What people ask ChatGPT
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Insight into who will respond better in a crisis
/A person’s capacity for healthy outcomes during difficulties is tied to their ability to define their life’s goals and values apart from the surrounding pressure to conform to a particular viewpoint.
In his book Generation to Generation, Edwin Friedman offers a way to test resistance to togetherness pressures, that is, possessing the power to say “I” when others are demanding “you” and “we.”
When presented with an issue that does not include “should” and “musts” some listeners will respond in a way that better defines themselves (such as “I agree” or “I disagree”). This person is likely to function well (emotionally) during a crisis. Other people may respond by attempting to define the speaker (comments like “How can you say that when…” or “After saying that I wonder if you are really one of us”). This indicates the person will likely resist progress toward healthy outcomes during crises and difficulties. People who more clearly define themselves are also more likely to take personal responsibility, whereas those who focus on the speaker are more likely to blame outside forces for their situations.
One of the founding fathers of family therapy, Murray Bowen, suggested the capacity to define one’s own life’s goals and values apart from surrounding pressure, that is, to be a “relatively nonanxious presence in the midst of anxious systems” is an indication of taking “maximum responsibility for one’s own destiny and emotional being.” It shows up in “the breadth of one’s repertoire of responses when confronted with crisis.” The concept shouldn’t be confused with narcissism. For Bowen, differentiation means the capacity to be an “I” while remaining connected.
Stephen Goforth
22 Webinars This Week about AI, Journalism & Media
/Mon, Sept 22 - Academic AI Meets Special Collections: Real Stories, Real Impact
What: This webinar provides practical insight into how libraries can unlock the potential of special collections with Academic AI all while maintaining the highest standards of stewardship and librarian expertise.
Who: Cristina Silvani, Cataloging Coordinator, Bocconi University Wolfgang Mayer, Head of E-Resource Management, University of Vienna Moderator: Katy Aronoff, Director, Solution Consulting, Ex Libris, Part of Clarivate
When: 10 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Clarivate and Library Journal
Tue, Sept 23 - Elevate Your Visibility: Instagram, AI, and the Future of SEO
What: Learn how AI-driven tools are transforming how people search, find, and connect with causes online.
Who: Julian Gerace Tapp Network Digital Solutions Manager; Kyle Barkins Tapp Network Co-Founder.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: TechSoup
Tue, Sept 23 - Starting out in Freelancing
What: This masterclass covers everything you need to know in order to take your first steps as a successful freelance print journalist.
Who: Donna Ferguson, a multiple award winning freelance journalist who is on the committee of Women in Journalism.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: £7.50 for members, £20.00 for nonmembers
Sponsor: Women in Journalism
Tue, Sept 23 - Global AI Summit
What: As artificial intelligence evolves at lightning speed, nations are racing to grasp its promise, confront its risks and shape its future. This summit will explore how this technological revolution is reshaping businesses, the workforce, education, health and humanity.
Who: James Manyika, Senior VP of Research, Google; Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund; Reid Hoffman Co-Founder, Manas AI, Co-Founder, LinkedIn; Siddhartha Mukherjee, Co-Founder & CEO, Manas AI; Father Paolo Benanti AI Consulter, Pontifical Academy for Life Holy See; Kate Kallot, CEO & Founder, Amini; Amandeep Singh Gill, U.N. Undersecretary General & Special Envoy for Digital and Emerging Technologies; Cat Zakrzewski White House Reporter, The Washington Post; Eva Dou, Technology Policy Reporter, The Washington Post; David Ignatius, Foreign Affairs Columnist, The Washington Post; Darryll J. Pines, President, University of Maryland; Hal Daumé, Director, Artificial Intelligence Interdisciplinary Institute at Maryland.
When: 3 -5:30 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Washington Post, University of Maryland
Tue, Sept 23 - Scaling Enterprise AI Through Systems Thinking
What: The objective of this webinar is to provide a hands-on exposure to designing feedback-driven automation, embedding AI into enterprise workflows, and aligning systems thinking with modern DevOps/ML engineering practice. By the end, engineers will not only understand the principles of scaling with AI in large enterprise and startups but also leave with a replicable playbook to transform their own companies into high-density, AI-native organizations.
Who: Grant Kurz CEO, DeepStation; Mash Zahid Agentic AI Core Operations Strategy and Transformation, General Motors.
