Photojournalism in the age of artificial intelligence: new challenges and opportunities

Authors

  • Ekaterina A. Gurtovaya Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

Keywords:

deepfake, artificial intelligence, neurophotography, post-photography, synthetic image, photography, photojournalism

Abstract

The article examines the influence of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies on the functioning of modern photojournalism. Based on a study of publicly available editorial standards, rules for well-known photojournalism competitions, domestic and foreign scientific works, as well as publications in the media, current names of images generated using AI were identified, and some current approaches to the use of AI algorithms in editorial work were named. A study of Belarusian online media and their Тelegram channels (n = 40) for 2023 – June 2024 made it possible to establish the features of the use of AI when working with images in Belarusian media practice. The constructive possibilities and risks of using AI technologies in the field of photojournalism are identified.

Author Biography

  • Ekaterina A. Gurtovaya, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

    PhD (philology), docent; associate professor at the department of periodical press and web journalism, faculty of journalism

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Published

2024-10-11

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No. 2 (2024): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Journalism

Section

Media Strategies and Tactics

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Gurtovaya, E.A. 2024. Photojournalism in the age of artificial intelligence: new challenges and opportunities. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Journalism. 2 (Oct. 2024), 31–36.