Kristophina Shilongo is a tech policy researcher investigating participatory approaches to AI governance. She is a Mozilla Fellow – Tech Policy, studying participatory governance approaches in the conservation sector in Southern Africa. Her findings will provide recommendations for AI policies in Southern Africa. David Man & Tristan Ferne / Better Images of AI / Trees / CC-BY 4.0 Technology — and most recently, artificial intelligence (AI) — has revolutionized our information systems. Social media algorithms make assumptions about the type of news or media users want to see, and they influence what is amplified and what is left unseen. To address this large influx of information, AI content moderation enabled by natural language processing has made it easier to detect false or potentially harmful media. Journalists and newsrooms around the world have embraced the technology and incorporated it into how they gather, produce and distribute news. However, the development of these technologies is not without blemish. Journalists have played a central role in bringing injustices to the forefront such as the mistreatment of workers who build these models or biases that may be entrenched in them. One cannot ignore the crucial role of journalists and news media in determining whether this technological revolution unfolds positively and in the interest of the people, or if it benefits a small minority at the expense of the larger public. This two-fold impact of AI on journalism was explored during the October 2023 Conference on the Future of Journalism Education in Southern Africa held…Journalism: A Catalyst for Trustworthy AI in Africa