When: 3 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: OpenAI Academy, DeepStation, Miami Dade College
Tue, Sept 23 - Upskilling at the Speed of Change: Hands-On Training to Build an AI-Ready Workforce
What: Join us for a session on how to replace outdated training programs with hands-on, in-the-flow training that helps employees quickly adapt to new tools, acquire AI-related skills and stay productive among constant change. You’ll also learn why empowering people through experiential learning is the key to building an AI-ready workforce and ensuring long-term organizational resilience. Expect concrete strategies you can use to shift your programs toward experiential, workflow-based learning that sticks.
When: 11 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: WhatFix
Wed, Sept 24 - From Hype to Habit: Adopting Human-enabled Gen AI in Your Business
What: This 2-hour interactive virtual workshop is designed to help leaders move from curiosity to confident adoption of generative AI. Through practical guidance, real-world examples, and live demonstrations, participants will learn how to identify meaningful use cases, adopt tools with minimal risk, and lead AI-driven change within their teams.
Who: Brad Nestico, Director, Traction Point
When: 10 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: $45
Sponsor: Duquesne University Small Business Association
Wed, Sept 24 - GenAI in Higher Ed: Adoption and Literacy Education Approaches & Challenges
What: A discussion on the adoption of GenAI tools on campus and approaches to GenAI literacy.
Who: Liberty University’s Joshua Marsh and David Leffler; Elsevier’s Emily Singley.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Elsevier
Wed, Sept 24 - 10 AI Tools That Will Change How You Do Ministry
What: Discover 10 game-changing AI tools and real-life workflows that will immediately enhance your productivity. Whether you’re leading communications, planning sermons, training volunteers, or building outreach, this practical session is for you.
Who: Kenny Jahng, the Editor-in-Chief of ChurchTechToday.com and the Founder of AIforChurchLeaders.com.
When: 2 pm, Eastern.
Where: Zoom
Cost: $10
Sponsor: AI for Church Leaders
Wed, Sept 24 - Solutions Journalism in the College Newsroom
What: Student Media Advisers will learn the basics of solutions journalism and how to encourage their students to use it to deeply report on issues on campus and beyond.
Who: Ben McNeely, North Carolina State University.
When: 5 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: College Media Association
Thu, Sept 25 - Emerging Social Media Trends
What: Come for an overview of the latest social marketing trends, as walks you through the trends and the latest forecasts. There’s no time like the present to plan your social media marketing and choose the right strategy, networks, and tactics.
Who: Digital Marketing Strategist Ray Sidney-Smith.
When: 10 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: $45
Sponsor: Duquesne University Small Business Association
Thu, Sept 25 - AI Basics for Journalism: Smarter Research with Prompts
What: How to use AI as your research buddy — not to write your story, but to help you find, sort, and analyze info like a pro. We will walk you through practical hacks to break down big investigations into clear steps, compare sources, and pull out the facts that matter.
Who: Adam Radoliński
When: 11 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Euractiv.pl
Thu, Sept 25 - Turning Strangers into Sources
What: A practical workshop on one of journalism’s most essential and under-taught skills: turning complete strangers into sources who inform and elevate your reporting. Before the interview, before the fact-checking, before the story even begins.
Who: Jim Mintz, Sunlight’s co-founder.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Sunlight Research Center
Thu, Sept 25 - 30 Replicable Promotion Ideas in 30 Minutes
What: We'll help you create a plan to increase your revenue, grow your database, develop a deeper level of audience engagement, or a combination of all three! Whether you're looking for new ways to improve an existing contest program or your company is just getting started with promotions, you'll leave with a calendar years' worth of ideas. From the top advertiser categories to the best ways to build your database – we're bringing you 30 promotion themes and 90+ ideas in a rapid-fire 30-minute session!
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Upland Software
Thu, Sept 25 - Mental Health for Catholic Communicators
What: Stress management and self-care for Catholic media professionals.
Who: Jill Duba Sauerheber is Professor and Department Chair at Western Kentucky University. We will discuss the body’s response to stress and how chronic stress can impact psychology, biological and social wellness. She will offer self-care and regulation strategies based within integrative care models, and demonstrate the relevance of engaging spiritual virtues as Catholic communicators.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free to Members
Sponsor: Catholic Media Association
Thu, Sept 25 - Virtual Redux – From the Ground Up: Strengthening Communities Through Local News
What: This panel brings together leaders from three nonprofit news organizations who are pioneering community-centered reporting models. They’ll share how their outlets connect with diverse audiences, sustain relevance, and navigate challenges unique to community-focused journalism. Attendees will leave with concrete insights and best practices to strengthen local coverage and relationships in their own communities.
