7 Free Webinars taking place in the next week: Disinformation, Data stories, Data tools, Faith in Journalism, Free Speech, Title IX, & Racism in Health Care
/Thu., June 23 - The Path Forward on Disinformation
What: With the ability to spread online like wildfire, disinformation can have a corrosive impact on civil society. This discussion will cover online disinformation, what the US government should be doing about it and how tech companies continue to assess their role in the fight against it.
Who: Brad Smith, President & Vice Chair, Microsoft
When: 9 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Washington Post
Thu., June 23 – Title IX: 50 Years Later
What: Reflections on the transformational impact of Title IX and the challenges that remain 50 years later.
Who: Catherine Lhamon, U.S. Department of Education assistant secretary for civil rights, and athletes Briana Scurry and Jasmyne Spencer
When: 11 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: National Women’s Law Center
Thu., June 23 - Uncover the Story in Your Data: Translate Insights Into Compelling Content
What: Actionable tips for mastering data-led storytelling and compelling use cases. You’ll find out: The difference between data points, observations and insights; How to derive insights from data points; Tips for utilizing insights to drive your content strategy and craft a compelling story.
Who: Nativo’s Associate Director, Content Strategy & Insights Erin Tye
When: 1 pm Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Internet marketing service company Nativo and AdWeek Magazine
Thur., June 23 - Data journalism tools for your newsroom and classroom
What: How to scrape data from web pages and PDFs and into a spreadsheet format. You also will learn how to visualize the data using the free Flourish.studio tool. Participants will get links to the tools, exercises, examples and data to practice with.
Who: Mike Reilley of Penny Press Digital, LLC
When: 1 pm Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: West Virginia Press Association
Fri., June 24 - Faith in Journalism: How news organizations can build trust with religious Americans
What: Topics include how journalists of faith navigate challenges from inside their newsrooms and from inside their faith communities; Whose faith is centered in coverage and whose is marginalized, mischaracterized, or misunderstood; Which best practices can help extend our community’s understanding of itself.
Who: Moderated by Julie Moos, the Institute’s Executive Director, Panelists include:
Dawn Araujo-Hawkins, vice president at Religion News Association
Alison Bethel, vice president of corps excellence at Report for America
Sarah Breger, editor at Moment Magazine
McKay Coppins, staff writer at The Atlantic
Aysha Khan, journalist and Harvard Divinity School student
Holly Meyer, religion news editor at The Associated Press
Bill Mitchell, publisher, CEO, and president at the National Catholic Reporter
Paul O’Donnell, editor-in-chief at Religion News Service
When: 11:30 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: National Press Club Journalism Institute
Tues., June 28 - Telling the story of racism in American health care
What: We’ll discuss strategies and examples for telling stories about inequities, disparities and racism in health care systems. We'll take inspiration from the team behind STAT's “Color Code,” a series exploring medical mistrust in communities of color across the country.
Who: Journalist Nicholas St. Fleur, host of Color Code and the show’s multimedia producer, Theresa Gaffney
When: 10 am Pacific
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: USC Center for Health Journalism
Thu., June 30 - Democracy dialogue: Free speech, hate speech, how much can we take?
What: In an age where hate has gone viral and virtual forums inspire mass killings, can the First Amendment still be viewed in the benign light of the past? How can we manage the unintended consequences of free speech? Is speech an issue society must readdress? Given the politics of the moment and ever-expanding role of the internet, what is the principled position when it comes to speech? This panel will offer a searching and provocative exploration of where the debate over free speech debate stands today, and where it should be going.
Who: Cathy Buerger, Director of Research, Dangerous Speech Project
Ben Holden, Professor of Journalism, with research and teaching emphasis on the First Amendment, Northwestern University
Martin Garbus, renowned constitutional lawyer whose clients have ranged from Lenny Bruce and Andrei Sakharov to the Public Broadcasting System and Great Britain’s Channel 4
Emerson Sykes, Senior Staff Attorney, ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project
When: 1 pm Pacific
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsors: The Renewing American Democracy project, USC Annenberg's Center for Communications Leadership and Policy, Long Island University, and Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism