Free sector track · Art. 4 AI literacy

EU AI Act for Journalism & Media

Newsrooms run on AI — transcription, drafting, image generation — and publish into a world flooded with synthetic content. This track gives journalists, editors and producers the Article 4 literacy to use AI confidently, label synthetic content correctly under Article 50, and turn editorial control into both a compliance control and a trust advantage.

Journalists, editors, producers & newsroom leads2.5h · self-paced5 modulesPass mark 80%Free · certificate of completion

Syllabus · 5 modules

19 lessons · each module ends with a short check
1AI in the newsroom — the lie of the land4 lessons · 30 min
  1. The four risk tiers7 min
  2. Where newsroom AI sits6 min
  3. The literacy duty and the timeline7 min
  4. Deployer or provider?5 min
  5. Module check · 5 questions5 min
2Synthetic content & the deepfake rules (Art. 50)4 lessons · 35 min
  1. Marking at the source — Art. 50(2)6 min
  2. The deepfake disclosure duty — Art. 50(4)8 min
  3. The editorial carve-out for text9 min
  4. A labelling policy that works7 min
  5. Module check · 5 questions5 min
3Verification, provenance & disinformation3 lessons · 25 min
  1. Deepfakes as an input problem6 min
  2. Provenance signals and watermark detection9 min
  3. Election integrity and Annex III §8(b)6 min
  4. Module check · 5 questions5 min
4Using GenAI tools responsibly4 lessons · 30 min
  1. GPAI duties sit upstream — Art. 536 min
  2. Accuracy, hallucinations and editorial responsibility6 min
  3. Confidentiality, sources and IP6 min
  4. The red lines — Art. 57 min
  5. Module check · 5 questions5 min
5Newsroom AI governance4 lessons · 30 min
  1. An AI-use policy that works7 min
  2. Literacy is an ongoing duty6 min
  3. When a media organisation hits high-risk7 min
  4. Penalties and the trust dividend6 min
  5. Module check · 5 questions5 min
Final assessment

8 questions drawn from a bank of 24

Answers are checked on our server when you submit, so the certificate means the same thing for everyone. You need 7 of 8 (80%) to pass. If you don’t pass, you can try again straight away with a new set of questions.

Topics

Risk tiers & where newsroom AI sits (Art. 50)Deepfake labelling & the editorial carve-out (Art. 50(4))Verification, provenance & election integrity (Annex III §8(b))Responsible GenAI use & prohibited practices (Art. 53, Art. 5)Newsroom governance, Art. 26 & penalties

What you get

  • A hash-sealed certificate of completion — “EU AI Act Journalism & Media — Certificate of Completion” — with a public verify URL.
  • A training record your employer can count towards its Art. 4 AI-literacy duty; if your employer has a Veritome workspace, you can choose to share it to their AI literacy register.
  • Your progress saved as you go, on any device, with a one-time email sign-in link and no password.

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2.5h · 5 modules · self-paced
Certificate
Of completion, checkable online
Language
English