Up next - our panel on AI Literacy in the Newsroom, led by Dr. Bahareh Heravi
(University of Surrey), with Karyn Fleeting (Reach plc.), Laura Ellis (BBC), Titus Plattner (Tamedia), Catherine Sotirakou (IQ Media), Cheryl Phillips (Stanford University) #datajconf
Happening now in one of our sessions: we're delving into detecting ideology in climate discourse, through mining metaphors in neoliberal media - by Katerina Mandenaki and Constantinos Mourlas, both from the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens #datajconf #climatechange
Removing friction points is part of the process of enabling data journalism - eg. by offering reporting recipes or regular 'office hours' for tech support, says @cephillips.bsky.social #datajconf
For smaller newsrooms, it's not enough to just hand over some data- there needs to be a capacity to make effective use of it for impactful stories, says @cephillips.bsky.social #datajconf
Using tools and tech can empower reporters and lower the cost of public service #journalism, especially for small newsroom, says @cephillips.bsky.social #datajconf
Welcome back for the 3rd and final day of #datajconf! Cheryl Phillips @cephillips.bsky.social, Pulitzer-prize winner and a professor at Stanford University, takes the stage.
On stage now, keynote speaker Laura Ellis from the BBC @bbcnews.bsky.social is getting us thinking about the big picture #datajconf
Just a holding question until the day's final keynote gets underway in a few minutes... #datajconf #AI #journalism
Here's a question: Is fear born of ignorance? Sorsha Sabus, from LMU Munich, presents a project on associations between journalists’ attitudes, knowledge, and use of AI tools #datajconf
Lucy Block from the Climate and Community Institute @cplusc.bsky.social takes the floor, with examples of data storytelling done in collaboration with the civic sector #datajconf
Next up - Reshmi Pillai, from @vuamsterdam.bsky.social, tackles data-driven strategies for inclusive journalism #datajconf
We're powering on after our coffee break - welcoming on stage Bette Dam (UNHEARD) and Druhmil Mehta (Columbia University), to discuss helping news organizations to reveal potentially overlooked narratives by using AI to audit who is quoted in their articles #datajconf
Now on stage we have
Christos Gavalas @christosgavalas.bsky.social and Ilias Kanellos from Athens Technology Centre: Can LLMs turn Fact-Checks into Disinformation Narratives? #datajconf
In our @icij.org session, we're discussing Uncovering Offshore Secrecy through Passport Detection: Journalists and Scientists Reveal how they Integrated Machine Learning - with
Delphine Reuter and Nuno Loureiro, moderated by @bheravi.bsky.social #datajconf
We're back after a lovely lunch, and our second keynote is underway! Marc Lavallee, on Finding your AI Frontier #datajconf
How to advance digital accessibility in data-driven journalism? Rosina Küffner & Christian Haslacher from Austria Press Agency take the floor #datajconf
Next up - Ellen Braitman and Peter Svensson on how @bloomberglp.bsky.social is integrating AI into the newsroom #datajconf
Roxana Portugal takes the floor, presenting a multidisciplinary project on how to build responsible AI for quality journalism - how to balance business needs and community trust? #datajconf
Up next, we hear from Oli Hawkins about how AI is getting integrated into the FT's editorial processes, through data updates for instance #datajconf
How do we strike a balance between enthusiasm and caution when it comes to using AI in journalism? The panel weighs in on @bheravi.bsky.social's first question #datajconf
Our first panel kicks off! AI Innovation in Newsrooms: From Promise to Impact - chaired by Dr.
Bahareh Heravi from the University of Surrey, with participants from the BBC, Tamedia, Reach plc. & the Financial Times #datajconf
Now onto our first panel session of the conference: @bheravi.bsky.social leads us in a discussion on "AI Innovation in Newsrooms"
From today's opening keynote - @ndiakopoulos.bsky.social on the many ways, positive & negative, that AI can affect how journalists work #datajconf
If you want to follow along with the conference we are livestreaming the sessions from the main auditorium on both days. Today's livestream is available here: www.youtube.com/live/SKv4KoN...
Nick Diakopoulos presenting his keynote talk at the European Data and Computational Journalism Conference 2025
And we're off! Day 2 of #datajconf starts with @ndiakopoulos.bsky.social giving our first keynote on AI's impact on Future Information Ecosystems
We are all set to start the workshops day.
🗣️📢 Next week we'll be announcing our fabulous lineup of keynote speakers - fascinating talks from across industry and academia.
Get your tickets 🎟️ here: www.more.com/gr-en/ticket...
#datajconf #dataj #datajournalism
🚨📢 Our schedule for the conference next month has been released! An excellent line up of workshops, panels, industry and academic talks - have you got your 🎟️ tickets yet?
www.datajconf.com#schedule
