19 Webinars this week about AI, Journalism & Media

Mon, May 11 - The Stories We Carry: Exploring our Implicit Bias and Creating Equitable Change

What: This interactive session invites nonprofit professionals to explore implicit bias with curiosity rather than blame, building awareness through reflection, dialogue, and real world application. Participants will deepen their understanding of how empathy and emotional intelligence help interrupt automatic assumptions and strengthen leadership. The session concludes with practical tools to align organizational values with everyday practices.

Who: Syah B., Syah B. Consulting.

When: 12 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Nonprofit Learning Lab

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Mon, May 11 - Common AI use cases in CX

What: We will walk through real-world AI use cases to help you better understand how AI can support your organization’s public services.

Who: Luke Norris  Vice President, Platform Strategy & Digital Transformation, Granicus.

When: 4 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: GovLoop

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Mon, May 11 - Strengthen your Science Reporting

What: This webinar will offer tips for building and sustaining strong relationships with scientist sources, getting past jargon, and drawing out clearer, more colorful quotes. We’ll explore findings from the Journalism Resource survey on the barriers journalists face when working with researchers, and how to overcome them. You’ll learn how to increase your odds of getting a response, make interviews more engaging, and turn complex studies into accessible stories.

When: 8 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free to members

Sponsor: EurekAlert!

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Tue, May 12 - What are journalists around the world doing with AI?

What: This session explores how newsrooms internationally are using AI and automation in practice, from content production workflows to local data projects that serve communities more effectively. You’ll look at real-world examples from Scandinavia, the US and beyond, with a focus on where organisations are drawing editorial red lines and how they are balancing efficiency with trust.

Who: Cecilia Campbell, Senior Strategy Advisor at United Robots. 

When: 7:30 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Women in Journalism

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Tue, May 12 - Designing Learning Ecosystems with AI: Moving Beyond Prompting

What: This webinar supports educators in shifting from using AI as a prompting tool to designing intentional, student-centered learning ecosystems that integrate AI in meaningful ways.

Who: Kimberly Niebauer, a teacher with 26 years of service in Duval County Public Schools; Aynul Dean, who teaches sixth-grade English and mathematics and occasionally supports high school students in physics and chemistry; Kelly McNeil, a Senior Learning Experience Designer at Digital Promise.

When: 10 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: HP AI Teacher Academy 2.0

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Tue, May 12 - Perplexity: From answer engine to AI interface layer - what it means for publishers

What: How Perplexity’s product and partnership model is evolving in practice, what has been learned from the first wave of publisher collaborations, and how the company is thinking about value, attribution, and scale in an AI-mediated web.

Who: Jessica Chan, Head of Publisher Partnerships, Perplexity; Ezra Eema, Lead, AI in Media, WAN-IFRA; Kevin Anderson, Director of the Digital Revenue Network, WAN-IFRA.

When: 11 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: World Association of News Publishers

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Tue, May 12 - Criticality in the Age of AI: Navigating "Shiny Object Syndrome" for Learning Leaders

What: In this mindset-focused session, we are hitting pause on the hype cycle to focus on criticality. We will explore how to stop chasing every new "squirrel" and start building a deliberate, effective tech stack. 

Who: Garima Gupta, Founder & CEO, Artha Learning Inc.

When: 12 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Training Magazine Network

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Tue, May 12 - Data-Driven Decision-Making: From Dashboards to AI Automation 

What: We will explore how nonprofits can utilize real-time analytics, predictive modeling, and AI-powered automation to enhance forecasting and informed operational decision-making. Attendees will learn how to identify the metrics that matter most, connect data across systems, and build a culture where data is trusted, accessible, and actively used to guide smarter decisions across their organization.

Who: Zach Patton Tapp Network  HubSpot Solutions Manager; Julian Gerace Tapp Network  Digital Solutions Manager.

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: TechSoup

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Tue, May 12 - Accessible by Design: Disability and the Inclusive Campus

What: This online panel, moderated by a Chronicle journalist, will explore how institutions are applying universal-design principles and using AI-driven inclusive tools to make both in person and online experiences more accessible.

Who: Alexander Kafka, Senior Editor, The Chronicle of Higher Education; Michelle Deal, Director of Learning Technologies Research and Development, Landmark College; Casaundra Maimone, Associate General Counsel for Student Affairs, Howard University; Rivka Molinsky, Associate Dean of Students and Innovation, School of Health Sciences, Touro University; Donna Patterson, Director of Africana Studies and Professor, Department of History, Political Science, Philosophy, and Law Studies, Delaware State University.

When: 2 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Chronicle of Higher Ed

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Tue, May 12 - The Press Under Threat: Protecting Journalism and the Public’s Right to Know

What: At a time when journalists and media workers face increasing threats—from criminalization and harassment to digital surveillance and political intimidation—this webinar will discuss the current threats facing journalists and media workers globally, from legal harassment to digital surveillance and political intimidation. Panelists will discuss how robust advocacy, legal protections, and active community engagement can defend and expand press freedom, safeguard reporters, and uphold the public’s right to know.

When: 8 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Amnesty International

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Wed, May 13 - PRGN Influence Insights Launch Event

What: The key findings of the PRGN Influence Insights 2026, the second edition of the global survey on brand influence.

Who: Abbie S. Fink, Marketing Committee Chair, PRGN; Frédéric François, President, PRGN; Jeffrey Henning Chief Research Officer, Researchscape International; Gábor Jelinek Executive Director, PRGN.

When: 11 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: The Public Relations Global Network 

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Wed, May 13 - Artificial Intelligence, Higher Education, and the Future of Knowledge

What: This panel will address what it will take to ensure that students, educators, and institutions retain real agency in the age of AI. If AI is like many widely accessible technologies that have come before, then existing institutions remain the key drivers of change. But if AI fundamentally reshapes knowledge architecture, then the institutions of higher education that have long shaped that foundation face a deeper strategic reckoning.

Who: George Siemens, Professor and Executive Director of the Learning Innovation and Networked Knowledge Research Lab, University of Texas at Arlington; Prem Trivedi, Director, Open Technology Institute, New America; Kevin Carey, Vice President, Education & Work; Sydney Saubestre Senior Policy Analyst, Open Technology Institute, New America.

When: 12:00 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: New America  

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Wed, May 13 - True Fakery: How Publishing Scams are Cheating Writers. And what you can do about it

What: Join four of the world’s leading investigators of publishing scams who will tell you how to detect and protect yourself from on-line scammers and seek legal resolution if you have been scammed.

Who: Kelly Burke investigative reporter, The Guardian; Chris Kayser. President & CEO of Cybercrime Analytics; Victoria Strauss, author of nine fantasy novels.

When: 1:30 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: American Society of Journalists and Authors

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Thu, May 14 - ChatGPT for Higher Education Faculty

What: Join this live faculty-facing training session to learn how to use ChatGPT Education confidently, responsibly, and practically in your teaching, research, and academic workflows. We’ll walk through repeatable uses for course planning, assignment design, student support, literature review, writing feedback, and administrative tasks, with demos showing how Workspace Agents can help you build reusable workflows tailored to your courses, research projects, and department needs.

Who: Kirk Gulezian, Education & Government, OpenAI.

When: 11 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: OpenAI Academy

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Thu, May 14 - AI in Media Sales: Where to Start 

What: You’ll learn the top four ways AI can support your sales efforts, from improving communication and efficiency to increasing both the quality and quantity of your outreach. We’ll also introduce seven accessible AI tools that can deliver quick wins and measurable ROI, helping you build momentum without overcomplicating your process.

Who: Jeff Gallop and David Buonfiglio of AdApt Media Sales.

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free to members, $15 for nonmembers

Sponsor: New England Newspaper & Press Association

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Thu, May 14 - Using ChatGPT for Excel

What: Join us for a  Skill Lab on ChatGPT for Excel, a spreadsheet experience that lives in a sidebar inside Excel.  We’ll walk through how to scope a workbook task, prompt with the right sheets in context, ask for a plan before larger edits, and review formulas, citations, and changed cells. You’ll leave with a practical framework  and resources for how to use ChatGPT in Excel.

Who: Juliann Igo, GTM, OpenAI.

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: OpenAI Academy

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Thu, May 14 - Introduction to Proposal Writing

What: Are you new to proposal writing or want a quick refresher? If so, you don't want to miss one of our most popular classes! This indispensable class will give you a step-by-step guide to creating a grant proposal to a foundation.

Who: Ivonne Simms, Educational Programming Manager, Candid.

When: 2 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Candid

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Thu, May 14 - Inside Award-Winning Investigative Reporting: Lessons from A-Mark Prize Winners

What: Join us for an inside look at award-winning investigative journalism.  This webinar brings together this year’s A-Mark Prize winners for a candid conversation about how impactful investigative stories come to life—from idea to publication.

Who: Panelists Monica Cordero (Investigate Midwest) and Sarah Weber (Sioux County Capital Democrat) will share the reporting strategies, challenges, and lessons behind their winning work. The discussion will be moderated by Erin Jordan, Associate Professor of Practice at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

When: 2 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: $35

Sponsor: Online Media Campus

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Fri, May 15 - Enhancing public records work with LLMs

What: Explore the Python libraries for the MuckRock Requests and DocumentCloud APIs and how they can be used with large language models to streamline records requests assist in analyzing responsive documents.

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Sunlight Research Desk

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13 Webinars this week about AI, Journalism & Media

Mon, May 4 - Strategic AI for Nonprofit Leaders

What: This session isn't about tools. It’s about fixing the decision layer that comes first. You’ll learn how to move from scattered, individual use to a more coordinated, human-led approach grounded in your mission, values, and your team’s real capacity.

Who: Ryann Miller, Founder of Spark & Signal.

