Workshop AI essentials for Journalists

​A hands-on AI and ChatGPT workshop for journalists who want AI-generated content to sound like them, not like everyone else’s chatbot.

​You probably recognize it: the same Facebook posts, the same sentence structures and the same generic one-page visuals. This happens when AI does not have enough context about you, your work and your writing style.

​During this half-day workshop, you will build a ChatGPT setup around your own work, sources and writing style. You will test and refine it until the output no longer sounds generic. You will leave with a working setup for a task you can reuse every week.

​Practical information

• ​Time: 9:00 AM–1:00 PM

• ​Lunch is included

• ​Free for RAPP members

• ​Afl. 75 for non-members

• ​Advance registration is required

• ​Please bring your own laptop

​Registration and payment

​Participation is free for RAPP members. The fee for non-members is Afl. 75.

​Please register in advance through this page. After registering, non-members will receive RAPP’s payment details by email. Your place is confirmed once payment has been received.

​What you will learn

• ​Why generic AI output happens and how to improve it

• ​How to build a ChatGPT Project around your own work, sources and writing style

• ​How to write and test a reusable prompt for a task you perform every week

• ​How to recognize journalism-specific risks, including hallucinations and problems with source verification

​You will leave with

• ​A ChatGPT Project built around your own beat and writing style

• ​A tested, reusable prompt for one recurring task

• ​A practical overview of AI risks in journalism and ways to guard against them

• ​A prioritized list of other AI use cases you can develop

​This workshop is for you if

• ​You already use AI occasionally but feel you are only scratching the surface

• ​You are tired of posts and drafts that sound like everyone else’s

• ​You want a repeatable setup for a real task—not another general introduction to AI

• ​You are comfortable with basic prompting and ready to take the next step

​Space is limited, so make sure to register in advance.