Workshop AI for Journalists

28.01.2025

19:30 – 22:30 Dinner Meet-up
Location: brösl, Wohlmutstraße 23, 1020 Wien

29.01.2025


AI Workshop
Location: Porticus, Gertrude-Fröhlich-Sandner-Straße 1, 1100 Wien


Morning Session


9:00 – 11:00: AI Tools in Journalism – Overview and Fundamentals


● Welcome and introduction of UJN
● Overview of AI tools in journalism, developments and ethical concerns
● Understanding ChatGPT and AI assistants
○ Differences between AI assistants and RAGs
○ Practical applications in newsrooms and investigations
○ Live demonstrations of key tools
○ How to use GPTs


11:00 – 11:15: Coffee Break


11:15 – 12:30: Prompt Engineering for Journalists

● Hands-on training with Anthropic Console
● Best practices for making prompts
● Common pitfalls and how to avoid them


12:30 – 13:30: Lunch Break


Afternoon Session


13:45 – 15:00: Understanding RAG Systems in Journalism


● Technical foundation of RAG systems, presentation of Kotaemon – An open-source
RAG-based tool document analysis
● Practical applications
● Key tools presentation:
○ Notebook LM
○ Pinpoint
○ Anything LLM
● Real-world case studies and examples


15:00 – 16:00: Case Study Workshop


● Participants discuss the documents at hand, projects and research ideas
● Break-out sessions based on specific use cases
● Small group work on practical applications
● Preliminary project group formation


16:00 – 16:15: Coffee Break


16:15 – 18:00: Technical Setup


● Hands-on setup of necessary tools and platforms
● Individual assistance and troubleshooting
● Preparation for Day 2 exercises
● Q&A session


19:00 – 20:00 ORF (Österreichischer Rundfunk) Tour and Meet-Up


30.01.2025


Building and Implementing RAG Systems


Morning Session


9:45 – 10:30: RAGs in practice: Implementation and Journalistic Methodology


● Integration with journalistic workflows and methodology
○ Best practices
○ Data processing strategies
○ Quality control
○ Detailed intro to Kotaemon and real-world examples and case studies

10:30 – 11:00: Programs Mentoring sessions


● Two parallel masterclasses on Notebook LM, Open AI and Kotaemon
● Questions

11:00 – 12:00: Group work

● Project brainstorming and refinement
● Technical consultation
● Data preparation and upload

12:00 – 13:00: Lunch Break


Afternoon Session


13:00 – 14:00: Group Presentations and Feedback


● Each group presents their project concept
● Technical and editorial feedback
● Discussion


14:00 – 14:15: Coffee Break & Project Presentation


● Informal viewing of other groups’ work
● Q&A with instructors


14:15 – 16:40: Hands-on Project Work
16:40 – 18:00: Final Presentations


19:00 Dinner Meet-up
Location: Zum Roten Bären, Berggasse 39, 1090 Wien

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