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Jaemark Tordecilla @jaemark.co · 29/04/2025

I'll be in Hong Kong later this week for a series of lectures and workshops on AI and journalism, and at least one of them will be open to the public. It'll be on Friday, May 2nd, 1-2:30 pm at the Meng Wah Complex T6 at the University of Hong Kong, so come say hi! RSVP: bit.ly/4iIaiAo

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Jaemark Tordecilla @jaemark.co · 25/04/2025

Proud to welcome the acclaimed journalist Regine Cabato into the Teka Teka News fold. In her first episode, she speaks to Father Albert Alejo, SJ to reflect on Pope Francis' legacy of compassion, humility, and reform. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/0ZTa...

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Remembering Pope Francis: A Jesuit’s reflection on justice, hope, and the Church's future

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Jaemark Tordecilla @jaemark.co · 20/04/2025

While in Rome earlier this month, I met a group of Filipino workers through @reginecabato.bsky.social and Fr. Albert Alejo. Their story of how an online prayer group became a true family was an unexpected Easter reflection. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/6UKL...

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Jaemark Tordecilla @jaemark.co · 07/04/2025

I'll be in Perugia later this week for a panel at the International Journalism Festival. The Reuters Institute listed it among "the events you shouldn't miss in Perugia." Lemme know if you're gonna be there!

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Jaemark Tordecilla @jaemark.co · 26/03/2025

Testing out ChatGPT's new 4o Image Generation feature — what a promising and powerful tool. Here, I worked with it to generate a political cartoon to visualize the irony of the discourse surrounding Duterte’s arrest and subsequetn appearance at the ICC.

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Jaemark Tordecilla @jaemark.co · 07/03/2025

Details on my panel at the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy. Say hi if you're going to be there!

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Jaemark Tordecilla @jaemark.co · 04/03/2025

Was playing around with the Budget Bot and stumbled into this weird outlier for covered courts allocations — it might be the first big scoop for this project. Would love to collaborate with any newsroom who'd like to look into this, or who would want to explore other data.

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Jaemark Tordecilla @jaemark.co · 27/02/2025

Watching "Hello, Love, Again" on streaming recently reminded me of recent developments in Canadian politics, and made me wonder: Can Filipino migrants still find joy in Canada in 2025?

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Jaemark Tordecilla @jaemark.co · 19/02/2025

Hopped on a podcast to discuss Deepseek. My favorite exhange, paraphrased: "Should we be trusting Deepseek, given if it's from China?" "You're assuming that the other AI companies are trustworthy, and in fact, they're not." open.spotify.com/episode/64v2...

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The rise of DeepSeek, the Chinese AI chatbot making waves in tech

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Jaemark Tordecilla @jaemark.co · 17/02/2025

I looked up all the news executives quoted in partnership announcements between Open AI and media companies. I can't put a finger on it but something about this feels odd to me.

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Jaemark Tordecilla @jaemark.co · 14/02/2025

If you missed the podcast earlier this week (or if you just didn't want to listen to my squeaky teen voice, which is, well, fair), PhilSTAR Life also published my piece about Andi Eigenmann and ChatGPT. philstarlife.com/news-and-vie...

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What Andi Eigenmann can teach us about using ChatGPT

Jaemark Tordecilla saw a new use case of ChatGPT courtesy of the actress Andi Eigenmann.

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Mike Ananny 🇨🇦 @mikeananny.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Rich & powerful use of Generative AI to explore boundaries of artistic expression, documentary journalism, & synthetic media from @jaemark.co (at @reutersinstitute.bsky.social): reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/how-i-u... With detailed, thoughtful reflections on GenAI tools & design choices

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How I used generative AI to turn a powerful long-form story into an illustrated video

Filipino journalist Jaemark Tordecilla explains how he experimented with this new technology to bring an investigative piece into another medium.

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Newmark J+ @newmarkjplus.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

🎥 What happens when generative AI meets longform storytelling? AI Journalism Lab instructor Jaemark Tordecilla's (@jaemark.co) work explores how AI tools can bring narratives to life as illustrated videos. More in @reutersinstitute.bsky.social ↓ reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/how-i-u...

