12 Webinars this week about AI, Journalism & Media
/Mon, Dec 15 - Advanced AI Techniques for Grant Seeking: Enhancing Search and Assessment
What: This session introduces grant professionals to advanced AI techniques for streamlining and enhancing the grant-seeking process, with a particular focus on using ChatGPT for funder research and analysis. Attendees will learn how to generate high-quality, targeted grant opportunities using strategic AI prompts, as well as how to assess and compare grant opportunities using AI - whether or not they have access to paid databases. Whether you're a solo grant writer or part of a larger team, you'll gain actionable tools to integrate AI more thoughtfully and effectively into your grant strategy. Krista
Who: Krista Kurlinkus, in partnership with The Association of Consultants to Nonprofits.
When: 11 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Nonprofit Learning Lab
Mon, Dec 15 - Deportations and Retaliations: What You Need To Know Now To Protect Your Rights
What: We’ll discuss how reporters and news organizations are navigating – or failing to navigate – these threats and challenges while exercising their First Amendment rights. We will also address what reporters need to know in case they get arrested or attacked while covering rallies, raids or even taken to immigration facilities.
Who: Jeff Hermes, Deputy Director of the Media Resource Center.
When: 5 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: National Association of Hispanic Journalists
Mon, Dec 15 - ChatGPT Foundations: Getting Started with AI
What: Whether you're brand new to AI or looking to sharpen your skills, this introductory session will provide a clear and practical foundation for using ChatGPT effectively.
Who: Juliann Igo, GTM, OpenAI
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: OpenAI Academy
Mon, Dec 15 - AI in Action: Coding & Applications for Academic Libraries
What: This webinar explores how academic libraries are integrating artificial intelligence into daily operations and services. Presenters will share practical, evidence-based examples of AI technology used in library environments with a focus on coding and practical everyday applications.
Who: April Sheppard, Associate Dean of the Library at Arkansas State University. Matthew Chase is an Instructional Services Librarian at Cuyamaca College. Danielle Hassan is the Head of Library IT Services at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Aaron Pahl is an Assistant Professor and Digital Curation Librarian at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and has presented frequently on the topic of AI use in libraries.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Association of Southeastern Research Libraries
Wed, Dec 17 - Elevate Your Interview Skills in the New Year
What: We will review how authors can prepare and deliver great interviews in the New Year. We will discuss the “Dos and Don’ts” of setting up an interview and arranging your media message in advance. In addition,
Who: Lindsey Gobel is a freelance publicist and communications professional with over 15 years of experience.
When: 10:30 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Author Learning Center
Wed, Dec 17 - Disability Narrative Webinar Series
What: Our Disability Narrative Webinar Series initiative is designed to empower journalists, storytellers, and advocates with the tools to create accurate, inclusive and impactful narratives about disability.
Who: Peter Torres Fremlin, Disability Debrief.
When: 11:30 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free to members
Sponsor: Military Veterans in Journalism
Wed, Dec 17 - Demonstrating the Value of Soft Skills
What: You will learn how to demonstrate the impact and ROI of soft skills programs. You will also learn how to embed practical, scalable tools that reinforce day-to-day behavior change - an essential ingredient in ensuring that soft-skills programs deliver real ROI. The webinar will provide useful, practical tools and will be presented in an easy-to-understand format. You will walk away with resources immediately applicable as you set out to demonstrate the impact and ROI of your soft skills programs.
Who: Patti Phillips, Ph.D. CEO, ROI Institute; Rob Toomey President and Co-Founder, TypeCoach.
When: 3 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Training Magazine Network
Wed, Dec 17 - Going Beyond The Niche: Student Publications that Go Deep
What: Hear from CMA members who advise comics journals, a fashion publication, a horror-fiction journal, a Black student newspaper and more. Learn how they work at those universities, and how there might be a great, undiscovered niche for a new publication at yours.
Who: Jessica Clary, Director of Student Media, VCU; Ben McNeely, Editorial Adviser, North Carolina State University; Kat Medina, Director of Student Media, SCAD.
When: 5 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free to members
Sponsor: College Media Association
Thu, Dec 18 - Ethics on Covering Immigration
What: Your newsroom has an ethics policy for granting confidentiality and anonymity to sources while balancing on-the-record credibility with doing no harm to the sources you cover. You would think nothing about that has changed when covering immigration, but new questions exist. Be aware of them and share some answers in this webinar.
Who: Lyle Muller is the professional adviser for Grinnell College’s student-run Scarlet & Black newspaper.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: iMediaCampus
Thu, Dec 18 - Prompting with Purpose: Best Practices and Techniques for ChatGPT
What: We will cover the anatomy of an effective prompt, iterative refinement loops, and advanced techniques. Whether you’re exploring ChatGPT for professional, academic, or personal use, you’ll leave with practical tools and repeatable strategies to make ChatGPT more predictable, controllable, and valuable in real-world scenarios. This session is best suited for a beginner-intermediate audience.
Who: Lauren Oliphant, Solutions Engineer, OpenAI.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: OpenAI Academy
Thu, Dec 18 - Reaching Younger Audiences Where They Are
What: Best practices for creating social video to engage millennial and Gen Z audiences with their local communities. While this research was developed within TV newsrooms, the recommendations here are valuable for any newsroom working to develop or refine their social strategy.
Who: Mike Beaudet, Northeastern University and others.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Online News Association
Thu, Dec 18 - Making the Transition from Journalist to Author
What: Do you need an agent, and how do you get one if you do? How do contracts and royalties work? How is a book publicized and marketed successfully? Learn the answers to these and other questions from the experts.
Who: Jane Dystel, the president of Dystel, Goderich & Bourret Literary Management and a literary agent since 1986; Thomas Maier, award-winning former Newsday journalist and author of nine books, including two made into prime-time television shows; Lisa Pulitzer, a New York Times bestselling author and veteran ghostwriter who has authored, co-authored and/or ghostwritten more than 60 nonfiction books; Moderated by Press Club of Long Island board member Bill Bleyer, former Newsday reporter and author of seven regional history books
When: 7 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: New England Newspaper & Press Association