When: 12 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: TechSoup

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Tue, May 5 - Open Sesame: Opening the Algorithmic Black Box with Practical Explainability Use Cases

What: This presentation addresses the practical gap between organisational expectations and the technical implementation of explainable AI (XAI). Through two real-world use case scenarios, credit scoring and employee attrition prediction, we demonstrate how state-of-the-art XAI techniques, including SHAP (SHapley Additive Explanations) and LIME (Local Interpretable Model-agnostic Explanations), can be integrated into organisational processes to meet compliance and ethical demands.

Who: Marcus Becker, Assoc. Prof., Digital Transformation & Innovation Management, Management Center Innsbruck; Ana Moya, Lead, WAN-IFRA Data Science Expert Group.

When: 10 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: World Association of News Publisher

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Tue, May 5 - Finding opportunities within business journalism and B2B publications

What: This webinar is focused on how journalists can build careers and thrive in business and industry-focused newsrooms. Our panelists will share insights on how their teams operate and what they look for in job applicants and potential colleagues. 

Who: Paul F. Albergo, a journalism educator at American University; Maya Earls, deputy team lead for the Environment and Energy team at Bloomberg Law; Thai Phi Le, senior managing editor at Informa TechTarget.

When: 12 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: National Press Club

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Tue, May 5 - From Vectors to Tensors: Expanding the Possibilities of AI Search

What: Vector embeddings transformed how we build search and retrieval systems, and if you’ve shipped production applications on top of them, you already know what they can do—and may also be starting to discover what they can’t. Vectors are powerful, but they represent a single point in space, while complex search problems involving multiple signals, multimodal data, or nuanced relevance ranking require something more expressive. Tensors extend what’s possible, enabling richer representations, more sophisticated scoring, and retrieval that can reason across dimensions that vector search simply wasn’t built to handle.

Who: Vespa.ai’s Bonnie Chase, Director of Product Marketing; Zohar Nissare-Houssen, Strategic Presales Lead Engineer.

When: 12 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: The New Stack

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Tue, May 5 - Skill Lab: Build Your First Workspace Agent

What: Join us for a practical OpenAI Academy session on how to identify, scope, build, test, and scale your first workspace agent for a team workflow. We’ll start with the basics: what agents are, how they work, and how they differ from other ways of using ChatGPT. Then we’ll walk through how to identify a strong workflow, write an “Agent Requirements Doc,” build a first version with tools, skills, and triggers, test and improve the agent, and roll it out safely with permissions, approvals, and feedback loops.

Who: Juliann Igo, GTM, OpenAI.

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: OpenAI Academy

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Tue, May 5 - Beyond stress: What journalists should know about burnout

What: You will contribute anonymously to a series of prompts to learn actionable insights for reassessing and repairing your relationships with work. Created specifically for those working within news organizations, this session will help journalists.

Who: Sam Ragland, API’s senior vice president.

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: American Press Institute

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Wed, May 6 - Advanced AI Course: Building AI agents to make you a better journalist

What: In this session you will learn to: Understand what AI agents are and see a live demonstration of building one; Explore an example agent she has created, nicknamed; NewsBot Identify realistic ways agents could streamline your reporting and reduce repetitive tasks.

Who: Parvathi Subbiah, Tech Lead, AI Lab at The Economist.

When: 7:30 am

Where: Zoom

Cost: Member: £15; Nonmember: £25

Sponsor: Women in Journalism

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Wed, May 6 - Canva + AI

What: In this tactical Mini Lab, you’ll see how school communicators can use Canva’s AI features to create social graphics, animated posts, and scroll-stopping videos that support enrollment, recruitment, and everyday district storytelling, while maintaining brand consistency and trust.

Who: Kate Crowder, Communications Coordinator, Germantown Municipal School District (Tenn.)

When: 12 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: National School of Public Relations

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Wed, May 6 - The Missing Layer How Conversational AI Turns Student Reflection into Institutional Intelligence

What: Learn how structured, conversational AI–guided reflection generates continuous, actionable insight into student learning and persistence, without adding new reporting burdens.

Who: Rebecca Thomas Pathways, ePortfolio Director and Associate Teaching Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Bucknell University; Jeffery Yan, Cofounder & CEO, Digication.

When: 2 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: American Association of Colleges and Universities

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Wed, May 6 - How AI Can Improve Colleges’ Communications with Students

What: This webinar features a panel of campus leaders discussing how institutions are using AI and other technology to strengthen student communications and keep humans in the loop.  We’ll also dig into findings from The Chronicle’s national survey of administrators and faculty on AI for student communications, including perceptions of virtual assistants and why some are funding their own AI tools.

Who: Ian Wilhelm, Deputy Managing Editor, The Chronicle of Higher Education.

When: 2 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: The Chronicle of Higher Education

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Thu, May 7 - Codex for everyday work: Take ambitious ideas from start to finish

What: This is a beginner-friendly session on using Codex for real work and everyday tasks. We’ll explain what Codex can help you do in everyday work, and how to start with work you can review, build on, and trust. 

Who: Diana Stegal, Customer Education, OpenAI; Charmaine Pek, AI Deployment, OpenAI; Kelsey Pedersen, Codex, OpenAI.

When: 2 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: OpenAI Academy

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Thu, May 7 - Journalist Workshop: Incorporating science into every story

What: Explore the Science Reporting Navigator to incorporate scientific evidence, perspectives or context into your work, even when on deadline. In this hour-long workshop, participants will spend half an hour learning how to use the Science Reporting Navigator as a reporting tool and half an hour workshopping ideas and stories to turn into successful pitches. 

When: 3 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: New England Newspaper & Press Association

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Fri, May 8 - AI-powered personalization and its risks

What: Experts from Smith School and an industry leader explore the pros and the cons of this revolutionary change.

Who: Balaji Padmanabhan, Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives and Director of the Center for Artificial Intelligence in Business, University of Maryland; Eaman Jahani, Assistant Professor, University of Maryland; Robert H. Smith School of Business; Robyn Tomlin, Executive Director, American Press Institute.

When: 12 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: University of Maryland

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31 Webinars this week about AI, Journalism & Media

Mon, April 27 - Scrollytelling and Visual Journalism: A Professional Approach

What: We will explore how immersive narratives and interactive design are reshaping modern journalism. This session will examine how compelling scrollytelling experiences are conceived, designed, and produced through real-world examples. A special focus will be placed on ethical decision-making in visual storytelling, including responsible data sourcing, fair and accurate representation, visual manipulation boundaries, AI-assisted production, and transparency within newsroom workflows. The webinar will also highlight the highly collaborative nature of visual journalism, emphasizing the dynamic partnership between reporters, designers, and developers. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of how interdisciplinary teamwork strengthens storytelling, enhances credibility, and brings complex stories to life in visually engaging ways.

Who: Visuals Editor of the Guardian (UK) Ashley Kirk.

When: 11 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Education in Journalism and Mass Communication

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Mon, April 27 - The Future of AI and Implications for Higher Education and the World of Work

What: This webinar will discuss the current and evolving AI landscape and offer forward-looking perspectives from panelists tracking developments closely. A wide range of topics will be explored, including agentic AI, the value of the degree, ongoing shifts in how work is performed, and the changing role of higher education now and in the future. The webinar will also detail the varied responses colleges and universities have adopted thus far and outline practical paths forward for institutions as they contemplate and implement next steps throughout 2026 and beyond.

Who: Bryan Alexander, Senior Scholar in the Learning Design and Technology Program, Georgetown University; Dustin Bruzenak, Chief Executive Officer Modern Logic; Michelle Kassorla, Associate Professor of English Georgia State University–Perimeter College; Bethany Miller, Associate Provost and Chief Data Officer, Macalester College; C. Edward Watson, Vice President for Digital Innovation, AAC&U; Caleb Keith, Assistant Vice President for Digital Initiatives, AAC&U.

When: 11 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: American Association of Colleges and Universities

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Mon, April 27 - Mission Brief: The AI Trends Analysts Are Tracking in 2026

What: In this session, we'll set the scene for what's really at stake when enterprises adopt AI without a security strategy. Drawing on the latest analyst insights and real-world risk patterns, this session delivers the executive-level brief every CISO and security leader needs to confidently own the AI security conversation in their organization.

Who: Joe Tustin, Cyera’s Technical Data and AI Evangelist; Christy Hart Smith, Director of Global Analyst Relations; Rick Holland, Data Security and AI Governance Officer.

When: 11 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: TechTarget

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Mon, April 27 - AI Has Joined the Faculty

What: This discussion will explore: How faculty members are using AI in teaching and course design; Where AI can save time and where caution is warranted; What transparency and shared expectations should look like; How colleges can approach policy, governance, and trust.

Who: Beth McMurtrie, Senior Writer The Chronicle of Higher Education; Flower Darby, Associate Director, Teaching for Learning Center, University of Missouri; Chris Hakala, Executive Director, Center for Excellence on Teaching, Learning and Scholarship Springfield College; Susan Purrington, Harold F. Wiley Generative AI Teaching and Learning Fellow, Connecticut College; Evan Silberman, Senior University Dean of Academic Innovation Office of Academic Affairs, CUNY.

When: 2 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Chronicle of Higher Ed

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Mon, April 27 - How to Stay Productive in the Digital Age

What: We discuss easy‑to‑apply tips to help supervisors use digital tools more intentionally. You’ll learn tactics you can apply right away to improve communication, run more effective meetings, and keep your team aligned — without adding new tools or processes.

When: 4 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: GovLoop

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Tue, April 28 - Academic Integrity in Higher Education

What: This webinar is designed to help faculty and administrators respond to current and emerging academic integrity challenges, drawing on insights from experts in academic integrity administration, writing pedagogy, and faculty practice across multiple institutional contexts. Practical pedagogical strategies, effective classroom approaches, and up-to-date perspectives regarding AI detection will be among the topics explored in this action-oriented webinar.

