23 Webinars this week about AI, Journalism & Media
/Mon, Oct 26 - AI Tools for Journalism
What: Prompting basics, content creation, research, and analysis using tools like Gemini, NotebookLM, and Pinpoint. The deck will also cover Google Trends and more advanced content creation tools like Nano Banana Pro, Veo, Lyria 2 and Chrip. Verification and information integrity will be covered via the AI detection tool SynthID, with the session concluding with further Google tools that speak to keeping your journalism safe and resilient.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Google Meet
Cost: Free
Sponsors: Center for Journalism Excellence, the PNA Foundation.
Mon, Oct 26 - Covering Election Day disruptions
What: What kinds of unexpected events can disrupt voting on Election Day, how local election officials respond, and how differences in resources and procedures affect their ability to manage disruptions; What research tells us about poll watching, intimidation, and perceived threats; and how disruptions can affect poll workers and public confidence in election administration.
Who: Martha Kropf, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Mollie Cohen, Purdue University; Bridgett King, University of Kentucky Matt DeRienzo, director of SciLine.
When: 3:30 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: SciLine
Tue, Oct 27 - Turning PR, social and community into AI citations
What: We'll break down brand. PR, social posts and community conversations, explaining how each channel works, where PR, social and community need different approaches, and the tactics leading companies are already using to build stronger AI citation signals.
Who: Chris Donnelly, Co-Founder & CEO, Searchable; JP Garbaccio, Head of AEO & SEO, Searchable.
When: 11 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Searchable.
Tue, Oct 27 - Provisioned Access vs. Emergent Access: Tracing AI Agents Back to the Humans Behind Them
What: Tying agent activity back to your existing identity provider, controlling exactly what agents are allowed to touch, and keeping a full audit trail instead of a black box.
Who: CloudBolt’s Shawn Petty, Chief Customer Officer; Mike Bombard, Director of Global Pre-Sales Engineering.
When: 11:30 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: The New Stack
Tue, Oct 27 - How Harvard Business Impact Builds AI Coaches From Existing Content
What: Attendees will see how a case study becomes a coach they build one live from a sample training asset, moving from knowledge transfer to reflection on the learner’s own business to a coached conversation. They will also share how HBI’s sales team rehearses C-suite meetings with AI coaching and close with four questions to ask any AI coaching vendor.
Who: Jody Gross, HBI; Maria Walley, co-founder of Creatium; Maddy Solomon, partnerships manager.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Creatium
Tue, Oct 27 - How to Use AI to Get Mission-Critical Work Done
What: How federal and defense organizations are moving beyond experimentation to deploy AI for specific mission roles. You'll learn how to identify the best first use case, distinguish between general-purpose AI and task-focused agents, maintain accountability and traceability, and scale successes across teams without starting from scratch.
Who: Steve Mahoney, SVP of Product, Legion Intelligence.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsors: govloop & Legion Intelligence
Wed, Oct 28 - Alternate Social Platforms – Growing Your Page
What: We break down the strategies that help small businesses grow on alternative platforms like TikTok, X, Snapchat, etc. Rather than trying to fit into the over-saturated platforms like Facebook and Instagram – let’s dive into some new ones.
Who: Growing Your Page: Alternative Social Platforms
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Small Business Development Center at Widener University
Wed, Oct 28 - Student Journalists' Legal Guide to Covering Elections
What: Learn about your access rights when it comes to covering elections, including campaign events, polling places, voter records, and more. Also, a primer on your rights and responsibilities when gathering news in high-stress situations, including the right to record, protest safety tips, and your legal rights when interacting with police.
Who: Jennifer Nelson, Director of Pre-Publication Review & Journalist Support, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press; Melissa Melewsky, Legal Director, Student Press Law Center.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Student Press Law Center
Wed, Oct 28 - How to Audit Your Social Strategy
What: We will explore what a connected approach to social looks like. Attendees will learn how data and AI can turn community insight into content direction, better creator selection, and smarter amplification calls. You’ll leave with a playbook for scaling creative and creator programs without losing what makes them work: clear briefs that leave room for creator expression.
Who: Brandon Lentino, chief creative officer at Viral Nation.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: AdWeek
Wed, Oct 28 - What a Year of Building with AI Looks Like Inside Two Big Tech Learning Teams
What: This panel will examine the savings organizations expect from AI investments, showing which survive scrutiny, which remain unproven and why cost has moved both upstream (into preparation) and downstream (into validation).
Who: Ankur Rimjhim, senior director at Sify Digital Learning; Nikita Singh, senior leader of learning and certifications at Cisco; Mazie Baskin, vice president of Anaplan Academy; Roberta Gogos, independent analyst covering learning and talent at Lighthouse Research; Tom Whelan, director of corporate research at Training Industry.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Sify Digital Learning
Wed, Oct 28 - Impact Math: Measuring the ROI of LLMs
What: How do you know whether an AI pilot is delivering meaningful value? Join us for a practical session on measuring the return on investment of large language models in government workflows. We’ll explore how to establish a baseline, measure changes in time and quality, and account for the effort involved in adoption and human review. Learn how to turn those findings into a clear, credible case for what to scale, refine, or stop.
Who: David Sperry Technical Success, OpenAI.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: OpenAI
Wed, Oct 28 - What a Year of Building With AI Looks Like Inside Two Big Tech Learning Teams
What: This panel will examine the savings organizations expect from AI investments, showing which survive scrutiny, which remain unproven and why cost has moved both upstream (into preparation) and downstream (into validation).
