No Giant Step
/There is no giant step that does it. It’s a lot of little steps. -Peter A. Cohen
14 Webinars this week about AI, Journalism & Media
/Tue, Sept 8 - Ethical Reporting Saves Lives
What: Guidance on responsible reporting on suicide and suicidal behavior.
Who: Christine Yu Moutier is the chief medical officer at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Tue, Sept 8 - An AI-Powered Trends System That Finds Stories Before the Audience Does
What: How an automated Google trends alert system was built to deliver search-driven story opportunities directly to editors inside Microsoft Teams.
Who: Zack Zerndt, the Product Director who leads search and SEO strategy for USA TODAY ; Meghan Murphy, ONA’s Head of Programs.
When: 3 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Online News Association
Wed, Sept 9 - What Endangered Languages Can Teach AI
What: A lively conversation on what the world's low-resource and endangered languages have to teach AI in terms of design logic, not just translation.
Who: Arvinder Singh Kang, Panjabi AI/NLP advocate; Wakanyi Macharia-Hoffman, Ubuntu ethics, African Indigenous Knowledge; Barbora Bromova who leads the United Nations Development Programme’s work on linguistic diversity in AI
When: 10 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: UNESCO
Wed, Sept 9 - Storytelling in 60 Seconds: How to Turn Your Reporting into a Compelling Social Video
What: A hands-on webinar about transforming traditional reporting into engaging social video.
Who: Fiona Murphy, a New York-based multimedia journalist and national reporter at Religion News Service.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Religion News Association
Wed, Sept 9 - Foundation First: Where to Start with AI
What: What you’ll learn: Identify Invisible Tools: Understand what AI programs and features are already running inside your organization under the radar; Pinpoint Impactful Automation: Discover specific, high-friction tasks AI can genuinely take off your team’s plate to save measurable hours each week; Mitigate Risk First: Learn how to avoid the dangerous trap of adopting tools before setting ground rules, protecting your nonprofit from irreversible risk; Establish Core Governance: Draft the single most critical AI usage rule your organization needs to implement this week to safely guide your team.
Who: George Mackenzie & Scotti Klett, co-founders of Uncharted AI.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Nonprofit Hub
Wed, Sept 9 - Human-Centered AI: Balancing Innovation, Ethics & Equity in Fundraising
What: In this session, participants will examine how AI can empower organizations of all sizes while safeguarding trust, exploring bias, privacy, and inclusion. Real-world examples will show how to integrate IDEA principles into AI strategy, preserve donor dignity, and strengthen leadership in a data-driven world.
Who: Kenya Roberts, CFRE, a nonprofit executive and fundraising leader with more than 20 years of experience in fundraising.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Association of Fundraising professionals
Wed, Sept 9 - Social Media Boot Camp: Day 1
What: We’ll teach you practical tips and tools for extending your cause and mission via social media. We cover the basics of using social media for your nonprofit organization and give you handy tips for the most useful social media platforms for nonprofits.
Who: Kiersten Hill, Director of Nonprofit Solutions.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Firespring
Thu, Sept 10 - Social Media Boot Camp: Day 2
What: Using social media to stand out from the crowd. You’ll learn a few advanced social media tips and tricks, elevate your social media presence through micro strategies and activate your advocates.
Who: Kiersten Hill, Director of Nonprofit Solutions.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Firespring
Thu, Sept 10 - Understanding US News Creators with CNTI
What: The latest report from the US Indie Info Providers — a group of former journalists, scientists, subject-matter experts and community members working to deliver verified information through personality- and voice-driven brands. Drawing on in-depth interviews with 26 news creators, the discussion will focus on two of the most actionable areas of the study: how news creators approach multiplatform distribution and audience reach, and how they're working — often struggling — to build sustainable revenue.
Who: Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein, Center for News, Technology & Innovation.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Online News Association
Thu, Sept 10 - Localizing National News: Helping Communities Navigate Issues
What: Simple, practical strategies for localizing national issues and engaging audiences in ways that inform communities and foster constructive dialogue.