Who: José Antonio Bowen, Senior Scholar AAC&U; Antonio Byrd, Associate Professor of English, University of Missouri–Kansas City; Anna Mills, Modern Language Association Task Force on AI in Research and Teaching, College of Marin; Susan Ray, Associate Professor of English, Delaware County Community College; Camilla Roberts, Director of the Honor and Integrity System, Kansas State University; C. Edward Watson, Vice President for Digital Innovation, AAC&U.

When: 11 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: American Association of Colleges and Universities

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Tue, April 28 - Poynter Beat Academy: ICE Impact on Children and Families

What: Learn how to cover ICE enforcement and its impact on children and families. Gain more practical strategies for reporting on immigration with accuracy and care. Identify strong story angles on education, health care and housing impacts.

Who: Jon Greenberg, Poynter Faculty; Zain Lakhani, Director of Migrant Rights and Justice; Julie Sugarman, Associate Director for K-12 Education, Research at MPI’s National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy; Lidia Terrazas, Gulf State Reporter, Univision.

When: 11:30 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Poynter

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Tue, April 28 - Beyond the Headlines: Navigating Today’s Information Landscape

What: Learn how today’s info landscape shapes visibility for nonprofits.

Who: Rosemary Ostmann founded boutique firm RoseComm; Lara Cohn is an account director at RoseComm.

When: 12 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: NonProfit Help Desk

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Tue, April 28 - How journalism collaboratives can write strong grant proposals

What: Move past the intimidation and learn how to write strong and successful grant proposals for your journalism collaborative Whether you’re going after your first grant or your 50th, it can be intimidating to sit down and write that proposal. Learn best practices for writing them and how collaboratives can adapt a proposal to meet their needs and a funders’ needs. You'll also learn how to navigate the changing funding landscape and what it means for local journalism.

Who: Founder of the Southwest Michigan Journalism Collaborative Sarah Lee. She specializes in nonprofit strategy with expertise in journalism collaboratives and sustainable funding models.  

When: 12 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Center for Cooperative Media

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Tue, April 28 - Current AI Issues in PR Practice

What: This webinar focuses on the contemporary AI issues facing public relations practice, including ethics. Specific attention is given to how AI impacts online reputation management, using AI to create intellectual property, and ethical concerns over AI use and privacy. The presentation will also discuss future issues of AI and its impact on PR and communication practice.

Who: Cayce Myers, Professor and Director of Graduate Studies at Virginia Tech, School of Communication; Cayce Myers, Professor and Director of Graduate Studies at Virginia Tech, School of Communication.

When: 12 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Florida Public Relations Association

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Tue, April 28 - AI Impact Hour for Nonprofits

What: In this session, you’ll learn how to: Streamline communication and content creation; Organize information and reduce repetitive tasks; Support fundraising and outreach with beginner-friendly tools.

Who: Aretha Simons, TechSoup

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: TechSoup

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Tue, April 28 - How AI Is Redefining Brand Strategy

What: In this panel, brand and marketing leaders explore a critical question: How do you protect the soul of your brand when AI is reshaping every touchpoint? Drawing on real examples, we’ll examine where human judgment still matters most, how brand strategy must evolve when machines read data instead of stories, and why clarity, empathy, and distinctiveness (not volume) are becoming the defining advantages in an AI‑mediated market.

Who: Joanna Berliner, Head of Creative, Wayfair North America; Ben Hall, Empathy Lab North America.

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: AdWeek

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Tue, April 28 - Teaching Critical-Thinking Skills in the Age of AI

What: This forum will explore moving toward a pedagogy that foregrounds the teaching of thinking skills.

Who: Ian Wilhelm, Deputy Managing Editor, The Chronicle of Higher Education; Michelle Miller, Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences, Executive Director, Institute for Advancing Applications in Artificial Intelligence, Northern Arizona University; Annette Vee, Associate Professor of English, Faculty Liaison for AI Enablement, Pitt Digital University of Pittsburgh.

When: 2 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Chronicle of Higher Ed

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Tue, April 28 - Blurred Lines: Should journalists be defined and regulated?

What: The panel will examine how to identify reporters and ethical journalism in a sea of digital content creators, activists masquerading as reporters and misinformation.

Who: Panelists include Olivia Hicks, The Minnesota Star Tribune sports reporter; Liz Kelly Nelson, founder of Project C; Aaron Parnas, digital news creator and “Newsfluencer”; Erik Ugland, Marquette University associate professor; SPJ Ethics Committee Chair Dan Axelrod.

When: 7 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Society of Professional Journalists

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Wed, April 29 - AI for Social – Scripts, captions and making it sound like you 

What: This session explores how AI can support social storytelling without flattening your voice. You’ll look at practical ways to turn reporting into platform-ready scripts and captions, while learning how to spot when AI output is generic, off-brand or just wrong. The focus is on speed, judgement and staying editorially in control. 

Who: Tristan Werkmeister, Social Media Reporter at Reuters.

When: 7:30 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Member: £15, Nonmembers: £25 

Sponsor: Women in Journalism

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Wed, April 29 - ChatGPT for Work 102: Leveraging AI to do your best work

What: Learn how to conduct deep research for report writing, organize your work with Projects, and build custom GPTs to automate tasks.

Who: Juliann Igo, GTM, OpenAI.

When: 9 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: OpenAI Academy

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Wed, April 29 - Spotify’s Adoption of Agentic-First Development

What: We’ll explore what agentic-first development looks like at scale, what changed, what broke, and which platform principles made it work.

Who: TNS host Jennifer Riggins; Spotify’s Stefan Särne and Sanjana Seetharam.

When: 10 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: The New Stack

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Wed, April 29 - Faculty Perspectives on AI

What: This webinar will begin with a review of the findings of findings from a national survey capturing faculty perspectives on AI and then move into insights from those who collaborate most closely with faculty across departments and disciplines in higher education. Building on the findings and panelist insights, the webinar will surface persistent and emerging AI-related challenges faced by faculty, highlight the evolving needs of instructors and students, and outline actionable steps institutions can take to support effective and ethical integration of AI in service of student learning and student success. It will also emphasize how the wide range of faculty perspectives can serve as catalysts for meaningful institutional progress.

Who: Julaine Fowlin, Assistant Professor and Executive Director of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning Medical University of South Carolina; Chris Hakala, Executive Director of the Center for Excellence Training and Professor of Psychology, Springfield College; Amanda Irvin, Executive Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning, Columbia University; Lee Rainie, Director of the Imagining the Digital Future Center, Elon University; Melinda Rhodes-DiSalvo, Executive Director of the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment, Ohio University; C. Edward Watson, Vice President for Digital Innovation, AAC&U; Hannah Schneider, Director of Digital Education Programs, AAC&U.

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: American Association of Colleges and Universities

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Wed, April 29 - Inside NotebookLM 

What: Learn how to use NotebookLM to analyze sources, generate insights, and streamline your research workflow.​ NotebookLM is changing how journalists and researchers work with information. This session introduces what the tool can do, why it matters, and how it can help you move from raw documents to meaningful insight more quickly and effectively. ​​This session is a guided walkthrough designed to share practical examples, strategies, and ideas you can apply immediately, with time at the end for questions and discussion.

Who: Jeremy Caplan, Director of Teaching and Learning at CUNY's Newmark Graduate School of Journalism.

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Sunlight Research Desk

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Wed, April 29 - Faculty Perspectives on AI

What: The webinar will surface persistent and emerging AI-related challenges faced by faculty, highlight the evolving needs of instructors and students, and outline actionable steps institutions can take to support effective and ethical integration of AI in service of student learning and student success. It will also emphasize how the wide range of faculty perspectives can serve as catalysts for meaningful institutional progress.

Who: Julaine Fowlin, Assistant Professor and Executive Director of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning Medical, University of South Carolina; Chris Hakala, Executive Director of the Center for Excellence Training and Professor of Psychology, Springfield College; Amanda Irvin, Executive Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning, Columbia University; Lee Rainie, Director of the Imagining the Digital Future Center, Elon University; Melinda Rhodes-DiSalvo, Executive Director of the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment, Ohio University; C. Edward Watson, Vice President for Digital Innovation, AAC&U.

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: American Association of Colleges and Universities

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Wed, April 29 - Readying Your Data for AI

What: A practical discussion on what it really takes to get federal data ready for secure, responsible AI. We’ll draw on lessons from across government and from Everpure’s work as an AI‑ready data and storage platform partner to show how agencies are building foundations that AI can trust.

Who: Austin Boone, Consulting Field Solutions Architect, Everpure.

When: 2 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: GovLoop

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Wed, April 29 - How to Make Social-First Videos That Reach New Audiences

What: Attendees will learn how to find and use trends, the basics of creating content on their phones, and gain access to exclusive tips and tricks for making concise, digestible videos for social media. By the end of this session, you will be better prepared to create your own short-form videos that engage and grow new audiences on social media.

Who: Rahim Jessani, Bottom Up Media; Meghan Murphy, Head of Programs, ONA.

When: 2 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Online News Association

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Wed, April 29 - ChatGPT for Work 101: A guide to your AI superassistant 

What: In this session, we'll cover:  An overview of AI and ChatGPTs; Best practices for writing good prompts; Demos of content creation, data analysis, and image generation; How to discover use cases of ChatGPT at work.

Who: Juliann Igo, GTM, OpenAI.

When: 2 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: OpenAI Academy

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Wed, April 29 - Why Revise the SPJ Ethics Code Now, and What Should Be Improved?

What: The Ethics Committee will host “Why Revise the SPJ Ethics Code Now, and What Should Be Improved?” Committee members will discuss Code revision-related comments and suggestions emailed to ethics@spj.org and submitted via surveys for the public, journalists and those close to journalism.

Who: Stephen Adler, director of New York University’s Ethics and Journalism Initiative; Eric Deggans, NPR critic-at-large and Knight Chair in Journalism and Media Ethics, Washington and Lee University; Jackie Padilla, digital director, Scripps NewsChannel 5 Network - Chris Roberts, Ethics Committee vice-chair, associate professor and media ethics researcher, University of Alabama; Kevin Z. Smith, executive director, Kiplinger Program in Public Affairs Journalism, Ohio University; Lynn Walsh, assistant director, Trusting News.

