Journalism students already use GenAI strategically but hold deep concerns about accuracy, originality and disclosure¶
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q2 i? Qualitative data from a second-year journalism unit show students already use GenAI strategically. → Ngu 2026
q2 i? The same students hold deep concerns about accuracy, originality and disclosure of GenAI use. → Ngu 2026
Evidence¶
Ngu 2026¶
Ngu, I. Y., & Weller, D. (2026). From Classroom Design to Newsroom Practice: Designing GenAI Assessment Intervention. Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice. https://doi.org/10.53761/4281ht04
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Qualitative study of students in a second-year journalism unit at an Australian global campus in Sarawak, Malaysia. The article reports that "students already use GenAI strategically but hold deep concerns about accuracy, originality and disclosure." No effect sizes are printed.
"Qualitative data from a second-year journalism unit at an Australian global campus in Sarawak, Malaysia, reveal that students already use GenAI strategically but hold deep concerns about accuracy, originality and disclosure."
Discussion¶
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Journalism students already use GenAI strategically but hold deep concerns about accuracy, originality and disclosure |
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Journalism students already use GenAI strategically but hold deep concerns about accuracy, originality and disclosure |
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