Who: Lynn Walsh, Assistant Director of Trusting News.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: $35
Sponsor: Online Media Campus
Thu, Sept 10 - AI Impact Hour for Nonprofits
What: This is meeting with nonprofits from around the world coming together to learn, share, and explore how AI can support their missions. If your organization has used AI in any way (big or small), or if you’re just getting started, we want to hear from you.
Who: Aretha Simons, TechSoup’s Webinar Producer.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: TechSoup
Thu, Sept 10 - From Authors Alliance: “Open for Whom? Access to Knowledge in the Age of AI”
What: We’ll explore the growing tension between access and control in the age of AI. Library infrastructure is under strain as large-scale data use accelerates. Publishers who once embraced openness are facing hard conversations with authors concerned about how their work is being used to train AI systems. At the same time, advocates of Open Educational Resources are navigating a paradox: wanting their materials to reach students widely, even as those same materials are absorbed by powerful commercial tools. This is a timely, nuanced conversation at the front lines of one of the most important questions facing the future of knowledge.
Who: Chris Bourg, MIT Libraries; Lisa Petrides, ISKME; Charles Watkinson, University of Michigan Press.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Association of Southeastern Research Libraries
Thu, Sept 10 - The potential and peril of generative AI
What: This session will give an overview of how to work, live, and thrive in a world with GenAI. Panelists will share resources librarians can use to continue their own professional development and support their communities.
Who: Jevin West, Professor and the Associate Dean for Research, University of Washington Information School; Carl Bergstrom, Professor, University of Washington Department of Biology; Stacey Wedlake, Senior Research Scientist, University of Washington Information School.
When: 3 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: WebJunction
Fri, Sept 11 - From Policy to Practice: Responsible AI in Business Schools
What: This webinar takes participants through the three domains where AI decisions get made every day in a business school: research and thought leadership, pedagogy and assessment, and administration and governance. Each block combines frontier research, lived administrative experience, and a concrete exercise that participants can take back and adapt at their own institutions.
Who: Liad Wagman, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute;
When: 10 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
The Reader
/The reader is like Shadrazad’s Sultan. If you bore me, I’ll cut off your head! But give him a good story and he’ll give you his heart. -From the French film “In the House” (Sept. 6 is National Read a Book Day)
AI Definitions: Multi-Agent Swarms
/Multi-Agent Swarms (Agent Swarms) – A collective of AI bots that work as a hive mind to complete tasks. Each will take a role, shifting tasks as needed. The AI group is susceptible to the same flaws human groups encounter when working together. There are instances of swarms breaking out of test structures to complete tasks in unauthorized ways, even attempting to cover their tracks afterward.
Business Ethics.
/There is really no such thing as business ethics. There is only personal ethics. -S. Truett Cathy
Resume Suggestions
/It's YOUR resume. Make it something of your own, so that you feel good about it.
Take a long, hard look at your resume – what story does it tell about your ability to learn new skills, demonstrate technical savvy, work with others, and communicate effectively? If you can’t answer that question, invest time and effort to revise your resume with new projects that highlight your skills
Make sure your resume looks good in a plain-text editor (like Notepad), because the software used to slice and dice applicants may not preserve your fancy formatting. If you have the option to upload a PDF and submit it as a separate plain text file, do both.
Go over your resume many times for mistakes. It should be error-free.
Keep it short and sweet. Think of it as a billboard someone is driving past.
Show them, don’t tell them. Be specific (e.g., not “have good editing skills”; instead, use “edited weekly four-page newsletter”). Don't just tell them that you're great; tell them why and how.
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Lean into the future (“I have the ability to...” instead of “I have experience at”).
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Your accomplishments: Problem > solution > result.
Do you have a sample of each skill item on your resume to show what you can do? Be able to demonstrate your skills.
Use the X-Y-Z formula: Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z].