When: 4 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Online News Association, MacArthur Foundation
Fri, Sept 26 – In Defense of Journalism
What: The Keynote address for the 16th annual journalism ethics conference at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery.
Who: Keith Woods, chairman of the board of Suncoast Searchlight, a non-profit investigative journalism startup based in Sarasota, Florida. He recently retired as chief diversity officer of NPR.
When: 10 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: UW-Madison Center for Journalism Ethics
Fri, Sept 26 – The New Age of Censorship
What: How free is the press in the US? This panel will explore a range of concerns, from outright and unseen government pressure to self-censorship to the influence of corporate ownership and consolidation. What strategies can journalists use to challenge censorship and avoid compliance?
Who: Sewell Chan, senior fellow at the University of Southern California Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership and Policy; Timothy Karr, senior director of strategy and communications, Free Press and Free Press Action Fund; Christa Westerberg, attorney and partner at Pines Bach LLP.
When: 11 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: UW-Madison Center for Journalism Ethics
Fri, Sept 26 – Spin, Lies & Disappearing Data
What: Reporters face a series of new challenges, including DOGE efforts to remove public data and close FOIA offices. In addition, some political figures appear more willing to assert falsehoods publicly with little concern for fact-checking or correction. Given this context, what steps and sources can local and regional journalists use to deliver information in such vital areas as health, economics, immigration and security?
Who: David Fahrenthold, investigative reporter, New York Times; Phoebe Petrovic, senior democracy researcher, Documented; Tamia Fowlkes, public investigator and multimedia journalist, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
When: 11:10 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: UW-Madison Center for Journalism Ethics
Fri, Sept 26 – Building an Audience for the Truth
What: How the media business can build an audience for the truth.
Who: Top tech reporter Kara Swisher will interview Jessica Yellin, founder of News Not Noise. This interview will be recorded for the Vox podcast “On with Kara Swisher.”
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: UW-Madison Center for Journalism Ethics
Fri, Sept 26 - ChatGPT Strategies for Educators
What: This interactive session is designed to help teachers harness AI tools to enhance learning and classroom engagement. Educators will leave with hands-on techniques to save time, personalize instruction, and inspire student creativity. Join us to discover how ChatGPT can become a powerful partner in teaching and learning.
Who: Sam Canning-Kaplan, K12 GTM Lead, OpenAI.
When: 3 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: OpenAI Academy
Sat, Sept 27 - Intro to Mapmaking for Journalists
What: Learn how to turn complex geospatial data into clear, compelling interactive maps. This webinar will walk you through the essentials of map concepts, data formats, and design choices—while showing you how to create publish-ready maps with user-friendly tools like Datawrapper.
When: 4 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: THIBI academy
Let us be grateful
/Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. -Marcel Proust
10,000 hours of deliberate practice is not enough
/In a study of violin students at a conservatory in Berlin in the 1980s.. there was something that almost everyone has subsequently overlooked. “Deliberate practice,” they observed, “is an effortful activity that can be sustained only for a limited time each day.” Practice too little and you never become world-class. Practice too much, though, and you increase the odds of being struck down by injury, draining yourself mentally, or burning out. To succeed, students must “avoid exhaustion” and “limit practice to an amount from which they can completely recover on a daily or weekly basis.”
Everybody speed-reads through the discussion of sleep and leisure and argues about the 10,000 hours (necessary to become world-class in anything).
This illustrates a blind spot that scientists, scholars, and almost all of us share: a tendency to focus on focused work, to assume that the road to greater creativity is paved by life hacks, propped up by eccentric habits, or smoothed by Adderall or LSD. Those who research world-class performance focus only on what students do in the gym or track or practice room. Everybody focuses on the most obvious, measurable forms of work and tries to make those more effective and more productive. They don’t ask whether there are other ways to improve performance, and improve your life.
This is how we’ve come to believe that world-class performance comes after 10,000 hours of practice. But that’s wrong. It comes after 10,000 hours of deliberate practice, 12,500 hours of deliberate rest, and 30,000 hours of sleep.
