Encouraging Critical Thinking in Children

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If we want our children or students or employees to express themselves creatively, then we have to give them the opportunity to do so. It doesn’t matter much if we tell them that we value their creative thinking, and then criticize or forestall every idea they propose.

From time to time, I do workshops for teachers, parents, and businesses that are eager to encourage open-ended, exploratory, creative thinking. One unfavorable sign is when someone asks me exactly what they should do to encourage creativity. They want me to tell them step by step, blow by blow. Their desire is an unfavorable sign because if they want a recipe for creativity, the won’t find it. Moreover, someone who wants to be told exactly what to do is not likely to model a creative style, no matter how much they may wish to do so.

Ultimately, you must encourage creative thinking by modeling it. It is hard to encourage creative thinking if you do not model it.

Robert Sternberg, Thinking Styles

22 Webinars this Week about AI, Journalism & Media

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Mon, June 16 - Shut out: How Pulitzer winners worked with reluctant sources to tell powerful stories

What: The panel will demystify sourcing challenges and share actionable strategies for producing powerful journalism despite growing obstacles.

Who: Senior Vice President and Chair of the Craig Newmark Center for Ethics and Leadership Kelly McBride; Poynter’s Kristen Hare, ProPublica’s Kavitha Surana; The Baltimore Banner’s Alissa Zhu.

When: 12 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Poynter

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Mon, June 16 - Reporting on the Health Equity Backlash

What: In this webinar, we’ll survey the dramatic changes to health equity programs under Trump, discuss potential outcomes for health systems, and identify reporting opportunities for relaying the human impacts of these abrupt shifts.

Who: Georges C. Benjamin, MD, has served as the executive director of the American Public Health Association; Usha Lee McFarling is a national science correspondent for STAT News; Monica Peek specializes in general internal medicine and preventive health for adults at the University of Chicago Medicine.

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism

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Mon, June 16 - Equality and Diversity in Media and Journalism: Where do we go from here? 

What: This webinar will connect you to experts in inclusion in media and journalism. You will hear unique perspectives from the UK and beyond, and you can join in the conversation yourself as we work together to make our media fairer, better and more diverse

Who: Diane Kemp: Director of the Sir Lenny Henry Centre for Media Diversity and Professor of Broadcast Journalism at Birmingham City University; Jennie Kermode: Writer and journalist specialising in LGBTQ issues and film; Mike Findlay-Agnew: CEO International Network of Street Papers; Shirish Kulkani: Journalist, researcher and community organiser.  

When: 11 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Bylines Network

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Tue, June 17 - Pride is local: How to report on LGBTQ+ stories for home audiences

What: A timely panel discussion on localizing Pride for communities nationwide. Experienced journalists will discuss the storytelling strategies needed to cultivate trusted community sources, navigate sensitive topics, and cover the experiences of LGBTQ+ Americans with depth and accuracy.

Who: Kathryn Varn, Tampa Bay reporter at Axios; Bill Canacci, regional features editor for Asbury Park Press/Gannett NJ; Jacob Reyes, GLAAD news coordinator and Texas Latino Pride vice president.

When: 12 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: The National Press Club Journalism Institute

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Tue, June 17 - How journalists can build trust by educating the public about AI

What: In this interactive workshop, we’ll explore how your newsroom can help your community become more informed about AI.  We’ll discuss: Where and how your newsroom could share AI education content (platforms, formats, tone); What your audience needs to know about AI; What support would make this easier (templates, visuals, access to experts); Who should be involved in creating and sharing this information (local journalists, national orgs, tech companies, universities).

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Trusting News shows

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Tue, June 17 - AI & News Storytelling in 2025

What: Pioneering news operations leaders will gather to talk about how their teams are using AI to select stories to cover and to streamline multiplatform production and distribution. What approaches and technologies are emerging as keepers?

