Artificial intelligence’s (AI) impact on journalism is changing the media industry by redefining news writing, content making and news fact checking. AI in Iraqi Journalism This article investigates the development of AI in Iraqi journalism as well as its integration, challenges, and ethical considerations. In a comprehensive survey, we analyzed breakdowns of aspects of adoption of AI tools among journalists and how those technologies affect solving the problems of efficiency and credibility of media organization. The findings show that almost half of the respondents (48%) already use AI tools or intend to use them in the future, among which the most frequently applied tools were automatic content and machine translation tools. In addition, the results also show that 55% of respondents have university studies, what may show a potential link between higher education and the use of AI tools into journalism. While there are obvious advantages of AI such as speed, accuracy, and audience engagement, concerns over bias in AI algorithms and the risk its poses to editorial independence are still lingering. It also underscores the need for a model that incorporates technology and journalism in equal measures, indicating that journalism of the future will be a hybrid model which combines AI prowess and human judgement. The paper ends with suggestions for building ethical principles, continuous skill training for journalists, algorithmic transparency, and resisting to full automation of over journo jobs. This study offers some implications about the digital transformation journey in the Iraqi journalism by highlighting the need for preserving the professional worth while welcoming the technological development.