27 Webinars this week about AI, Journalism & Media
/Mon, Mar 16 - Lost History of Western Maryland’s Earliest Black Newspapers (1870 - 1900)
What: Learn about the founding of the first Black newspapers in Appalachian Maryland and their editors.
Who: Librarian and historian John H. Muller who has authored many historical books.
When: 11 am
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Lost History Associates
Mon, Mar 16 - Preparing Students for the AI Work Force
What: How artificial intelligence has changed the job market for entry-level workers. What skills and competencies employers are looking for in entry-level workers. How colleges and universities are changing curricula to include AI.
Who: Ian Wilhelm, Deputy Managing Editor The Chronicle of Higher Education; Sid Dobrin, Professor of English, Founding Director of the Trace Innovation Initiative University of Florida; Don Fraser Jr., Senior Vice President, Design + Innovation Education Design Lab; Margaret Moffett, Author; Jessica A. Stansbury, Director, Center for AI Learning and Community-Engaged Innovation University of Baltimore.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Chronicle of Higher Ed
Tue, Mar 17 - AI and the Future of News 2026
What: A day of lightning talks, panel discussions and interviews with journalists and experts on how AI is transforming news. There will be one Zoom for the entire day so you can tune in and out as you wish.
Who: Several dozen journalists and researchers.
When: 6 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Reuters Institute
Tue, Mar 17 - AI Innovator Collaborative
What: The AI Innovator Collaborative, a monthly gathering for members experimenting with AI. We'll talk about what publishers need to know in this era of search volatility and give members a chance to share what's currently working in their own organizations.
Who: Jessie Willms and Shelby Blackley, co-founders of WTF is SEO.
When: 3 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free to members
Sponsor: Online News Association
Tue, Mar 17 - Using AI Gems to build training materials
What: We will demonstrate how to create your own personalised AI GEMS that can produce learning tools based on any content you provide, whether it’s a course outline, an article you wrote, or content you find inspiring.
Who: David Brewer from Media Helping Media.
When: 5 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Fojo Media Institute
Tue, Mar 17 - Turning Expertise into Opportunity: Using YouTube to Build Credibility, Demand, and Trust
What: We will explore how YouTube can serve as a long-term credibility engine—helping professionals “sell” their expertise by teaching clearly and consistently. Instead of focusing on algorithms or influencer tactics, this session shows how to align your expertise with real audience needs, avoid common content pitfalls, and build trust before the first client conversation even happens. Discover how teaching can become one of your most valuable professional assets.
Who: Paul Wilson, CTDP, eLearning Consultant, Designer and Developer, CaptivateTeacher.com
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Training Magazine Network
Wed, Mar 18 - ChatGPT for Teachers: Managing and Scaling Access
What: We’ll focus on how to manage and scale access to ChatGPT for Teachers over time, including user administration, permissions, and operational best practices for secure, sustainable district implementation.
When: 10 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: OpenAI Academy
Wed, Mar 18 - How to Use GenAI for Personalisation
What: Each panalist will walk us through their key learnings in their experiments with using AI in personalisation. Yahoo News recently launched Your Daily Digest, an AI-powered feature that delivers a personalised audio summary of the day’s top news stories directly in the Yahoo News app. The feature combines Yahoo’s editorial curation with AI-driven recommendations and personalisation to create a tailored listening experience for every user. Times Internet’s AI-powered personalisation has almost doubled click-through rates on push notifications and doubled engagement on content widgets.
Who: Erica Greene, Director of Engineering, Machine Learning at Yahoo News; Ritvvij Parrikh, Senior Director of Product Management — AI at Times Internet.
When: 10 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: International News Media Association
Wed, Mar 18 - Restricting Access to the "I" in FOIA
What: This will be a discussion on the nuts and bolts of FOIA, its exemptions, and how pending lawsuits could shake things up. Learn how the ACLU and local journalists use FOIA, what the process is for filing a request, litigating a denial of a request, and the most frequent barriers to information access, and how we navigate them.
Who: Rob Vanella, Journalist at Delaware Call; Xerxes Wilson, Journalist at Delaware News Journal; Andrew Bernstein, ACLU-DE Civic Engagement Counsel.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: $50
Sponsor: ACLU Delaware
Wed, Mar 18 - The Cost of Silence
What: We will explore how intentional communication can replace friction with connection. Whether you're leading, collaborating, or simply looking to improve personal interactions, you’ll leave with practical strategies you can use immediately to build stronger relationships at work or in your personal life.
