"This paper helps readers distinguish genuine institutional AI adoption from unstructured tool use. It connects evidence about barriers in Global South newsrooms and journalism schools with an East African implementation pathway. Readers will find the discussion useful when planning training, governance, infrastructure and local-language safeguards. The emphasis is on sequencing capacity building and accountability so that AI use supports journalism rather than creating new risks. Useful for newsroom and education planning today." (This comment was generated using AI)