Reel Journalism: Using AI To Create Smarter Vertical Video

This event has now happened and is being offered as a watch back — if you sign up, you will receive a recording.

Are you a journalist looking to raise your profile through vertical video platforms, such as TikTok and Instagram Reels? Do you feel at a loss of how to best communicate using new tech and social media? 

Join award-winning journalist, author, and content creator Sophia Smith Galer for a new session on how to use genAI to optimise your work for the algorithm. Learn all about ethical journalism tools, examples of when to use genAI as a writer to increase engagement, and what led Sophia to create her own ethical genAI tool, Sophiana. 

As a storytelling innovator for Gen Z and with over 180 million video views to her name, Sophia knows what she is talking about! We'll cover:

• The need for ethical genAI tools in journalism – and what led Sophia to build Sophiana;
• What to consider when finding or building genAI journalism tools;
• When to and when not to use genAI in your work, such as ChatGPT or Gemini;
• The importance of an optimised script when creating vertical video;
• How to work with the social media algorithm for maximum engagement;
  
• How to get the best out of Sophiana – with a demo by Sophia;
• Plus the chance for three lucky people to win a six-month subscription to Sophiana! 

As with all our events, there will also be the chance to ask your own questions both live and in advance.

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Meet The Speaker

Sophia Smith Galer is a multi-award-winning journalist, author and content creator based in London with more than 180 million video views for her storytelling around technology, language and culture. She has built a following of over 900,000 people and in 2022 British Vogue selected her as one of the 25 most influential women in the UK. A former BBC and VICE journalist, Sophia is a leading voice within journalism innovation in British journalism, credited for pioneering vertical-video reporting and building the video scripting app Sophiana.

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