20 Webinars this week about AI, Journalism, & Media
/(And one weekend event on free speech)
Mon, June 8 - Work Smarter with AI Agents - Build them with Octonous
What: This session will explore Octonous, Mozilla.ai's agent platform, and learn how to build AI agents tailored to your team's workflows. No technical skills required. Just bring your curiosity.
Who: Caroline Bohu, Solutions Engineer at Mozilla.ai.
When: 9 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Mozilla.ai
Mon, June 8 - Why Your Website Matters More Than Ever
What: Walk away knowing: Where your website is silently losing donors and what to fix first; What today's funders and supporters actually expect when they land on your site; The practical steps to turn your website into your hardest-working team member; How to make meaningful improvements without a massive budget or a full rebuild.
Who: David Pisarek, CEO of Wow Digital.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Techsoup, Canada
Tue, June 9 - Santa Marta and the Future of Climate Journalism
What: A discussion about the recent Santa Marta conference focused on transitioning away from fossil fuels — and the future of climate journalism.
Who: Keisuke Katori, Senior Staff Writer, Asahi Shimbun; Saorla McCabe, Advisor on Communication and Information Strategy and Policy, UNESCO; Phil Newell, Communications Co-Chair, Climate Action Against Disinformation; Elena González, Local Television Engagement Manager, Covering Climate Now; Kyle Pope, Executive Director of Strategic Initiatives & Co-Founder, Covering Climate Now.
When: 9:30 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsors: CCNow & UNESCO
Tue, June 9 - The Future of Learning Isn’t Content, It’s AI, Simulation, Coaching and Judgment
What: How learning teams can help employees develop judgment, operational fluency, and the human skills AI can’t replace. As AI becomes increasingly capable of prediction and information generation, the real differentiator will be a workforce that knows how to interpret, apply, question, and act on AI-driven insights.
Who: Karl Kapp, Director, Institute for Interactive Technologies, Bloomsburg University.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: ELB Learning
Tue, June 9 - 'Investigating the Ocean' Webinar Series: 'How To Track Ships Like a Pro Using OSINT'
What: This session dives into vessel tracking and maritime monitoring using open-source intelligence. Journalists will learn how ships move, how to follow them in real time, and how to detect suspicious behavior such as illegal fishing, transshipment, or AIS manipulation. The session will also introduce satellite imagery and remote sensing tools to monitor ocean activity beyond what vessels report themselves.
Who: Fernanda Buffa, Pulitzer Center; Davide Mancini ORN Fellow; Federico Acosta Rainis, Pulitzer Center.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Pulitzer Center
Tue, June 9 - Trauma-informed Reporting: A Mental Health Reporting Project
What: Master trauma-informed reporting to cover mental health with accuracy, empathy and impact.
Who: Lisa Armstrong, Assistant Professor, UC Berkeley.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Poynter
Tue, June 9 - Social Media Boot Camp, Part 1
What: We’ll teach you practical tips and tools for extending your cause and mission via social media. We cover the basics of using social media for your nonprofit organization and give you handy tips for the most useful social media platforms for nonprofits.
Who: Kiersten Hill, Director of Nonprofit Solutions.
When: 3 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Firespring
Tue, June 9 - Let's talk AI-powered conversion propensity models
What: Lessons learned from the panelists’ work and an open the discussion about what's worked and how they've experimented in this space.
Who: Chicago Public Media's Ellery Jones, Aditi Mukund, and Mark Chonofsky.
When: 3 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Online News Association
Tue, June 9 - Rise of independent journalists: Q&A with creators Levi Ismail and Chelsea Cox
Who: Levi Ismail, Creator and NewsChannel5 journalist; Chelsea Cox, Content creator journalist.
When: 4 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Center for Scholastic Journalism at Kent State University & and Trusting News
Wed, June 10 - LinkedIn for Small Business
What: In this session, you’ll learn how to optimize your profile to attract ideal clients, create content that gets seen without spending hours online, and turn connections into real business conversations. Whether you’re launching your first business or scaling an established one, you’ll walk away with a practical 30-day action plan to make LinkedIn work for your business goals.
Who: Karen Seymour, Founder and CEO of KJS Digital Marketing.
