Caught in the AI Current: J-School Educators’ Disruption, Adaptation and Future Readiness in the Global South—Insights from Bangladesh
Abstract
This study explores how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming journalism schools (J-schools) in the Global South, focusing on Bangladesh, offering both opportunities and challenges. Guided by the framework of disruptive innovation, it employs qualitative methods and data triangulation through interviews with 12 educators and focus group discussions with 9 undergraduate media students. Findings reveal a divide among educators and a gap between teachers and students regarding AI guidelines. The study recommends embedding AI through convergence into existing courses, adapting participatory and hybrid learning approaches, developing a contextualized and collaborative Global South model, and embracing an ethical grounding as a living framework for responsible and meaningful AI integration.
Fields of Study & Subjects
ICT in Developing Communities
Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
Online Learning and Analytics
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journalism & Mass Communication Educator
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Volume
- 81
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 247–268
- Publication date
- 7 January 2026
- Language
- EN