Tawfik Aly
Major Research Paper
The purpose of this research paper is to discuss the launch of artificial intelligence (AI) news anchors. It explores how people perceive this new technology and to what extent news audiences would accept and trust them. As news trust has dwindled, AI news anchors will make it more challenging for media outlets owners to convince audiences to believetheir messages. Furthermore, AI news anchors would have a huge impact on real news anchors, as several news viewers had expressed concerns that human anchors would lose their jobs.
Education
- Mass Communication Faculty, Cairo University (TV, Radio and Journalism)
Specialization
TV Presenter/ Reporter
Biography
His name is Tawfik Ahmed Aly. He Graduated from the TV and Radio department, Faculty of Mass Communication, Cairo University in 2005; then, he did a one-year Pre-master’s degree from the same faculty, which is mandatory in Egypt to be eligible to do a master’s degree. Once he graduated, he got a job at BBC Arabic Radio Service and stayed there for six years until 2011. At BBC, he has been through a lot of different jobs like journalist, reporter and broadcaster. In 2011 he got an offer from the Dubai TV channel to be the principal correspondent from Cairo and the office manager for two years. In 2013 Egypt saw a bloody military coup that forced him to leave Egypt. Thank God he found a better job and became a TV presenter at Aljazeera Mubasher channel in Qatar, where he stayed for more than six years. He also worked as a trainer in the media field, giving courses in TV presentation and reporting for two years at the Aljazeera training center.
Why Digital Media?
It is the future of media.
Links
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGW59iu0K6w&t=39s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ6WfZyGxjo&t=52s