A WORKSHOP BY ORODATA SCIENCE ON "AI GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK FOR MEDIA SECTOR / NEWS ROOMS IN NIGERIA " @ FOUR POINT BY SHERATON, VICTORIA ISLAND,LAGOS

 

On December 1st, 2025, Four points by Sheraton, Victoria Island was agog with the echo and readiness of media gurus in a workshop organised by ORODATA Science on "AI Governance framework for Newsroom in Nigeria. The operational head ,ORODATA SCIENCE, Mr. Eromosele John was explicit and analytical on what AI is, it's uses and how one can personally own the AI space, gathering intelligence and news in the media space. The use of AI in media is critically looked into and he emphasis that people should share the percentage of AI used in any media space so as the audience can know which is AI generated and reality.

The benefits of using AI in the media space is well articulated and soft ware to be used to generate designs and scripts are all reviewed.

The Pan African news- room AI framework was beautifully described as the new age of media which as come to stay. Artificial Intelligence Governance Network open up a new portal to news reporting, news writing, editing,prove reading and managing AI in the media.

Critical thinking is also encouraged so as the human factor can come into play. We are encouraged to factcheck the AI spellings especially the indeginous languages, such as names, numbers and correlation in context. 

It is of great knowledge that AI is about solving problems so the use of AI in news room makes the job faster, easier and less cumbersome. AI should also be managed in context so that sensitive documents can be kept safe.

The workshop was an eye opener for  Journalist who learnt about data gathering, how AI can work and how to own AI to do what you want using prompt Engineering.