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How I used generative AI to turn a powerful long-form story into an illustrated video

Filipino journalist Jaemark Tordecilla explains how he experimented with this new technology to bring an investigative piece into another medium.

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Jaemark Tordecilla @jaemark.co · 12/02/2025

Produced a quick podcast for Teka Teka News combining two of my favorite topics: tech and celebrity gossip (not necessarily in that order). Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/7MKQ...

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What Andi Eigenmann can teach us about using ChatGPT

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Helen King - Innovation Ideas @innovationideas.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

This is a fantastic step-by-step write-up of how @jaemark.co used #GenAI tools to translate long articles into an accessible multimedia story: generative-ai-newsroom.com/transforming... Highlights the skill, knowledge, and persistence needed to use these tools well.

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Transforming Longform Text into Multimedia using Generative AI

Using generative AI to translate long articles into more accessible multimedia presentations

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Eduardo Suárez @eduardosuarez.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Aquí el periodista filipino @jaemark.co explica en detalle cómo transformó un largo reportaje de @sheilacoronel.bsky.social en una especie de documental con la ayuda de herramientas de inteligencia artificial. Es un ejercicio fascinante y revelador reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/how-i-u...

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How I used generative AI to turn a powerful long-form story into an illustrated video

Filipino journalist Jaemark Tordecilla explains how he experimented with this new technology to bring an investigative piece into another medium.

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Jaemark Tordecilla @jaemark.co · 06/02/2025

My latest for Generative AI in the Newsroom: I explained in intricate detail how I turned Sheila Coronel's longform piece "The Making of Edgar Matobato" into a 33-minute video that featured AI voices, imagery, animation, and sound.

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Jaemark Tordecilla @jaemark.co · 05/02/2025

A couple of resources for Pinoy journalists to make your life easier while covering Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment: 1. A Notebook LM containing the articles of impeachment, which allows you to do AI-driven research into its contents. Message me if you want access.

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Nick Diakopoulos @ndiakopoulos.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Today on GAIN is a fascinating use case by @jaemark.co explaining in detail how he took a longform news article and turned it into a multimedia presentation, using a variety of generative AI tools that he pieced together: generative-ai-newsroom.com/transforming...

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Transforming Longform Text into Multimedia using Generative AI

Using generative AI to translate long articles into more accessible multimedia presentations

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Jaemark Tordecilla @jaemark.co · 30/01/2025

My latest AI experiment adapting into video @sheilacoronel.bsky.social's longform piece about a longtime hitman and Duterte's drug war. All images, animations, voices, and music were created using Gen AI.

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Jaemark Tordecilla @jaemark.co · 21/01/2025

DBM just uploaded the 2025 approved national budget online, and I've updated the budget bot with the data. You can now check budget details by asking the chatbot. I'm working on a separate bot that would allow people to compare the 2025 approved and the 2025 proposed budget.

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Jaemark Tordecilla @jaemark.co · 01/01/2025

Last week, after Christmas and before New Year, we visited the woodcarving town of Paete, where you could find shops with all sorts of masterfully crafted religious sculptures, and also, dildos.

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Jaemark Tordecilla @jaemark.co · 24/12/2024

A final Christmas gift from Boston: My piece made it to Nieman Reports' Top 5 First Person Essays of 2024! My essay: niemanreports.org/standing-up-... Top 5 essays this year: niemanreports.org/nieman-repor...

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Ilya Marritz @ilyamarritz.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

good morning! I'm about to go on Brian Lehrer on @wnyc.org to discuss "The Harvard Plan," my new series about higher ed & culture wars, from @bostonglobe.com & @onthemedia.bsky.social please tune in! art19.com/shows/reported

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Jaemark Tordecilla @jaemark.co · 06/12/2024

My piece on building the Budget Bot has also been published by the @reutersinstitute.bsky.social. I wanted to build a showcase of how Gen AI can help democratize access to data analysis. If I could build it, other newsrooms and journos can, too. reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/i-creat...

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I created an AI chatbot to speak to my country’s budget. Here’s how I did it

Filipino journalist Jaemark Tordecilla explains how he made and refined a tool that makes it easier to report on public spending in his home country.

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