From raw recording to published story — verified, collaborative, and production-ready. SemiJo is the AI-powered infrastructure every modern newsroom deserves.
Journalists & editors across newsrooms, universities, and communication teams trust SemiJo
Built inside a real newsroom, for real newsrooms
SemiJo runs AfricaTells' own day-to-day editorial workflow — join the newsrooms building with us next.
Try SemiJo Record — free, no account needed. Record, transcribe, write notes, and save, right on your device.
Most journalists manage eight or more disconnected tools to produce a single story. SemiJo replaces the chaos.
Editors who adopt SemiJo don't just speed up their workflow — they raise the accuracy ceiling for their entire newsroom.
Five integrated stages. No stitching. No switching tabs. One platform. This is exactly what you see when you open your dashboard.
Record directly in your browser or upload any audio format — from WhatsApp voice notes to professional field recordings. SemiJo handles everything from a 30-second clip to a 4-hour documentary interview.
Clean, readable transcripts with timestamps in 90+ languages — including Amharic, Swahili, Hausa, Tigrinya, and French. Built-in translation between English and Amharic, with more language pairs on the way.
Every transcript, document, PDF, and audio file is stored in your Source Vault — tagged, indexed, and ready to use as verified evidence in any story you write.
Select your sources, describe your angle, and SemiJo produces a full story draft. Every sentence is tagged with its source. Unverifiable claims are automatically flagged — never silently included.
All generated content flows through a structured editorial review queue. Editors approve or reject story by story. Nothing publishes without sign-off. One click pushes to WordPress — or export as clean DOCX or TXT.
Six fully integrated capabilities — each one a real tab in your dashboard from day one.
Record live in-browser or upload any format. Waveform visualisation, pause/resume, and one-click save. Field audio to press conference — everything works.
Broadcast-quality transcription with timestamps and built-in translation. 90+ languages including Amharic, Swahili, Hausa, and Tigrinya. Starts in 3 seconds.
Every transcript, document, and upload in a searchable evidence archive. Tag by type, filter by date, pull any source into any story as verified evidence with full audit trail.
Select sources, describe your angle, generate a full verified draft. Every sentence tagged to its source. Unverifiable claims flagged — never silently included. Clean export ready.
Structured approval workflow — editors approve or reject story by story. Nothing reaches the public without editorial sign-off. Batch review, bulk actions, full history.
Push directly to WordPress, export as DOCX for sub-editors, or structured TXT for CMS import. Source trace markers automatically stripped. One story, every format.
From solo investigative journalists to national broadcasters. Every sector has different demands. SemiJo serves them all.
High-volume publishing demands speed without sacrificing accuracy. SemiJo's editorial queue and WordPress integration means editors approve — not rewrite — before stories go live. Multi-bureau teams collaborate on a single platform.
Long-form investigations accumulate hundreds of sources over months. SemiJo's Source Vault becomes your investigation archive — cross-reference transcripts, documents, and evidence. Every claim auditable on demand.
Train the next generation of journalists on professional-grade tools. SemiJo gives student reporters the same workflow as major newsrooms — teaching accuracy and verification from day one.
Transform field interviews, focus groups, and expert testimony into verified, publishable research outputs. SemiJo bridges the gap between research methodology and media communication.
From official press conferences to policy announcements — SemiJo ensures every government communication is accurately captured, verified, and distributed at speed. Compliance and audit trail included.
Report on the issues that matter. SemiJo helps NGOs document field testimonies, produce advocacy content, and publish verified reporting — across languages, with evidence that withstands scrutiny.
From earnings calls to leadership interviews — SemiJo gives corporate communications teams the speed, accuracy, and documentation trail that modern stakeholder communication demands.
Your sources, transcripts, and stories are among the most sensitive data in any organisation. SemiJo treats them accordingly.
All recordings, transcripts, and source documents are encrypted at rest and in transit. Your sources stay protected.
Every action — upload, edit, approval, publication — is logged with timestamps. Complete chain of custody for every story.
Source material cannot be retroactively altered once ingested. Every claim in a story is auditable back to its original source.
Cloud-hosted by default. On-premise deployment available for governments and enterprise clients who require data localisation.
SemiJo can only synthesise from sources you've provided. It cannot invent facts. Every claim requires a source in the vault.
Sensitive sources and recordings are stored with role-based access controls. Only authorised team members see protected material.
SemiJo's audit trail and source chain is designed to withstand legal scrutiny, regulatory review, and editorial challenges.
Journalist, editor, and admin roles with granular permissions. Nothing publishes without editorial approval, regardless of role.
Real newsroom. Real use. More case studies as we grow.
SemiJo grew directly out of AfricaTells' own newsroom — built to solve the exact tooling gaps we hit every day running pan-African accountability journalism, from source-tracking to multi-language transcription.
Your newsroom's case study could be here. We're documenting real-world results from early adopters across Africa and beyond.
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Your recordings, transcripts, documents, and stories are stored securely on SemiJo's own infrastructure — encrypted, access-controlled by role, and backed up automatically, so your team can reach it from anywhere without managing servers yourselves. You can still connect your own AI model subscription (open-source or commercial) and integrate directly with your CMS. Enterprise clients who require on-premise or dedicated hosting can arrange that separately.
From 10 to 1,000+ journalists. Multi-bureau deployments. Custom editorial configuration. Priority support from a team that understands how newsrooms actually operate.
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