AI Special Interest Group - Research-in-Progress

BEA is debuting Special Interest Groups (SIGs) in 2026.  The Artificial Intelligence (AI) SIG is dedicated to advancing research at the intersection of AI and media. We welcome work on AI in journalism, broadcasting, ethics, pedagogy, regulation, etc. Moderator: Mary E Myers, Regent University Ahmed El Gody, Orebro University; Digitizing News Culture in the UAE: The Role of Artificial Intelligence in UAE Newsrooms Daud Isa, Point Park University; Setting the Chatbot Agenda: A Network Agenda Setting Study of ChatGPT, Perplexity, and U.S. News Media  Isaac Ray Caputo, Bethune-Cookman University; Teaching Radio and Audio Production in the age of A.I. Visual Storytelling in the Age of AI, Scott Alboum, salboum@rider.edu; Rider University