When: 10 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Small Business Development Center, Temple University
Wed, June 10 - The Future of Medical Writing: Applying AI Through a Human-Centric Lens + Demo
What: This session provides a practical view of how organizations can move from experimentation to scalable impact—while keeping medical writers central to the process.
Who: Melissa Morine, Senior Staff AI Staff Engineer, Weave Bio; Nancy Smith, RAC SVP, Medical Writing Services, Syner-G.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free to members
Sponsor: American Medical Writers Association
Wed, June 10 - Encouraging Self-directed Learning in Your Online Learning Environment
What: This webinar to help you define self-directed learning, identify barriers within your online learning environment, and make changes so that learners can drive their professional growth.
Who: Jeremy Tuttle, Director of Learning Design at Niche Academy.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Niche Academy
Wed, June 10 - AI Has a Black Problem
What: We'll look into how AI sees race, why it matters more than most people realize and what it looks like to navigate a world that's increasingly being built by machines trained on our blind spots. We'll talk about who's at the table when these technologies are created, who's missing, and why that gap has real consequences for our communities.
When: 7 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Luna
Thu, June 11 - Ask Me Anything: 2026-2027 AI Accountability Network Fellowships
What: Learn more about joining the fifth (2026-2027) cohort of our Al Accountability Fellowships.
Who: Joanna S. Kao, Pulitzer Center; Si Err Yap, AI Fellow; Maria Karienova, Pulitzer Center.
When: 9 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Pulitzer Center
Thu, June 11 - You Are the Experience: What Your Audience Actually Responds To
What: You’ll experience firsthand what truly captures attention, builds connection, and invites participation. Through a series of intentional moments, we’ll explore five specific experiences that consistently spark audience response and how to bring them to life using the tools available to you.
Who: Kassy LaBorie speaker, author, Virtual training pioneer.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Aha Slides
Thu, June 11 - The KPI Reset: Measuring What Actually Matters
What: This session focuses on how publishers can move beyond surface-level metrics and build KPI frameworks tied directly to financial outcomes.
Who: Reilly Kneedler, an AlignSimple data and audience analytics expert.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: $35
Sponsor: Online Media Campus
Thu, June 11 - Public Sector Social Media: How to balance Creativity and Constraint
What: Whether you're a seasoned social media pro or you're just dipping your toes into the digital waters, you'll walk away with actionable tips, new friends in social . . . and maybe even a giveaway prize!
Who: Jake MacDonald, Hey Orca!
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Hey Orca
Thu, June 11 - Social Media Boot Camp, Part 2
What: Now it’s time to use social media to stand out from the crowd. You’ll learn a few advanced social media tips and tricks, elevate your social media presence through micro strategies and activate your advocates.
Who: Kiersten Hill, Director of Nonprofit Solutions.
When: 3 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Firespring
Fri, June 12 - Codex for Faculty and Researchers
What: Explore how faculty and researchers can use Codex to move from a research question or teaching need to a working prototype faster. This session will show practical workflows in higher education. We’ll focus on realistic academic use cases, including how to give Codex clear context, review its work, and keep humans in control of research quality and reproducibility.
Who: Gaurav Kaila, AI Deployment Manager, OpenAI.
When: 10 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Open AI Academy
Fri, June 12 - AI & the Creation: Friends or Foes?
What: A moderated discussion and theological responses to the ways in which AI can contribute to planetary flourishing and the ways in which AI contributes to environmental concerns.
Who: Greg Cootsona, Executive Director of AI and Faith; Jim Stump, the Vice President at BioLogos; Sharon Talbot, marketing strategist; Leslie Herrmann, a scholar-advocate; Braden Molhoek, the Director of the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences
When: 5:30 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom (hybrid)
Cost: Free
Sponsors: The Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences at the Graduate Theological Union & New College Berkeley.
Sat, June 13 - Free Press Workshop 2026
What: Learn how to assert your right to press freedom and use the law to improve your reporting. This event is open to current undergraduate and graduate students at U.S. colleges and universities, with a special focus on those involved in journalism. Attendees will hear from experts in the field about the importance of student journalism and how to protect a free and open press.
When: 9 am – 5:30 pm
Where: In person (WHYY, Philadelphia)
Cost: Free
Sponsor: FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression)