NAMS 2026 Side Event: Vibecode the Newsroom

​**This event is only in person in Copenhagen. There will be no virtual option**

​Vibecoding, or no-code building, is the brand new practice of building applications with natural language instead of computer code. It’s democratizing building and removing tech bottlenecks, but it also threatens to upend a newsroom’s workflows, roles and even security. In this practical session, we’ll explore vibecoding in practice and theory and gain clarity on how to manage this revolution.

​With Aida Kokanovic, Datajournalist & CEO at brAIght, Marie Gilot, Executive Director of J+ at the Newmark J-School at CUNY and Aldana Vales, Manager of the AI Journalism Labs at the Newmark J-School at CUNY

​Who should register:

• ​Senior editors, newsroom leaders, product-curious journalists

• ​People managing teams, budgets, or strategy (not necessarily technical)

• ​Comfortable with experimentation, but short on time and engineering resources

​Outcomes:

• ​Understand vibecoding as a newsroom capability; When it’s powerful vs. risky; How it differs from traditional product development

• ​Develop a “leader’s lens” on AI experimentation; How to evaluate which ideas are worth pursuing; How to manage risk

• ​Identify 2–3 immediate use cases in your own newsroom

​Schedule

​9 am: Breakfast

​9:30 am: What is vibecoding?

​What’s different about vibecoding; Use cases; Pros and Cons

​10 am: Workshop: Vibecode your own editorial tool with Lovable

​What you'll need: Bring your laptops; make a free account on Lovable but don’t use any of the free tokens, you’ll need them for the workshop.

​10:45 am: Break

​11 am: Debrief from the workshop

​11:15 am: Guided discussion: Managing Vibecoding in a Newsroom

​Where vibecoding fits in your organization; Risk & ethics; Talent & culture; Draft a “Vibecoding Decision Framework”

​12 pm: End