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AI for Journalists & Editors Course
Hit every deadline with time to spare, without cutting corners on accuracy.
- Four Units with Lifetime Access
- Online Exam · 99% Pass Rate
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- Self-Paced Online Learning
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Employees at top companies are mastering AI skills with the Workplace AI Institute
Deadlines keep getting tighter. AI helps you research, draft, and fact-check at the speed your newsroom demands.
Newsrooms are doing more with fewer people. Deadlines haven't slowed down, but teams have shrunk, audiences have scattered across platforms, and search traffic keeps shifting. Meanwhile, hours still disappear into transcription, tagging, SEO tweaks, and rewriting the same story for three different formats.
AI can transcribe your interviews in minutes, cross-reference sources, suggest headlines backed by data, and repurpose one piece across every platform you publish on. This course teaches you exactly how to use these tools responsibly, with the editorial standards your work demands.
What You'll Learn
Course Curriculum
AI Foundations for the Newsroom
- Understand what AI can and can't do for journalism today
- Know the real risks, from hallucinated sources to fabricated quotes
- See how outlets like AP, NYT, and Reuters are using AI right now
- Set up your tools and get comfortable with the basics in one sitting
AI for Research, Reporting, and Story Development
- Write prompts that speed up research and surface better angles
- Analyze documents, datasets, and reports with AI assistance
- Generate interview questions and FOI request drafts in minutes
- Build reusable prompt templates for your most common research tasks
AI for Production and Distribution
- Transcribe interviews and press conferences in minutes, not hours
- Generate headlines, meta descriptions, and SEO outlines automatically
- Repurpose articles into social posts, newsletter blurbs, and scripts
- Automate routine content like earnings summaries and event recaps
Ethics, Editorial Standards, and AI Policy
- Fact-check AI output while maintaining your own editorial judgment
- Understand copyright, plagiarism, and the limits of AI-generated content
- Spot deepfakes and AI-generated misinformation before it spreads
- Build or contribute to a newsroom AI usage policy that protects credibility
2 Add-On Units
Take your skills further with these optional add-on units, available to add during checkout.
Master the Art of Prompting
Advanced prompting techniques: chain-of-thought, role-based prompts, few-shot examples, and strategies for getting consistent, high-quality output every time.
Everyday AI in Action
Real-world workflows and case studies showing how professionals use AI daily. Includes copy-and-paste prompt templates for the 20 most common tasks.
What Students Say
How AI Changes Newsroom Work
- Rewriting pieces for each platform manually
- Manual fact-checking across multiple sources
- Headlines tested by gut instinct alone
- Transcribing interviews by hand
- SEO treated as an afterthought
- Content repurposed for every channel instantly
- Sources cross-referenced in seconds
- Data-backed headline suggestions ready to test
- Transcripts ready in minutes
- SEO built into the writing process from the start
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need any AI experience to take this course?
None at all. Unit 1 starts from scratch, walks you through setting up your AI tools, and has you writing effective prompts within the first hour. The course is designed for journalists and editors who have never used AI before.
Will this compromise my editorial standards?
The opposite. Unit 4 is entirely dedicated to ethics, editorial standards, and building responsible AI policies. You will learn how to use AI as a tool while keeping your editorial judgment front and center.
Which AI tools will I use?
The course teaches techniques that work across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and other major AI tools. A free account on any of these platforms is all you need. No paid subscriptions required.
How long will it take me to finish?
Most students complete the course in two to four weeks, studying a few hours per week. The course is fully self-paced with no deadlines, and you keep lifetime access to all materials.
What if the course is not right for me?
Every course is covered by a 30-day money-back guarantee. If you are not satisfied for any reason, email us and we will refund your payment within one business day. No questions asked.
Will I get a certificate?
Yes. After completing the course, you take a short online exam. Pass it and you receive a Certificate of Completion from the Workplace AI Institute that you can share with employers or add to LinkedIn.
Earn Your Certificate
Next, you'll take a quick & easy online exam to earn your Certificate of Completion from the Workplace AI Institute.
- Take the exam online, at your own pace
- 99% pass rate with course preparation
- Share your certificate on LinkedIn
- Retake the exam if needed, at no cost
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