Alex Soojung-Kim Pang writing in Nautilus
16 Recent Articles about Using AI
/Writing a Good AI Image Prompt Isn't Hard, but You Need These Essential Elements - CNET
Study: How People Use ChatGPT - OpenAI
Here’s what the data says people ask ChatGPT – Washington Post
How AI Is Changing Search Behaviors – NN/g
Should AI Nudge You or Tell You What to Do? – Knowledge
How to use ChatGPT without giving up your data - Washington Post
I Wanted a ‘Team of Rivals’ to Give Me Advice. So I Turned to AI. – Wall Street Journal
Why you should be AI-obsessed – Axios
We tested which AI gave the best answers without making stuff up. One beat ChatGPT. - Washington Post
21 Ways People Are Using A.I. at Work – New York Times
Vibe Coding and The Illusion of Progress – Productify
Designing AI tools that support critical thinking – Vaughn Tan
I Tested How Well AI Tools Work for Journalism – Columbia Journalism Review
How America’s seniors are confronting the dizzying world of AI - Washington Post
OpenAI Seems Really Confused About Why People Use ChatGPT – Futurism
If You’re Trying to Get Into AI, This Is What You Need to Do – KD Nuggets
Advice for college students dealing with an AI future
/Major in a subject that offers enduring, transferable skills. Believe it or not, that could be the liberal arts. It’s actually quite risky to go to school to learn a trade or a particular skill, because you don’t know what the future holds. You need to try to think about acquiring a skill set that’s going to be future-proof and last you for 45 years of working life. Of course, when faced with enormous uncertainty, many young people take the opposite approach and pursue something with a sure path to immediate employment. The question of the day is how many of those paths AI will soon foreclose. -The Atlantic
Be Bold
/In times of stress, be bold and valiant. – Homer
16 Articles about the Business of Running an AI Company
/Meta created its own super PAC to politically kneecap its AI rivals – The Verge
OpenAI to launch ChatGPT for teens with parental controls as company faces scrutiny over safety - CNBC
Tech's data center investments will outlive AI boom - Axios
It Turns Out That Google's AI Is Being Trained by an Army of Poorly Treated Human Grunts – Futurism
AI Startup Founders Tout a Winning Formula—No Booze, No Sleep, No Fun – Wall Street Journal
Inside the lucrative, surreal, and disturbing world of AI trainers,” - Business Insider
Anthropic tells US judge it will pay $1.5 billion to settle author class action - CNN
Anthropic blocks sales of AI to Chinese firms - Semafor
FTC Prepares to Question AI Companies Over Impact on Children – Wall Street Journal
Do AI Companies Actually Care About America? – The Atlantic
Texas attorney general accuses Meta, Character.AI of misleading kids with mental health claims – Tech Crunch
OpenAI Seems Really Confused About Why People Use ChatGPT - Futurism
A.I. Start-Up Perplexity Offers to Buy Google’s Chrome Browser for $34.5 Billion - New York Times
Billions Flow to New Hedge Funds Focused on AI-Related Bets - Wall Street Journal
The first copyright challenge by a major Japanese news publisher against an AI company – Harvard’s Nieman Lab
How This A.I. Company Collapsed Amid Silicon Valley’s Biggest Boom – New York Times
Happy couples often speak in a "we"
/A University of California study showed that couples who use pronouns like "we," "our" and "us" showed less stress and were more positive toward each other. Those found to be less satisfied in their marriages used pronouns like "me," "I" and "you." Happy couples often speak in a "we." As in, "we had a nice time at the party" and "we had a major plumbing problem at the house last week." The idea is that unconsciously they've formed a sense of being a part of a team and life is happening to both of them.
Rather than waste energy blaming each other they see a problem as something they both need to solve. So they divide tasks, brainstorm, resolve and move forward. LIfe is better when the blame is minimized and the challenge (whatever it may be) is addressed by both people.
