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Reshaping journalism through Artificial Intelligence: A sociological analysis of Nigeria’s media landscape
https://doi.org/10.31248/IJAH2026.238 | Article Number: 83ABA8461 | Vol.7 (1) - April 2026
Received Date: 25 March 2026 | Accepted Date: 14 April 2026 | Published Date: 30 April 2026
Author: AKPOGHIRAN, Idamah Patrick
Keywords: technology, artificial intelligence, journalism, media, reshaping, sociological perspective.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies are fast becoming core parts of news production processes, reshaping journalism and the media environment. The sociological perspective of artificial intelligence technology is one area in Nigeria that is under-researched. The objective of this study is to navigate how the social construction perspective determines artificial intelligence technology in journalism. Relevant literature was employed and analysed as a research method to achieve the objective of the study. There is a graduate shift from traditional human journalism to technology-oriented journalism, where artificial intelligence technologies are playing a domineering roles in journalism by reshaping the media landscape. The implication is that artificial intelligence in journalism poses a threat to the integrity of news by supplanting human journalists. Human actions in behaviours, attitudes, choices and decisions will definitely determine the directions of artificial intelligence technology in journalism. The future of journalism in this artificial intelligence age does not lie in the technology but in what the technology is used for. The reshaping of journalism through artificial intelligence largely depends on the sociological perspectives or social constructs of humans, developers, policymakers and users. Further studies should look at artificial intelligence and the democratisation of news production.
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