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Elfredah Kevin

@elfredahkevin

Founder/managing editor/CEO @JournoTECHworld @ColonistReport & @TCRAfrica /MA @UniWestminster. Check my Highlights for 2023 reflection

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Yesterday, I had the privilege of training staff from the Department of Media, Communication, and Journalism RongoUniversity Kenya, in partnership with NewsAssist AI on how NewsAssist AI can support lecturers. It gladdens my heart that Dr Millicent Otieno, Head of the Department,

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Yesterday, I was invited by Polis@LSE to speak on the opening day of the 2025 JournalismAI Fellowship Programme for newsroom managers in Sub-Saharan Africa! As a former fellow, I shared the impact of the training, how it led me to use AI to analyse over 3,000 pages of

Yesterday, I was invited by <a href="/PolisLSE/">Polis@LSE</a>  to speak on the opening day of the 2025 JournalismAI Fellowship Programme for newsroom managers in Sub-Saharan Africa!

As a former fellow, I shared the impact of the training, how it led me to use AI to analyse over 3,000 pages of
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I am excited to announce that JournoTECH has opened applications to attend a fully funded, one-day in-person training in London, UK, on "Enhancing Trust, Privacy, and Security in AI Across Journalism, Academia, Research, and Civil Society." This event, funded by Sprite+,

I am excited to announce that <a href="/JournoTECHworld/">JournoTECH</a>  has opened applications to attend a fully funded, one-day in-person training in London, UK, on "Enhancing Trust, Privacy, and Security in AI Across Journalism, Academia, Research, and Civil Society."

This event, funded by Sprite+,
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In November, I will be in South Africa to speak African Investigative Journalism Conference on practical tactics for using AI in investigative reporting, addressing security risks and mitigation, and showcasing how NewsAssist AI can help journalists reduce their workload. Learn more about the event and

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In this interview Elfredah Kevin speaks on the intersection between journalism and AI, her digital and editorial work, advice for journalists, and other issues.  JournoTECH mediacareerng.org/how-journalist…

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Last week Thursday, September 4, we held our in-person AI event in London, UK, and I am so proud of everything we accomplished, from bringing speakers from within and outside the UK, including Germany and Luxembourg, to filling the room with journalists, rights advocates,

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#Voices from our AI event: Hear what one Dhruti Shah of our participants at the JournoTECH AI event says about the programme. Video link here👇

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I am truly proud that we have won a global award from Covering Climate Now 🦋 @coveringclimate.org in the Food & Agriculture category out of 1,200 entries. What made me most proud is that our AI-powered investigation caught the judges' attention. They described the story as “innovative and powerful,” and

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Earlier this morning, I delivered a masterclass to students at the University of Sheffield on using AI in the classroom and workplace. A big thank you to Lindsay Pantry for sharing highlights from my talk, and to the amazing team at the School of Journalism, Media and

Earlier this morning, I delivered a masterclass to students at the University of Sheffield on using AI in the classroom and workplace.

A big thank you to Lindsay Pantry for sharing highlights from my talk, and to the amazing team at the School of Journalism, Media and
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I am excited to announce that JournoTECH has opened applications for Fully Funded Training on Responsible AI for Educators and Researchers. Financial support is available for selected participants who need assistance to attend the training. The training is funded by

I am excited to announce that <a href="/JournoTECHworld/">JournoTECH</a>  has opened applications for Fully Funded Training on Responsible AI for Educators and Researchers. Financial support is available for selected participants who need assistance to attend the training.

The training is funded by
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When people tell you to use AI platforms, do they tell you about cloud control and the security of your data? This is why I am very proud of the work I do at JournoTECH I don’t just teach/tell you to use AI but I put your security first. Today at the ongoing

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I was excited to see Prof. Mpathisi Ndlovu one of the JournoTECH community members, after my session at the African Investigative Journalism Conference 2025 at Wits Centre for Journalism in South Africa. It was a pleasure to see him attend my session. He was one of the first lecturers selected

I was excited to see Prof. Mpathisi Ndlovu one of the <a href="/JournoTECHworld/">JournoTECH</a>  community members, after my session at the <a href="/AIJC_Conference/">African Investigative Journalism Conference</a> 2025 at Wits Centre for Journalism  in South Africa. It was a pleasure to see him attend my session. 

He was one of the first lecturers  selected
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As someone who has experienced gunshot attack in the church when I was a child, I can tell the trauma these people are going through. It’s over 20years now, I haven’t forgotten. I just can’t imagine the pain and the fear these people are going through. It’s truly sad that our

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I am really proud of what we have done at JournoTECH ! Last week we impacted more educators and researchers from different countries and disciplines such as computer science, media and communications, law among others and we had professors, heads of departments, senior

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I just took my 10minutes:34 secs to watch this video that Gabriel Jarrosson posted and I tell you it’s another motivation for me to keep building NewsAssist AI till I get into Y Combinator and or any other bigger accelerator program because it’s not about the money but the network and