M. Gary Neuman writing in the Huffington Post
Studying AI Writing
/Just as young artists learn to paint by copying masterpieces in museums, students might learn to write better by copying good writing. One researcher suggests that students ask ChatGPT to write a sample essay that meets their teacher’s assignment and grading criteria. The next step is key. If students pretend it’s their own piece and submit it, that’s cheating. They’ve also offloaded cognitive work to technology and haven’t learned anything. But the AI essay can be an effective teaching tool, in theory, if students study the arguments, organizational structure, sentence construction and vocabulary before writing a new draft in their own words. -Hechinger Report
AI Tools Fall into Two Buckets: Automation & Collaboration
/AI tools can be generally divided into two main buckets: In one bucket, you’ll find automation tools that function as closed systems that do their work without oversight—ATMs and dishwashers. In the second bucket you’ll find collaboration tools, such as chain saws, word processors. Automation and collaboration are not opposites, and are frequently packaged together. Word processors automatically perform text layout and grammar checking even as they provide a blank canvas for writers to express ideas. The transmissions in our cars are fully automatic, while their safety systems collaborate with their human operators to monitor blind spots. In any given application, AI is going to automate or it’s going to collaborate, depending on how we design it and how someone chooses to use it. -David Autor and James Manyika writing in The Atlantic
Pluck the Day!
/“Carpe diem,” is taken from Roman poet Horace’s Odes, written over 2,000 years ago. As everyone and their grandmother knows by now, “carpe diem” means “seize the day.”
But “carpe diem” doesn’t really mean “seize the day.” As Latin scholar Maria S. Marsilio points out, “carpe diem” is a horticultural metaphor that, particularly seen in the context of the poem, is more accurately translated as “plucking the day,” evoking the plucking and gathering of ripening fruits or flowers, enjoying a moment that is rooted in the sensory experience of nature. “Gather ye rose-buds while ye may” is the famed Robert Herrick version.
Gathering flowers as a metaphor for timely enjoyment is a far gentler, more sensual image than the rather forceful and even violent concept of seizing the moment. We understand the phrase to be, rather than encouraging a deep enjoyment of the present moment, compelling us to snatch at time and consume it before it’s gone, or before we’re gone.
“Seizing” the day brings up images of people taking what they can get, people who can get things done—active, self-reliant individuals who are agents in pursuit of their own happiness, reflected in the #YOLO-infused, instant-gratification-obsessed consumer culture that exhorts us to “Just Do It” by buying products.
Chi Luu writing in Jstor Daily
17 Recent Articles about AI Fakes
/When It Comes to Spotting Fake Receipts, It’s A.I. vs. A.I. - New York Times
ChatGPT Fails to Flag Retracted and Problematic Articles – The Scientist
The rise of A.I. nostalgia bait – New York Times
AI Generated 'Boring History' Videos Are Flooding YouTube and Drowning Out Real History – 404 Media
Fake celebrity chatbots sent risqué messages to teens on top AI app – Washington Post
Almost Every State Has Its Own Deepfakes Law Now - 404 Media
Cybercriminals Use AI to Create Fake Websites That Look Just Like the Real Thing – Wall Street Journal
The personhood trap: How AI fakes human personality - ArsTechnica
'AI slop' videos may be annoying, but they're racking up views — and ad money – NPR
Foreign disinformation enters AI-powered era - Axios
Wired and Business Insider remove ‘AI-written’ freelance articles – Press Gazette
Does ChatGPT Ignore Article Retractions and Other Reliability Concerns? – Wiley
Image fraud in nuclear medicine research – Springer
AI exposes 1,000+ fake science journals – Science Daily
Can fake faces make AI training more ethical? – Science News
Education report calling for ethical AI use contains over 15 fake sources – ArsTechnica
What happens when fake AI celebrities chat with teens - Washington Post
AI Writing Feedback
/Students would generally learn more if they wrote a first draft on their own. With some prompting, a chatbot could then provide immediate writing feedback targeted to each students’ needs. In surveys, students with AI feedback said they felt more motivated to rewrite than those who didn’t get feedback. That motivation is critical. Often students aren’t in the mood to rewrite, and without revisions, students can’t become better writers. It’s unclear how many rounds of AI feedback it would take to boost a student’s writing skills more permanently, not just help revise the essay at hand. Studies (have found) that delaying AI a bit, after some initial thinking and drafting, could be a sweet spot in learning. -Hechinger Report
Going Back
/I learned ... that one can never go back, that one should not ever try to go back - that the essence of life is going forward. Life is really a one-way street, isn't it? - Agatha Christie (born Sept 15, 1890)
24 Webinars this week about AI, Journalism & Media
/Tue, Sept 16 - Trauma-Informed Communication from a Relational Lens
What: Trauma-informed care has increasingly become a relevant and applicable topic in library settings. How can we be trauma-informed in libraries?
