The interviewees admitted there was a need for further training on Big Data analysis and artificial intelligence due to the digital transformation. However, only the public service broadcaster and a few private news media companies in Hong Kong provided staff training, which, nonetheless, did not concern data analysis or machine learning. Most journalists must take the initiative to learn new skills via international journalistic institutions or universities, they added. Senior employees may encourage their staff members to join a training programme if they find it useful, but reporters are not required by law or by their employers to undergo further training – it is entirely voluntary, and financial support is usually not provided. Hong Kong does not have any institutions that regularly run any training courses for professional journalists, and the supply for journalistic courses in Hong Kong is insufficient.
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