The newsroom continues to strengthen its digital transformation efforts by adopting Google AI Tools as part of its journalistic work innovation.
The use of this artificial intelligence technology aims to increase the speed of news production while maintaining the quality, accuracy, and journalistic ethics that have long been the foundation for both print and online media.
In practice, Google AI Tools are used by the editorial team at various stages of work, from issue research and data processing to drafting initial news reports and information verification.
The available automated analysis features help journalists work more efficiently, especially in managing data-heavy reporting materials, without reducing the thoroughness in presenting facts.
One of the most beneficial features is the AI’s ability to summarize long documents and references.
This feature helps journalists quickly understand the context of an issue before drafting a news story, making the writing process more focused and directed, particularly for policy issues and events requiring deep background.
Furthermore, Gemini for Workspace is utilized by the editorial team to assist in drafting initial news reports with neat and consistent language structure.
Nevertheless, every script still goes through a layered editorial process to meet print and online media writing standards, adhering to the principles of balance and information accuracy.
It was revealed that the presence of Google AI Tools has a direct impact on the effectiveness of field work.
“NotebookLM is very helpful in speeding up the transcription process, especially for converting interview audio recordings into text. This significantly shortens the script production time.”
It was added that the editorial team also uses Google Trends as a tool to read the trends of issues currently developing in society.
This search data serves as an additional reference in determining the news angle to keep it current, relevant, and appealing to readers, without sidelining substantial news value.
As part of the technology implementation effort, at least 10 members of the editorial team have undergone special training on the use of Google AI Tools. This training equips journalists and editors with technical skills, coverage data management, creation of simple supporting news visuals, and techniques for extracting information from various sources quickly and systematically.
The use of AI is also felt in audiovisual content production. It was stated that this technology helps speed up the editing and scriptwriting process.
“These tools help the editorial team during the news filming process and accelerate script preparation. For me, this helps produce voice-overs with better sound quality.”
However, it was acknowledged that there are still technical challenges in the field, such as limited internet connectivity and the need for more adequate equipment.
It was assessed that the presence of Google Gemini still has a positive impact.
“Google Gemini is very helpful because it makes work faster and more structured.”
Through the adoption of Google AI Tools, the newsroom can present more journalistic content that is current, in-depth, and relevant to readers’ needs.
Technology integration is a strategic step in modernizing the newsroom, while also addressing the challenges of the media industry amid accelerating digital transformation, without abandoning the core values of journalism.
