A Descriptive Analysis for the Future of Journalism Studies in Emerging Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Case of NewsGPT platform

Technology has been applied in various activities almost in every field including journalism. There are visible changes in the way journalists do their professional work by the help of technology; the most important tool in the axis of these developments is artificial intelligence (AI). Today people...

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Main Authors: Muzafalu Katamba, Bahar Kayıhan
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Language:English
Published: Ankara Haci Bayram Veli University 2024-06-01
Series:Yeni Medya
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Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/3690599
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description Technology has been applied in various activities almost in every field including journalism. There are visible changes in the way journalists do their professional work by the help of technology; the most important tool in the axis of these developments is artificial intelligence (AI). Today people can do news gathering and production, news reporting and news consumption among others on movable technological gadgets around the globe by the influence of AI. However, although technology can be seen as an opportunity when it comes to journalistic work, it has also been disadvantageous in some ways. Therefore, we need to rephrase journalism study programs to fit into the AI era to enable both AI and professional journalism to exist concurrently. In this line, this study has a through descriptive analysis aimed at explaining AI, NewsGPT platform and journalism, and how journalism studies should be re-modeled for the future to enable coming journalists know how to adopt with technology alongside professionalism. The study also adds knowledge to the discussion for the future possibilities of journalism studies. As a result of the study, it was revealed that the news on the NewsGPT platform has various problems such as bias and disinformation, and in this context, both algorithm journalism and journalism education should be rethought.
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spelling doaj-art-5db84382aacf4ebdb6d76b28b4ed33092025-02-06T09:54:27ZengAnkara Haci Bayram Veli UniversityYeni Medya2587-12852024-06-011611810.55609/yenimedya.14274211643A Descriptive Analysis for the Future of Journalism Studies in Emerging Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Case of NewsGPT platformMuzafalu Katamba0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9000-2303Bahar Kayıhan1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5196-4350ANKARA HACI BAYRAM VELI UNIVERSITYAnkara Hacı Bayram Veli ÜniversitesiTechnology has been applied in various activities almost in every field including journalism. There are visible changes in the way journalists do their professional work by the help of technology; the most important tool in the axis of these developments is artificial intelligence (AI). Today people can do news gathering and production, news reporting and news consumption among others on movable technological gadgets around the globe by the influence of AI. However, although technology can be seen as an opportunity when it comes to journalistic work, it has also been disadvantageous in some ways. Therefore, we need to rephrase journalism study programs to fit into the AI era to enable both AI and professional journalism to exist concurrently. In this line, this study has a through descriptive analysis aimed at explaining AI, NewsGPT platform and journalism, and how journalism studies should be re-modeled for the future to enable coming journalists know how to adopt with technology alongside professionalism. The study also adds knowledge to the discussion for the future possibilities of journalism studies. As a result of the study, it was revealed that the news on the NewsGPT platform has various problems such as bias and disinformation, and in this context, both algorithm journalism and journalism education should be rethought.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/3690599artificial intelligencenewsgpttechnologyjournalism studiesfuture of journalism studies.yapay zekânewsgptteknolojigazetecilik çalışmalarıgazeteciliğin geleceği çalışmaları
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A Descriptive Analysis for the Future of Journalism Studies in Emerging Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Case of NewsGPT platform
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artificial intelligence
newsgpt
technology
journalism studies
future of journalism studies.
yapay zekâ
newsgpt
teknoloji
gazetecilik çalışmaları
gazeteciliğin geleceği çalışmaları
title A Descriptive Analysis for the Future of Journalism Studies in Emerging Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Case of NewsGPT platform
title_full A Descriptive Analysis for the Future of Journalism Studies in Emerging Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Case of NewsGPT platform
title_fullStr A Descriptive Analysis for the Future of Journalism Studies in Emerging Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Case of NewsGPT platform
title_full_unstemmed A Descriptive Analysis for the Future of Journalism Studies in Emerging Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Case of NewsGPT platform
title_short A Descriptive Analysis for the Future of Journalism Studies in Emerging Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Case of NewsGPT platform
title_sort descriptive analysis for the future of journalism studies in emerging artificial intelligence ai and the case of newsgpt platform
topic artificial intelligence
newsgpt
technology
journalism studies
future of journalism studies.
yapay zekâ
newsgpt
teknoloji
gazetecilik çalışmaları
gazeteciliğin geleceği çalışmaları
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