As part of its 60th-anniversary celebrations, the Bordeaux Aquitaine Journalism Institute (IJBA) is hosting the annual General Assembly and Symposium of the European Journalism Training Association (EJTA). The event, taking place from October 28 to 30, 2026, focuses on the theme « Beyond the Hype : Accountability-Driven Approaches to AI in Journalism ».
Nearly 80 representatives from journalism training institutions, members of the EJTA from across Europe, will gather in Bordeaux for three days of discussions on responsible artificial intelligence in the current informational, media, and democratic landscape.
A day open to the public will be held on October 30, 2026. It will begin at 9:30 AM with a conference by Angèle Christin, a professor at Stanford University (California, USA), titled « From Clicks to Gurus and Chatbots: Twenty Years of Transformations of the Digital Public Sphere ».
At 11:45 AM, an 'AI Café' will focus on « How to Investigate and Use AI Responsibly ». This session will notably feature Kati Bremme, Director of Innovation at France Télévisions, journalist Clément Pouré, Dan Dutartre from Inria Bordeaux, and researcher-teacher Frederik Marain.
