7 free webinars related to media & journalism
/7 free webinars: The growth mindset, thriving in uncertainty, the mental health crisis, effective storytelling, media law, women's voices in the news, and covering climate
Tues, Aug 23 - Growing Readers with a Growth Mindset
What: This session will review growth mindset research and introduce strategies to grow a growth
mindset.
When: Noon, Mountain
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Colorado State Library
More info (no registration needed)
Tues, Aug 23 - How to Navigate and Thrive Through Uncertainty
What: Nathan and Susannah Furr will share insights from their research on innovators and changemakers who have thrived amid uncertainty. They will describe: What they learned about resilience and tolerance for ambiguity; Principles that can help navigate uncertainty; Tools for seeing and seizing the upside in uncertainty; How to develop a vision for succeeding through uncertainty.
Who: Nathan Furr and Susannah Harmon Furr, coauthors of The Upside of Uncertainty: A Guide to Finding Possibility in the Unknown. Nathan is a professor of strategy and innovation at INSEAD in Paris. Susannah is an entrepreneur, designer, art historian, and contrarian.
When: Noon, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Harvard Business Review
Wed, Aug 24 - The Youth Mental Health Crisis
What: U.S. children and teens have struggled with increasing rates of depression, anxiety and suicidal behavior for much of the past decade. This webinar will look at the systemic causes and policy failures that have accelerated the crisis and its inequitable impact, as well as promising community-driven approaches and evidence-based practices.
Who: Julie Kaplow is the executive vice president of trauma and grief programs and policy at the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute. She is the executive director of the Trauma and Grief Centers at The Hackett Center for Mental Health in Houston and the Children’s Hospital New Orleans, and a professor of psychiatry at Tulane University School of Medicine.
When: 11:30 Pacific
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: USC Center for Health Journalism
Thu, Sept 8 - The 7 Components of Effective Campaign Storytelling
What: In this webinar, you will learn how to communicate your story to supporters in a way that is both authentic and engaging.
Who: Shannon Reeb, Digital fundraising strategist and writer
When: 11 AM, Pacific
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: The Nonprofit Learning Lab
Mon, Sept 12 - Media Law Office Hours
What: This session allows journalists with legal questions to help find answers on issues related to the First Amendment, Freedom of Information, copyright, defamation, or other media law matters.
Who: Attorney Matthew Leish
When: 5 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free but registration required
Sponsor: New York’s Deadline Club
Tue, Sept 13 – Women’s Voices in the news
What: A wide-ranging conversation about how women’s voices have been silenced and spotlighted in newsrooms and in the public square, and how we can ensure that journalism raises up a diversity of women’s perspectives in the future.
Who: Soraya Chemaly, award-winning author of “Rage Becomes Her,” co-founder of the Women’s Media Center Speech Project; Deborah Douglas, co-editor-in-chief of The Emancipator; Allison Gilbert, journalist and co-author of “Listen, World!”; Dana Rubin, author of “Speaking While Female”; Connie Schultz, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist, novelist, professor
When: 11:30 AM, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: The National Press Club Journalism Institute
Thu, Sept 15 – Covering Climate 101
What: You’ll learn how to quickly access media-trained scientists and where to find (and even make) visuals to illustrate your work.
Who: Panelists include Google’s Mary Nahorniak, Climate Central’s Shari Bell, and SciLine’s Rick Weiss.
When: 11:30 AM, Pacific
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: The USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism