To be Trusted
/To be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved. –George MacDonald
18 (mostly free & one-hour) Journalism Courses about Audio, Video, & Various Topics
/Journalism: Audio & Video
Clear, Strong Writing for Broadcast Journalism $10.
Digging Deeper Into Broadcast Journalism
Powerful Writing: Leverage Your Video and Sound
Writing for the Ear (Five-part course)
Journalism Courses on Various Topics
Ethics of Journalism Build or refine your process for making ethical decisions $25.00
Journalism Fundamentals: Craft & Values $10.
Make Design More Inclusive: Defeat Unconscious Bias in Visuals
22 Articles about AI’s impact on College Faculty & Administrators
/Higher Ed’s AI Integration Overhyped, New Data Shows – Inside Higher Ed
As the coding boom fades, AI is forcing colleges and computer science grads to adjust – Fast Company
Dartmouth’s Provost Quietly Used AI in His Published Work. It’s Touched Off a Campus Firestorm. – Chronicle of Higher Ed
An M.I.T. Report Warns A.I. Is Causing ‘Cognitive Surrender.’ Universities Are in a Bind. – New York Times
Congress Crawls Toward Higher-Ed AI Regulation – Chronicle of Higher Ed
Report: Student Protections Haven’t Kept Up With Higher Ed’s Adoption of AI – Inside Higher Ed
Higher Education Does Not Need More AI Tools but Better AI Experiences – Campus Technology
It could be a long time before independent research emerges on learning outcomes. – Inside Higher Ed
Harvard College’s Dean: ‘Everyone Is Using AI All the Time for Everything’ – Chronicle of Higher Ed
The big college major rethink – Axios
Can AI Help Colleges Reach Struggling Students Earlier? – Inside Higher Ed
The Academic-Integrity Council Can’t Keep Up With AI – Chronicle of Higher Ed
AI Slop Is a Tenure Problem, Not Just a Tech Problem – Inside Higher Ed
How ‘Chaos’ Surrounding AI Can Sink a College Presidency - Chronicle of Higher Ed
Chinese universities are cutting language majors to make way for AI – Rest of World
Does Your College Need a Librarian for AI? – Chronicle of Higher Ed
The ‘Nonexistent’ Research on AI’s Benefits for Education - Inside Higher Ed
Colleges Are Building A.I. Degrees, Hoping Students Will Come – New York Times
A New ‘AI-First’ College Aims to Offer Cheaper, Employer-Friendly Degrees – Chronicle of Higher Ed
Half of Campus Tech Leaders Question AI’s ROI – Inside Higher Ed
Spelman College Names an A.I. Expert as Its New President – New York Times
AI Is a ‘Wicked Problem.’ That’s the University’s Specialty. – Chronicle of Higher Ed
Don’t form strong beliefs about AI (yet)
/Don’t form strong beliefs about AI (yet). Even in the frontier labs, no one knows what the future holds. Those outside the labs don’t even know what the present holds, because they haven’t seen the most advanced models, which haven’t been released. If you are sure you know what will happen, or what we should do about it, you are nurturing what writer and satirist Ambrose Bierce called “a vagrant opinion without visible means of support.” - Megan McArdle writing in the Washington Post
Throw your heart
/Throw your heart over the bar and your body will follow.