Who: Colin Benedict, VP of News, Morgan Murphy Media; Amy Freeze, Meteorologist, AmyFreeze.ai; Michael Newman, Director of Transformation, Graham Media Group; Jay O’Connor, EVP Strategic Initiatives, Futuri; Jon Accarrino, the founder of Ordo Digita.

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: TVNewsCheck

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Tue, June 17 - Leveraging Data to Strengthen Nonprofit Impact

What: Learn how data-driven strategies can optimize nonprofit performance.

Who: Julian Gerace, Tapp Network Digital Solutions Manager; Zach Patton, Tapp Network HubSpot Solutions Manager.

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: TechSoup

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Tue, June 17 - AI strategies that go beyond ChatGPT

What: We’ll explore practical, forward-thinking ways media organizations and businesses can integrate AI into their workflows — from content tagging and personalization to image generation, data analysis, automation, and more. We’ll share real-world use cases, tools to consider, and how to think strategically about AI adoption that goes deeper than chat.

Who: David Arkin and Tara Jones, David Arkin Consulting.

When: 2 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Local Media Association

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Tue, June 17 - AI and Microcredentials

What: With more employers demanding AI skills, microcredentials in AI might be one way for colleges to engage new students and to better prepare them for the work force.

Who: Alexander C. Kafka, Senior Editor, The Chronicle of Higher Education; Karen Aceves, Director AgTEC, Elijah-Clark.jpg, Elijah Clark, Instructor of Marketing, Texas Christian University; Siobahn Day, Grady Director, Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Equity Research North Carolina Central University; Colter Harper, Research Assistant Professor, Anthropology University of Buffalo; Ian McCulloh Manager, AI Portfolio, Lifelong Learning Johns Hopkins University.

 When: 2 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Chronicle of Higher Ed, Coursera

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Tue, June 17 - Beyond the Hype: The AI Conversations L&D Can’t Ignore in 2025

What: Expect an open, interactive conversation where your insights shape the discussion. No slides. No easy answers. Just real talk about what’s next. If you're ready to tackle AI’s biggest questions in L&D—and maybe leave with even bigger ones—this session is for you.

Who: Megan Torrance CEO and founder, Torrance Learning.

When: 3 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: OpenSesame

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Tue, June 17 - Introduction to ChatGPT

What: An introduction to ChatGPT designed for beginners; only a free ChatGPT account is required to follow along.

Who: Lois Newman, Customer Enablement, OpenAI: OpenAI Solutions Engineer Lauren Oliphant.

When: 3 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: OpenAI Academy

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Tue, June 17 - Marketing Trends Nonprofits Need to Know (and Embrace)

What: Join us to discuss the marketing trends that’ll shape your nonprofit’s future and grow your impact, including: Storytelling to impact your nonprofit; Using influencer marketing to increase fundraising; Creating digital experiences that create awareness; Building automation into your marketing and outreach efforts: Taking advantage of latest approaches to search engine optimization;  How to use artificial intelligence (AI) to engage.

Who: Kiersten Hill, the driving force behind Firespring’s nonprofit solutions.

When: 3 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Firespring

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Wed, June 18 - Military Veterans in Journalism

What: Our Disability Narrative Webinar Series initiative is designed to empower journalists, storytellers, and advocates with the tools to create accurate, inclusive and impactful narratives about disability.

Who: Beth Haller, Professor, Co-founder, Co-Director Global Alliance for Disability in Media and Entertainment; Leah Smith, Director, Associate Director, Advocate Global Alliance for Disability in Media and Entertainment.

When: 11 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Military Veterans in Journalism

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Wed, June 18 - 5 Reasons Why Broadcast Text Messaging is the Future for Nonprofits

What: We’ll discuss five reasons why nonprofits are increasingly leveraging broadcast messaging. We’ll also share real-world examples and actionable takeaways that will help future-proof your communication and fundraising strategy and enable your organization to realize the power of one-to-many text messaging.

Who: Rabiah Elisa, Product Marketing Manager at Mobile Commons.

