Calum Banister is a BJTC-accredited reporter, trained at York St John University. He began his career at Newsquest using AI tools in the newsroom and now serves as the company’s AI Agent Orchestrator, building agents that streamline workflows for colleagues across the group. Although Calum has used AI to assist with content creation, every article is reviewed by Newsquest editors to ensure accuracy and editorial oversight. Beyond the newsroom, Calum enjoys reading, writing fiction, and travelling.
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