Who: Communications expert and strategic storyteller Jenny Riddle.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: DePaul University
Wed, Mar 18 - Republishing Guidelines Legal Briefing
What: We often hear that news organizations would like to allow other news organizations to share their content or that they’d like to co-report on stories, but they need help establishing an understanding about republishing or co-publishing guidelines. ProJourn, a program operated by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, in partnership with Covington & Burling LLP, will host a public briefing on the intellectual property and other legal considerations that go into republishing guidelines.
Who: Christina Piaia; Audrey Tanenbaum; Phil Hill & Dimitra Rallis of Covington & Burling LLP.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Microsoft Teams
Cost: Free
Sponsor: ProJourn
Wed, Mar 18 - Book Bans with The Marshall Project and Data Liberation Project
What: Learn about the work of uncovering book bans in prisons across the country.
Who: Experts from The Marshall Project and Data Liberation Project
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Sunlight Research Desk
Wed, Mar 18 – How Medical Writing Work, Value, and Careers Are Shifting in the Age of AI
What: Rather than focusing on tools or tactics, the discussion centers on how writing work itself is being redefined. A core theme of the session is the distinction between what can be automated and what cannot. Participants will explore where human judgment remains essential, and why these contributions are often under-recognized but critical to quality and credibility.
Who: Sharon Kim, PharmD, is the founder and CEO of MPilot, an AI-driven platform supporting clinical trial documentation; Aliza Nathoo has over 20 years of experience as a medical writer and submission lead.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Member $20 | Non-member $55
Sponsor: American Medical Writers Association
Wed, Mar 18 - The Human Edge: Thriving with AI Through Empathy and Critical Thinking
What: We’ll explore practical strategies for safely and responsibly using AI in the classroom and for developing the human skills needed to use AI effectively. Learn how to blend AI into learning environments without diminishing the critical human skills students need to thrive. Walk away with actionable strategies, resource ideas, and a mindset shift that helps you champion both innovation and essential human abilities in your educational setting.
Who: Stefani Kauppila, Former Teacher, Current Director of Product, Committee for Children; Jordan Posamentier, Former Teacher, Current VP of Policy & Partnerships, Committee for Children; and Dr. Jodie Donner, Former Teacher, Current Senior Instructional Designer II, Committee for Children.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: SecondStep
Wed, Mar 18 - Cyber in the Era of AI
What: A look at how AI is transforming cybersecurity across the public sector. We’ll cut straight to what matters: faster threats, smarter defenses, and the emerging tools helping agencies stay ahead of adversaries.
Who: Shannon Lawson, Chief Information Security Officer, City of San Antonio, Texas; Marcus Thornton, Deputy Chief Data Officer, Virginia Office of Data Governance and Analytics; Kelvin Brewer, Director, Public Sector Sales Engineering, Ping Identity; Bryan Rosensteel, Head of Public Sector Product; Travis Rosiek, Field CTO, Public Sector, Rubrik Marketing, Wiz.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: GovLoop
Wed, Mar 18 – Digital Accessibility for Student Media
What: In this session, learn how to treat digital accessibility the same as physical accessibility to comply with the Department of Justice's new digital accessibility standards as they apply to websites, podcasts and social media. Specific topics include audio/video transcripts, descriptive link text, alt text, color contrast and color blindness.
Who: Jamie Lynn Gilbert, the associate director of NC State Student Media.
When: 5 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: College Media Advisor
Thu, Mar 19 - 30 Minute Skills: Copyediting 101
What: Join a growing community of journalists and other curious members of the public for our next monthly lesson.
Who: Edward Fitzpatrick, The Boston Globe.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: New England First Amendment Coalition
Thu, Mar 19 - Life After Layoffs: Resources, Tips, & Real
What: Hear from peers and experts on how to cope with being laid off.
Who: Jayme Catsouphes, producer, editor, sound designer, and co-founder of the worker cooperative production company, Mumble Media; Lauren Paterson, multimedia journalist with a reporting career rooted in the Pacific Northwest and public media; Chandra Turner, recruiter, career coach, and founder of boutique recruiting agency The Talent Fairy.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Public Media Journalism Association
Thu, Mar 19 - AI in Book Publishing: How Does it Affect Indie Authors?
