12 Upcoming Journalism Webinars: Media Law, Women's Voices, Bias, Climate, Disinformation, Suicide, Internships, Trauma, & more
/Mon, Sept 12 – Media Law Office Hours
What: Allows journalists with legal questions to help find answers.
Who: Attorney Matthew Leish
When: 5 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free to members
Sponsor: Deadline Club of New York
Tue, Sept 13 – Women’s voices in the news, then and now
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; Moderator - Julie Moos
When: 11:30 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: National Press Club Journalism Institute
Wed, Sept 14 – Reporters: You’ve Been Laid Off. Now What?
What: If you’re a journalist who was laid off (or is worried this might happen to you), what do you do? Several experts will explain how reporters can best prepare before and after layoffs occur. They will also provide tips for networking, freelancing and ways to practice self-care. Speakers:
Who: Rachel Cohen, senior policy reporter, Vox Media Theola DeBose, founder, JSKILLS Kathy Lu, diversity, inclusion and leadership trainer, Poynter Institute Naseem Miller, senior health editor, The Journalist’s Resource Kavitha Cardoza, public editor, EWA (moderator)
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor:
Thu, Sept 15 - Understanding Bias
What: Learn how to teach students to move beyond the unhelpful term “fake news” to more precisely identify the many types of misleading, inaccurate and false information that they encounter. Explore motivations behind different types of propagators of misinformation and learn fact-checking basics to help encourage student learning. By teaching a deeper understanding of misinformation, students can become less susceptible to it and more likely to prioritize reliable, verified sources of news and information.
Who: News Literacy Project's John Silva and Alexa Volland
When: 5 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: News Literacy Project
Thu, Sept 15 – Let’s Talk Journalism
What: This virtual workshop will teach aspiring journalists how to encourage vibrant conversation at their schools. The webinar will mostly consist of break out room activities.
Who: FIRE Program Associate Elizabeth Stanley
When: 4 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE)
Thu, Sept 15 - Covering Climate
What: Want to cover climate stories but don’t know where to begin? In this session, 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, Google’s Mary Nahorniak, Picture Motion's Brian Walker, and SciLine’s Rick Weiss.
When: 11 am, Pacific
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor:
Fri, Sept 16 - Combatiendo la Desinformación / Fighting Disinformation
What: The Latino community in the U.S. continues to be the target of misinformation campaigns on social media as well as through messaging apps and mass media. This is a conversation with experts in mis/disinformation campaigns that will put the problem in perspective for the Latino community and will share tools and strategies to protect us from fake news. This webinar will provide Spanish-to-English live interpretation.
When: 12 noon, Pacific
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: San Diego State University
Wed, Sept 21 – Writing the Suicide News Story
What: How do you report on suicide responsibly and in a manner that reduces harm? What should you include or not, and why? This webinar will be an engaging case study-based training experience to hone your reporting skills on the topic.
Who: Nerissa Young, journalist and associate professor of instruction in the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University; John Ackerman, suicide prevention clinical manager for the Center for Suicide Prevention and Research at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
When: 12 noon, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: WOSU Public Media
Wed, Sept 21 - Early Childhood Journalism Initiative Webinar Series
What: In this panel, we look at how losing a parent or caregiver can impact a child’s health and what are possible ways to protect them in the future. This is fundamental to learn how to report more thoroughly on tough personal stories and hold governments accountable as well as methods for ethically and sensitively including these children in our reporting.
Who: Charles H. Zeanah, Professor of Psychiatry & Pediatrics, Tulane University Lucero Ascarza, Peruvian journalist, Salud con Lupa Mythreyee Ramesh, Indian journalist, Irene Caselli, early childhood journalist
When: 10 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: The Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma
Fri, Sept 23 – How to land a journalism internship in Washington, D.C.
What: You’ll learn about the reporting, visual journalism, production, and other opportunities that exist, as well as: What makes an internship applicant stand out. What recruiters wish applicants would do differently. How to frame your journalistic achievements and best stories. What types of work samples catch an editor’s eye. How to decide whether a paid or unpaid internship opportunity is right for you.
Who: A panel of recruiters for D.C.-based news internships
When: 2:00 PM, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: The National Press Club Journalism Institute
Wed, Sept 28 - The Aftermath of Trauma for Journalists
What: After covering difficult topics, what are strategies to cope with the aftermath? Panelists will share resources that support journalist mental health.
Who: Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Anne Saker, retired from the Cincinnati Enquirer, will share her experiences covering health care, suicide and trauma and how she survived a decades-long career on the front line of journalism; Bailey Fullwiler, MSSA, LSW, a licensed community social worker and independent grief consultant, for Mental Health America of Ohio; Moderator: Nerissa Young, journalist and associate professor of instruction in the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University.
When: 6 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: WOSU Public Media
Thu, Sept 29 - Disinformation, Midterms, and the Mind: How psychological science can help journalists combat election misinformation
What: Learn: How misinformation and disinformation is impacting journalists and newsrooms; the latest scientific research from the nation's leading psychologists about how to infuse proven methods of prebunking and inoculation in your reporting; what tactics make a piece of misinformation or disinformation go viral and how to inoculate the public against it; tips for overcoming cognitive traps, tripwires, and our own hidden biases as journalists
Who: Dolores Albarracín, Alexandra Heyman Nash University Professor; Director, Social Action Lab; Director, Science of Science Communication Division, Annenberg Public Policy Center Jay Van Bavel, Director, Social Identity & Morality Lab and Associate Professor of Psychology and Neural Science, New York University
When: 11:30 AM, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsors: The National Press Club Journalism Institute, Pen America, and the American Psychological Association