4 Free Media Webinars in the next week
/Wed., April 6 - Changing an Industry: Women in Television, Film, & Media
What: A behind-the-scenes discussion of female careers, diversifying the entertainment industry, and the importance of female mentorship.
Who: Nina Jacobson –As a film executive, she shepherded The Sixth Sense, Remember the Titans, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Hunger Games franchise, Crazy Rich Asians.
Soledad O'Brien – Former CNN anchor who founded her own production company while anchoring and producing a Heart TV political podcast (among other ventures).
Angela Robinson – Filmmaker who executive produced Passing and is adapting a Marvel character to TV among other projects.
When: 5 pm Central
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Brown University
Thu., April 7 – How Social Media Changed the Way We Report
What: A breakdown of the evolving role of social media in the news business—both as a helpful reporting tool and a treacherous place to communicate.
Who: Adriana Lacy - audience engagement editor for the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University
Kim Stephens - news anchor at KMPH and author of Broadcast News in the Digital Age: A Guide to reporting, producing and anchoring online and on TV
Emily Stone - vice president of digital content operations at FOX Television Stations
Javier Panzar - audience engagement editor at the LA Times
Samantha Nuñez, director of marketing and social media at LA Taco Just Doing My Job: Protecting The Executives vs The Public Interest
When: 8pm Central
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Society of Professional Journalists, LA Chapter
Register by Thursday, April 7 at 4pm
Thu., April 7 - How to ethically cover violence
What: How can we accurately narrate violence without sensationalizing it?
Who: Kathy Corcoran, former Mexico and Central America bureau chief for the Associated Press
When: 7 pm Central
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Arizona State University
Tue., April 12 - Inside the Minds of Conspiracy Theorists: What Journalists Should Know
Who: Kaleigh Rogers of FiveThirtyEight and Joseph Uscinski, author of Conspiracy Theories: A Primer, moderated by Anna Rothschild.
When: 5:30 pm Central
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: NYU