The Governance Gap Series #3: Five Questions Every Leadership Team Must Answer Before It Is Too Late

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 […]

The Governance Gap Series #2: Who Bridges the Gap Between Leadership and the Newsroom Floor?

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. […]

The Governance Gap: Why AI Adoption in Newsrooms Is Running Ahead of Institutional Thinking

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: […]

5 Things Radio Broadcasters Need to Know About AI Right Now

Dashboard: https://nabeeltirmazi.com/WorldRadioDay_Trends_2026.html World Radio Day 2026 carried one theme: Radio and Artificial Intelligence. The conversations it triggered, from Hanoi to Sydney to Paris, were more urgent than the official messaging suggested. UNESCO framed AI as “a tool, not a voice.” On the ground, broadcasters were asking harder questions. Here is what the industry was actually […]

Terrestrial Radio Is Not Obsolete

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.

Moving to Next Journey

After 9 years of an intense and transformative journey with AIBD, it’s time to turn the page. Partnering with 26 governments and 100+ broadcasters to deliver 137 trainings was more than a career highlight, it was a masterclass in how media architecture defines the soul of our societies. To the AIBD Secretariat, Members & U.N […]