Prague Media Point

Prague Media Point is an annual interdisciplinary conference, dedicated to discussing the changing media landscape in an international context.

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In case studies of investigations utilizing AI, Teodora Curcic shared: “AI can remove repetitive time-consuming tasks, even in small local newsrooms, which cannot afford paying data analysts.”

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In their session, Media Diversity Institute is talking about, among other things, how AI algorithms are expanding the already existing disbalances.

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And Vincent Berthier from RSF believes that “Self-regulation works when everyone is equal at the table.”

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On ethics and AI in journalism, Eugenia Stamboliev from says: “AI saves your time, but you spend the saved time by checking what AI has composed….There is a difference between content and quality work!”

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And Pavel Kasík from Seznam zpravy follows: “Even if AI is not replacing us now, you are giving it information to replace you in the future.

Look at what you do, cut it into small boxes and now decide what you can do yourself and what you can outsource and give to AI.”

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In the session on updating media and journalistic education, Borislav Vukojević believes that “In the future, you won’t have a right to complain because you helped the system (AI) to work without you.”

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Continuing with the discussion on leading a niche media in the age of AI, one of the panelists, Krzysztof Chojnowski says: “Automate and collaborate. One-man show will no longer exist.”

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Marius Dragomir: “The main issue is the transparency. It’s important to know who are the companies financing and producing this content.”

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Continuing with the discussion on the AI-resources conundrum with Asya Metodieva, Damir Agovic and Marius Dragomir.

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Damir Agovic: “The mission is to enhance, not replace journalism…..
Trying to enhance and support, but not replace. Editorial support might be more important just because of the ease of overproducing.”

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Asya Metodieva: “We do two things: 1. Training journalists about AI in organisations to boost their effectivity.
2. Try to motivate people in news organisations to have better cooperation and communication between operational level and decision-makers”

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Asya Metodieva:
“I must say that in Europe journalists are curious to explore AI. But there is not much when it comes to environmental considerations.”

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“It can be an amplifier of capacities. ai anylyses on dimensions that are beyond the reach of human cognition.”

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We’re kicking off with the keynote speech by Pierre Romera Zhang!

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We're also happy to have Mr Matthias Pfeffer, Founding Director of the Council for European Public Space, Germany, to share on the Council's agenda and on the broader situation of information space freedom and sustainablity in Germany. Supported by @fondbudoucnosti

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We're also excited to welcome @mariusdrag, director of the Media and Journalism Research Center. In his panel, he'll share on the Center's research into the usage of AI by newsrooms in Central Europe and the main obstacles they face in employing AI. https://t.co/AtBJjd0EWE

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Another interesting perspective will be shared at the upcoming PMP 2024 (29 Nov, Prague) by Eugenia Stamboliev (Vienna Uni). Together with Vincent Berthier from RSF, they will discuss upholding journalism ethics in the age of AI. More here: https://t.co/AtBJjd0EWE

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At PMP24, Lazar Čovs @Popravljam, media trainer and data journalist from Serbia, will hold a workshop on how to use digital tools better for more effective data visualizations. More info and registration here: https://t.co/v6dBT5eYcT

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We're also happy to host a session organized by Media Diversity Institute on "Media and Diversity in the Age of Algorithm". Check out more here: https://t.co/AtBJjd0EWE