In Episode 2, Season 2 of the Eurovision News Podcast, host Giles Gibson examines the relationship between AI companies and the news industry.

He visits the BBC's headquarters in London to dig into cutting-edge research on the growing use of AI assistants such as ChatGPT and Perplexity for news related questions. Experts warn these assistants are "still not a reliable way to access and consume news."

We find out how AI companies "scrape" news content from publishers online and learn about the "Facts In : Facts Out" campaign backed by the European Broadcasting Union and WAN-IFRA.

EBU Spotlight report on Bondi Beach attack: Debunking Bondi attack misinformation: Edward Crabtree lie

What’s it like being a journalist covering the COP30 climate talks in Brazil?

In Season 2 of the Eurovision News Podcast, Eurovision News Field Producer Giles Gibson pulls back the curtain on how major news events are captured and broadcast to audiences worldwide.

In Episode 1, we learn about how Giles got his start in journalism before travelling with him to Belem, Brazil. There we meet Anne Herrberg and George Lee, two correspondents covering the marathon UN climate negotiations.

The European Broadcasting Union's 2025 News Report -- Leading Newsrooms in the Age of Generative AI -- has just been published. In this episode, Laurent Frat speaks with Dr Alexandra Borchardt, the lead author, and Olle Zachrison, Director of AI at Swedish Radio.

We dive into the insights and practical steps in the report -- from the tech advances, industry trends and public adoption of AI to the benefits and risks of integrating AI into newsgathering. Our conversation highlights the importance of quality journalism, human creativity and collaboration by public service media in navigating this new information age while protecting the integrity and reliability of the news.