CU Kashmir Holds Lecture on AI in Newsrooms, Urges Ethical and Responsible Use
By : Alia Kashmiri
The Department of Communication and Journalism (DCJ) at the Central University of Kashmir (CU Kashmir) organised a special lecture on the use of artificial intelligence in newsrooms at its Tulmulla Campus on Wednesday. Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
Titled “AI for the Newsroom: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence in the Newsroom”, the session was part of the department’s weekly Research Round Table. The programme aims to connect students and research scholars with media experts and practitioners from across India.
Jatin Gandhi, a noted journalist and journalism trainer from New Delhi, delivered the lecture.
AI Is Becoming an Essential Part of Journalism
Prof. Shahid Rasool, Dean Academic Affairs and Dean of the School of Media Studies, highlighted the growing role of AI in journalism and said media professionals needed to engage with the technology critically.
“AI implementation cannot be escaped. It is the elephant in the room and cannot be kept under the carpet,” he said.
He stressed that the use of AI in journalism must be guided by effectiveness, ethics and responsibility, particularly when the technology is used to produce news content.
Vice-Chancellor Prof. A. Ravinder Nath also conveyed his wishes for the successful conduct of the programme and highlighted the importance of AI in the media sector.
Jatin Gandhi Calls for Clear AI Policies
During his address, Jatin Gandhi discussed the growing use of AI across the journalism industry and called on media organisations and academic institutions to establish clear policies governing its use.
He said many media organisations had yet to introduce formal AI policies, while others had already incorporated them into their operations.
Gandhi explained that AI could support several newsroom activities, including automated weather and stock reports, repurposing content for different platforms, personalising news and improving audience engagement through algorithms.
However, he warned that AI tools could produce biased content, inaccurate information, fabricated answers and misleading results. Journalists, he stressed, must verify AI-generated information before publishing it.
Media Literacy and Fact-Checking Remain Important
In his welcome address, Dr Arif Nazir, Head of the Department of Communication and Journalism, highlighted the need for media and information literacy in the age of AI.
He said people needed to understand how information is created, circulated and consumed to identify credible and relevant news.
Gandhi also discussed the challenge of information overload in an increasingly connected world. He said news organisations needed to build stronger relationships with their audiences to remain relevant and sustainable.
Will AI Replace Journalists?
The lecture also examined AI’s possible impact on jobs and the skills future journalists will need.
Gandhi said the discussion should move beyond simply asking whether AI would replace journalists. Instead, media professionals should focus on learning how to use the technology effectively and responsibly.
Participants were introduced to basic concepts of artificial intelligence and machine learning, including algorithms, personalisation, supervised and unsupervised learning, and labelled and unlabelled data.
The session explored how these technologies could influence newsroom practices and shape the skills required of future journalists.
Scholars and Students Attend the Session
The programme was attended by Senior Assistant Professors John Babu Koyye and Dr Nookaraju Bendukurthi.
PG scholar Muskaan Beigh conducted the session, while research scholar Anurima Mondal proposed the vote of thanks. Research scholar Insha Mushtaq served as rapporteur.
The lecture provided students and scholars with an opportunity to discuss the opportunities and challenges AI presents for journalism, with particular emphasis on accuracy, ethical use and professional responsibility.
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