What: This is a 101-level discussion of the impact AI is having on the book publishing industry. Topics will include: The opportunities and savings it offers; Ethical as well as practical concerns; Tips for safe and helpful usage; Red flags every author must be aware of.
Who: Book marketing advisor Beth Kallman Werner of Author Connections.
When: 1:30 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Author Learning Center
Thu, Mar 19 - Solutions Journalism
What: We’ll learn the four key elements of “solutions stories”: Response, what has or hasn’t worked; Insight, what does the response show; Evidence, data or qualitative results that indicate effectiveness, or lack thereof; and Limitations, the response in context, including shortcomings. At the end of this workshop, you’ll be able to reframe stories and story pitches around the solutions lens.
Who: ENS Managing Editor Lynette Wilson.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsors: Episcopal News Service & Episcopal Communicators
Thu, Mar 19 - AI in Journalism
What: How is artificial intelligence reshaping the newsroom — and what does it mean for the future of reporting? In this webinar, we will share how AI is being put to work in agricultural and mainstream media. will moderate.
Who: Eric Braun of Farm Progress; Silas Lyons of USA Today; NAAJ President Tim Hearden.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free to NAAJ members and ACN members.
Sponsors: North American Agricultural Journalists & Agricultural Communicators Network
Thu, Mar 19 – Using Gen AI in Advising
What: This virtual forum with student-affairs leaders where we’ll discuss the effects of generative AI on advising.
Who: Alexander C. Kafka, Senior Editor, The Chronicle of Higher Education; Alytrice Brown, Chief Student Services Officer/Vice President of Student Services, Jackson College; Lynda Holt, Director, Recruitment and Partnerships, Lally School of Management, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Eric Johnson, Assistant Dean, Office of Undergraduate Studies; Director, Office of Letters and Sciences, University of Maryland; Glenda Morgan, Founder Morgan EdTech Strategies.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Chronicle of Higher Ed, Oracle
Thu, Mar 19 - AI, Algorithms & Librarians: The evolution of the librarian in the GenAI era
What: Our panel will share how they are engaging in the AI debate on their campuses and how purpose-built research grade AI tools can improve the researcher workflow. Attendees will leave with practical tips on staying up to date on AI developments, participating in AI policy decisions on their campuses, and evaluating AI tools for the library.
Who: Melissa Del Castillo, Chair, AIRUS: Artificial Intelligence in Reference & User Services Interest Group; Evan Simpson, Associate Dean, Experiential Learning & Academic Engagement, Northeastern University; Emily Singley Vice President, Global Library Relations & Partnerships, Elsevier.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Elsevier
Thu, Mar 19 - AI Powered Media Sales: Top 10 Ways to Use A.I. In Your Sales Strategy
What: With an overwhelming array of AI sales tools available, how can serious media sales reps know which ones to rely on? In this practical workshop, you will be given real examples why AI tools are essential for researching more effectively, uncovering valuable sales opportunities, and gaining a competitive edge. Don’t miss this chance to elevate your sales strategy—learn the tools that high-performing reps are already using to outsell the competition.
Who: Ryan Dohrn, motivational speaker and 30-year ad sales veteran.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: $35
Sponsor: Online Media Campus
Thu, Mar 19 - Investigative College Sport Journalism
What: The winners of the 2026 Drake Group Education Fund Student Journalism Prize for Investigative Reporting on Intercollegiate Athletics will talk about their stories with an esteemed panel of sports journalists and authors.
Who: Prize winners and journalists from The Associated Press, The New York Times, The Columbus Dispatch, and NBCSport.com.
When: 2:00 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: The Drake Group Educational Fund
Thu, Mar 19 - Digital Open-Source Investigations: Geolocation Webinar
What: Participants will learn how to verify images and videos by finding exactly where they were recorded using satellite and street-view imagery from platforms like Google Earth and Maps.
When: 6 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: National Association of Hispanic Journalists, USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism
Thu, Mar 19 - How to Start an AI-Native Business: Informational Session
What: The start of an AI series where we take entrepreneurs through step by step on how to create an AI Native Business. In this session, we will run through the program information, talk about what makes an AI native business, how to construct and integrate AI into each area of your business.
When: 6 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Small Business Development Center, Widener University