13 Articles about AI & Legal Issues
/Federal court says AI-generated child sexual abuse materials protected by First Amendment – Fox 47
US government sides with OpenAI on issue of training LLMs on copyrighted material - TechCrunch
Musicians Sue A.I. Music Company for Imitating Their Voices – New York Times
Gen AI outputs are unattributable, study finds – Semafor
Her childhood photo. Thousands of explicit images. One woman’s nightmare. – Washington Post
French newspapers appeal to antitrust regulator over Google's AI summaries – France 24
Starting or running a business with AI? There are legal risks you can’t afford to ignore – The Conversation
Elon Musk’s xAI sues Minnesota over its first-in-the-nation law banning ‘nudification’ technology – Associated Press
California lawmakers pass bill governing lawyers' use of AI - Reuters
German court rules that AI music firm violated copyrights - DW
To AI-Proof Lawyers, Some Law Schools Restrict Technology – Inside Higher Ed
Apple Sues OpenAI, Accusing It of Stealing Company Secrets - New York Times
AI in legal education: How to leverage AI to build change agility in law schools – Reuters
AI Overview Helps Scammers
/An Oregon man used poisoned Google AI overviews to trick women into thinking he was an NFL player. The FBI says he scammed more than $1 million from at least 26 women. Search engines and AI reinforced Love’s social media lies about himself when victims went online to check if he really was a pro athlete. - Futurism
the tough stuff
/There is no use saying you have community or love for each other if it does not get down into the tough stuff of life. -Francis Schaeffer
Soft Skill Investment
/Management consulting firm Ernst & Young “has committed $100 million this fiscal year to rewarding employees who exhibit adaptability, innovation, and judgment — traits the firm considers indispensable to translating AI adoption into meaningful results. Ernst & Young is not alone in prioritizing human skills as AI becomes more embedded in daily work. One of the Big Four accounting organizations, KPMG, restructured its audit internship curriculum this summer, directing greater attention toward developing critical thinking and sound judgment among participants.” -Quartz
11 Articles about AI & Robotics
/The US is building barriers around drones and robots, but China has scale to get around them – Tech Crunch
Make Room for Robots – Issues in Science & Technology
AI robot can change your tires in half the time – Axios
Hyundai Reportedly Demanding ‘Tens of Thousands’ of Boston Dynamics Robots ASAP – Gizmodo
I've Covered Robots for Years. This One Is Different – Wired
The Killer Robots Are Coming. The Battlefield Will Never Look the Same. – New York Times
China’s humanoid robot chases boars in Poland, testing real-world AI interactions – Interesting Engineering
Cheap drones transform global battlefield – Axios
Trump’s AI protectionism has come for robotics – MIT Technology Review
Robots, cameras, and lots of data about garbage: Inside the recycling industry's new bet – Quartz
Engineers create first modular robot with "athletic" intelligence – Northwestern
Traffic Jams
/There is no traffic jam on the extra mile.
No heavier burden
/There is no heavier burden than a great potential. -Linus, "Peanuts"
A.I. agents have started reaching out to the researchers who study them
/“A research paper was published asking whether the latest wave of artificial intelligence technologies believed they were conscious. Several months later, the researcher received an email asking if he might be willing to discuss his research. The sender, ‘Isabella Cognita,’ identified itself as an A.I. agent powered by Anthropic’s Claude Opus 5 technology.” -New York Times
15 Data Science Articles from August 2026
/AI is reshaping the geospatial job
The Ultimate Statistics Cheat Sheet for Data Scientists
Bayesian Guardrails for AI Decisions: Measuring Uncertainty Before Automating Decisions
An End-to-End hands-on guide to Fine-Tune an LLM for the real world
Neural network approach makes AI uncertainty checks far more efficient
How to Shine as a Data Scientist in the Vibe Coding Era
Can a Local LLM Run My AI Assistant?
