9 Webinars This Week about Journalism, AI, Social Media, & More
/Tue, Sept 3 - Solutions Journalism 101
What: This Solutions Journalism Network webinar will explore the ins and outs of solutions journalism, talk about why it’s important, explain key steps in reporting a solutions story, and share tips and resources for journalists interested in investigating how people are responding to social problems. We will also explore additional resources we have on hand for your reporting, including the Solutions Story Tracker, a database of more than 16,000 stories tagged by beat, publication, author, location, and more, a virtual heat map of what’s working around the world.
When: 9 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: xxx
Tue, Sept 3 - Introduction to AI for Nonprofits
What: Discover how AI can improve your nonprofit's website experience, from user interaction to content personalization. Learn the fundamentals of using AI for effective, data-driven marketing strategies that resonate with your audience. Explore accessible AI tools that can be easily integrated into your current website and marketing efforts.
Who: Jon Hill Tapp Network Web Project Manager; Tareq Monuar Web Developer
When: 12 pm
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: TechSoup
Wed, Sept 4 – Social Media 102
What: Join us to learn how to: Use social media to connect with constituents. Monitor conversations to stay ahead of the curve. Get people to advocate on your behalf. Navigate social media advertising and understand when to use it.
Who: Kiersten Hill, the driving force behind Firespring’s nonprofit solutions
When: 3 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Firespring
Wed, Sept 4 - The Promise and Perils of AI in Election Coverage
What: Two journalists with expertise in different areas of generative AI will examine the double-edged sword AI technology presents in elections — to help journalists produce more nuanced reporting or to deceive the public with fake but hyper-realistic images, videos and audio.
Who: Zach Seward, editorial director of AI initiatives for The New York Times; Loreben Tuquero, a reporter covering misinformation and generative AI for PolitiFact.
When: 5 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Society of Professional Journalists
Wed, Sept 4 - The Secrets to Capturing Attention in a Non-Linear World
What: Research from Infillion on consumers’ attitudes toward ads and media buyers’ attitudes toward measuring attention. You’ll find out: How attention’s role in measuring advertising success has been upended by the collapse of the traditional purchase funnel Why ads that get the most attention often aren’t the most effective Where attention metrics fit in a holistic measurement strategy and how they can inform real-time changes in media strategy.
Who: Dasha Gorin, Director of Research, Infillion; Jen Soch, Executive Director, Channel Solutions, GroupM; Marc Guldimann, CEO & founder, Adelaide
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Ad Tech Platform Infillion
Thu, Sept 5 - Children in the News: Journalism and the Rights of the Child
What: In this webinar, panelists will offer tips for quality journalism in reporting the rights of children, talk about their stories and the challenges they faced working with young and vulnerable people.
Who: Hannah Dreier, investigative reporter for The New York Times; Aidan White, President of the Ethical Journalism Network; Hadeel Arja, the founder of Tinyhand, the winner of the Google News Initiative 2021; Ankush Kumar, a freelance content writer, researcher, and conference producer who has previously worked at the Economic Times and the Financial Express; Bhavya Dore, a Mumbai-based freelance journalist. Her work has appeared in the BBC and The Guardian; Cherian George, the editor and publisher of What’s Up, a Singapore newspaper for schoolchildren mostly aged 10-12; Nadia Azhgikhina, Director of PEN Moscow; Aidan White President of the Ethical Journalism Network.
When: 9 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: The Fetisov Journalism Awards
Thu, Sept 5 - Case Study: How local newspaper iTromsø built a custom AI tool for story research and discovery
What: An under-the-hood session with the team behind iTromsø's Djinn, an AI-powered tool designed to streamline research and news gathering.
Who: Lars Adrian Giske is the Head of AI at the local Norwegian newspaper iTromsø. Rune Ytreberg has worked with data-driven journalism for 30 years. Since 2020 he has headed iTromsø’s data journalism lab, which uses AI to develop new editorial tools for 70 local newspapers in the Polaris Media Group in Norway.
When: 11 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Online News Association
Thu, Sept 5 - Case Study: What we can learn about AI and elections from the world’s biggest election
What: India’s Deepfakes Analysis Unit, winner of the most innovative collaboration at GlobalFact 11, has been at the forefront of addressing AI-generated misinformation — audio and video content — since its launch in March. This one-of-a-kind project offers a solution to how misinformation at scale spread through generative AI can be addressed by pooling in resources and expertise from across the globe — especially during India’s recently concluded federal election when the scale and volume of misinformation was massive. Join us to learn about the project and how the lessons learned through this collaboration can be replicated by newsrooms around the world.
Who: Oren Etzioni, Founder, TrueMedia.org; Pamposh Raina, Head, Deepfakes Analysis Unit of the Misinformation Combat Alliance; Jency Jacob, Managing Editor, Boom Live; Gautham Koorma, Computer Vision and Machine Learning Engineer, GetReal Labs
When: 12, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Online News Association
Fri, Sept 6 - Innovation for Social Change - Entrepreneurial Thinking for Nonprofits
What: –How Wildly Successful Nonprofits Inspire and Deliver Results.
Who: Leah Kral Senior Director of Strategy and Innovation at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University
When: 11 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Challey Institute, North Dakota State University