17 Webinars this Week about AI, Journalism, Podcasts, Design, Elections & More
/Tue, Sept 24 – When Journalists Are Held Hostage
What: Fenster and Kurmasheva will talk about what led to their improper detentions, trials and efforts to free them.
Who: Journalists Danny Fenster and Alsu Kurmasheva were detained, tried and convicted in Myanmar and Russia respectively. Moderating the discussion will be former SPJ President and retired Bloomberg editor Steve Geiman.
When: 9 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Society of Professional Journalists
Tue, Sept 24 – Elements of Data Visualization and Design
What: This session will introduce basic data visualization and design elements based on best practices from current visualization research. Participants will be introduced to a story-based design method that emphasizes the target audience’s information needs to create effective data visualizations. Tools for color, chart selection and accessibility will be presented, and participants will gain practice doing a visualization ‘makeover’.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Research Institute for Public Libraries
Tue, Sept 24 - The Futurist: Training for the AI Age
What: How the AI revolution could impact employees, the economy and education.
Who: Andrew Ng, founder of DeepLearning.AI; Raffaella Sadun, professor at Harvard Business School; Matthew Beane, assistant professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
When: 1:30 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Washington Post, Amazon Web Services
Tue, Sept 24 - Podcasts in Your Learning Solutions
What: In this session, you will learn strategies to design, develop, and publish your own podcast on any budget (even zero).
Who: Betty Dannewitz Founder and CEO, ifyouaskbetty
When: 3 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Training Magazine Network
Wed, Sept 25 - The AI Generation: A Student Innovation Summit
What: With tech advancements and artificial intelligence on the rise, how will these innovations impact the world in which we live, learn, work and play? At our in-person and virtual summit, NBCU Academy will provide answers to help you leverage your tech and media skills. Talk with experts, meet our recruiters and sign up for career opportunities.
Who: Brian Cheung, NBC News Business Correspondent; Evrod Cassimy, NBC 5 Chicago Reporter & Anchor; Rashida Jones, MSNBC President; Kevin Cross, NBC and Telemundo Chicago President & General Manager; Yvette Miley, NBCUniversal News Group EVP, DEI; Tara Morgan, NBCUniversal Early Career Recruitment Manager; Sandy Sharp, NBCU Academy Senior Director; Byron Slosar, Hello Hive Founder
When: 12 pm – 3:30 pm, Central
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: NBCU Academy & Project UP
Wed, Sept 25 - Navigating Artificial Intelligence: Microsoft Copilot Deep Dive
What: Compare and contrast Microsoft Copilot with ChatGPT, and see how Copilot’s deeper integration with Microsoft 365 applications unlocks unique use cases and enhanced capabilities.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Pennsylvania Small Business Development Center, Widener University
Wed, Sept 25 - How to Attract and Sustain Your Audience’s Attention
What: You'll learn results from Dr. Simon’s recent neuroscience research that uncovers practical guidelines to capture and sustain your audiences’ attention. You'll dig into the scientific principles that convince people to look and learn.
Who: Carmen Simon, Ph.D. Cognitive Neuroscientist, Founder of Enhancive
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Training Magazine Network
Wed, Sept 25 - Owning the Unknown: Teaching and Learning With AI
What: Explore how faculty and staff members, administrators and other players in the postsecondary ecosystem are harnessing AI to support teaching and learning and overall academic success. We'll also take a closer look at how AI could help bring higher education closer to its ultimate promise of greater access, improved student engagement and deeper understanding.
Who: Muhsinah Lateefah Morris, Ph.D. Director of Metaversity & Senior Assistant Professor of Education at Morehouse College; Kathleen Landy, Ed.D. Associate Director, Center for Teaching Innovation at Cornell University; Chris Hess, Ph.D. Director of Product AI Strategy, Higher Education at Pearson.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Inside Higher Ed
Wed, Sept 25 – How HT Media is leveraging GenAI
What: How generative AI has been adopted by the news media industry. He will share roadblocks, bottlenecks, what didn’t work, and what did work. Gain insights into the top use cases where generative AI helped to solve complex challenges.
Who: Yudhvir Mor, chief product officer at HT Media
When: 7:30 pm
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: International News Media Association, HT Media
Thu, Sept 26 - AI in Action: Empowering Production
What: Machines are learning the human voice and can isolate it in ways simple noise filters can’t. In this session, we step up your production with improved audio tools, going beyond waveform editing and new ways to incorporate voices when you don’t have taped interviews.
Who: Zac Ziegler, Arizona Public Media; Bob Caniglia, Director of Sales Operations, Blackmagic Design; Nick Dunkerley, Creative Director, Hindenburg
When: 12:30 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Public Media Journalists Association
Thu, Sept 26 - Meet The Generative AI Moment With Authentic Learning
What: This one-hour workshop will both provide a high-level explanation of how these tools work, along with insights from colleagues across disciplines at UChicago about how they’ve been approaching this change in the educational landscape.
When: 1:30 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: University of Chicago
Thu, Sept 26 - Student Journalists’ Legal Guide to Covering Elections
What: Explore your legal rights and responsibilities when covering elections and high-stress situations.
Who: Jennifer Nelson, senior staff attorney at the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press; Mike Hiestand, senior legal counsel at the Student Press Law Center.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsors: The Student Press Law Center and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Thu, Sept 26 - How to Transform Casual Readers into Loyal Supporters
What: An in-depth exploration of the audience funnel, a powerful framework designed to guide your community news business from attracting complete strangers to cultivating loyal, recurring supporters. Whether you’re an individual content creator, or part of a large publishing group, understanding and optimizing your audience funnel is crucial for sustainable growth and financial success.
Who: Elvin Noriega and Wendy Lopez, Indiegraf Experts
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Indiegraf
Thu, Sept 26 - Reframing Media Narratives of Addiction
What: Panelists explore how collaboration with communities during the reporting process can make better and more-accurate stories.
Who: Justin Maxon, photographer, writer, and film maker; Judith Surber, Hoopa Author who Wrote a New York Times Story on Opioid Addiction and wrote Reservation High, a fiction book about native life on the reservation, substance use, and recovery; Jacqueline Bates, photography director of Opinion at The New York Times; Alexandra Sifferlin, health and science editor for The New York Times Opinion desk.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Pulitzer Center
Thu, Sept 26 - How AI Voice Is Changing Learning and Development
What: This webinar will help your team evaluate AI voice technology solutions like text-to-speech, voice cloning, and speech-to-speech. Get ready to take your skills from novice to ninja through an informative and fast-paced session that will give you the foundation to elevate your production skills with this wonderful new technology.
Who: Jeff Howard ,Marketing Manager, WellSaid
When: 3 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: WellSaid Labs
Thu, Sept 26 - Shifts in Digital Reputation Building
What: This one-hour panel discussion brings together industry leaders to explore the implications of AI-driven search on brand reputation management. This panel will share actionable strategies to stay ahead of the curve in this dynamic environment.
Who: Samantha Stark, Founder Phusion; Brian Snyder, Global President of Digital, Axicom; Caitlin Rourk, Senior Consultant, Corporate Affairs, Dell Technologies; Jeff Davidoff, Chief Marketing Officer, InfluenceAI
When: 4 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Institute for Public Relations
Fri, Sept 27 - Following the Money in the 2024 Elections
What: All of the ways that you can track who is donating to politicians — from the state legislature all the way to the presidential election. Learn tips and tricks for how to get to the bottom of who is trying to buy your vote, and ultimately, who will have a seat at the table when all the votes are counted.
Who: Sarah Bryner, OpenSecrets
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: $35
Sponsor: iMedia Campus