Who: Nisha Mody (she/her) is a certified Liberatory Life Coach, Facilitator, and Writer.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Central NY Library Resources Council
Wed, Sept 17 - Create Public Speaking Confidence
What: Practical insights and facilitates interactive exercises aimed at helping you discover - and confidently project - your authentic voice.
Who: Award-winning journalist Anila Dhami.
When: 8 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: £5.00 for members, £10.00 for nonmembers.
Sponsor: Woman in Journalism
Wed, Sept 17 - Turning Crisis into Opportunity: Rethinking Revenue Models for Resilient Media
What: The session draws on new research by Utrecht University and RNW Media on media viability in the era of AI, as well as case studies from Colombia and Nigeria. Media actors, funders, and civil society will come together to spotlight urgent needs, bold solutions, and opportunities for long-term resilience.
Who: Nompilo S., Africa Advocacy & Engagement Lead, IGF DC-Journalism; Lei Ma, Independent Digital Media & AI Expert; Sara Trejos, Co-Founder & Co-Director, Sillon Estudios; David Adeleke, Founder & CEO, Communique_HQ; Bruce Mutsvairo , Professor & Chair of Media, Politics & the Global South, UniUtrecht; Sana Naqvi, Team Lead Impact, RNW_Media.
When: 9:30 am
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsors: Global Democracy Coalition, RNW_Media, Intgovforum DC-Journalism
Wed, Sept 17 - Disability Narrative Webinar Series
What: The intersection of disability and the legal system during our series on disability narratives.
Who: Scott Bourque, a Navy combat veteran, law student, and former journalist.
When: 11:30 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free to members, $30 to join
Sponsor: Military Veterans in Journalism
Wed, Sept 17 - News That Resonates: How Reuters and USA TODAY Network drive Engagement
What: Local news leaders are under pressure to do more with less. As teams stretch to meet growing digital demands, the challenge is producing content that consistently performs across formats, platforms, and audiences. This webinar will explore how Reuters and USA TODAY Network approach that challenge every day. Through real-world examples, we’ll explore the reporting, formats, and storytelling approaches that drive engagement and build trust, offering insights publishers can apply in their own newsrooms.
Who: Alphonse Hardel, managing director, Reuters News Agency; Kristin Roberts, President Gannett Media; Corinne Perkins, North America Editor, Reuters News Agency.
When: 11:30 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Reuters
Wed, Sept 17 - How to Leverage LinkedIn with AI to Gain More Exposure and Clients in 2025
What: Discover cutting-edge strategies to optimize your LinkedIn presence using AI, attract your ideal clients, and boost engagement like never before.
Who: Joe Apfelbaum CEO, evyAI.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Training Magazine Network
Wed, Sept 17 - Journalism Faculty Resources for Fundraising and Beyond
What: The CCN has built an extensive library of resources for journalism faculty, from fundraising guidance to classroom assignments. In this panel, we will provide an overview of the free materials that are helping faculty lead their classrooms and run their reporting programs. We will also focus on fundraising strategies and messages that are working right now, with new materials to support your efforts. Bring your ideas, questions and thoughts to this open discussion with
Who: The University of Vermont Center for Community News Director Richard Watts, Managing Director Meg Little Reilly.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: New England Newspaper & Press Association
Wed, Sept 17 - Introduction to ChatGPT
What: An introduction to ChatGPT designed for beginners; only a free ChatGPT account is required to follow along. Afterward, an OpenAI Solutions engineer will join the OpenAI Academy team for a live Q&A to answer your questions.
Who: Lois Newman Customer Enablement, OpenAI; Lauren Oliphant Solutions Engineer, OpenAI.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: OpenAI Academy
Wed, Sept 17 - Build and Scale Communication Skills With AI-Powered Role-Play
What: A conversation on the critical role of practice in training. We’ll explore how AI-powered role-play builds confidence, sharpens skills and prepares employees to perform when it matters most.
Who: Micah Eppler, account executive at ELB Learning; Andreas “Dre” Simanowski, senior director of product development for Rehearsal.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Elb Learning
Wed, Sept 17 - AI Toolkit for Nonprofits: Strategies and Tools to Fundraise Smarter
What: We’ll break down a clear strategy for choosing and piloting AI, spotlights the ethical guardrails every nonprofit must respect, and hands you field-tested prompts you can copy straight into ChatGPT for prospect research, donor welcome journeys, and lapsed-donor wins.
