ROLE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLEGENCE FOR WRITING AND EDITING NEWS STORIES BY JOURNALISTS IN BORNO STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

This paper examine the role of Artificial Intelligence for writing and editing of news stories in media industries in a global society. A study on Journalists in Borno State, Nigeria. The paper has the following objectives: examine whether journalists in Borno State use AI for writing and edition of news stories; find out the type(s) of AI application used most for writing and editing of news stories; find out whether the use of AI has enhanced the quality and productivity of writing news stories; and identify some major challenges of using AI applications for writing and editing of News stories.  Survey research method was adopted through the use of structured questionnaires where 120 copies of questionnaires were administered to registered Journalists. Data were collected and analyzed through the use of frequency distribution table. The sample size of the study are the registered journalists comprises of seven (7) Chapels that formed the Nigeria Union of Journalists in Borno State which stood at 148. The study revealed that 114(95%) of the respondents have knowledge about the use of AI for writing and editing of news stories. The researchers used the Technology Acceptance Model to shade more light on the topic. The research found that the types of AI use most by Journalists are the ChatGPT which recorded the highest respondents stood at 43(35.8%). Furthermore, the study found that, AI can be used in both Print and Broadcast Media for writing and editing of news stories including pictures for news stories. The study concluded that, despite the challenges of networks and subscription of data, AI applications are reliable to some certain degree. The study also revealed that there were so many media organizations which have already adopted the use of AI applications for writing and editing of news stories around the world. The study concluded that, AI has met up with the challenges of time consuming in writing and editing of news stories. However, the researchers have recommended that since the use of AI has widely been accepted by journalists in media organizations, they should be encourage to invest much in the development of local contents for AI to recognize, in order to enhance the quality and productivity in writing and editing of news stories globally.