19 Webinars this week about AI, Journalism & Media
/Mon, Aug 17 - Leading Through AI Transformation
What: Industry experts will explore how organizations are equipping leaders to guide teams through AI-driven change. Learn practical approaches for strengthening communication, supporting employees through disruption and using AI to enhance collaboration, learning and business performance. This session will provide actionable insights for leaders working to build adaptable, resilient and future-ready teams.
Who: Alan Nelson, Co-Managing Partner CRA, Admired Leadership; Brittany Podolak, Chief Human Resources Officer, athenahealth; Danielle Silver, Solution Architect, SweetRush; Josh Cardoz, Chief Creative & Learning Officer, Sponge; Tom Kupetis Partner and Executive Vice President, St. Charles Consulting Group NIIT.
When: 11 am – 3 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Training Industry
Tue, Aug 18 - Framing Public Health Stories for Impact: From local to national
What: How to anchor local reporting in national data, policy, and trends without losing nuance; advice on localizing national health issues with reporting that centers people, place, and lived experience; and tips for engaging complex public health and healthcare topics into clear, engaging stories for broad audiences.
Who: Tracy Jan, a senior editor for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network.
When: 11 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: The National Press Club Journalism Institute,
Tue, Aug 18 - Keep that research off the shelf: Operationalizing audience research in your newsroom
What: Learn practical ways to turn audience research into real newsroom action. How to design research around real business challenges, integrate it into your newsroom's workflow, and measure its impact.
Who: Ariel Zirulnick, an entrepreneurial journalist and consultant who works at the intersection of editorial, audience, and product strategy to help news organizations build more sustainable, community-centered futures.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Indiegraf
Tue, Aug 18 - The AI Paradox: The More Technology Advances, the More human Influence Matters
What: Discover practical, research-based strategies that will help you strengthen your influence and succeed in a world where technology continues to evolve— but lasting success still depends on human Influence.
Who: Elaina Zuker President, Elaina Zuker Associates.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Training Magazine Network
Tue, Aug 18 - Covering “Teen Takeovers”
What: Go beyond police reports and breaking-news narratives. Learn to cover so-called “teen takeovers” with context, accuracy and care.
Who: Fernanda Camarena, an award-winning journalist with more than 20 years of experience; Liz Ryan, a policy expert, advocate and investigative journalist; Kevin Beckford, Advisor for Partnerships at Pretrial Justice Institute; Justin Garcia, State and Local Accountability Reporter, Tampa Bay Times
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Poynter
Tue, Aug 18 - SPJ Code of Ethics Listening Session No. 2
What: The second of three listening sessions. Learn about the work that has gone into the recommended Code revisions, the revisions being considered and ask your questions. Registration required.
Who: The SPJ Code of Ethics revision committee.
When: 7 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Society of Professional Journalists
Wed, Aug 19 - How to get your brand recommended in Claude
What: Learn how Claude finds, evaluates and recommends brands: what influences its answers, where SEO still matters, and what you can do to improve your chances of being recommended.
Who: JP Garbaccio Head of AEO & SEO, Searchable.
When: 11 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Searchable
Wed, Aug 19 - Builder Bootcamp: API Foundations
What: In this session, you’ll build a practical foundation for developing with the OpenAI API. We’ll cover core building blocks, model selection, prompting, structured outputs, and the key concepts that help teams move from an initial use case to a working prototype.
Who: Peter Diamond, Builder ADM, OpenAI; Allie Lei, AI Deployment Manager, OpenAI.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: OpenAI Academy
Tue, Aug 19 - Covering health care affordability: A big story with major impact
What: Join us for a conversation and Q&A about a topic that applies to every town, city and state as small businesses struggle with rising insurance costs and employees face daunting financial decisions.
Who: Joseph Burns, AHCJ Health Beat Leader for Health Policy, Insurance; Bob Herman, Business of Health Care Reporter, STAT.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Association of Health Care Journalists
Wed, Aug 19 - How to Actually Use AI in Virtual Training
What: We’ll cut through the noise and share three specific ways you can incorporate AI into your virtual classes. You'll explore how to use AI to create an engaging learning experience, as a facilitation support tool to stay present with learners during delivery, and as a tech backup to handle platform issues without derailing your session.
Who: Cindy Huggett, CPTD Principal, Cindy Huggett Consulting.