When: 7 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Society of Professional Ethics

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Thu, April 30 - Q&A with V Spehar of Under the Desk News

What: What it means to build trust as an independent news creator. How do creators translate complex political and cultural developments into formats that work on platforms such as TikTok? How do they balance credibility, audience expectations and commercial opportunities? And what lessons can publishers take from the ways creator-led journalism connects with audiences and builds communities online?

Who: V Spehar, Under The Desk News; Pierre Caulliez, Founder, Yoof, WAN-IFRA Lead, News Creator Exchange.

When: 10 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: World Association of World Publishers

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Thu, April 30 - The Art of Editing: The Journey from First Draft to Final Draft

What: We'll teach you strategies for editing that will make it less daunting and review the most common grammatical issues.    

Who: Bestselling author Derek Taylor Kent

When: 1:30 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Author Learning Center

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Thu, April 30 - How Campuses Are Facilitating Change Regarding AI

What: This webinar highlights the plans, strategies, obstacles, innovations, and lessons learned as teams worked toward the AI goals they developed for their campuses. Attendees of this webinar will gain insights to the goals teams set, the approaches they used to pursue curricular and pedagogical reform, and the strategies they implemented for faculty development, AI policy formations, and campus-wide AI rollout. Participants will also learn about the future directions these colleges and universities are planning as they continue their AI journeys.

Who: Kiran Budhrani, Director of Teaching and Learning Innovation in the Center for Teaching and Learning, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; George (Guy) McHendry Jr., Timms Endowed Professor and Director of the Magis Core Curriculum, Creighton University; Desiah Melby, Communication Instructor Mid-State, Technical College; Berta Rios, Chief Academic Officer, Albizu University; David Slade, Provost Berry College; Michelle Schmidt, Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs, Gettysburg College; Caleb J. Keith, Assistant Vice President for Digital Initiatives, AAC&U.

When: 2 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: American Association of Colleges and Universities

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Thu, April 30 - Turning the Page: Libraries Innovating in AI, Connectivity & Digital Equity

What: This session will highlight practical approaches to integrating emerging AI technologies, expanding access to reliable internet, including in highly rural and underserved areas, and building sustainable digital inclusion initiatives. Attendees will gain insight into how institutions are translating strategy into action, leveraging partnerships, funding, and innovative program design to meet the growing needs of their communities.

Who: Kieran Hixon, Rural and Small Library Senior Consultant, Colorado State Library; AJ Middleton, Senior Vice President of Impact, Human-I-T; Chris Jowaisas, Senior Research Scientist, University of Washington Information School; Alex Kelly Berman, Chief Program Officer, Cortico; Mark Colwell, Executive Director, Mission Telecom

When: 2 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Mission Telecom and Library Journal

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Thu, April 30 - Steal my Workflow: Up your Video Journalism Game

What: Join us for a big picture conversation as our guest takes us through what he’s learned while overseeing video at some of today’s biggest social-first platforms — and now in creator-journalism. Jon will dig into producing across platforms, transitioning video workflow and formats from traditional legacy media to hosted for YouTube/Social platforms, hooks that work, posting strategies, workflow tips, and more.

Who: NewPress VP Jon Laurence.

When: 4 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Video Consortium

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Fri, May 1 - AI: Threats and Opportunities

What: A look at how artificial intelligence is being applied by FOIA requesters and agencies to improve the process, and the unintended consequences of the implementation of AI. ​

Who: Adam Marshall, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press Carl Roller, U.S. Food and Drug Administration; Brian Thompson, Relativity, formerly Environmental Protection Agency; Liz Wagenseller, Pennsylvania Office of Open Record.

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Sunlight Research Desk

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Fri, May 1 - Managing Risk When Working with Orphaned Film and Video

What: Is there a way to manage risk when working with orphaned film elements? What is due diligence in law and in practice? Join a panel of experts to unpack these issues.

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Open Copyright Education Advisory Network

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29 Webinars this week about AI, Journalism & Media

 Mon, April 20 - Introduction to Web Accessibility for Nonprofits

What: In this session, nonprofit leaders will explore essential accessibility concepts, common website challenges, and clear strategies to improve usability for people with disabilities. Walk away with practical guidance you can apply immediately to strengthen your online presence, increase engagement, and deepen your impact.

Who: Erin Mastrantonio, Elevation Web.

When: 11 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Nonprofit Learning

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Mon, April 20 - What the Best AI Literacy Guidebooks Get Right

What: We will explore the common patterns appearing across AI literacy guidebooks from districts across the country. Instead of focusing on individual districts, this session curates the best ideas that are rising to the top and highlights practical approaches that schools are using to build responsible, confident AI use.

Who: Matthew Winters, Artificial Intelligence Educational Specialist, Utah State Board of Education); Jennifer Ehehalt, Former Educator, Current Senior Regional Manager, Common Sense Education; Sue Thotz, Former Educator, Current Director, Education Outreach, Common Sense Media.

When: 12 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Common Sense Education

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Mon, April 20 - Using AI to Measure the Efficacy of Professional Learning

What: We will discuss how using AI to analyze large collections of data can shed light on the efficacy of professional learning.

Who: Lisa Schmucki, Founder and CEO of edWeb.net; Thor Prichard, President and CEO of Clarity Innovations.

When: 4 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: EdWeb.net

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Tue, April 21 - Codex on Campus

What: A session for students, researchers, faculty, and staff who want to use Codex to take action in their daily routines and workflows. It is designed for the entire campus community—not just developers or technical users—making it accessible across roles and levels of technical experience. This session introduces Codex from the perspective of practical use, showing how it can support productivity, creativity, and reducing administrative burden across campus.

Who: Gaurav Kaila, AI Deployment Manager, OpenAI; Shaig Abduragimov, Solutions Engineering Education, OpenAI.

When: 5 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: OpenAI Academy

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Tue, April 21 - Building a sustainable journalism portfolio

What: A look at what makes a freelance or senior-level CV stand out, whether you are pitching for commissions, applying for contracts, or positioning yourself for consultancy and leadership opportunities.

Who: ITN recruitment consultant Dan Sado.

When: 7:30 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: members, £10; nonmembers, £15

Sponsor: Women in Journalism

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Tue, April 21 - From Batch to Real-Time: What It Actually Takes to Modernize Your Data Pipelines

What: In this session, we’ll talk through what pipeline modernization actually looks like in practice. We'll cover when CDC is the right move versus when it's overkill, how to approach hybrid environments where legacy and cloud systems need to coexist, and what separates teams that modernize incrementally from those that get stuck in planning mode

Who: Kim Fessel, Jess Ramos of Big Data Energy; Manish Patel, GM of Data Integration at CData.

When: 9 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Towards Data Science

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Tue, April 21 - Digital Marketing Trends in 2026

What: Join us for an engaging, forward-looking session exploring the key digital marketing trends in 2026. Learn what’s next in content marketing, search, AI-driven personalization, and automation so you can refine your strategy and stay ahead of the competition.

Who: Join Digital Marketing Strategist Ray Sidney-Smith

When: 10 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: $45

Sponsor: Small Business Development Center, Duquesne University

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Tue, April 21 - 12,000 AI Projects Later: The Creative Lessons You Can’t Google

What: We will share what they’ve learned about going all-in on AI and give a practical demonstration of what that looks like from briefing to brand consistency.

Who: Phillip Maggs, Director of AI Product, Superside; Juliana Paba, Senior Project Manager, Superside.

When: 12 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Superside

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Tue, April 21 - Codex for Beginners

What: Join OpenAI Academy for an introductory session on Codex, designed for anyone curious about building with AI—no technical experience required. We’ll start with a quick overview of what Codex is, key definitions, and how it works, before moving into live demonstrations of what you can create as a nontechnical user.

Who: Aaron Wilkowitz, Solutions Engineer, OpenAI.

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: OpenAI Academy

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Tue, April 21 - The Law of Discrimination in the Journalism Workplace

What: This workshop will assist you in understanding the fundamentals of employment discrimination law applicable to news organizations and journalistic endeavors, including differences between employees and contractors; discrimination in the context of hiring, discipline, and termination; different forms that discrimination takes; and responses to incidents of discrimination. The session also explores harassment, a close legal cousin of discrimination. 

Who: Anaeli Petisco-Rojas, Vice President, Employment Law, TelevisalUnivision; Jamila Brinson, Partner, Labor and Employment, Jackson Walker LLP.

When: 6 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free to members

Sponsor: National Association of Hispanic Journalists.

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Wed, April 22 - Advanced AI Course: Finding stories in data using AI

What: You’ll explore where AI tools can genuinely help with analysis, extraction and transformation and how to find a treasure trove of stories buried in datasets. The focus is on practical newsroom tips and maintaining editorial oversight while working more efficiently.

Who: Paul Bradshaw, Data Journalist, BBC. 

When: 7:30 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: members, £15; nonmembers, £25

Sponsor: Women in Journalism

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Wed, April 22 - Service Journalism that Actually Pays Off – Lessons from Village Media

What: How practical, everyday journalism—housing guides, school updates, local government coverage that people can use—has become a direct driver of reader revenue, stronger habits, and higher advertiser relevance.

Who: Jeff Elgie, CEO, Village Media, Canada.

When: 9 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: World Association of News Publishers

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Wed, April 22 - ChatGPT for Work 101: A guide to your AI superassistant

What: We'll cover:  An overview of AI and ChatGPTs Best practices for writing good prompts; Demos of content creation, data analysis, and image generation; How to discover use cases of ChatGPT at work.

Who: Juliann Igo, GTM, OpenAI.

When: 9:45 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: OpenAI Academy

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Wed, April 22 - Creating Training Content With AI

What: Industry experts will share how learning organizations are using AI to optimize, automate and enhance content development workflows. Sessions will explore best practices for navigating multiple AI tools while maintaining consistency, quality and alignment with learning goals.

