(Djordje pronounces as Jer-Jay but George is just fine)
I am a computational journalism scholar and media innovation expert working at the intersection of journalism, digital technologies, and artificial intelligence. I’m Associate Director of the John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford University, where I mentor journalism fellows in innovation, leadership and entrepreneurship.
As a lecturer at Stanford Journalism Program and and the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University, I teach courses on artificial intelligence, computational journalism, and investigative methods. My research focuses on the impact of AI technologies on journalism, news media ecosystems and the public sphere — examining how these emerging technologies are transforming newsroom practices, reshaping media narratives, and society.
Before Stanford, I worked as an investigative, data journalist, editor and director with organizations including ICIJ, OCCRP, CIR/Reveal, and CINS. I was part of the award-winning Offshore Leaks project—one of the largest cross-border investigations with 2.5 millions of secret records from 10 tax havens. I also founded CINS, a nonprofit investigative center in Serbia, and created FOIA Machine, a public records tool supported by more than 2,000 backers on Kickstarter, now hosted by MuckRock.
💡 Work With Me
In addition to my academic and research work, I offer select opportunities for:
- Speaking engagements → Keynotes, panels, guest lectures
- Workshops + training → For journalists, newsrooms, executive teams, or researchers.
- Consulting + advisory → AI literacy curriculums, AI integration, media innovation.
- Expert witness + legal expertise → Journalism, media, misinformation, AI and algorithmic systems.
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Download the slides: “Critical AI Literacy for Journalists“, (PDF) 2026, a two-hour interactive workshop that introduces journalists to critical AI literacy — a framework designed to help practitioners go beyond buzzwords and develop a more nuanced understanding of AI and its real-world implications for journalism, media systems, and public discourse.
Download the slides: “The Power of AI: 9 Ideas You Can Take Home and Try” (PDF)
Presented at the Society for Features Journalism Conference, 2025.