14 Webinars about AI, Journalism, & Media
/Tue, May 26 - AI Tools: Automation, Trust and Revenue
What: In this webinar, we will explore how media organisations can leverage AI to streamline operations, build trust with audiences, and create new revenue streams while maintaining strong editorial standards in an AI-driven media landscape.
Who: Kevin Anderson, Director of the Digital Revenue Network, WAN-IFRA London; Marie Bering, Director of Product Management, Stibo DX; Heikki Rotko, Chairman, Choicely; Marko, Director of Product Development, StoryEditor.
When: 6 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: World Association of News Publishers
Tue, May 26 - How journalism collaboratives can track impact
What: Learn how to define, measure and track the ways your journalism collaborative makes a difference in your community.
Who: Caroline Porter, Principal for Ralstin Agency, director of product and strategic partnerships for Open Campus.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Center for Cooperative Media
Tue, May 26 - Public Media’s Digital Shift: Scaling Audience and Revenue with Indiegraf
What: Learn how to modernize your digital infrastructure, scale your audience, and secure your station's revenue and future, plus get a detailed overview of a subsidized program that can help qualifying stations significantly save on technology costs.
Who: Allison McIlmoyl and Bridget Thoreson from Indiegraf.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Indiegraf
Tue, May 26 - Codex Fundamentals
What: Join us for a technical overview of Codex, the AI software engineering agent that can help developers write features, debug code, run tests, and navigate large codebases. In this session, we’ll demonstrate how engineers are using Codex to accelerate development workflows, automate repetitive tasks, and collaborate more effectively with AI during the software development lifecycle.
Who: Tanner Wride, Builder ADM, OpenAI; Catherine LaChapelle, Builder ADM, OpenAI.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: OpenAI Academy
Tue, May 26 - How Nonprofits Should Think About Their Website as a Platform
What: We will explore how nonprofits can shift from a project-based mindset to a platform mindset. Attendees will learn how websites integrate with CRM and marketing systems, support ongoing optimization, and provide enhanced insights into user behavior. This session helps nonprofits plan websites that scale and remain effective over time.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: TechSoup
Tue, May 26 - The Art of Bipartisan Storytelling: Insights from “Courage Can Save US”
What: This webinar comes ahead of the release of “Courage Can Save US.” This upcoming book explores the leadership of military veterans in civic society, featuring stories from ten veterans working across the political spectrum to combat polarization. During this webinar, attendees will have the opportunity to engage around the writing and publication process, tips for maintaining bipartisanship in writing of this nature, the stories of the selected veterans, and more.
Who: Rye Barcott, a Marine Corps veteran, social entrepreneur, and author of “It Happened on the Way to War: A Marine’s Path to Peace.” He is co-founder and CEO of With Honor, a cross-partisan organization that fights polarization by supporting principled veteran leadership in public office.
When: 4:30 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Military Veterans in Journalism
Wed, May 27 – Climate Disinformation: How to Spot it and Fight it
What: This webinar will equip participants with the tools to identify the mechanisms behind the ‘manufacturing of doubt’, deconstruct misleading narratives using real-world case studies, and develop the ability to verify information in the face of complex facts and the viral spread of falsehoods.
Who: Bianca Hall, an environment and climate reporter with The Age and Sydney Morning Herald, and media vice president at the Media, Entertainment, and Arts Alliance, Australia; Emmanuel Vincent, the founder and president of Science Feedback; Jennifer Moreau, a Vice-President of the International Federation of Journalists.
When: 9 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: International Federation of Journalists
Wed, May 27 - Rejuvenating the newsroom
What: We’ll explore Sydsvenskan’s bold initiative called “Ungredaktionen” (The Youth Newsroom), which delivers both essential service journalism and rigorous, local investigative reporting tailored to a new generation. Learn how they integrate these voices into the newsroom, balance editorial standards with new creative formats, and why bringing in non-traditional talent is a strategic necessity for the future of local journalism.
Who: Camilla Sylvan, Managing Editor at Bonnier News/Sydsvenskan.
When: 9 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: World Association of News Publishers
Wed, May 27 - Learn to Use AI to Remove Barriers to Learning
What: In this session, well explores the deeply human side of learning and demonstrates how AI can help remove barriers that have quietly limited development for decades. When learning becomes easier and more effective, the payoff is significant — individuals grow faster, and organizations benefit from a workforce better prepared to meet the demands of a changing world.
Who: Vince Han CEO and Founder, Mobile Coach.
When: 3 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Training Magazine Network
Thu, May 28 - Your Campus Already Uses ChatGPT, Claude, and Copilot. Here’s How to Make Them Research-Ready
What: We’ll cover the technical basics (what LLMs actually are, why hallucination happens, what MCP means) alongside the strategic and operational questions librarians are wrestling with: how to build a budget case, how to evaluate tools, how to partner with faculty, and how to use AI adoption data to demonstrate collection value.
Who: Sean Rife, Academic Relations at Scite and Associate Professor of Psychology, Murray State University; Drew Barontini, VP of Product Scite.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Scite by Research Solutions
Thu, May 28 - Smarter Together: A Human First Approach to Agentic AI
What: We will explore what it really means to take a human‑first approach to agentic AI in the philanthropic sector. Drawing from product design, user experience, and frontline consulting work with nonprofits, we’ll unpack how intelligent systems can extend human capacity—without replacing human judgment, empathy, or accountability. This session is designed to level‑set the conversation, cut through the hype, and offer a grounded perspective on where AI fits in purpose‑driven work today.
Who: Timothy Hammond, Principal User Experience Designer, Blackbaud; Steffanie Brown, Senior Strategic Consultant, Blackbaud.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Blackbaud
Thu, May 28 - Create Your Newsroom's AI Policy To Build Trust
What: We'll help you build an AI policy that works for your newsroom, whether you use AI tools or not. Walk away with practical templates, real examples, and a clear path to publishing a policy that builds audience trust.
Who: Laura E. Davis and Lynn Walsh from Trusting News.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Indiegraf
Thu, May 28 - How data science teams use Codex
What: A practical session on how Codex can support common analysis workflows. We’ll explore patterns behind use cases like KPI root-cause analysis, business impact readouts, and dashboard planning without locking the session to a single demo path.
Who: Diana Stegall, Customer Education, OpenAI; Lois Newman, Customer Enablement, OpenAI; Charmaine Pek, AI Deployment @ OpenAI.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: OpenAI Academy
Fri, May 29 - 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