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Mobile Commons

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Wed, June 18 - Build Trust with Your Audience: Mission Statements for Democracy and Civic Life Coverage

What: How to get on the record about the goals and values that guide your coverage of democracy, civic life, and public institutions. Whether you’re reporting on local government, civic engagement, or community solutions, a public-facing mission statement can help explain your newsroom’s values and build trust with your audience. You’ll also learn how to create a user-friendly FAQ page that answers common questions and reinforces your editorial transparency.

Who: Lynn Walsh, Trusting News.

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsors: Advancing Democracy, Trusting News, Solutions Journalism Network, Hearken, and Good Conflict

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Wed, June 18 - Evals: The Key to Production-Ready AI Apps

What: In this OpenAI Academy session, Autoblocks will break down why evaluations (evals) are essential for any team serious about shipping trustworthy AI. We’ll share practical workflows, lessons learned from real-world deployments in healthcare and finance, and show how to create evaluation processes that keep pace with rapid development. Whether you’re just starting to productionize LLMs or looking to scale safely, this session will give you tactical strategies you can apply immediately.

Who: Haroon Choudery, CEO of Autoblocks; Mohammed Husain, Solutions Engineer at OpenAI.

When: 3 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: OpenAI Academy

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Wed, June 18 - Unlock Retail Media Growth with Agentic AI

What: Join experts from Salesforce for a forward-looking conversation on how agentic AI is transforming the mechanics of retail advertising—from streamlining sales processes to boosting targeting precision and automating key workflows. Learn how brands are leveraging this technology to optimize ad sales, enhance consumer experiences, and scale operations.

Who: Gaby Hosokawa, Product Marketing Manager, Salesforce; John Stamers, Director of Media Solutions, Silverline.

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: AdWeek

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Wed, June 18 - Introduction to AI for your Small Business

What: A non-technical introduction to generative AI technology, tips for implementing AI effectively in your business, some great advice about managing the risks and ethical concerns involved, and will lead you a hands-on exercise using a generative AI tool. No matter what your level of technical know-how is, you’ll leave this session informed, confident and aware of both the risks and the benefits of this emerging technology.

Who: Isabel Krome, a Start-Up Consultant at Temple SBDC.

When: 8:30 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Temple University Small Business Development Center

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Wed, June 18 - Telling Important Stories, Better: Trauma-informed Journalism in the Age of Breaking News

What: A brief overview of her research examining the impact of the media on trauma survivors and the impact of trauma on members of the media, along with a compelling case for providing trauma education to student and working journalists.

Who: Tamara Cherry is an author, communications consultant and thought leader in the area of trauma-informed storytelling who spent the bulk of her career as an award-winning crime reporter in some of Canada’s largest newsrooms. Tamara’s latest book is called “The Trauma Beat: A Case for Re-Thinking the Business of Bad News.”

When: 4 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: College Media Association

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Wed, June 18 - Professional Development Advisory Meeting

What: A training topic brainstorm

When: 5:30 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: National Press Club Journalism Institute 

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Thu, June 19 - Building a Winning Video Strategy 

What: How to assess your resources and tools to craft compelling video journalism for digital and broadcast. We’ll cover equipment needs for solo or small teams with various budgets for shooting and editing and tips for creating short form and 6-10 minute news feature video stories. Let this workshop be the catalyst for crafting a functional video strategy that fits your organization’s goals.

Who: Veteran visual journalist Robert Meeks.

When: 3:30 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Video Consortium

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Fri, June 20 - Building Resilient News Organizations Through Adaptive Strategy and Rapid Experimentation

What: How media leaders can build organizational resilience through adaptive strategy and rapid experimentation. Participants will learn the core principles that define resilient news organizations: flexibility, continuous learning, and responsiveness to change, as well as gain hands-on experience using a practical framework for rapid experimentation to practice decision-making under uncertainty. Together, we’ll unpack how to build nimble teams, reimagine workflows for speed and adaptability, and identify emerging market opportunities before competitors do.

Who: Ashir Badami is a senior lecturer at Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism; Robert Hoekman brings 25 years of experience leading the development of consumer- & business-facing products at dozens of tech companies & several news companies. Hoekman has served as Director of Product Design for CNN digital, Process Innovation Director at Akamai, and Senior Innovation Strategist at Tangible.

When: 2 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Online News Association

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"I use ChatGPT for Comedy"

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"I use ChatGPT for comedy. It's not going to give me a finished joke, but it's going to start the conversation. I find it useful when I'm writing the setup for a joke. With a parody, it's not one-to-one. You're taking things that are different and exaggerating them. I was writing a roast speech for a guy at a coding conference. I asked ChatGPT to delve into the inside jokes of coding communities. What's amazing to me is I do not have writer's block anymore — like truly. I think writer's block is the feeling of solipsism and it is the feeling of being totally alone. And I don't feel alone anymore because of this tool." - Sarah Rose Siskind, comedian

21 Articles about AI & Legal Issues

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 Trouble with AI 'hallucinations' spreads to big law firms – Reuters

Alabama paid a law firm millions to defend its prisons. It used AI and turned in fake citations – The Guardian  

New Arizona law prevents AI from making health insurance denials – AZ Family 

Australian authors say no to AI using their work – even if money is on the table – The Conversation  

AI firms say they can’t respect copyright. These researchers tried. – Washington Post

Artificial Intelligence is now an A+ law student, study finds - Reuters

Arizona Supreme Court unveils AI avatars to announce rulings - Arizona PBS

In lawsuit over teen’s death, judge rejects arguments that AI chatbots have free speech rights – Associated Press  

Law&Crime Recreates Scenes From Diddy Trial With AI and Official Transcripts – Mediaite 

ChatGPT Turned Into a Studio Ghibli Machine. How Is That Legal? – The Atlantic

Deepfakes on trial: How judges are navigating AI evidence authentication -Reuters

Former school athletic director gets 4 months in jail in racist AI deepfake case – Associated Press

AI copyright report sparks new fight - Axios

White House fires head of Copyright Office amid Library of Congress shakeup – Washington Post

An AI-created video of a murdered man is used to deliver a victim's statement at a killer's sentencing – BBC

This ‘College Protester’ Isn’t Real. It’s an AI-Powered Undercover Bot for Cops – 404 Media

AI Can Assist Human Judges, But It Can’t Replace Them (Yet) – David Lat Blog

Lawyers face sanctions for citing fake cases with AI, warns UK judge – Reuters

White House fires Copyright Office leaders as controversial AI report surfaces – Mashable

Anthropic's lawyers take blame for AI 'hallucination' in music publishers' lawsuit – Reuters

Disney and Universal Sue A.I. Firm for Copyright Infringement – New York Times

What if the AI prompts You?

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You can prompt these tools to ask you questions, to get you thinking, to prompt you to start writing. The instinct is to say, 'Oh, this thing just writes for us.' But it can also ask me questions. It can also get me thinking and shape my ideas. What if instead of you being a prompt engineer, you see what it can prompt out of you? The Al can be a nonjudgmental collaborator that helps pull out these great, unique insights from you. -Stew Fortier, founder of Type.ai

AI Definitions: Training Data

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Training data – This is the data initially provided to an AI model so it can create a map of relationships, which it then uses to make predictions. Giving the AI a wide data means more options and may lead to more creative results. However, this can also make it more vulnerable to the insertion of poisoned data by hackers and make the model more susceptible to hallucinations. Using more curated, locked-down data sets makes AI models less vulnerable and more predictable but also less creative.  

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17 Articles about How AI Works

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Is Artificial General Intelligence Around the Corner?

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In a recent survey of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence, a 40-year-old academic society that includes some of the most respected researchers in the field, more than three-quarters of respondents said the methods used to build today’s technology were unlikely to lead to A.G.I. Scientists have no hard evidence that today’s technologies are capable of performing even some of the simpler things the brain can do, like recognizing irony or feeling empathy. Claims of A.G.I.’s imminent arrival are based on statistical extrapolations — and wishful thinking. -New York Times

Tough & Tender

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In some parts of American society, it is considered inappropriate for men to express any emotion save one—anger. When a man learns to express other feelings and not be so concerned about whether others think he is strong or “manly,” he takes a major step forward.

Sure, there’s a time and place to "come on strong and take no prisoners." But it's a denial of your humanity to oversimplify, hiding behind a narrow definition of manhood. Men are more complete when they are both tough and tender. Maturity comes with the understanding of which one is appropriate at what time. 

Stephen Goforth

24 Recent Articles about AI & Journalism

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Three newsrooms on generating AI summaries for news - Harvard’s Nieman Lab

More than 2 years after ChatGPT, newsrooms still struggle with AI’s shortcomings – CNN

Think AI is bad for journalism? This story might change your mind: Letter from the Editor -  Cleveland.com 

The New York Times has reached an AI licensing deal with Amazon – New York Times  

How this year’s Pulitzer awardees used AI in their reporting – Harvard’s Nieman Lab 

ChatGPT referral traffic to publishers’ sites has nearly doubled this year – Digiday

Politico’s Newsroom Is Starting a Legal Battle With Management Over AI – Wired  

Chicago Sun-Times Prints AI-Generated Summer Reading List With Books That Don't Exist – 404 Media

A New Report Takes On the Future of News and Search: AI’s impact on platforms and publishers - Columbia Journalism Review   

Gannett Is Using AI to Pump Brainrot Gambling Content Into Newspapers Across the Country – Futurism

Americans largely foresee AI having negative effects on news, journalists – Pew Research Center  

A startup is using AI to summarize local city council meetings – Columbia Journalism Review   

Have journalists skipped the ethics conversation when it comes to using AI? – The Conversation

Tomorrow’s Publisher, a site about the future of news, is “powered by” an AI startup - Harvard’s Nieman Lab  

Why some journalists are embracing AI after all - IBM

Musk's xAI "will pay Telegram $300 million to deploy its Grok chatbot on the messaging app. – Reuters

AI learns how vision and sound are connected, without human intervention – MIT  

Teaching journalism students generative AI: why I switched to an “AI diary” this semester – Online Journalism Blog  

Patch’s big AI newsletter experiment - Harvard’s Nieman Lab 

Study Guide Supremacy Getting my news from ChatGPT - Columbia Journalism Review   

Journalism is facing its crisis moment with AI. It might not be a bad thing. – Poynter

AI-Generated Content in Journalism: The Rise of Automated Reporting - TRENDS Research & Advisory

AI-Generated Fake Book List Seems Funny, but Reflects the Technology’s Danger to Journalism – Pen America

Politico’s Newsroom Is Starting a Legal Battle With Management Over AI – Wired  

Journalists are using AI. They should be talking to their audience about it. – Poynter

AI Definitions: Abstractive Summarization

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Abstractive summarization (ABS) – A natural language processing summary technique generating new sentences not found in the source material. In contrast, extractive summarization sticks to the original text, identifying the important sections to produce a subset of sentences taken from the original text. Abstractive summarization is better when the meaning of the text is more important than exactness while extractive summarization is better when sticking to the original language is critical.

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25 Articles about AI & Ethics

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A Culture War is Brewing Over Moral Concern for AI – Undark  

And Plato met ChatGPT: an ethical reflection on the use of chatbots in scientific research writing, with a particular focus on the social sciences – Nature  

In lawsuit over teen’s death, judge rejects arguments that AI chatbots have free speech rights – Associated Press

Take Nature’s AI research test: find out how your ethics compare – Nature

‘We can’t tell if we’re being persuaded by a person or a program’ – University of Melbourne

AI poses new moral questions. Pope Leo says the Catholic Church has answers. – Washington Post 

NBC will use Jim Fagan’s AI-generated voice for NBA coverage –The Verge

Why misuse of generative AI is worse than plagiarism – Springer

Israel’s A.I. Experiments in Gaza War Raise Ethical Concerns – New York Times 

Anthropic just analyzed 700,000 Claude conversations — and found its AI has a moral code of its own – Venture Beat

I asked ChatGPT to invent 6 philosophical thought experiments – and now my brain hurts – Tech Radar 

Anthropic study reveals LLM reasoning isn’t always what it seems – TechTalks

As they push ahead with AI, health leaders must set rules on use – American Medical Association

AI: Uses, Ethics and Limitations – KUAF

What Happens When People Don’t Understand How AI Works – The Atlantic

Have journalists skipped the ethics conversation when it comes to using AI? – The Conversation

The moral dimension of AI for work and workers – Brookings

My students think it’s fine to cheat with AI. Maybe they’re onto something. – Vox

AI poses new moral questions. Pope Leo says the Catholic Church has answers. – Washington Post

AI faces skepticism in end-of-life decisions, with people favoring human judgment – Medical Xpress

AI language model rivals expert ethicist in perceived moral expertise – Nature

Artificial Intelligence in courtrooms raises legal and ethical concerns – Associated Press          

Bridging philosophy and AI to explore computing ethics - MIT

AI is Making Medical Decisions — But For Whom? – Harvard Magazine

The Solution to the AI Alignment Problem Is in the Mirror – Psychology Today

Research: What Happens when Workers Use AI

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Our AI research findings carry important implications for the future of work. If employees consistently rely on AI for creative or cognitively challenging tasks, they risk losing the very aspects of work that drive engagement, growth, and satisfaction. Increased boredom, which our research showed following AI use, can also be a warning sign that these negative consequences might be on their way. The solution isn’t to abandon gen AI. Rather, it’s to redesign tasks and workflows to preserve humans’ intrinsic motivation while leveraging AI’s strengths. -Harvard Business Review

AI Definitions: Narrow AI

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Narrow AI – This is use of artificial intelligence for a very specific task or a limited range of tasks. For instance, general AI would mean an algorithm that is capable of playing all kinds of board game while narrow AI will limit the range of machine capabilities to a specific game like chess or scrabble. Google Search queries, Alexa and Siri, answer questions by using narrow AI algorithms. They can often outperform humans when confined to known tasks but often fail when presented situations outside the problem space where they are trained to work. In effect, narrow AI can’t transfer knowledge from one field to another. The narrow AI techniques we have today basically fall into two categories: symbolic AI and machine learning.

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19 Webinars this Week about AI, Journalism & Media

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Mon, June 9 - Generative AI Fundamentals

What: We will explain generative artificial intelligence and discuss its impact. You will gain a basic understanding of its shortcomings, as well as the ways it can be used effectively. We will discuss some of the tools available to you through Duke. You will leave the session understanding how to create prompts that will get you the best results in your conversations with the AI.

When: 12 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Duke University

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Tue, June 10 - An Editor's Guide to AI, With Pulitzer Center and Africa Check

What: This workshop will identify different types of AI stories and explore what distinguishes the best media coverage of artificial intelligence. The virtual event is geared toward editors in North America, South America, Africa, and Europe, anyone in charge of directing coverage, commissioning stories, or packaging and producing them. 

Who: Tom Simonite edits technology coverage for The Washington Post from San Francisco; Bina Venkataraman serves as editor-at-large for opinion strategy and innovation at The Washington Post.

When: 11 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Pulitzer Center

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Tue, June 10 - AI 101: An Interactive Journey through Core Concepts, from Neural Networks to LLMs

What: In this engaging, hands-on session, you'll get a fun and interactive introduction to AI fundamentals—from understanding how large language models tokenize and process language, to exploring differences between traditional and deep machine learning. Through keyword exercises, mini-games, and thought-provoking prompts, you'll gain the confidence to identify real business challenges and discover where AI can truly make an impact in your organization.

Who: Gary Lamach Vice President, Client Solutions, ELB Learning.

