A new Erasmus+ project, co-funded by the European Union, brings together universities, news agencies, and media organizations from Greece, Portugal, France, and Cyprus. Its goal is to train journalists to use artificial intelligence responsibly in news reporting.

We live in an era where journalism is being redefined by technology. Artificial Intelligence is changing the way news is produced and disseminated, creating real opportunities and tangible risks. Newsrooms that want to remain credible and resilient in the face of change need journalists with new skills, who combine the efficiency and speed of Artificial Intelligence while promoting the independent journalism on which democracy is built.

This is where iNews comes in. The project trains journalists to use Artificial Intelligence with confidence, adhering to the code of ethics and enhancing their daily reporting. It creates an open community of professionals from newspapers, television, radio, and news websites who learn together, regardless of how familiar they are with the technology.

What iNews

• an AI Bootcamp for intensive, hands-on training
• a specialized chatbot to support trainees
• a podcast series on the biggest challenges facing journalism today
• two summer schools for local journalists
• workshops and events in all four countries

iNews is coordinated by Professor Konstantinos Mourlas and the Department of Communication and Mass Media at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. 

The media partners are, from Greece, the artificial intelligence startup Cymoid Media, the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA-MPA), the Panhellenic Federation of Journalists’ Unions (POESY), and Alter Ego Media. From Portugal, the press association Associação Portuguesa de Imprensa and the news agency LUSA are participating. France is represented by the Groupe Nice-Matin, and Cyprus by the ALPHA Cyprus television station.

What’s Next

In the coming months, the consortium will launch its first initiatives and present iNews’s objectives, tools, and courses. Details on how journalists can participate in the workshops will be announced through the project’s channels.

The iNews project (agreement number 2025-1-EL01-KA220-VET-000361195) is co-funded by the European Union under the Erasmus+ program, Key Action 2 – Partnerships for Cooperation (KA220-VET).