Who: Nathan Chappell, Chief AI Officer at Virtuous.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Nonprofit Tech for Good
Wed, Sept 17 - Solutions Journalism for Beat Reporters: From Introduction to Implementation (Part 2)
What: How to integrate solutions journalism into your beat or newsroom.
Who: Megan Banta, Salt Lake Tribune; Jenna Dennison, Northwest Public Broadcasting, Jaisal Noor, Solutions Journalism Network.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Solutions Journalism Network
Wed, Sept 17 - Responsible Natural Language Processing for Researchers, Clinicians, and Patients
What: This talk will discuss open challenges, opportunities and solutions for NLP to accelerate clinical discovery for researchers, streamline workflows at the point-of-care for physicians, and improve the accessibility of health information for patients.
Who: Monica Agrawal, PhD Assistant Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Duke University.
When: 4 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Duke University
Wed, Sept 17 - AI Literacy for Young Learners
What: Learning sciences research on designing AI literacy activities with and for elementary and middle-school aged children that integrate social, ethical, and ideological dimensions. The research findings support how engaging young students in recognizing, critiquing, reimagining, and building AI technologies facilitates their development of sociocritical AI literacies.
Who: Golnaz Arastoopour Irgens, Assistant Professor of Human-Centered Learning Technologies, Teaching and Learning, Peabody College of Education and Human Development, Vanderbilt University.
When: 4 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Media Education Lab
Thu, Sept 18 - How to Use AI for Cross-Border Publishing Success
What: Learn: How AI adapts tone, context, and cultural nuance. Efficiency at scale: Automate localization without losing brand voice. Real-world case studies: Ringier’s AI-driven growth strategies.
Who: Ezra Eeman, WAN-IFRA AI Expert; Sandro Inguscio, Chief Digital Officer Ringier Medien Schweiz
When: 6:30 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: World Association of News Publishers
Thu, Sept 18 - Geopolitics & Journalism
What: A look at how geopolitics shapes the arts and humanities, and how they in turn shape geopolitics. This webinar will explore how journalists shape public understanding of geopolitical conflicts – and how geopolitics in turn shapes journalism. We will look at the challenges of reporting from conflict zones, the politics of information, and the role of media in framing global events, touching on issues such as access, bias, credibility, risk, and the responsibilities of the press in an increasingly polarised world.
Who: Jeremy Adelman is the Director of the Global History Lab at the University of Cambridge and the Henry Charles Lea Professor of History Emeritus at Princeton University; Mary Hockaday is the Master of Trinity Hall, where she studied English as an undergraduate; Roger Mosey is the Master of Selwyn College and a Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge; Elvira Tamus, PhD Candidate at the Cambridge History Faculty and Research Assistant at the Centre for Geopolitics.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: University of Cambridge
Thu, Sept 18 - Improving Trust in Local News Among Younger News Consumers
What: The results of a fact-finding research project on trust in local news, hear directly from local news consumers, and get advice on the specific actions you can take every day to help build trust back up in your newsrooms.
Who: Pat Maday, Frank N. Magid Associates, after more than 16 years in broadcasting.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Radio Television Digital News Association
Thu, Sept 18 - Beat Academy: The States, Trump and Democracy
What: In this webinar, you can master the tools to connect Washington decisions to local stories — essential coverage as the 2026 elections approach.
Who: Jon Greenberg, a faculty member at Poynter focused on boosting the impact of state and local journalism.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Poynter Institute
Thu, Sept 18 - Navigating Career Uncertainty: Guidance for Journalists
What: A frank discussion of the limitations of linear models for career success in today's working world. We'll cover strategies for recognizing and responding to burnout, examine how to define progress, and hear advice from news professionals who have navigated being laid off, building skills to take on new roles and selling their career stories to hiring managers. You'll leave with a fresh framework for considering your own career journey so far and figuring out where you could head next.
Who: Bridget Thoreson is the creator of MyCareerRiver.com.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: $35
Sponsor: iMedia Campus
Thu, Sept 18 - Empowering Investigative Reporting with Solutions Journalism
What: xx Dive into how solutions journalism and investigative reporting go hand-in-hand.