When: 12 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Elb Learning

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Tue, June 10 - How to Cover Education Department Cuts in Your Community – June 10 Webinar

What: School superintendents have spent months planning curricula that may be altered by budget cuts, mass layoffs and mandates to eliminate programs promoting diversity, equity and inclusion for students. To help journalists report on these changes and how they’ll affect students and families,

expert panelists will provide context on new federal education policies and tips on finding the local angle in this important national story.

Who: Jill Barshay, writer/editor at Hechinger Report; Noelle Ellerson Ng, associate executive director of advocacy & governance at the School Superintendents Association; Stephen Provasnik, former deputy commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics at the U.S. Department of Education; Keri Rodrigues, co-founder and president of National Parents Union.

When: 12 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: The National Press Foundation

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Tue, June 10 - Foundations for Responsible AI Engagement

What: This session will explore what it means to use AI responsibly. We'll discuss how different groups-students, faculty, and professionals-are engaging with AI and unpack challenges facing us all. These include concerns around academic integrity, data privacy, bias, hallucination, and evolving expectations around citation and copyright. Participants will leave with practical strategies for establishing course or departmental policies, modeling responsible AI use, and supporting student AI literacy.

When: 12 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Duke University

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Tue, June 10 - Harnessing AI to Improve Your Operations and Fundraising

What: Join us for an insightful webinar on leveraging AI to enhance fundraising outreach, development operations, and data management. Learn how AI & Automation can streamline donor engagement, personalize outreach, and optimize data processes to drive more effective fundraising efforts. We’ll explore practical applications, best practices, and real-world examples to help your nonprofit maximize efficiency and impact. Don’t miss this opportunity to revolutionize your fundraising strategy with AI! 

Who: Terry Cangelosi is a Senior Director and Head of Operations at Orr Group; Abby Carlson is a Director and the Head of Data Analytics & Management at Orr Group; Dani Cluff is the Channel Marketing Coordinator at Bloomerang.

When: 12 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Bloomerang

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Wed, June 11 - Should Policymakers Regulate Human-AI Relationships?

What: A discussion on the potential benefits and risks of AI companions, what the early research says about this emerging technology, and how policymakers can support responsible innovation.

Who: Alex Ambrose, Policy Analyst Moderator; Taylor Taylor Barkley, Director of Public Policy Abundance Institute; Melodi Dinçer Policy Counsel Tech Justice Law Project; Cathy Fang, PhD Student MIT Media Lab; Clyde Vanel, Assemblyman (D-NY).

When: 12 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Information technology & Innovation Foundation

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Wed, June 11 - Boost Your Workflow with AI: Productivity Tips and Strategies

What: This session will provide participants with practical techniques for utilizing generative artificial intelligence to help with everyday work tasks. AI can help summarize meeting minutes, draft emails, brainstorm ideas, create images for slides, etc. We will provide how-to tips to get you started and showcase several useful tools.

When: 12 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Duke University

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Wed, June 11 - AI Ethics

What: Artificial Intelligence is transforming the business landscape, offering vast potential and raising critical ethical challenges around bias, transparency, and privacy. This session will explore past missteps, key decision-making pressures, and best practices to ensure responsible, values-driven AI development.

Who: Sagnika Sen, Associate Professor at Penn State Great Valley & expert in AI and data-driven business strategy.

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: The Small Business Development Center at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

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Wed, June 11 - How Nonprofit Professionals Can AI-Proof Their Careers

What: This webinar will help you become AI-literate in the concepts most immediately to impact your career so you can start the process of upskilling now and thrive in your career for years to come.

Who: Heather Mansfield, Founder of Nonprofit Tech for Good

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Nonprofit Tech for Good

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Wed, June 11 - Digital Lifeline: Saving At-Risk Data

What: A workshop on identifying, preserving and reporting on government data. In an era where federal data is at risk of disappearing or being altered, this training will equip you with the tools and knowledge to safeguard critical information. ​

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Sunlight Research Center, Data Rescue Project, MuckRock, and the Data Curation Network  

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Thu, June 12 - How AI can enhance your journalism

What: How AI can work as your research partner, helping to brainstorm ideas, mine data, uncover angles and streamline workflows.

