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Track D · Journalism & Mass Communication

AI in Journalism & Mass Communication

AI literacy for B.J.M.C. and journalism students at Indian universities — fact-checking with AI, deepfake detection, AI-assisted reporting, automated transcription. NEP-aligned discipline module.

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Track D · D2

The module you would run on your campus

Journalism students complete this module as part of the Track D layer of their existing degree, after the Universal Literacy module (D1).

What AI means in Journalism

3 capabilities the module produces.

  • AI fact-checking at newsroom scale

    Triangulate claims, cross-reference sources, and surface contradictions with LLM-assisted verification — and know where human judgment must override the machine.

  • Deepfake & provenance detection

    Identify AI-generated images, audio, and video using Hive, Reality Defender, and C2PA standards in live newsroom scenarios.

  • AI-assisted reporting workflows

    Whisper transcription, Indic-language translation, RTI/court-filing summarisation, structured extraction from PDFs.

The module

AI in Journalism & Mass Communication

D2

AI in Journalism & Mass Communication

Sem 5–63 credits

Skill outcomes

  • Use AI tools for fact-checking and source verification
  • Conduct AI-assisted reporting and automated transcription workflows
  • Detect deepfakes and synthetic media in news contexts
  • Apply ethical frameworks for AI use in journalism

Prerequisites: D1

Updated 2026-04

Industry context

The Indian news ecosystem is being rewritten by generative tools — from synthetic election imagery to AI-generated press releases. Reporters who cannot verify, transcribe, and summarise at AI speed are uncompetitive within their first year on the desk.

Student outcomes

  • Verify a suspicious image, video, or audio clip in under 15 minutes
  • Summarise a 200-page document into reportable findings, with citations
  • Articulate a newsroom AI policy under DPDP that protects sources and audiences
  • Ship a portfolio piece demonstrating AI-augmented reporting on a real story

Sibling discipline modules

The other 9 disciplines in Track D.

Every discipline module shares the Universal Literacy module (D1) and the Career Bridge (D12). The middle module is what makes the AI fluency discipline-relevant, not generic.

Run this on your campus

Journalism students get the same Skill Score as every other Kompas student. Discipline-relevant. Cohort-comparable.

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