24 Recent Articles about AI & Academic Scholarship
/One professor’s AI-assisted output: 200 papers and 14 books this year – Washington Post
AI saves scientists seven hours a week, Google paper finds – Research Professional News
What if AI can make Science Better, not just Faster? - Bradley Max Segal
AI co-scientists are revolutionizing how research is done – Nature
The AI Discourse in Academia is Toxic. It Doesn’t have to be.- Ran Blekhman
Can researchers trust that AI models won’t leak their ideas? – Science Business
Who gets credit in the AI era? OpenAI maths bombshell sparks debate – Nature
AI conference drowning in abstracts, with roughly 50,000 submissions before the deadline – The Decoder
Journal editor developing system to weed out authors “submitting AI-assisted papers they ‘don’t understand.' - Nihar Shah
Use and Effects of LLMs in Peer Review: A Randomized Experiment and Survey at ICML 2026 – arXiv
Provost of Dartmouth Busted Using AI for His Own Writing in Newspapers and Academic Journals – Futurism
South Korean Government New Guidelines mandate of AI Disclosure in Research – Chosun
Could AI Be Better at Peer Review Than Humans? – Chronicle of Higher Ed
All corners of academia will soon be flooded with AI-generated research - Giorgio Gilestro
Misconduct case dropped against AI expert after claims of AI use in recent book – Retraction Watch
AI in peer review should be a second reader, not a judge – KevinMD
Three-quarters of researchers unsure what use of AI to disclose - Research Professional News
The “synthetic validity” problem in AI-generated science – PNAS
A psychology journal has retracted a paper on how using generative AI can affect confidence in work tasks – Retraction Watch
It could be a long time before independent research emerges on how AI should—or shouldn’t—be used to improve learning outcomes. – Inside Higher Ed
Scholars are divided over how much AI use is acceptable. - Chronicle of Higher Ed
Analysis of predatory journals using AI generated papers – Springer
AI Paper Mills Now Taint One in Ten Cancer Studies: France Cuts Big Publisher Ties – Tech Times
Why funders should investigate if AI is making research more conservative – Science Business
Professors & Students are in a Bind
/Professors and students are often in a bind about what they should do: Use more A.I. to stay relevant, or dial back to preserve learning and thinking? Getting answers from a bot can create the illusion of learning” for students who reach for A.I. at the first hint of struggle. At the same time, the potential of these technologies to augment work across campus is immense. -New York Times
Those who turn back
/Those who turn back know only the ordeal, but they who persevere remember the adventure. -Milo L. Arnold
AI Definitions: Tokenmaxxing
/Tokenmaxxing - Maximizing the use of AI by using as many tokens as possible. Some companies have treated this high consumption as a status symbol for productivity. However, the practice used up AI budgets quickly and has fallen out of favor in the corporate world.
Students & Ideas
/The university is not engaged in making ideas safe for students. It is engaged in making students safe for ideas. -Clark Kerr
26 Surprising Things AI can do now
/FAA launches AI tool to assist air traffic control at major D.C.-area airports – Washington Post
K-Pop Is Betting on AI and Robots. Will Fans Buy It? – Wall Street Journal
How DraftKings Uses A.I. to Target the Gamblers Likeliest to Lose – New York Times
Satellite data combined with machine learning gives meteorologists new tools to predict deadly floods sooner. – The Verge
AI can now control fusion plasma faster than humans can react – Science Daily
Will A.I. Kill Us? Can It Hack My Bank Account? Your A.I. Questions Answered – New York Times
Mastercard Joins Visa in Letting AI Bots Do Your Shopping – Wall Street Journal
Single brain implant enables people with paralysis to speak and convey upper-body gestures simultaneously via a virtual avatar - National Institutes of Health
Listing sites are littered with homes with fake fireplaces, improved views and virtual landscaping, raising false advertising concerns. – New York Times
Manuscripts-turned AI agents can now ‘talk’ to each other, make new discoveries – Stanford
Philosophy Journal Publishes Largely AI-Authored Article — On Purpose – Daily Nous
OpenAI Says It Has Cracked One of Math’s ‘Millennium Problems’ – New York Times
This may be the first academic profession to see its work taken over by AI – Washington Post
Google’s New Phone Comes With Plenty of A.I. Does Anyone Want That? – New York Times
Your AI agents can now control your Google Home devices – Tech Crunch
AI agents are checking the scientific literature — and spotting decades-old errors – Nature
A.I. Is Everywhere in China. See For Yourself. – New York Times
OpenAI’s latest math breakthroughs commit research misconduct, experts say – Scientific American
This $150 lifetime AI-powered app listens while you play piano and coaches you in real time - Mashable
I was an AI skeptic — until I started using it to identify plants – Tom’s Guide
Oh Lord, AI Reporters Are Actually Breaking Big News – Wired
Baby’s first A.I. surveillance will track sleep and other data for young children – New York Times
AI Can Now Create Viruses From Scratch. What Happens When Someone Uses It for Harm? - Popular Mechanics
AI assistant hacks gym website in first known Australian autonomous cyber attack – ABC
A New Class of Cuddly Mascots Is Selling Everything From AI to Tap Water – Wall Street Journal
An A.I. was able to create 16 viruses not found in nature after scientists trained it on DNA libraries – New York Times
Making Peace
/Until you make peace with who you are, you’ll never be content with what you have. -Doris Mortman
AI Definitions: Model Architecture
/Model Architecture — The blueprint for how an AI system is built. Like the architecture of a building, it defines how data flows through the model, how information is processed, and how results are produced.
