Using generative AI in journalism: from idea to production — and review

Paul Bradshaw
Feb 4, 2025

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Applications of genAI in the journalism process Pyramid with the bottom ‘pre-production’ layer highlighted: Idea generation and stimulation: identify and map systems and rules, apply brainstorming frameworks (iceberg model, 5 whys, 8 angles of data journalism). Planning.

I’ve written a series of posts on how to use generative AI at different stages in journalism projects. Although there’s a particular focus on investigations, most of the techniques can be used in any journalism project.

Here they are:

  1. Using generative AI for story ideas
  2. Using generative AI for sourcing and story research
  3. Using generative AI as a spreadsheet and data cleaning assistant
  4. Using generative AI as a scraping assistant
  5. Using generative AI to help review your reporting: subbing, jargon, and brevity
  6. Identifying bias in your writing — with generative AI

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Paul Bradshaw
Paul Bradshaw

Written by Paul Bradshaw

Data journalist and course leader of the MA in Data Journalism at Birmingham City University. Author of the Online Journalism Handbook.

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