Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Journalism: Is Bangladesh Ready for it?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Journalism: Is Bangladesh Ready for it? A Study on Journalism Students in Bangladesh.

By 

Md. Ashraful Goni 

Lecturer, Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, 

Bangladesh University of Professionals.

& 

Maliha Tabassum

Lecturer, Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, 

Bangladesh University of Professionals.

Abstract

While talking about technological development of the world, we always define the word "world" with developed nations or first world countries predicting that developing nations will catch up or follow the trend. This statement is also true for journalism as it is one of the world’s fastest growing tech-based sectors. First world countries newsrooms are getting ready for the fourth major wave of journalism (after online, mobile and social media) to use large scale amount of data with the help of AI. In this circumstance, this study focuses on future journalists of Bangladesh; those who have enrolled themselves in this discipline in different universities to pursue a career in the field of journalism. A survey on undergraduate university students from different universities of Bangladesh helped us to predict the readiness of Bangladeshi future journalists for the new wave of digital journalism which will likely hit Bangladesh within the next three to four years. This study will help journalism practitioners and academicians to prepare for the new wave of digital journalism. 

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