Mapping the AI narrative in Kenya and South Africa’s media

A new study by CINIA, supported by DW Akademie, takes a critical look at how artificial intelligence (AI) is covered in Kenyan and South African media. The research, titled “AI in the Media: Kenya and South Africa”, analyses 57 articles and draws on two rounds of journalist interviews over a five-year period (2021-2026). The research finds that AI remains largely an underexplored, and often misunderstood, topic for journalism in South Africa and Kenya.

Read the full article below, via DW Akademie, for the eight key takeaways.

AI IN THE MEDIA: KENYA AND SOUTH AFRICA

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