ChatGPT and journalistic practices: Unpacking the Nigerian newsroom experiences

The research analyzes how ChatGPT transforms traditional news production methods in Nigerian newsrooms by studying its integration into journalistic work. The research analyzes the changes in journalistic routines together with professional consequences through qualitative interviews of thirteen journalists working at different Nigerian media organizations. The Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) serves as a foundation to analyze how journalists adopt new systems and behave in their usage of technology. Research shows journalists split into two groups regarding their usage of ChatGPT since some fully integrate it into their work but others maintain reluctance because of worries about professional ethics, erosion of creativity and occupational identity challenges. The study reveals how changing journalistic procedures affect content generation and editorial work along with professional effects on ethical challenges and changing skill requirements, and potential threats to traditional journalistic principles. This research advances knowledge on AI in journalism by presenting first-hand insights from a developing news market, revealing both opportunities and challenges standard journalistic practice in Nigerian news organizations.