Who: Thomas Magnifico, VP of Strategic Partnerships, D-ID; Danny Pichardo, Director of Customer Success – US, D-ID.

When: 11 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Training Industry

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Wed, April 22 - Delivering Real Learning Impact with AI — Live Demo

What: Join us to get a firsthand look at how Adobe Learning Manager brings AI to every stage of the learning journey - including personalized recommendations, deep semantic search, conversational AI Assistants, and AI‑driven coaching for role‑based practice.  We’ll also share a practical, forward‑looking view of how generative AI will influence the next generation of learning design.

Who: Justin Justin Seeley Learning Evangelist, Adobe.

When: 12 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Adobe Learning Management

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Wed, April 22 - Beyond the basics of science reporting

What: This webinar, designed for reporters covering science either occasionally or full-time—teaches basic principles about recognizing science worth reporting on and doing it justice in your coverage.

Who: Freelance science reporter Elena Renken; Ph.D. neuroscientist Dr. Tori Espensen.

When: 2 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: SciLine

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Wed, April 22 - ChatGPT for Work 102: Leveraging AI to do your best work

What: Next step for growing your skills. Join the OpenAI team to learn how to conduct deep research for report writing, organize your work with Projects, and build custom GPTs to automate tasks. What you will learn: How to leverage deep research to generate reports How to create Projects in ChatGPT; An overview of GPTs and best practices for building them.

Who: Juliann Igo, GTM, OpenAI.

When: 2 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: OpenAI Academy

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Wed, April 22 - From Newsroom to Network: Mapping the Community Roles That Fuel Local News

What: This workshop will introduce participants to a framework of “Community News Roles” developed by the Journalism + Design Lab, which reframes journalism as a set of actions — such as documenting, sensemaking, facilitating, and navigating — that people fulfill every day to contribute to the flow of local news.

Who: Cole Goins is the Managing Director of the Journalism + Design Lab; Megan Lucero is the Network Lead for the Journalism + Design Lab.

When: 2 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Online News Association

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Wed, April 22 - Launching Events to Power Local Journalism

What: This webinar brings together leaders from The Post & Courier, The Miami Herald, and Illinois Answers Project/Better Government Association to share practical, real-world strategies for building event-based philanthropic funding from the ground up.

Who: Claire Linney, VP of Development, The Post & Courier; Jane Wooldridge, formerly Senior Director for Journalism Sustainability and Partnerships, The Miami Herald; Amber Bel’cher, VP of Development, Better Government Association

When: 2 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Local Media Association Lab for Journalism Funding

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Thu, April 23 - Structure your messy content to unlock its value in the AI market

What: We will explore how to turn archives into structured, machine-readable datasets, unlocking entirely new value in AI markets. Key takeaways: Structured content is the real asset; Archives hold untapped value; Quality and provenance matter more than volume; The shift from scraping to licensing is redefining publisher leverage.

Who: Brooke Hartley Moy, CEO and Founder, Infactory; Mary Liz McCurdy, SVP of Strategic Partnerships and Business Development, The Atlantic; Ezra Eeman, Lead, AI in Media, WAN-IFRA; Kevin Anderson, Director of the Digital Revenue Network, WAN-IFRA.

When: 10 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: World Association of News Publishers

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Thu, April 23 - Why Young Audiences Pay: If You Give Them Something Worth Paying For 

What: We will challenge two of the industry’s most persistent assumptions: that publishers need entirely new products to reach young audiences, and that younger consumers simply will not pay for news and journalism.  Join this session for an inside look at what Podme learned while building a subscription audience — and what those lessons reveal about how to create journalism that younger audiences see as worth paying for.

Who: Kristin Ward Heimdal, Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief, Podme.

When: 10 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free to members

Sponsor: International News Media Association

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Thu, April 23 - The Future of Job Search 

What: We will explores the trends that are already changing how people find jobs and how jobs find people, stretches them forward, and asks what they might mean for someone building a career in research, industry, or both. Expect honest speculation, practical takeaways, and a few uncomfortable questions about how you present yourself in a world that's increasingly automated.

Who: Erik Fors-Andrée, VP and founder of Go Monday, one of Sweden's largest suppliers of counseling on working life and career.

When: 12 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Karolinska Institute

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Thu, April 23 - Midterms Briefing: Covering impactful elections stories in 2026

What: What journalists and their audiences need to know, including: changes in voter list maintenance and what they mean for election coverage; trends among the elections workforce; how reporters can understand and analyze the data that comes in rapidly on Election Day; questions reporters can ask before election results come in; and how to cover major policy proposals in a way that cuts through the noise.

Who: Wren Orey, director of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Elections Project.

When: 12 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: National Press Club Journalism Institute; Bipartisan Policy Center

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Thu, April 23 - Work Shift and New America Launch Reporting Fellowship

What: This webinar is about the new Future of Work Reporting Fellowship to support journalists telling essential stories: how education, workforce development, and the innovation economy intersect in real communities, and what it means for people's lives and livelihoods.  Join this launch webinar to learn more about how to apply for the opportunity and support the fellowship.

Who: Elyse Ashburn, Co-Founder & Editor, Work Shift; Paul Fain, Co-Founder & Editor, Work Shift; Shalin Jyotishi, Founder & Director, Future of Work & Innovation Economy initiative, New America; Carol Rava, Vice President for Education Philanthropy, Ascendium Education Group.

When: 12 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: New America

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Thu, April 23 - Why Brands Must Build a 360 Strategy for YouTube in 2026

What: You’ll Learn:  Why investment in brand channels and creator partnerships has grown exponentially; Best practices from top brand marketers and creator experts across all three engagement areas; How to unify every YouTube touchpoint so your audience receives one clear, compelling message.

Who: Lauren Bane, Senior Digital Marketing Manager, Brand Impact Patagonia; Jamie Gutfreund, Jamie Gutfreund, Founder, Creator Vision; Matt Duffy, CMO Pixability.

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Pixability

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Thu, April 23 - From Burnout to Breakthrough: Using AI and Automation to Reclaim 75% of your Week

What: We’ll move past the AI hype to show you exactly how smart automation can act as a “digital coordinator” for your team. We will show you how organizations much like yours are growing their volunteer base, delivering more services and doing it all without asking too much from their dedicated and loyal team.

Who: Jim Schwab, Volunteer Systems Consultant at Rosterfy.

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: CharityVilliage

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Thu, April 23 - The Modern Editor Toolkit

What: We will explore the essential skills editors need to lead in today’s faster, more complex and more visible newsroom environment. As editors take on expanded roles as strategists, coaches, technologists and guardians of public trust, success more than ever depends on clear priorities, strong audience awareness and sound judgment under pressure. This toolkit provides practical frameworks for understanding audiences, coaching reporters, making smart editorial decisions, using metrics and AI responsibly, and building sustainable newsroom systems.

Who: Allison Petty, director, local news, Lee Enterprises; Chris Coates, senior director, local news, Lee Enterprises.

When: 2 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: $35

Sponsor: Online Media Campus

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Thu, April 23 - AI-Powered Coaching: The Next Chapter for Manager Development 

What: We will share how AI-powered role-plays, real-time coaching, and feedback are reshaping how organizations develop managers. We’ll explore why this is such a pivotal moment for leadership development, how AI coaching drives consistency and supports managers in the flow of work, and walk through a live demonstration of Tenor's voice AI coaching for performance development, followed by Q&A.

Who: Tenor Co-Founder James Cross.

When: 3 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Tenor

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Fri, April 24 - 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

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26 Webinars this week about AI, Journalism & Media

Mon, April 13 - AI-Powered Social Engineering

What: We’ll explore how AI is reshaping phishing emails, deepfake voice calls, and other trust-based attacks—and what organizations can do to strengthen training, policies, and defenses in response. We will help unpack how this rapidly evolving threat landscape is changing both attacker tactics and organizational best practices, including the need for stronger awareness, governance, and resilience.

Who: Andrés Dapena, University of Envigado, Information Security Research Leader.

When: 11 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: TechSoup

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Mon, April 13 - Future-Proofing the Workforce: A Roadmap for AI & Automation Training

What: Explore how your organization can leverage Automation Anywhere’s ecosystem of free reskilling resources—including on-demand learning, live-instruction curricula, and certification scholarships—to plug directly into your existing programming. We will demonstrate and provide a clear roadmap for formalizing a partnership to bring these world-class technical resources to your local community at no cost.

Who: Joseph Lam, Automation Anywhere.

When: 11 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Nonprofit Learning Lab

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Mon, April 13 - Boston Globe’s Blotter Tales and How to Find Tales of Your Own to Tell

What: Join us as we speak to a Boston Globe reporter about the most surprising stories she found from police reports and how she found them. We’ll also discuss a new contest for student journalists who want to use the skills described to find their own stories . . . and win great prizes.

Who: Boston Globe reporter Emily Sweeney.

When: 2 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: New England Newspaper & Press Association

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Tue, April 14 - AI Success Starts with the Right Data Foundation - How to Improve AI Outcomes and Reduce Failure Rates

What: We’ll explore how EverFlex AI Data Hub as a Service helps organizations overcome these barriers. By delivering predefined, industry relevant AI use cases supported by proven design guides and tools, AI Data Hub as a Service accelerates the deployment of functional, outcome driven AI initiatives. 

Who: Michael Wiatrak, Justin Schnauder, Hitachi Vantara.

When: 10 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: TechTarget

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Tue, April 14 - From Fear to Focus: Navigating Your Next Move After a Layoff

What: What’s been learned from interviewing 150+ professionals and training more than 1,900 people in 106 countries on how to successfully navigate moments of uncertainty or the unexpected in their careers. We’ll outline the strategies that have helped people weather crisis moments, and offer concrete tips for approaching the job hunt as a data-driven experiment, instead of a roller coaster of rejection.

