Artificial intelligence (AI) is today an integral part of the new media ecosystem. As such, this, study aims to (1) describe the status quo of technology and its role in renewing and modernizing journalism, (2) give insights about the impact of artificial intelligence in changing journalism practice, (3) identify potential implications of artificial intelligence on the future of journalists, and (4) to extrapolate ethical and professional challenges that may upset the practices of the journalism profession. The study concludes that artificial intelligence technologies considered as the added value of journalism in the digital age, especially, its ability to overcoming the core problems faced by contemporary journalism, combating Fake news, news editing according to the editorial policy, as well as content personalization. The study found also that, artificial intelligence in journalism raise professional and ethical issues, notably; undermine creativity, the absence of monitoring, bias, transparency, fairness, data utilization, and data quality. It concluded also that artificial intelligence technologies will enhance, rather than replace, journalists' work. Hence, artificial intelligence does not pose a threat to professional journalism.