Empowering Sri Lankan journalists with practical Artificial Intelligence skills for research, verification, storytelling and newsroom innovation.
This Certificate in Journalism is a practical, hands-on professional development programme designed to help media professionals confidently integrate Artificial Intelligence into their daily newsroom workflows.
Participants will learn how to responsibly use Google's latest AI tools for research, writing, verification, multimedia storytelling and newsroom productivity through interactive activities, case studies and real-world exercises.
Organized by the Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI), supported by Google.
Six focus areas designed around real newsroom work, not abstract theory.
Write clear, effective prompts that get reliable results from AI tools.
Speed up background research and source-gathering without cutting corners.
Use AI to verify claims, images and video before you publish.
Bring AI into visual and multimedia formats for richer stories.
Build repeatable AI workflows that save time on daily tasks.
Understand the ethics, limits and risks of AI in journalism.
Journalism AI Academy × SLPI × Google
Participants who successfully complete all four sessions, practical activities and the final capstone assessment will receive a Certificate of Completion.
Yes. The programme is fully free for accepted participants, supported by Google.
Reporters, editors, digital journalists, news producers, media trainers, journalism students and communication professionals in Sri Lanka.
Yes, on successful completion of all four sessions, practical activities and the capstone assessment.
No. The assessment in this application simply helps us group participants by experience level, from complete beginners to advanced users.
Sessions are offered in Sinhala, Tamil and English — select your preference during registration.