Who: Journalist and Career River creator Bridget Thoreson.

When: 12 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: New England Newspaper & Press Association

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Tue, April 14 - Automate with confidence: How to use AI to respond to every review without the risk

What: We'll show how Alchemer's new AI Auto-Responder is built differently — with risk classification guardrails that automatically detect sensitive reviews and route them to humans before a single word is published.

Who: Rosie Davenport, Senior Director Product Marketing, Alchemer; Morrissey Balsamides, Senior Data and AI Product Manager.

When: 12 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: TechTarget

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Tue, April 14 - AI in the Nonprofit Boardroom: What’s Changed and What’s Next

What: A practical discussion about the role AI is beginning to play in governance, the challenges boards face in keeping pace with technological change, and why thoughtful oversight matters now more than ever. You’ll also get a firsthand look at the OnBoard AI Suite to see how solutions designed specifically for board work can reduce prep time, strengthen oversight, and support more organized, mission-forward board leadership.

Who: Bradford Peters, OnBoard, Nonprofit Board Consultant; Philip Hinz, OnBoard, Senior Product Manager.

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: TechSoup

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Tue, April 14 - Codex on Campus  

What: This session is designed for the entire campus community—not just developers or technical users—making it accessible across roles and levels of technical experience. We’ll introduces Codex from the perspective of practical use, showing how it can support productivity, creativity, and reducing administrative burden across campus. You’ll learn what Codex is, how it can help different campus users work more efficiently, and how teams can apply it to streamline routine work and support faster, more effective decision-making. We’ll also cover practical ways institutions can introduce Codex into day-to-day workflows across academic and administrative settings.

Who: Keelan Schule Education Solutions Engineer, OpenAI.

When: 6 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: OpenAI Academy

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Wed, April 15 - Advanced AI Course: AI and Documents – Finding stories in the pile

What: This session explores how AI can support core reporting skills when working with documents, transcripts and background material. You’ll look at practical ways to use NotebookLM and Pinpoint, with a focus on maintaining editorial control while working more efficiently.

Who: Clare Spencer, Reporter for Generative AI in the Newsroom, Northwestern University.

When: 7:30 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Member £15, Standard: £25.

Sponsor: Woman in Journalism

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Wed, April 15 - ChatGPT for Work 102: Leveraging AI to do your best work

What: Learn how to conduct deep research for report writing, organize your work with Projects, and build custom GPTs to automate tasks. You will learn: How to leverage deep research to generate reports; How to create Projects in ChatGPT; An overview of GPTs and best practices for building them

Who: Juliann Igo, GTM, OpenAI.

When: 9 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: OpenAI Academy

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Wed, April 15 - Why Your AI Training Isn’t Changing Behavior and What Actually Will

What: We will explore how learning teams can move beyond AI literacy to develop practical AI skills that transform everyday workflows. Instead of focusing only on prompts and tools, successful L&D programs teach employees how to apply AI to real business challenges, whether that’s improving customer conversations, accelerating research, or making faster decisions.

Who: Rich Vass, Global Learning Experiences Team, ELB Learning.

When: 12 pm, Eastern 

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: ELB Learning

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Wed, April 15 - How to Communicate Clearly in Times of Change

What: Join us as we introduce three Think On Your Feet skills that help you: Stay Focused: Delivering relevant information quickly and clearly; Get Buy-In: Discussing important ideas confidently; Respond to Tough Questions: Improving understanding and reducing conflict.   

Who: Nicole Samuels-Williams, Business Psychologist, Executive Coach, and Master Trainer.

When: 3 pm, Eastern 

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: McLuhan & Davies Business Communication Training

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Wed, April 15 - Why Your AI Training Isn’t Changing Behavior and What Actually Will

What: You’ll learn how leading organizations are designing learning experiences that build confidence, reinforce new behaviors, and embed AI into the flow of work. We’ll also discuss how to support managers and teams so that AI adoption becomes part of how work gets done, not just another training initiative.

Who: Rich Vass, SVP, Global Learning Experiences.

When: 12 pm, Eastern 

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: ELB Learning

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Wed, April 15 - ChatGPT for Work 101: A guide to your AI superassistant

What: In this session, we'll cover: An overview of AI and ChatGPTs; Best practices for writing good prompts; Demos of content creation, data analysis, and image generation; How to discover use cases of ChatGPT at work.

Who: Juliann Igo, GTM, OpenAI.

When: 2 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: OpenAI Academy

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Wed, April 15 - How Community Colleges Can Help Local Newsrooms

What: This webinar will spotlight community college-led student reporting programs. We’ll introduce new resources, guidance, and funding to help additional community colleges launch their own programs.

Who: CCN Director Richard Watts; Holyoke Community College digital media faculty member Gyuri Kepes: Front Range Community College English and journalism faculty member Aaron Leff.

When: 3 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Center for Community News

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Wed, April 15 - Levelling Up Your Journalism Skills — Fellowships, Scholarships and More

What: This event will give participants a clearer understanding of funded opportunities for Canadian science communicators and journalists across the career spectrum, along with resources for further exploration.

Who: WCC board member Bryce Hoye will share his experience as a fellow in the Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT; Ashley Smart, associate director of the Knight Science Journalism Program; Two organizers of the CBC David Suzuki Scholarship for journalism students: Lesley Birchard and Gina Lorentz.

When: 5 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free to members, $30 (Canadian) for nonmembers

Sponsor: Science Writers and Communicators of Canada 

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Wed, April 15 - How to Launch Your Freelance Writing Career

What: Thinking about freelancing but not sure where to start? This webinar will guide journalists through the essentials of building a strong personal brand, networking effectively, and standing out in a crowded marketplace. You’ll get practical advice on finding opportunities, pitching confidently, and understanding today’s freelance landscape—so you can turn your skills, voice, and ideas into real assignments.

Who: Benét J. Wilson, Training Director, Investigative Reporters and Editors; Shernay Williams, Chair, NABJ Entrepreneurship Task Force & Multimedia Freelancer; Jonathan Franklin, Independent Journalist/National Correspondent/Adjunct Professor; Denise Clay-Murray (Panelist) Independent Journalist.

When: 7 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: National Association of Black Journalists

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Thu, April 16 - What We Must Teach Now: Future‑Ready PR and Communication Skills for the AI Era

What: Learn skills that must be taught and learned across regions in the AI age; Obtain practical teaching and curriculum tools that can be adapted globally; Understand how to strengthen alignment between education priorities and real practice needs.

Who: Anne Gregory (UK), Katerina Tsetura (USA), Marco Polo (Philippines), Kkechi Ali-Balogun (Nigeria), Anca Anton (Romania), Norman Agatep (Philippines).

When: 8 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Global Alliance Education

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Thu, April 16 - Live from SEJ: The State of Climate Journalism

What: We will discuss the findings detailed in a new white paper, including the hurdles faced by climate reporters, and the significant opportunities for newsrooms to build a new audience interested in climate news.

Who: CCNow co-founders Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope.

When: 12 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Covering Climate Now

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Thu, April 16 - Ethical AI in Action: Aligning Responsible Use with Social Studies Teaching and Learning

What: This edWebinar will explore how ethical AI can meaningfully support a district’s vision for high-quality social studies teaching and learning. Grounded in responsible AI use principles, the session aims to help district and school leaders understand not just what ethical AI is, but how to thoughtfully integrate it to strengthen teaching and learning. 

Who: Evan Gutierrez is the founder of Common Good Education; Mya Baker, iCivics, Chief Learning Services Officer.

When: 12 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: iCivics

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Thu, April 16 - Build Your First AI Coach in 10 Minutes (No Coding Required)  

What:  Discover how artificial intelligence can transform the way you approach performance support and training. In this interactive session, we’ll explore how to design AI-powered coaching abilities that make learning more personalized, engaging, and scalable for your employees.

Who: Garima Gupta, Founder & CEO, Artha Learning Inc.

When: 12 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Training Magazine Network

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Thu, April 16 – Build Your Nonfiction Book Marketing Plan

What: We will share proven strategies that you can use to develop a marketing plan to reach your goals. You will learn how to: Identify and attract your ideal audience; Use content marketing tactics to increase website traffic, grow your email list, and connect with readers; Get interviewed on podcasts; Optimize your Amazon page to increase visibility and convert browsers into buyers.

Who: Stephanie Chandler, CEO of the Nonfiction Authors Association and author of several books including The Nonfiction Book Marketing and Launch Plan and The Nonfiction Book Publishing Plan.

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: The Nonfiction Authors Association

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Thu, April 16 - Work Smarter, Not Just Faster with AI: Using AI to Augment Your Fundraising Brain

What: This session offers a practical framework for working with AI while staying in the driver's seat. You'll learn when to automate routine tasks, when to use AI as a thought partner, and when to rely solely on your human expertise. We'll explore how to reinvest saved time into what matters most, including deeper donor relationships, strategic thinking, and mission impact while keeping your cognitive skills sharp. We will also explore techniques for using AI as a thought partner to improve skills, capabilities, and learning.

Who: Beth Kanter Speaker, Author, Trainer.

When: 2 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Blackbaud

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Thu, April 16 - Develop a Walking Tour Pilot for Your Newsroom in 60 Minutes

What: The first half of the session will cover why local news organizations, niche publications and independent journalists should consider tours to grow revenue, audience, and journalistic impact.  In the second half of the session, attendees will brainstorm and plan a walking tour itinerary specific to their publication and community.

Who: Cara Kuhlman, founder and editor of Future Tides, an independent publication covering the Pacific Northwest maritime community.

When: 3 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Online News Association

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Thu, April 16 - Practical Uses of AI in Your Small Business

What: We will walk through examples for your small business to utilize AI, including Starting a Business, Marketing Your Business, Creating Content, Responding to Prompts, and more.

When: 6 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Small Business Development Centers, Widener University

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Fri, April 17 - Improving the visibility of local news and building subscription success

What: Merrill College experts discuss proven methods to ensure stories cut through the clutter of the internet — and how news outlets can build revenue through loyalty.