Who: Harriet Meyer, an experienced financial journalist.

When: 8 am, Eastern  

Where: Zoom

Cost: £5.00

Sponsor: Women in Journalism

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Thu, June 12 - How To Take AI From Buzzword to Newsroom Backbone

What: How the Aftonbladet newsroom built an AI hub, trained Prompt Queens, and experimented with everything from editorial copilots to US election chatbots. Some ideas failed fast, others became surprise hits. This is the story of what worked, what didn’t, and what they learned along the way. 

Who: Aftonbladet’s Deputy Publisher and Director of Editorial AI & Innovation Martin Schori.

When: 11 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Online News Association

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Thu, June 12 - Dealing with Leaks in the Age of AI and Disinformation

What: Concrete strategies to equip journalists with the tools they need to navigate leaks with integrity, rigor, and security.

Who: Robert Libetti, a journalist and filmmaker who was part of the 2025 Nieman class at Harvard.

When: 12 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Harvard’s Shorenstein Center & The Journalist's Resource.

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Thu, June 12 - From Knowing to Doing: Using AI to Power Skills Practice

What: In this highly experiential session, you’ll explore how to create learning experiences that go beyond transferring knowledge to build real skills that lead to behavior change. Through interactive examples—including eLearning scenarios, AI-enabled practice, structured feedback, and safe, realistic rehearsal with AI—you’ll experience first-hand what effective skills practice looks like. You’ll discover how AI can help scale and support these methods, enabling learners to build skills faster and more effectively. You’ll leave with practical strategies to help people not just know what to do, but actually do it.

Who: Danielle Wallace Chief Learning Strategist, Beyond the Sky Custom Learning.

When: 12 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Training Magazine Network

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Thu, June 12 - Maximizing the Impact of Global News Distribution

What: The conversation will feature real-world examples, actionable insights, and expert tips to help you craft messages that resonate across regions, spark journalist interest, and track the performance of your campaigns.

Who: Kelvin Chan, Business Writer, The Associated Press (London); Zoë Clark, Sr. Partner, Head of Media and Influence, Tyto PR (London); Natassia Culp, Global Corporate Communications Lead, Wasabi Technologies (US); John Lerch, Sr. Director, Global Marketing, Tigo Energy (US).

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Business Wire

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Thu, June 12 - Closing the Gap: Sales Training for the New Era of News Media

What: Sales in local for-profit and nonprofit news has shifted from selling ad space or pageviews to addressing psychological, strategic, and narrative-driven challenges. This session outlines how news organizations can adopt a sales approach rooted in sponsor alignment and value-based storytelling. Participants will learn how effective sales professionals operate as consultants who understand emotional decision-making, anticipate objections, and build trust across segmented and evolving markets. The session will focus on tailored communication strategies grounded in clarity, relevance, and long-term impact. 

Who: Richard Brown, the Chief of Growth and Innovation at Wisconsin Watch.

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: $35

Sponsor: Online Media Campus

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Thu, June 12 - Building Trust Through Authentic Storytelling 

What: A data-backed look at how brands can use authentic, inclusive visuals to bring their sustainability stories to life. Backed by new VisualGPS research and real-world examples, this session will explore how to translate complex concepts into powerful creative that resonates across channels.

Who: Tristen Norman, head of creative, Americas, Getty Images;  Tawnya Crawford, VP and general manager of custom solutions, Getty Images.

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Getty Images

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Thu, June 12 - Upholding Academic Integrity: How Libraries Are Leading the AI Conversation

What: This webinar will explore how libraries are expanding their roles to proactively foster integrity and support their institutions.

Who: Jason Openo, Dean, School of Health and Community Services Medicine at Hat College; Josh Seeland, Manager of Library Services at Assiniboine College; Jane Costello, Senior Instructional Design Specialist, the Centre for Innovation in Teaching and Learning, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

When: 2 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Springer Nature

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