7 Free Webinars this Week about Media & Journalism
/Mon, Aug 14 - Fact-checking 101: How to distinguish fact from feeling
What: The host will walk reporters and editors through the fundamentals of fact-checking. What are the key types of questions reporters should be asking when searching for sources for their stories? What are the essential pieces of evidence that editors should be seeking to substantiate the reporter’s findings? The fundamentals of this essential reporting process will be brought to life in a concrete way.
Who: CCIJ's Editorial Director, Yaffa Fredrick
When: 8 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism
Mon, Aug 14 - Writing for Impact: A Nonprofit Professionals Guide to Drafting Content that Inspires
What: This workshop encourages learners to pause before putting pen to paper in order to find the voice of the organization they're working with, understand the audience they’re speaking to, and pick a tone that elevates their message clearly enough to engage effectively.
Who: Maura O'Leary & Sarah Hogan, Barefoot PR
When: 11 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Nonprofit Learning Lab
Tue, Aug 15 - How Reporters Can Use NAEP Tools to Examine Achievement Gaps
What: This webinar will teach journalists about federal education statistics from subjects including math and reading scores, and demonstrate federal tools that will help them go back to their newsrooms to tell the best education stories possible.
Who: Ebony Walton, statistician, National Center for Education Statistics; Grady Wilburn, statistician, National Center for Education Statistics; Matt Barnum, interim national editor, Chalkbeat (moderator)
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Education Writers Association
Tue, Aug 15 - Developing a Website That Tells Your Story
What: In this session, we will share more than a decade of focus group research that reveals: The 5 elements of an engaging website. The one thing every nonprofit should be thinking about, but isn’t. The importance of storytelling and how to incorporate stories into your website. Real-world examples of nonprofit organizations that have mastered their online presence.
Who: Kiersten Hill Director of Nonprofit Solutions
When: 2 pm, Central
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Firespring
Wed, Aug 16 - Amplify Your Social Media Presence with Canva
What: Designed exclusively for journalists looking to enhance their social media skills. We'll share some nifty tips and tricks that will save you time and boost productivity when working with Canva. We'll also unveil some cool techniques to create content that truly wows your audience and sets you apart from the competition.
Who: Diana Abeleven, Canva's Senior Global Strategic Partnerships Manager, News & Media
When: 9 pm, Central
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: The Walkley Foundation
Thur, Aug 17 - Generative AI: What journalists need to know about ChatGPT and other tools
What: Understanding the AI capabilities that have emerged and what we do about those and how we take advantage of those, while also really trying to make sure we are poised for what feels like another wave upon wave of progress over the next couple of years as well. During the webinar, the Knight Center will announce a new massive open online course (MOOC) on generative AI and journalism.
Who: Marc Lavallee, director of technology product and strategy for journalism at Knight Foundation; Aimee Rinehart, senior product manager of AI strategy for the Associated Press’ Local News AI initiative; and Sil Hamilton, a machine learning engineer and AI researcher-in-residence at the journalism organization Hacks/Hackers.
When: 11 am, Central
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas
Thu, Aug 17 - Assessing the 988 mental health hotline
What: Panelists will discuss the national 988 mental health crisis line: How well has the hotline functioned, has it result in distressed people being involuntarily committed to psychiatric hospital wards and has it put callers at risk of trauma by sending armed police untrained in mental health interventions?
Who: Vincent Atchity, president and CEO of Mental Health Colorado; Heather Saunders, a postdoctoral fellow in the Kaiser Family Foundation Program on Medicaid and the Uninsured; Katti Gray, AHCJ's health beat leader for behavioral and mental health.
When: 1:30 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Assoc of Health Care Journalists