Who: Daniel Trielli Assistant Professor of Media and Democracy, University of Maryland; Jerry Zremski, Klingenstein Family Endowed Chair in Journalism; Director, Local News Network; Yoni Greenbaum, Vice President of Product Strategy, American Press Institute.

When: 12 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: University of Maryland

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22 Webinars this week about AI, Journalism, & More

Mon, April 6 - AI, News & Education

What: We'll explore the pedagogical thinking behind these platforms, how they approach the challenge of balancing AI automation with human editorial judgment, and what responsible use might look like in 6–12 and higher education settings. Importantly, we'll also discuss the background and history of ITN, and broader questions educators should ask before recommending a platform to students. Come ready to think — not just about news and bias, but about the tools and organizations being built to navigate our news landscape today.

Who: Wesley Fryer, an educational technology “early adopter / innovator.”

When: 12 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Media Education Lab

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Mon, April 6 - Covering Police

What: Join our panel of journalism and legal experts to discuss the challenges of covering police and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity in local neighborhoods. Among other topics, we will discuss safety concerns for journalists on the scene; the importance of building trust with affected communities; the First Amendment protections at play; and how to best fulfill the critical need for local reporting.

Who: Erica Moura, Simmons University; Sawyer Loftus, Bangor Daily News; Alexa Millinger, Hinckley Allen; Renee Griffin, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.

When: 2 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: New England First Amendment Coalition

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Tue, April 7 - The Formula for Social Media Success

What: This workshop will help you learn how to prioritize things and give you a clear formula to be successful on social media.

Who: Ray-Sidney Smith, Digital Marketing Strategist, Hootsuite Global Brand Ambassador.

When: 10 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: $45

Sponsor: Small Business Development Center, Duquesne University

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Tue, April 7 - Following the Files: How Student Journalists Can Investigate Epstein Connections on Campus

What: How can student journalists effectively, responsibly and legally pursue those stories? This virtual event is open to any student journalist or educator, whether you’re just getting started on this topic or already deep into your reporting.

Who: Julie K. Brown, whose dogged reporting for the Miami Herald helped bring much of the Jeffrey Epstein story to light.

When: 3 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Student Press Law Center

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Wed, April 8 - As Foundation Models Scale, What Role Do Publishers Play in the AI Ecosystem?

What: We will unpack our speaker’s latest work at the Reuters Institute at the University of Oxford, where he is exploring how foundation models and publishers are reshaping the information ecosystem in the era of generative AI.  This conversation will move beyond headlines and deal announcements to examine power dynamics, long-term incentives, and the structural shifts underway.

Who: Madhav Chinappa, senior executive consultant and researcher at the Reuters Institute.

When: 10 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free to members

Sponsor: International News Media Association

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Wed, April 8 - ChatGPT for Work 101: A guide to your AI superassistant 

What: In this session, we'll cover:  An overview of AI and ChatGPTs Best practices for writing good prompts Demos of content creation, data analysis, and image generation How to discover use cases of ChatGPT at work.

Who: Juliann Igo, GTM at OpenAI.

When: 11 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: OpenAI Academy

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Wed, April 8 - ChatGPT for Teachers 102

What: In this session, we’ll move beyond the basics and explore more advanced ways to apply ChatGPT in your day-to-day work. You’ll see practical examples for improving productivity, supporting student engagement, and building efficient workflows using ChatGPT. We’ll also demonstrate additional features and real-world use cases that help teachers, staff, and administrators get more value from the platform in both classroom and operational settings.

Who: Kirk Gulezian, Education & Government, OpenAI.

When: 11 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: OpenAI Academy

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Wed, April 8 - The Power of Voice: Storytelling, Journalism, and Women's Leadership

What: This session will combine reflections from Lina’s career with practical insights, encouraging participants to discover the strength of their own voices and use storytelling as a powerful tool for expression and change.         

Who: Lina Rozbih, Senior Editor and Anchor at Voice of America, and an award-winning Afghan. journalist,

When: 12 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Nobel Navigators

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Wed, April 8 - Delivering Real Learning Impact with AI — Live Demo

What: Join us to get a firsthand look at how Adobe Learning Manager brings AI to every stage of the learning journey - including personalized recommendations, deep semantic search, conversational AI Assistants, and AI‑driven coaching for role‑based practice.

Who: Justin Seeley, Learning Evangelist, Adobe.

When: 12 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Adobe Learning Manager

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Wed, April 8 - Start Your Story Right: The Five Foundational Questions You Need to Answer Before Writing Anything

What: Good stories intrinsically have a structure our brains are looking for. With these 5 key questions, you can make sure you hit those key points on an idea you have, your work in progress, or a book you've already written.

Who: Jennifer Crosswhite, owner and CEO of Tandem Services.

When: 1:30 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Author Learning Center

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Wed, April 8 - ChatGPT for Work 102: Leveraging AI to do your best work 

What: Learn how to conduct deep research for report writing, organize your work with Projects, and build custom GPTs to automate tasks.

Who: Juliann Igo GTM, OpenAI

When: 2 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Open AI Academy

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Wed, April 8 - How Agentic AI Elevates Digital Government Services

What: A practical discussion on how agentic AI can strengthen your digital experience. We’ll break down what this emerging capability really means for government, how it can empower your teams, and how to introduce it responsibly and transparently.

Who: Kimberly Brandt, Deputy Administrator & Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; Kris Saling, Chief Technology Advisor, Manpower & Reserve Affairs, U.S. Army; Kelvin Brewer, Director, Public Sector Sales Engineering, Ping Identity; Andy MacIsaac, Senior Strategic Solutions Manager, Government & Education, Laserfiche; Luke Norris, Vice President, Platform Strategy & Digital Transformation, Granicus; Bryan Rosensteel  Head of Public Sector Product Marketing, Wiz.

When: 2 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: GovLoop

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Wed, April 8 - Digital Open-Source Investigations: Open Search Webinar  

What: Participants will learn how search engines work, the varieties of search engines, and how to craft advanced search queries to find exactly what they are looking for on the internet, discover news sources of information, and uncover information hiding in plain sight.

When: 6 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free to members

Sponsor: National Association of Hispanic Journalists

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Thu April 9 - Building AI-ready human expertise in academia 

What: This webinar will focus on building AI literacy in academia and exploring how AI can be responsibly integrated into research, teaching, and institutional practices. 

Who: Anjali Sam, Lead Product Manager, Cactus Communications; Vasundara BN Project Manager, Cactus Communications.

When: 6:30 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Cactus Communications

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Thu April 9 - Securing Your AI Agents To Embrace Their Full Potential

What: In this session you will learn about the state of AI adoption around the world and the concerns it brings as those are reflected across the industry. You will also learn about several threats, some of which were discovered and published only latterly. We will review the solutions that an organization can and should put in place to allow it to utilize the full power of Agentic AI while still protect its data and business.

Who: Dror Zelber, VP Product Marketing, Radwre.

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Solutions Review

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Thu April 9 - Accessibility: How to Make Your Website Usable For Everyone

What: We delve into the core principles of accessibility, exploring real-world examples of disabilities and situational challenges users face. From understanding WCAG standards to addressing specific populations, we’ll equip you with actionable insights to create truly accessible websites.

Who: Jennie Martin, Front-End Development Manager, CPACC, DHS 508 Trusted Tester.

When: 1:00 pm

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Firespring

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Thu April 9 - Introduction to Codex

What: Join us for a beginner-friendly introduction to Codex: the AI system that powers code generation. We’ll walk through what Codex is, how people are using it in real workflows, and how it can help you move faster across everyday tasks.

Who: Ankur Kumar, Codex Deployment Engineer, OpenAI

When: 1:00 pm

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Open AI Academy

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Thu April 9 - AI in Book Publishing: How Does it Affect Indie Authors? 

What: 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

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Author Learning Center

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Thu April 9 - How AI Agents May Change Campus Operations

What: Learn: How AI agents differ from other AI tools, and how they automate administrative tasks;  What safeguards to put in place to protect institutional data and maintain trust; Which strategies allow you to integrate agents into existing workflows; How to support staff members who may be concerned about AI’s impact on their roles.

Who: Ian Wilhelm, Deputy Managing Editor, The Chronicle of Higher Education; Phil Ventimiglia, Chief Innovation Officer; Georgia State University; David Weil, Senior Vice President for Strategic Services and Initiatives Ithaca College.

When: 2 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Chronicle of Higher Ed

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Thu April 9 - 2026 State Policy Playbook for Newsrooms

What: We’ll begin with a briefing on emerging state-level policy initiatives, including small business advertising tax credits, government advertising set-asides, journalism fellowship programs and employment incentives, and highlight where momentum is building  cross the country. The session will also cover effective ways to engage policymakers.

Who: Matt Pearce, Director of Policy for Rebuild Local News; Susan Patterson Plank, Director of Government Affairs and Partnerships for Rebuild Local News.

When: 3:30 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Online News Association

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Fri, April 10 - Consumer Reporting 101

What: By attending this class, you will learn: The breadth of consumer reporting; How to identify and evaluate potential stories; The process of verifying claims to build strong, accurate reports.

Who: Sarah Guernelli, WPRI 12.

When: 12 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: New England First Amendment Coalition

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Fri, April 10 - Remote access to Film and Video for Research, Teaching, Exhibition and Learning in Libraries, Archives and Museums

What: Join a panel of experts to examine the possibilities that enable remote access, discuss the distinctions between identifiable audiences and the public, and the potential of virtual screening/access/reading rooms.

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Open Copyright Education Advisory Network (OCEAN)

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25 Webinars this week about AI, Journalism & Media

Mon, Mar 23 - Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: Amplifying Women’s Voices on Financial Independence

What: Participants will edit existing Wikipedia entries and create new articles using a curated worklist of women who helped change laws, contributed new research, created new networks, and ultimately, bolstered economic independence for women. New editors are welcome and will receive an introduction to Wikipedia editing.

