7 Webinars This Week about AI, Journalism, & More
/Mon, July 29 - Implementing AI in Your Classroom or Student Newsroom
What: Do you want to implement AI tools into your existing classes but don’t know how? Does your syllabus or student newsroom have an AI policy? Or do you want to create your own standalone AI journalism course? Our experts will walk you through ways to do just that, as well as provide examples and materials you can build into your classes or newsrooms right now.
Who: Mike Reilley Senior Lecturer, University of Illinois-Chicago; Matt Waite Professor of Practice, College of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free for members, $25 for nonmembers
Sponsor: Online News Association
Tue, July 30 - Protecting mental health in the face of online and offline attacks
What: How trauma affects journalists and available resources including A Mental Health Guide for Journalists Facing Online Violence released in 2022. This resource was created with the needs of journalists in mind by mental health professionals specialized in working in trauma and the media.
Who: IWMF Next Generation Safety Trainer Rosem Morton is a documentary photographer, registered nurse, and safety consultant based in Baltimore, Maryland. She is a National Geographic Explorer whose work focuses on daily life amidst gender, health, and racial adversity.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Pen America, International Women's Media Foundation, Committee to Protect Journalists
Wed, July 31 - Research Update: AI’s Impact on Newsrooms, with researcher Felix Simon
What: A discussion of AI’s impact on the news, building on Simon’s 2024 research paper Artificial Intelligence in the News: How AI Retools, Rationalizes, and Reshapes Journalism and the Public Arena. We’ll get into what’s changed since that report and discuss recent research about how audiences are thinking about AI. We’ll also talk about the ways AI is changing the way technology interacts with the public sphere more broadly, including media, government and civil society.
Who: Felix M. Simon, Research Fellow in AI and Digital News, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free for members, $25 for nonmembers
Sponsor: Online News Association
Wed, July 31 - What You Need to Know About Artificial Intelligence
Who: Chiraag Bains, senior fellow at Democracy Fund and nonresident senior fellow with Brookings Metro; Miranda Bogen, Director of the Center for Democracy and Technology’s AI Governance Lab; David Brody, Managing Attorney of the Digital Justice Initiative at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law; Spencer Overton, the Patricia Roberts Harris Research Professor of Law at the George Washington University; Jon Greenbaum, Founder of Justice Legal Strategies.
When: 12 noon, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Center for Democracy & Technology
Wed, July 31 - Covering AI in your Community
What: You’ll learn: How AP is handling its coverage of AI. What went into the new chapter on AI in the AP Stylebook. How to approach stories that involve AI as a reporter and an editor.
Who: Pia Sarkar, deputy business editor; Garance Burke, global investigative reporter; Sally Ho, investigative reporter; Shawn Chen, global technology news editor
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Associated Press
Wed, July 31 - Harness the Power of Generative AI for Good
What: This session will delve into practical use cases of generative AI that demonstrate how nonprofits can leverage these tools to more effectively achieve impact, enhance their operations, and drive engagement. In addition, you'll receive an overview of key generative AI technologies that have emerged, including agents, retrieval-augmented generation, and fine tuning. You'll learn the types of problems each of these technologies allows you to solve and when to consider using them in your own practice.
Who: Ryan Harrington, Tech Impact Director of Strategy and Operations
When: 10 am
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: TechSoup
Wed, July 31 - Navigating AI Ethics
What: This presentation for academic librarians and instructors on the critical importance of ethics in the development and deployment of AI systems. We will discuss the fundamental principles of AI ethics, including transparency, fairness, and non-maleficence, and examine real-world ethical issues such as privacy concerns, surveillance, and the tension between AI decision-making and human autonomy.
Who: David Hatami has developed expertise in the emerging field of AI Ethics & AI Policy frameworks for Higher Education. David provides effective and innovative solutions for online learning and education management in the 21st Century.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Niche Academy