Join our masterclass in covering artificial intelligence. The three-day programme is open to journalists and editors on any beat or medium who wish to deepen their understanding of how AI impacts our reporting and our lives.

The programme

The course will help you determine how to report on AI trends and effects across industries – from labour and education to politics and culture. Please note: This course does not include hands-on training of AI tools. Rather than instructing participants on how to use AI, seminars will focus on how to cover AI's transformation of various fields.

Sessions include:

  • A keynote from Calum Chace, co-host of London Futurists and author of "Surviving AI" and "The Economic Singularity."
  • A panel of experienced local and environmental journalists with tips for covering data centres. 
  • A seminar on AI in healthcare with Alex Novak, co-director of Oxford Clinical Artificial Intelligence Research (OxCAIR)  
  • A deep dive into Reuters Institute data on AI and news audiences, democracy and misinformation.

Further programme details to be confirmed.

Fees and dates

  • Course only: £1,450
  • Course and accommodation: £1,950 

Both options include several meals. Apply early to receive a £100 early-bird discount (first come, first served). There are no other discounts or financial assistance available.

  • Dates: 22-25 September 2026
  • Location: Reuters Institute, Oxford, UK

For more information, please email reuters.institute@politics.ox.ac.uk

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External speakers
Calum Chace image/svg+xml image/svg+xml

Calum is a founder, adviser, and best-selling writer on artificial intelligence. His AI startup Conscium, which he co-founded, explores the possibility of machine consciousness and offers verification services for AI agents. He also co-hosts the London Futurists Podcast. Calum speaks regularly on the medium- and long-term impact of AI on all of us, our societies and our economies. He advises companies and governments on AI policy. He has written several fiction and non-fiction books about AI and superintelligence. | More on Calum

Jenny Abamu image/svg+xml image/svg+xml

Jenny Abamu is a politics reporter at WAMU, the NPR member station serving the Washington region. Her reporting examines how politics, policy, technology and economic development shape everyday life, with a particular focus on the rapid expansion of data centers and the communities resisting, regulating and benefiting from them. Jenny brings  international and policy experience from her prior role as a U.S. diplomat to her reporting on artificial intelligence infrastructure, energy, land use and local government. | More on Jenny

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Alex Novak is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Ambulatory Care at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and Associate Professor at the Royal College of Emergency Medicine. He has a strong research interest in the evaluation of diagnostic technologies, particularly the clinical evaluation of Artificial Intelligence-led tools, and is the Director of Emergency Medicine Research Oxford (EMROx) and Co-Director of Oxford Clinical AI Research (OxCAIR). | More on Alex

Fermín Koop image/svg+xml image/svg+xml

Fermín Koop is the Executive Editor at Dialogue Earth. Based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he started working with the organisation in 2014 as a freelancer before transitioning to an editorial role. He is also a trainer and mentor for the Earth Journalism Network (EJN) and a teacher at the Argentine University of Enterprise (UADE). Fermín is a former Journalist Fellow at the Reuters Institute. | More on Fermín

Jocelyn Burnham image/svg+xml image/svg+xml

Jocelyn Burnham is an independent artificial intelligence specialist working with the creative and cultural sectors. She has been commissioned by organisations including Arts Council England, the London Symphony Orchestra, Tate, the Church of England, and many more to produce bespoke AI workshops, resources, and board advisory sessions, and has delivered over one hundred AI workshops and learning programmes for organisations across the UK and internationally. Jocelyn takes a deliberately neutral position on AI, and her practice centres on helping organisations and practitioners develop their own confident, critical, and creative relationships with the technology through playfulness and hands-on experimentation. | More on Jocelyn

Reuters Institute speakers
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Dr Felix M. Simon works at the intersection of AI, communication, and society and is the Research Fellow in AI, Information, and News at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. Before joining us, he completed his PhD in AI and communication at the Oxford Internet Institute (OII), where he is a Research Associate. His research looks at the societal impacts of AI, especially its implications for the information environment, the news, and democracy. | More on Felix

Amy Ross Arguedas image/svg+xml image/svg+xml

Amy Ross Arguedas is a Senior Research Fellow at the Reuters Institute and is a co-author of the Digital News Report. Amy completed her M.A. and Ph.D. in the Media, Technology, and Society program in the Department of Communication Studies at Northwestern University in 2020. She was previously a journalist at Costa Rican newspaper La Nación. | More on Amy