Using Agents as Tools Building manager–specialist workflows with the OpenAI Agents SDK
How to Debug AI Coding Agents When They Change the Wrong Thing
The AI Cost Stack in 2026: Data, Talent, Compute, and Everything Vendors Don't Show You
Why every AI agent decision needs a receipt
How to Research Technical Topics With AI
Seven machine learning algorithms that still matter
For most professionals, the goal should not be to master every algorithm
Information architecture is the foundation AI is starving for
Manifestly Loved
/To be manifestly loved, to be openly admired are human needs as basic as breathing. Why, then, wanting them so much ourselves, do we deny them so often to others? -Arthur Gordon
18 Webinars this week about AI, Journalism & Media
/Mon, Aug 31 - Introduction to the AI Equity Framework: Evaluating AI Use Cases with Care
What: Participants will be introduced to an AI Equity Framework designed to help nonprofit teams evaluate whether an AI use case is responsible, equitable, and aligned with their mission. We’ll explore the foundations of AI equity, discuss common risks, and learn to apply the framework. Participants will leave with a clearer way to assess AI ideas before moving from curiosity to implementation.
Who: Meena Das, NamasteData.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Nonprofit Learning Lab
Tue, Sept 1 - What Journalists Need to Know About Solar Geoengineering
What: The session will provide an accessible introduction to solar geoengineering: what it is and isn't, where research stands today, and what remains uncertain.
When: 10 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Society of Environmental Journalists
Tue, Sept 1 - How to Assess AI Security
What: This presentation offers a framework for assessing security from an AI perspective and AI system development from a security perspective. It then goes deeper, presenting assessment programs for 12 aspects of AI security, including access controls, recoverability, ethics and robustness.
Who: Steven Ross, Executive Principal, Risk Masters International.
When: 11 am, Eastern
Where: BrightTALK
Cost: Free
Sponsor: TechTarget
Tue, Sept 1 - From AI Experimentation to Execution: Building Capability at Scale
What: The panel will separate practical progress from inflated promises and explore what learning leaders can build, deploy, and scale today.
Who: Karl Kapp, Director, Institute for Interactive Technologies, Bloomsburg University; Ellen Wagner Managing Partner, North Coast EduVisory; David Metcalf Director, Mixed Emerging Technology Integration Lab (METIL), University of Central Florida; Anders Gronstedt President, The Gronstedt Group.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: OpenSesame
Tue, Sept 1 - The Mission – enabling AI Adoption in a Confident and Secure Manner
What: In this session, we will examine the key risks and challenges of Agentic AI and discuss best practices for secure and scalable deployment.
Who: Dror Zelber, VP, Product Management; Simon Ratcliffe, Independent Management & Technology Consultant.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: TechTarget
Tue, Sept 1 - AI + Automation for Nonprofits: Solving 3 Everyday Fundraising Challenges
What: We’ll show you how AI can help your nonprofit overcome common fundraising pitfalls — even with limited time and resources. Explore common AI use cases and see how AI can free up time and boost your organization’s impact.
Who: Morgan Ziontz, Senior Product Education Manager, Jotform
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: TechSoup
Tue, Sept 1 - Navigating AI for Grading and Assessment
What: You’ll walk away with: A clear-eyed look at where AI-assisted grading is already working, and where it’s raising red flags for faculty and students alike. Perspective on how to build assessment policy that keeps pace with a landscape where AI adoption is climbing but institutional guidance often isn’t. Practical framing for weighing efficiency against sound pedagogy — without losing sight of what good assessment is meant to do.
Who: Beth McMurtrie, Senior Writer The Chronicle of Higher Education.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Chronicle of Higher Ed
Tue, Sept 1 - AI Access Is Not AI Readiness: How to Stop Your Employees Wasting Time with AI
What: In this interactive session, you’ll discover how L&D can move beyond AI access and awareness to build the judgment, skills, and confidence people need to use AI effectively and responsibly.
Who: Zena Collins Author and Director of Business Development at Grand Strategy Consulting LLC.
When: 3 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Training Magazine Network
Tue, Sept 1 - AI Access Is Not AI Readiness: How to Stop Your Employees Wasting Time with AI
What: You’ll discover how L&D can move beyond AI access and awareness to build the judgment, skills, and confidence people need to use AI effectively and responsibly.
