Before any AI tool goes live inside a broadcast organization, leadership should answer one simple question: Has the organization made institutional decisions about how AI will be used? In many cases, the honest answer is no. AI adoption often starts quietly. A producer uses a tool to support research. A sub-editor tests it for draft […]
A common mistake is slowing down AI adoption in newsrooms across the world. Leadership often assumes editors resist AI because they do not understand the technology. The usual response is more training, more tool demos, and more excitement from the top. Still, the resistance remains. The deeper issue is rarely technical. Many editors are asking […]
If I were walking into a leadership advisory session on AI tomorrow, I would not open with a framework. I would not begin with a policy template or a risk matrix. I would start with five questions, because the answers reveal everything about whether an organization is governing AI or simply tolerating it. The Five […]
Leadership has made the announcement. The strategy deck has been presented. The slides say “AI-powered transformation.” The vision is clear at the top. Walk down one floor into the editorial meeting, the production hub, the training room, or the operations office, and ask the supervisors what their role is in this transformation. Most will pause. […]
There is a scene playing out across broadcast houses and newsrooms in Asia-Pacific that has become almost predictable. A team adopts an AI tool, a subtitle generator, a translation assistant, an automated clipping system. Results look promising. Productivity goes up. Leadership is cautiously impressed. Then someone in a meeting asks the question nobody prepared for: […]
Terrestrial radio is not a broadcasting relic — it is strategic national infrastructure. In this World Radio Day reflection, Nabeel Tirmazi argues why reach does not equal relevance, why radio remains a lifeline in crises, and what responsible AI integration in broadcasting should actually look like.
As World Radio Day 2026 invites us to explore “Radio and Artificial Intelligence,” our beloved industry stands at a fascinating crossroads. Will we become mere “audio factories,” churning out content, or will we embrace Augmented Creativity, where technology elevates our uniquely human touch? At the very core of this exciting evolution lies the Human-in-the-Loop (HITL) […]
You’re wrong if you think radio ever stayed the same. It never did. It just evolved without the fanfare. Vinyl became carts. Carts became automation. Automation became data-driven systems. One signal fractured into thousands of personalized streams. Each transition stripped away friction so we could double down on what actually matters: editorial judgment, audience trust, […]
Most online content creators still craft content for an outdated web structure, assuming readers move smoothly from beginning to end. In reality, both humans and AI now consume information in fragments, pulling pieces rather than reading start to finish. Today, content is often pulled apart before anyone reads it. AI systems extract pieces of text […]
written by Nabeel Tirmazi When my son started his A-Levels this year, I persuaded him to chose Law with Economics and Business, a bold choice for someone who’d never read a legal text before. He had no idea what statute, precedent, or mens rea even meant. Like most beginners, he saw law as a wall […]
