AI Integration in Newsrooms

How Much AI is Too Much AI for Ethical Journalism

As artificial intelligence transforms newsrooms across South Asia, journalists grapple with the fine line between enhancement and dependency

Published on: 1 Jul, 2025
Digital Dependency: Unpacking Tech Philanthropy’s Grip on Local News in the MENA

AI-driven journalism initiatives in the Middle East, often backed by philanthropic media development projects, are reshaping local newsrooms under the influence of global tech giants. These efforts, while marketed as support, risk deepening power asymmetries, fostering digital dependency, and reactivating colonial patterns of control through algorithmic systems and donor-driven agendas.

Published on: 3 Jun, 2025