# PUCPR offers a free AI course for journalists

Classes run online from November 10 to 18; the course is open to press professionals across Brazil.

- Section: Education
- Published: October 29, 2026
- Address: https://ceoone.com.br/en/article/pucpr-offers-a-free-ai-course-for-journalists
- Em português: https://ceoone.com.br/artigo/pucpr-oferece-curso-gratuito-de-ia-para-jornalistas.md

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## Key points

- PUCPR is offering a free online AI course for journalists, with sessions on Zoom on November 10, 12, 16 and 18, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
- There are four modules: verification and AI governance in journalism, trust and ethics, reliable research, and AI applied to news production.
- Registration closes on November 9; the course runs 6 hours, and those with 75% attendance receive a certificate from PUCPR.

According to PwC's Global Hopes and Fears Survey 2025, more than 70% of professionals in Brazil say they have used AI in their work over the past year, above the global average of 54%. To contribute to the debate on ethics, information and responsibility in the use of new technologies in communication, the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR) is holding a free AI course for journalists. The sessions are 100% online, led by university professors, on November 10, 12, 16 and 18.

The initiative aims to offer practical, interdisciplinary training to press professionals, bringing together professors of Law, Philosophy, Urban Management and Communication. The course combines conceptual foundations, practical applications in the day-to-day work of newsrooms and methods for checking and validating the quality of data and information produced or mediated by AI, preparing journalists to face the challenges and explore the opportunities these technologies bring to the profession.

The programme is structured in four independent but complementary modules covering different dimensions of AI use in journalism: 1) Verification, disinformation and AI governance in journalism; 2) Trust and ethics in the age of AI; 3) Reliable research in the age of AI: from journalism to scientific production; and 4) AI applied to journalism: from brainstorm to execution.

The content ranges from fighting deepfakes, fact-checking with the help of AI and using smart tools to verify data and sources, to questions related to Brazil's General Data Protection Law (LGPD), copyright and drawing up internal protocols for the ethical and responsible use of these technologies. The course also covers developing critical thinking when interacting with intelligent systems, reflecting on how trust in information has been built over time, using automation agents and applying AI to content production, with an emphasis on professional practice and successful cyberjournalism experiences.

Those interested must register by November 9 on the course's official website, which also has more information about the modules and professors. The sessions will be held online, on Zoom, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The course lasts 6 hours, and participants with 75% attendance receive a certificate issued by PUCPR.

## AI at the university

In 2023, PUCPR was one of the first institutions to take up the subject, launching the Observatory of Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education, a group dedicated to promoting the ethical, responsible and critical use of AI in education. With a multidisciplinary team, the Observatory draws up guidelines and runs training and literacy initiatives to guide lecturers, researchers and students in using AI in teaching, learning, research and development.

The university recently developed the Humanitas Code, a protocol of 12 articles and five clauses created to encourage a more critical, conscious and responsible relationship with artificial intelligence. Available free to the public, the Code brings together instructions that can be added to interactions with AI tools, encouraging them to present different perspectives, cite sources and question their answers. The proposal also reinforces the user's role in checking information and making decisions, keeping people in charge of the technology.

## Details

AI Course for Journalists – PUCPR

Free and 100% online

November 10 to 18, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Registration until November 9 at: https://eventum.pucpr.br/curso-inteligencia-artificial-para-jornalistas

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