AI entered media operations across Asia-Pacific long before most boards noticed. The May 2026 Media Leaders Intelligence Dashboard tracked 20 signals across the region. Eight came in at high urgency. Three require board decisions now. Link to May 2026 Dashboard:…
Link to the app: Media practitioners often struggle with Sustainable Development Goal reporting because SDG language can feel distant from the realities of daily journalism. Newsrooms work under pressure to produce stories that attract attention, hold audiences, and compete…
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…
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…
Link to the Dashboard: The April 2026 edition of the APAC Media Trends Dashboard tracked 20 APAC signals and 7 global signals across a 30-day window. All sources were drawn from open institutional and newsroom records verified within the…
Presented at the World Radio Day 2026 event for CJUC FM in Yukon, Canada, “AI Radio: The Next Frequency” explored the transition of community broadcasting into an era of Augmented Creativity. In alignment with the global theme “Radio and AI”…
The broadcasting landscape in January 2026 is hitting a massive friction point: we are moving AI out of the “test phase” and directly into live production, but the industry is nowhere near ready for the fallout. The most talked-about issue…
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…
Happy World Speech Day, everyone! Today is a special day where we celebrate the power of words and how they can shape our lives. As I take a moment to reflect on this day, I would like to share my…
Overseas Pakistanis today live in a paradox: they are indispensable to the country’s survival, yet largely invisible in its strategic imagination. This tension was the heartbeat of my conversation with Nazakat Malick, a dialogue that resonated deeply with my own…