Who: Ankur Rimjhim, senior director at Sify Digital Learning; Nikita Singh, senior leader of learning and certifications at Cisco; Mazie Baskin, vice president of Anaplan Academy, run certification and product training at enterprise scale; Roberta Gogos, independent analyst covering learning and talent at Lighthouse Research; Tom Whelan, director of corporate research at Training Industry.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Sify
Wed, Oct 28 - Report for America Virtual Information Session
What: Interested in launching a career in journalism while making an impact in communities across the country? Join Report for America for a virtual information session to learn about the organization, its mission, and upcoming employment opportunities for emerging journalists.
When: 1:45 pm
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Report for America
Wed, Oct 28 - AI-Powered Learning Innovation: A Fast-Paced Showcase
What: You’ll get a rapid look at breakthrough solutions spanning AI-powered practice, leadership development, behavior-change platforms, frontline training, workflow-based coaching, and microlearning ecosystems. Each startup will present its vision, demonstrate its approach, and answer live questions.
Who: Vince Han, CEO and Founder, Mobile Coach.
When: 3 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Training Magazine Network
Thu, Oct 29 - News literacy meets AI literacy: Reconnecting students to sources in an age of generated answer
What: In this session, experts in information literacy and news literacy will explore how AI is reshaping student engagement with news and information and discuss frameworks and strategies for guiding students toward effective and responsible use. The session will also include a brief Clarivate perspective on connecting students with trusted news sources through ProQuest Newspapers. Participants will gain practical insights for supporting source evaluation, critical thinking, responsible AI use and news literacy in teaching, learning and research.
Who: Laura Saunders, Professor & Associate Dean Simmons University, School of Library and Information Science; Michael A. Spikes, Clinical Assistant Professor, Journalism; Director, Teach for Chicago Journalism Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications, Northwestern University.
When: 11 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Clarivate
Thu, Oct 29 - Your AI Risk Check-Up: A Practical Guide for Small Business Owners
What: This webinar on managing AI risk. Built on the federal NIST AI Risk Management Framework, this session shows you how to: Take stock of every AI tool your business uses Score your risk with a simple six-question check-up Protect customer data, passwords and your bank account from AI-powered scams Put a one-page AI policy in place for your team
When: 11 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Small Business Development Center, Lehigh University
Thu, Oct 29 - Making the Case for Digitized Newspaper Archives
What: You’ll hear memorable discoveries made by patrons and researchers. How digital searching saves staff time and improves service. Ways libraries promote their archives and encourage community use, and practical advice for libraries considering a similar project.
Who: Sarah Haack, Circulation Coordinator, Kearney Public Library; Kristie Lanzotti, Collection Development Coordinator, Toledo Lucas County Public Library; Lee Spearman, President Illinois Library Association, Belleville, Illinois Public Library.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: NewsBank
Thu, Oct 29 - How Agentic AI Rewrites the Rules of Workplace Training
What: We will examine both sides of the equation: the capabilities of agentic AI and the human factors that shape its success. You’ll learn where AI can enhance L&D workflows, what barriers organizations encounter during implementation and the beliefs that most influence learner engagement and trust. You’ll gain evidence‑based insights to help you adopt AI responsibly and strategically.
Who: Tom Whelan, Director of Research, Training Industry.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Training Industry
Thu, Oct 29 - Monetizing social video: Partnership strategies for newsrooms
What: Practical ways independent newsrooms can use social video to build engaged audiences and create revenue through partnerships with local businesses, creators, influencers, and other newsrooms. You’ll also learn which video formats work well for local news, how to make videos attractive to potential partners, and where platforms like YouTube, TikTok, and Meta fit into your strategy.
Who: Adriana Lacy, award-winning journalist and consultant in Boston, Massachusetts.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Society of Professional Journalists
Thu, Oct 29 - The Rise of the Chief AI Officer
What: This virtual forum will convene AI leaders from several institutions about how they got the job, what it involves, and what they’ve learned so far. Topics include: How the role differs across institutions; Where AI is gaining real momentum on campus; What responsible, scaled adoption demands of leadership; What hard-won lessons were learned from the first people to hold the job.
Who: Ian Wilhelm, Deputy Managing Editor; Heather Herrera, Vice President of Strategy and Innovation, San Francisco Bay University; Manish Parashar, Chief AI Officer, Executive Director of the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute, and Presidential Professor in the Kahlert School of Computing, University of Utah; Elizabeth Reilley, Vice President of Digital Transformation & Chief AI Officer ,The University of North Carolina System.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Chronicle of Higher Ed
Thu, Oct 29 - Write Beyond Yourself: Research, Reporting, and the Art of Narrative Nonfiction
What: Best techniques for conducting and writing interviews, researching, exploring archives and analyzing keepsakes, quoting from other first sources, and reportage. Through examples of transforming source material into recreated and imagined scenes and text, you’ll discover the combination of skill, patience, and inspiration that powers successful narrative nonfiction.
Who: Narrative nonfiction writer Michael Copperman.
When: 3 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: CraftTalks on Writers & Writing
Fri, Oct 30 - Get Found by Donors on Google AND ChatGPT: SEO/AIO for Nonprofits
What: This session covers the SEO basics every nonprofit should have in place, plus what’s genuinely changing now that AI tools are answering people’s questions directly instead of sending them to a list of links.
Who: Kiersten Hill, Director of Nonprofit Solutions
When: 10 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Firespring
Fri, Oct 30 - ASERL Copyright Office Hour
What: Please bring your puzzling and perplexing copyright questions.
When: 3 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Association of Southeastern Research Libraries