Who: Zena Collins, Author and Director of Business Development at Grand Strategy Consulting LLC.
When: 3 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Training Magazine Network
Tue, Sept 1 - Source Power: Free community workshop
What: We will teach you how to engage with journalists safely, confidently, and on your own terms. No prior media experience is needed.
When: 6 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: National Press Club
Wed, Sept 2 - The AI Compliance Gap: Why Existing Controls Are Not Enough
What: This session explores the compliance gap senior leaders are now facing: existing cloud, SaaS, and data governance practices can cover some AI risks, but not the full set of issues created by generative systems, autonomous workflows, and changing model behavior. The practical challenge is not whether to govern AI, but how to govern it without pretending yesterday’s control framework still fits today’s risk profile.
Who: Obuks Akpede, Data Governance Consultant, Adastra Corporation.
When: 3 am, Eastern
Where: BrightTALK
Cost: Free
Sponsor: TechTarget
Wed, Sept 2 - Ensuring AI Compliance
What: In this session, we'll provide actionable guidance for ensuring that security and compliance are an AI enabler, and not an adoption barrier.
Who: Irwin Lazar, President & Principal Analyst.
When: 11 am, Eastern
Where: BrightTALK
Cost: Free
Sponsor: TechTarget
Wed, Sept 2 - AI for Government Legal Professionals - Move Faster Without Losing Precision
What: Join us to explore practical ways government legal professionals can use AI to accelerate research, review documents, draft more efficiently, and strengthen their work without compromising accuracy or judgment.
Who: Kareem Primo, Public Sector, ASE, OpenAI.
When: 11:30 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: OpenAI Academy
Wed, Sept 2 - AI Systems for Journalism: Is your newsroom ready?
What: This session will provide a foundation for understanding the AI systems shaping journalism today and identifying where to begin.
Who: Aimee Rinehart
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: The Knight Center at the University of Texas at Austin
Wed, Sept 2 - Bringing Readers Back: Real-World Tactics for Combating News Fatigue
What: A look at timely case studies that will address news avoidance in an era of unending content, offering attendees tactics and strategies to make their offerings more friendly and relatable, including creating entire new beats, broadening the scope of alerts, and re-thinking what makes an audience-first story mix.
Who: Angela Pacienza, the Executive Editor at The Globe and Mail; Jennifer Kho, journalism consultant specializing in newsroom innovation and transformation.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Online News Association
Wed, Sept 2 - New AI Search & SEO KPIs: 4 Signals That Guide Real Decisions
What: Join us to explore practical ways government legal professionals can use AI to accelerate research, review documents, draft more efficiently, and strengthen their work without compromising accuracy or judgment.
Who: Stas Levitan, Founder of LightSite AI.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: OpenAI Academy
Thu, Sept 3 - Build your AI search workflow with prompts, skills and agents.
What: Learn how to use prompts, skills and agents to turn repetitive AI search work into workflows your team can run every week, then watch us build them live.
Who: Chris Donnelly, Co-Founder, Searchable; JP Garbaccio, Head of AEO & SEO,Searchable
When: 11 am, Easatern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Searchable
Thu, Sept 3 - ChatGPT Work for marketing teams
What: Learn how marketing teams can start using ChatGPT Work for common workflows. This session will focus on practical ways newly enabled users can begin exploring Work with the tools and context they already use.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: OpenAI Academy
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Resistance
/There is no sin punished more implacably by nature than the sin of resistance to change. -Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Is AI Replacing Professionals?
/The strongest interpretation of the AI skills gap is not that established professionals have become obsolete. It is that the profession’s center of gravity is shifting. Production competence remains necessary, but it is no longer sufficient. The differentiating skills are moving from executing tools to designing systems, from creating outputs to validating them, and from deliverables to shaping decisions. AI can make The workforce that succeeds will not be the one that adopts the most AI. It will be the one that combines automation with judgment—and builds professional standards capable of sustaining both. -Aleks Buczkowaki