Media and Artificial Intelligence

Standard Group Editor-in-Chief Ochieng' Rapuro (second-left) and WAM executives led by its Director-General Mohamed Jalal Alrayssi at Spice FM studios. [David Gichuru, Standard]

The importance of digital literacy in journalism featured heavily during the launch of the Emirates News Agency (WAM) White Paper on the annual Global Media Congress (GMC) at a Nairobi hotel on Thursday.

Panellists at the exclusive event also stressed the need for training in Artificial Intelligence tools in keeping with changing trends in the media and the critical role of decisive leadership in the industry.