Algeria promotes specialized journalist training and AI integration

Algerian Minister of Communication Mohamed Bouslimani emphasized the importance of specialized training for journalists during a session in Algiers. The training, themed ‘Improving linguistic performance and the use of artificial intelligence’, was organized by the ministry in collaboration with the High Council for the Arabic Language (HCLA).

Bouslimani stated that specialized training reflects state policy to develop the profession and promote the rights of practitioners, ensuring professional conditions based on freedom and responsibility. The initiative aligns with presidential directives to mobilize support for the media sector to achieve effective professionalism. During the event, the minister highlighted the role of artificial intelligence in journalism while noting that journalists remain the sole authority capable of verifying sources.