Factual representation of intake forms
This report contains only what participants wrote. Nothing added, nothing omitted, nothing judged.
"Have been involved since I started doing deepfakes back in 2018. So don't customize the course for me - I am an outlier at TV2."
"I use AI mostly to summarize large amounts of information. I am very skeptical with AI as a tool for generating knowledge as in my experience, AI can and will make mistakes. I know that most AI-software are language models."
"I've used AI extensively across research, drafting, live news production — and also worked on internal implementation, building prompts and workflows adapted to newsroom needs."
"Working on implementing editorial ai tool for my fellow colleagues. Use it in my writing amongst other things."
"Biggest challenge: AI invents answers and sources on research."
"Have tried setting up agents to help me scan news across the world with little luck."
"I have taken a course on TV 2's summer workshop and use it almost everyday."
"ChaGPT and other programs like it. Also some picture verification and generating tools. Don't remember their names."
"I've used it for sparring in academic writing, brainstorming, sorting of data, and grammar."
"Standard chat gpt, Gemini Q&A usage. Worked with and helped develop front end with AI tools that writes small news bulletins."
"Used AI a lot to modify text in my private life. Used it to make quizzes. Weekly I use ChatGPT like you would previously have used Google."
"Used ChatGPT and Copilot, primarily as an extended Google search tool."
"I've tried ChatGPT - regular user of it - some image creation, audio creation, audio editing tools but only on a hobby basis."
"Used for searching info for articles and liveblog."
"Mostly used the language robots as a help in research, brainstorming, translation, video/sound-to-text transcription."
"Tried setting up search machines with Python and Task Scheduler — did not succeed."
"Mostly familiar with ChatGPT and copilot."
"I have mostly used chatbots for research. It is a helping hand, but it cant be totally trusted."
"Used Chat GPT to write FoI requests, summarize verdicts, process data from Excel."
"I use it mostly for research for different articles. To find experts to interview or what has previously been written about something."
Themes identified by counting explicit mentions in intake forms. A participant is counted once per theme.
| Theme | Count | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| OSINT/verification mentioned as desired skill | 9 / 20 | 45% |
| Better prompting mentioned as desired skill | 4 / 20 | 20% |
| Trust issues or skepticism noted | 5 / 20 | 25% |
| Document analysis/summarization desired | 4 / 20 | 20% |
| Scraping/monitoring tools desired | 3 / 20 | 15% |
| Image/video verification desired | 6 / 20 | 30% |
| Uses AI for research/search | 12 / 20 | 60% |
| Translation mentioned as use case | 4 / 20 | 20% |
| Finding/researching people desired | 3 / 20 | 15% |
| Ethical/editorial concerns noted | 2 / 20 | 10% |
Data collection: Google Forms intake form, filled in between 9 and 10 April 2026.
Respondents: 20 journalists and editorial staff at TV 2 Odense, Denmark.
Instrument: Self-assessment on a scale of 1–10, supplemented with open questions about experience, goals, and learning needs.
Limitation: Self-assessment is subjective. Scores reflect the participant's self-image, not necessarily the actual skill level. This report contains no external validation.
Scoring: 19 of 20 participants provided a numerical score. 1 participant did not assign a score.
Track assignment: Advanced (score 7–9), Intermediate (score 5–6), Beginner (score 3–4), Unassigned (no score).