Who: Smithsonian curator Rachel Seidman; Ariel Cetrone of Wikimedia DC.

When: 11 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Smithsonian

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Mon, Mar 23 - Social Media Marketing Strategy for Small Business

What: You’ll learn how to build a clear, sales-focused social media marketing strategy that actually converts. This is not a theory session. You will have created a practical, written plan you can immediately use in your business.

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Small Business Development Center, Kutztown University

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Tue, Mar 24 - Branding 101

What: Join us for a collaborative virtual workshop where we'll explore the key elements of effective branding: what you want to be known for, how you want customers to feel when they interact with your business, and how to create consistency across all touchpoints. We'll connect these pieces back to your business goals, so your brand becomes a tool for growth, not just decoration.  

Who: Jordan Hanna Gray, SBDC Advisor.

When: 12 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Virginia Small Business Development Center

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Tue, Mar 24 - How journalism collaboratives can stay safe

What: Learn from experts about how to safely practice journalism and prepare for and respond to evolving safety challenges.

Who: Jeff Belzil is the International Women Media Foundation’s security director.

When: 12 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Collaborative Journalism Resource Hub, which is housed at the Center for Cooperative Media

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Tue, Mar 24 - Why Real Journalists Are Better Than AI

What: We’ll discuss the growing presence of AI in news copy and why so many publications are turning to machines to do the work that was once done by people. We’ll look at what this has done for the quality of story production.  And we’ll discuss how journalists can stand out in a sea of AI slop, why human journalists are more important than ever, and how to educate your audience and leadership about journalists’ value over AI.

Who: Jonathan Maze, editor-in-chief of Restaurant Business at Informa Connect, and Greg Friese, MS, NRP, digital content strategy leader.

When: 12 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: American Society of Business Publication Editors

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Tue, Mar 24 - How To Automate With AI

What: Walk through the basics of AI-powered automation using Make, with practical examples from my real ministry work. You’ll see how to use AI to handle tasks that take up far too much time. By the end of the session, you will have a clear, practical understanding of how automation works and the confidence to start building simple automations for your own ministry context.

Who: Rob Laughter who helps lead the creative team at The Summit Church in the Raleigh, NC.

When: 2 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: AI for Church Leaders

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Wed, Mar 25 - Intellectual Property 101

What: We break down the IP framework -consisting of trademarks, patents, trade secrets and copyrights- that every founder needs to know. 

Who: Sima S. Kulkarni, Duane Morris.

When: 10 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Small Business Development Center at Temple University

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Wed, Mar 25 - Der Spiegel Crossmedia: Wins, Misses, and Lessons Learned 

What: How Der Spiegel in Germany is reaching younger audiences. We'll have an honest conversation about what worked, what didn't, and what those experiments reveal about serving young audiences.

Who: Aleksandra Janevska, Deputy Lead of Crossmedia Unit, Der Spiegel.

When: 10 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: International News Media Association

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Wed, Mar 25 - Creating value for a sustainable future

What: We will explore: Why community connection is a structural advantage driving trust, engagement and long-term viability; How uniquely local utility outperforms commoditized news, particularly in underserved communities; Why reader revenue is a signal as much as a funding source; What sustainable U.S. outlets consistently get right, regardless of model or market

Who: George Adelman, Director and Head of Partnerships, FT Strategies; Angilee Shah, CEO and Editor and Chief Charlottesville Tomorrow; Cheryl Phillips Founder, Big Local News at Stanford.

When: 12 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: FT Strategies

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Wed, Mar 25 - Fun and Games with Copyright 

What: his workshop will introduce Copyright: the Card Game, a fun and interactive method of covering the basics of copyright and how they apply to faculty, students and the classroom. Participants will learn how the game was developed, and have the opportunity to play.

Who: Paul Bond of SUNY Broome Community College, one of the developers of the game and a librarian in the Southern Tier of New York.

When: 12 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Media Education Lab

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Wed, Mar 25 - AI for Good: Secure, Smart, High-Impact AI for Nonprofits

What: This session will cut through the noise and provide a practical, responsible roadmap for using AI to expand impact while protecting data, reputation, and community relationships.

Who: Robert Friend, Fundraising Specialist at Eventgroove.

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Nonprofit Tech for Good

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Wed, Mar 25 - Scaling AI Agents: Breaking the Inference Memory Wall Across Compute, Storage and Networking

What: We examine how Supermicro's accelerated computing and all‑flash storage servers, combined with WEKA’s Augmented Memory Grid software, transform inference memory into a scalable, distributed resource.

Who: Allen Liu, Project Manager, Supermicro; Val Bercovici, Chief AI Officer, WEKA; Awanish Verma, Director, Product Management, AMD; Wendell Wenjen, Sr., Director of Marketing, Storage Solutions, Supermicro.

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: TechTarget

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Wed, Mar 25 - Crisis Communications: Who Is Telling Your Story?

What: This session explores the fundamentals of effective crisis communications for public safety and government agencies. Participants will learn how to prepare for high-stakes situations, manage messaging during rapidly evolving incidents, and communicate with transparency and professionalism when public attention is at its highest.

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: $49

Sponsor: TOC Public Relations

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Wed, Mar 25 - AI Impact Hour for Nonprofits

What: In this session, you’ll learn how to: Streamline communication and content creation; Organize information and reduce repetitive tasks; Support fundraising and outreach with beginner-friendly tools.

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: TechSoup

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Wed, Mar 25 - Teaching the Ethics of Advertising

What: We’ll explore an approach to advertising literacy education that takes an ethics- and systems-approach to analyzing digital ads.

Who: Michelle Ciccone, a PhD Candidate in the Department of Communication at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and a former K-12 technology integration specialist; Cecilia Yuxi Zhou is an assistant professor in the Academy for Educational Development and Innovation at the Education University of Hong Kong.

When: 7 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Media Education Lab

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Thu, Mar 26 - Detecting AI-Generated Content – Updated Tools and Techniques

What: An updated version of a guide published by Global Investigative Journalism Network in 2025. We will introduce new resources, tools, and investigative methods that journalists can use to identify AI-generated images.

Who: Henk van Ess, a leading expert in open source intelligence and digital verification.

When: 10 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Global Investigative Journalism Network

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Thu, Mar 26 - Restoring Trust in Science: Storytelling, AI, and Integrity in Scholarly Publishing

What: This webinar brings together leading voices to examine how trust can be rebuilt across scientific communication and the publication ecosystem. Our expert panelists will explore three critical challenges: Storytelling and public engagement; AI in peer review: Malfeasance and integrity.

Who: Michele Springer, Deputy Director of Medical Editing at Omnicom Health Medical Communications; Holden Thorp, Editor-in-Chief of Science; Ivan Oransky, MD, Co-founder of Retraction Watch and Executive Director, The Center For Scientific Integrity; Megan Ranney, Dean, Yale School of Public Health; Steve Smith, DPhil, Independent Consultant, STEM Knowledge Partners.

When: 10 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: International Society for Medical Publication Professionals

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Thu/Fri, Mar 26/27 - SkillsFest26

What: Topics include: FOIAs, The First Amendment, Algorithms, Pitches, Reporting, Investigation, Ethics, Solutions Journalism, Rural communities, Headlines, Newsroom rights, AP Style, Immigration coverage, Conflicts of Interest, Backgrounding, Copyright, Misinformation, Resilient News teams, Covering Suicide, Design, Criminal justice, Grant Writing, Usiong AI.

Who: Professional journalists and experts.

When: Thursday, 1 pm, Eastern through Friday, 8:30 pm, Eastern.

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Society of Professional Journalists

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Thu, Mar 26 - Trump and Higher Ed: The Latest

What: Audience Q&A

Who: Sarah Brown, The Chronicle’s news editor; Rick Seltzer, author of the Daily Briefing newsletter.

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Chronicle of Higher Education

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Thu, Mar 26 - An Intro to the Retraction Watch Research Accountability Reporting Fellowship

What: The application process, and a brief primer on how to cover issues of scientific integrity at your nearby institutions.

Who: Retraction Watch co-founder Ivan Oransky; Stephanie M. Lee, senior writer at The Chronicle of Higher Education.

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsors: Retraction Watch & The Open Notebook

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Thu, Mar 26 - The Future of Security-Focused AI

What: A practical session for IT leaders, chief data officers, and anyone responsible for safeguarding public‑sector data.  We’ll break down what modern cloud backup and recovery look like and how security‑focused AI is helping agencies stay ahead of threats and recover faster.

Who: Vishal Chaudhry, Chief Data Officer, Washington State Health Care Authority; Jennifer Franks,  Director, Center for Enhanced Cybersecurity, Government Accountability Office; Jeff Reichard, Vice President, Solution Strategy, Veeam.

When: 2 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: GovLoop

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Thu, Mar 26 - Inside Nonprofit Local News: Careers, Pathways, and Possibilities

What: An inside look at how the field works, where it’s growing and the opportunities ahead.

When: 3 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: American Journalism Project

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Thu, Mar 26 -  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

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Fri, Mar 27 - The Economics of news in 2026

What: This webinar aims to teach news leaders worldwide how to reinvent themselves to best serve the public. The panel offer their unique perspectives on how the news industry must evolve to thrive in the age of AI.

Who: Experts from the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism and Robert H. Smith School of Business team up with industry leaders

When: 12 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland

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Fri, Mar 27 - Copyright Law and Preservation, Conservation and Digitization of Film and Video

What: Our experts will unpack copyright issues affecting conservation, preservation and digitization. Specifically, the panel will review the status of the law and the status of best practices in libraries, archives and museums.

Who:  Jillian Borders , Head of Preservation at UCLA Film and Television Archive; Eric Harbeson, Scholarly Communications and Copyright Strategist for Authors Alliance.

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Open Copyright Education Advisory Network (OCEAN)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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  

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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

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