When: 3 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: OpenSesame
Wed, Aug 19 - 15 AI Tools Every Professional Needs in 2026 Share
What: No technical background needed. What You'll Walk Away With: AI Productivity Checklist; 50 Ready-to-Use AI Prompts; AI Tools Resource Guide; Webinar Presentation; Certificate of Participation; Exclusive discount on advanced training.
When: 8 pm, Eastern
Where: Humanitix
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Mangates
Thu, Aug 20 - Intro to ChatGPT Work for News Organizations
What: How ChatGPT Work can support the teams that help news organizations grow and operate. We’ll explore the shift from AI that answers questions to AI that can carry work forward across multiple steps, using the tools and context around you.
When: 10 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: OpenAI Academy
Thu, Aug 20 - AI in Action: What’s Working in the Field
What: You’ll hear directly from district leaders who are putting AI into practice as they share lessons learned, successful use cases, and the leadership decisions helping them build thoughtful, sustainable approaches that support educators and improve outcomes for students.
Who: Jared Bloom, Superintendent, Franklin Square Union Free School District (NY); Shaylia McRae, Deputy Superintendent, Academics and Transformation, Hillsborough County Public Schools (FL); Debbie Durrence, Interim Chief Accountability Officer, Gwinnett County Public Schools (GA); Dan Bridges, Superintendent, Naperville Community Unit School District 203 (IL); Jennifer Ferrari, Chief Executive Officer, ERDI; and Jeff McCoy, Chief Education Officer, ERDI.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Education Research and Development Institute
Thu, Aug 20 - AI for Government Admin, Executive Secretaries, and Critical Support Roles
What: A practical session exploring how administrative professionals, executive secretaries, and critical support teams can use AI to strengthen their everyday work.
Who: Amanda Bullock, AI Deployment Manager, OpenAI; Hillary Washington, Executive Ops, OpenAI.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: OpenAI Academy
Thu, Aug 20 - Data Made Simple: Google Sheets for Journalists
What: Designed for journalists with little or no spreadsheet experience, the workshop will cover the building blocks of Google Sheets, including sorting and filtering data, creating simple calculations and cleaning information for analysis. Participants will learn practical techniques they can immediately use to improve their reporting and workflow.
Who: Mónica Cordero is an award-winning investigative data reporter.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: $35
Sponsor: iMediaCampus
Thu, Aug 20 - ChatGPT Work for data analytics teams
What: Learn how data analytics teams can start using ChatGPT Work for common workflows. This session will focus on practical ways newly enabled users can begin exploring Work with the tools and context they already use.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: OpenAI Academy
Thu, Aug 20 - AI Governance for the Public Sector: Balancing Innovation, Security and Trust
What: You'll learn: Where AI adoption is creating new risks across state and local government environments, and why many organizations lack full visibility. How to identify and manage shadow AI, and what steps can help improve oversight of tools and usage across your organization. What it takes to establish practical governance frameworks, and how to balance innovation with security and compliance.
Who: Jim Bergen, Vice President, State Local and Education, CrowdStrike; Matt Singleton Executive Public Sector Strategist, CrowdStrike and Former State of Oklahoma CISO; Adam Zoller Chief Information Security Officer, CrowdStrike.
When: 2:30 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: GovLoop
Thu, Aug 20 - The FāVS Model: What One Newsroom Can Teach Us About Building a Sustainable Journalism Community
What: A conversation about the organization's evolution, the lessons learned along the way, and what other journalists, editors, and publishers can apply to their own work. From recruiting contributors to building community and adapting to a changing media landscape, this webinar offers practical insights for anyone interested in strengthening local journalism.
Who: Tracy Simmons, executive director of FāVS News; FāVS News associate editor Cassy Benefield; FāVS News reporter Emma Maple.
When: 3 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Religion News Association
Sat, Aug 22 - AI Speech-to-Text in Practice: Lessons for Library Workflows, Testing, and Evaluation
What: This webinar explores the practical applications, opportunities, and challenges of implementing these tools, drawing on real-world insights from recent evaluations of speech-to-text technologies.
Who: Meghan Xu Programmer/Analyst, DevOps, Scholars Portal, OCUL; Rachel Wang Systems Administrator, DevOps, Scholars Portal, OCUL.
When: 2:00 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Ontario Council of University Libraries