtail the spread of fake news across the globe.”
Faith Imbu

(Researcher and Reporter, The Colonist Report UK & Africa, Nigeria)

“The JournoTECH training has greatly impacted me as an early-career journalist by introducing me to various AI tools that can enhance my work. From the first day to the last, it was a valuable opportunity provided by JournoTECH. As an investigative journalist, learning about AI tools such as Gemini, ChatGPT, and Otter AI will help me interpret and analyze datasets and write reports with ease. Additionally, tools like TinEye, Google Reverse Image, and chatbots will assist me in fact-checking stories and verifying the authenticity of images used in those stories, as well as addressing biases in AI tools.”
Retselisitsoe Khabo

(Multimedia Editor, MNN Centre for Investigative Journalism, Lesotho)

“The training was very important to me because I had to get deeper into certain tools that I had a little knowledge about. For instance, I have always used ChatGPT and Copilot, but I was not aware that they could create images and infographics. The training is going to help me a lot, as I like to enhance my storytelling with some infographics and explainers, and knowing how to use these tools is going to make my work a little bit easier.”
Tapsoba Issouf

(Reporter, La Tribune du Faso, Burkina Faso)

“I really enjoyed the module on prompt engineering for journalists. It will allow me to use AI tools responsibly to do anything in the course of my work. This training will have a big impact on my work. It has enabled me to learn how to use several AI tools such as Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, and ChatGPT. The new skills I’ve acquired will make it easier for me to come up with story ideas and the process to follow when writing. What’s more, I’ll now be able to use these tools to analyse documents such as reports in the course of my work.”
Yakubu Dakleshelleng Musa

Adamawa Broadcasting Corporation, Nigeria

I particularly love Descript and Veed because it just makes video content creation look so easy. I also liked Claimbuster for fact-checking, Deepware Scanner for image verification and GPT Zero for AI detection.
Nwaobasi Rosemary

(Reporter, The Colonist Report Africa, Nigeria)

I have learnt how to use AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, and Google NotebookLM to generate stories and Google Translate to transcribe from text to speech and one language to the other. I have also learnt how to use ChatGPT Copyleaks, , and Google Lens to fact-check content.
Mustapha Gambo Muhammad

(Editor, Radio Nigeria Pyramid FM Kano)

“Prior to the training, I didn’t know that you could transcribe audio or video; I learnt how to do it now.

I also learnt specific commands when directing AI to give you the required result. This will simplify my job as a reporter and editor.”
Mukesh Pokhrel

(Freelancer, Nepal)

“My eagerness has increased about AI from this training. Likewise, I gained knowledge from this training about AI.”
Kevin Woke

(Editor, The Colonist Report UK and Africa) With the right prompt engineering and tools, AI is helping me save time, fine-tune, and make a variety of choices in words, picture, videos, and huge data analysis.
Mary Mwendwa

Editor, TalkAfrica, Kenya

“This training was a game changer; it was a clear reminder that AI is an enabler in the newsroom.”
Faustina Nwanekwu

(News Editor, saveAlife FM, Nigeria)

“The training exposed me to knowledge of AI, especially using Otter AI. I had previously found it difficult to use, but with the current information I obtained, it has been helpful in enhancing my job and ensuring timely delivery of tasks assigned to me.”

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Celebrating Our First AI Trainers

Our three-day online training sessions featured incredible facilitators who demonstrated exceptional expertise in the topics covered. The sessions ranged from AI prompt engineering and leveraging AI technology for cybersecurity to the ethical use of AI. Participants also delved into understanding AI biases, building AI-powered chat models, training AI model with open-source documents, and addressing challenges encountered in the process. We also had Tshepo Tshabalala, Program Manager of JournalismAI at Polis, a think tank at the London School of Economics and Political Science, talk with participants about the ethical considerations and uses of AI in their work.

Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi is the founder of JournoTECH. She is a technologist, web builder and designer, app developer, researcher, and investigative journalist with nearly a decade of experience. Elfredah has reported extensively on oil pollution, deforestation, and environmental injustice in remote African communities, holding multinational corporations accountable for environmental degradation. She is also the founder of The Colonist Report UK and The Colonist Report Africa, independent investigative media organizations.

Ken Kiunga is a Google News Initiative Teaching Fellow. He trains journalists and journalism students across Africa on digital tools useful for finding, verifying and telling stories. He has over a decade of experience in broadcast, print and digital media.

Yolanda D.Illouz brings her analysis and skills in digital forensics, OSINT, and economic intelligence to companies in France and Africa. From shelter manager at the French Red Cross to cybersecurity engineer, Yolanda has made her atypical professional career a strength that makes her a true contributor to the popularisation of cybersecurity and today’s campaigns to promote this sector among Black women.