Who: Tina Rosenberg, SJN's co-founder; Deborah Douglas, director of the Midwest Solutions Journalism Hub at Northwestern University Medill School; Grace Hauck, an investigative reporter at Illinois Answers Project.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Illinois Answers Project
Thu, Sept 18 - How Metrics Can Guide Reporting and Revenue
What: This session would showcase how to use audience data to make smart editorial and business decisions. We’ll show how local editors and publishers can leverage data tools to boost engagement, improve coverage, and increase advertiser ROI.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Local Media Association
Thu, Sept 18 - How to Build an AI Chatbot in Your Course
What: We’ll dive into practical ways to use AI to build role-play simulations, assess open-text responses, and deliver real-time, actionable feedback that drives better learning outcomes.
Who: Garima Gupta, Founder & CEO, Artha Learning Inc.
When: 3 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Open Sesame
Thu, Sept 18 - Taking the Lede: How advocates can shape news coverage of the criminal legal system
What: This webinar will help advocacy organizations hone their media strategies and get attention on critical issues. Panelists Wanda Bertram of the Prison Policy Initiative and Hannah Riley of the Center for Just Journalism will provide guidance on how small organizations can make the most of their limited resources and staff capacity.
Who: Wanda Bertram of the Prison Policy Initiative; Hannah Riley of the Center for Just Journalism.
When: 3 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsors: Prison Policy Initiative; The Center for Just Journalism
Fri, Sept 19 - Reporting from the Intersection: When Identity and Beat Collide
What: An honest conversation with reporters and editors who will share best practices for navigating these dual roles with integrity, empathy, and rigor. Learn how lived experience can inform reporting while upholding the highest standards of journalistic ethics and impact.
Who: Drew Costley, New Orleans-based freelance journalist and editor; Denny Agassi, freelance journalist focused on LGBTQ+ rights; Annabel Rocha, Chicago-based freelance journalist covering reproductive rights; Ruxandra Guidi, Arizona-based independent journalist, creator of the podcast Happy Forgetting; Adam Rhodes, IRE training director, freelance journalist, TJA board member emeritus.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Institute for Independent Journalists
14 Articles about AI & the Creative Arts
/Powell’s Books facing criticism after merchandise created with help of AI – KPTV
Anthropic tells US judge it will pay $1.5 billion to settle author class action – CNN
AI has passed the aesthetic Turing Test − and it’s changing our relationship with art – The Conversation
'AI slop' videos may be annoying, but they're racking up views — and ad money – NPR
Want to take better photos? Google thinks AI is the answer. – Washington Post
Google's generative AI filmmaking program Flow has over 100 million AI videos in the program - CNET
Madison Avenue Is Starting to Love A.I. – New York Times
Voiceover Artists Weigh the 'Faustian Bargain' of Lending Their Talents to AI – 404 Media
The 17 Best AI Movies To Make You Dread What’s Coming In 2026 – Thought Catalogue
An Opera Takes A.I., Pronatalism and Hustle Culture to Space - New York Times
AI guzzled millions of books without permission. Authors are fighting back. - Washington Post
US authors suing Anthropic can band together in copyright class action, judge rules – Reuters
AI-generated music is going viral. Should the music industry be worried? – CNBC
Designers: We’ll all be design engineers in a year – UX Design
The AI Motivational Issue
/Students who use AI tools to complete assignments tend to do better on homework—but worse on tests. They’re getting the right answers, but they’re not learning. The findings suggest that simply believing information came from an LLM makes people learn less. It is like they think the system is smarter than them, so they stop trying. That’s a motivational issue, not just a cognitive one. AI doesn’t have to make us passive. But right now, that’s how people are using it. -Wall Street Journal
a Well-Meaning Lie?
/When caught lying (paternalistically or otherwise), people often defend themselves by saying they lied to protect the other person. But before lying to protect someone’s interests or feelings, ask yourself not only whether you are lying to protect them, but also whether that person would believe your lie was well-intended if they found out. In several studies, we found that people were not likely to believe paternalistic lies were well-intended, and reacted poorly to these lies even when the liar communicated good intentions. However, people were more likely to believe that paternalistic lies were well-intended when they were told by people who knew them well or had reputations as helpful, kind people.
Even though paternalistic lies are often well-intentioned, if uncovered, they will usually backfire. Lying may be helpful when there is no ambiguity about the resulting benefits for those on the receiving end. But in most other circumstances, honesty is the best policy.
Adam Eric Greenberg, Emma E. Levine, Matthew Lupoli writing in the Harvard Business Review