Jenny Wiik is an Associate Professor in Media and Communication Studies at the University of Gothenburg, and Malmö University. Her research interest is professional journalism as an ideological construct as well as a democratic institution, focusing on journalistic identities in the intersection of technological, organizational and societal developments. She has had several leading positions within the academy and was the creator of the successful international MA in Investigative Journalism (MIJ) at the University of Gothenburg.

Jenny is currently affiliated to the innovation hub Lindholmen Science Park in Gothenburg where she is running the research project ‘The automation of journalism. Innovation, collaboration and knowledge management when implementing AI in news organizations’. The project aims to understand how news organizations work to manage various competencies, work flows and (sometimes) conflicting goals in the process of automating journalism.


Talk at Streamlining Media Activities by the Use of Cognitive Technologies: 

50 Media Executives on AI and Automation. Findings from the Nordic Survey Study of AI in Journalism
When automating parts of news production, a central challenge to management is to ensure that fundamental journalistic values may be shaped and enacted. But how do key people in the industry view the strategic opportunities and challenges of AI? The Nordic survey study of AI in journalism has collected answers from more than 50 media managers, innovators, and strategists. In her speech the researcher Jenny Wiik presents the findings with focus on three aspects: 1) organisational knowledge and AI maturity, 2) AI strategies, and 3) collaborations in AI innovations.