NAWOJ benefits as Google trains media on Generative AI and Digital Skills

 Lagos – On Wednesday, members of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ, Lagos State chapter, experienced fresh and invigorating training on generative AI and Digital Skills by Google Nigeria.

The Google-led training which was held at its Ikoyi office in Lagos, was aimed at equipping female journalists across platforms with the knowledge and skills necessary to leverage AI for story telling, and creating content.

The Head Gemini Era, Google, Claudine Beaumont, said the Gemini Era have the ‘Gemini Search’, ‘Circle to Search’ and other new tools that do not just make the job easy but also gives power to be more imaginative and creative.

Beaumont noted that, the media industry is changing very fast, and AI is poised to play a transformative role.

” The initiative behind the programme is to highlight the growing recognition of the need to bridge the gap in the field of AI, by equipping women in Media with AI expertise, because it empowers and sharpens skills at storytelling and content creation”. Beaumont

In her remark, the Vice Chairperson, NAWOJ, Lagos, Comrade Bunmi Yekini, said, the association prioritizes development and upskilling of members and opportunities like the Google-led  training for members is a welcomed one.

 “ The training exposed  members to both existing and new tools available on Google “. Yekini

Members who appreciated NAWOJ, for organizing the training, expressed joy for the opportunity to learn new trends in technology.

 Describing It as interesting to know how such tools as Google lens, and Google photos work, asked for more of such opportunities.

The program was designed to empower women in media by giving them the tools and confidence to understand and utilize AI potential in enhancing their work.

The training received positive responses from participants selected across chapels in the state.

Some of the covered areas of training include:

*Understanding AI and its applications in Media*  where participants went through the basics of understanding AI concepts.

*Using AI for content creation and storytelling* participants learnt how to send AI on a mission and get positive results.

Julie Ekong