Stanford's Use of AI Questioned
/Stanford University used AI to replace a Latino man with a fictitious Black woman on banners displayed on campus. The faces of the other students in the banner were also edited with AI tools, to make them appear slimmer. Stanford officials said the use of AI violated university policy, and the school has removed the welcome banners. -San Francisco Standard
15 (mostly free & one-hour) Journalism Courses about Legal Issues & AI
/Journalism & Legal Issues
How to Navigate the Court System
How to Avoid Libel in Your Reporting
How to Invoke the Fair Report Privilege
Safeguarding your journalism against legal threats
Journalism & AI
AI & the Future of Fact-Checking: Building tools, ClaimReview, Sustainability and the IFCN Code $30.
Use a Compass
/Use a compass instead of a clock. It’s more important what direction you are going than how quickly you get there.
Unstirred Waters
/Unstirred waters lead to stagnation, and stagnation can't support life. -Ron Martoia
AI Definitions: Intent Continuity
/Intent Continuity – When an AI agent carries an old requirement into a new task without the user having to repeat it, and dropping that rule if something newer overrides it. This is particularly important when using coding agents for long-running projects where rules can be forgotten. It is not important when running single-session tasks that carry no history or when the rules never change.
26 Webinars this week about AI, Journalism & Media
/Tue, Sept 22 - Al in a Crisis: New Risks, Faster Detection and Smarter Response
What: A practical look at how generative AI is reshaping crisis communications, and how communicators can use the technology to strengthen their approach to risk and response.
Who: Sequencr AI Founder and CEO, Matt Collette; PRCA APAC Chair, Jeremy Seow.
When: 1 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Telum Media
Tue, Sept 22 - Silencing Journalists Online: How Copyright Is Being Weaponized Against Investigative Journalists
What: This webinar brings experienced journalists and a technologist from across different continents who have all faced or investigated this growing threat to press freedom.
Who: Maxence Peigné, a French journalist based in London; Tamara Yesmin Toma, an OSINT investigator and digital rights researcher from Bangladesh; Jose Luis Peñarredonda, an award-winning journalist and digital researcher at the Centro Latinoamericano de Investigación Periodístic; Raya Sharbain, an independent security trainer and researcher; Maxime Koami Domegni, GIJN’s Francophone Africa Editor.
When: 9 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Global Investigative Journalism Network
Tue, Sept 22 - Negotiating Qualitative Research Quality in the Age of AI
What: Attendees will learn a framework for articulating how they understand their own research or to use with patrons conducting qualitative work. This framework can be used to inform decision-making around technology for data analysis, including the use of AI.
Who: Jess Hagman is the Social Sciences Research Librarian at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
When: 11 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsors: The Science and Technology Libraries Section & Social Science Libraries Section
Tue, Sept 22 - Freedom of the Press in a Divided America
What: Explore new Pew-Knight Initiative research on how Americans view press freedom, the challenges facing a free press and what can be done to protect it.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Poynter
Tue, Sept 22 - Best Practices Webinar - Reporter Boot Camps
What: Best practices for reporter boot camps, in-person visits, and science communications training programs.
Who: David Cameron, Broad Institute; Jill Rosen, Johns Hopkins University; Emily Caldwell, Ohio State University.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Newswise
Tue, Sept 22 - The Future of Measurement: Creator Spend Needs Media Discipline
What: In this session, you’ll learn: Why the engagement trap is quietly derailing creator ROI; A practical framework for evaluating creator partnerships before you commit spend; How to match strategy to goal, so you’re not applying an awareness playbook to a conversion objective.
Who: Nicole Jones EVP, head of media growth and strategy, Kantar NA; Gazmend Alushi, President, Measurement & Analytics Whalar.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Kantar
Tue, Sept 22 - How collaboratives can work with student journalists
What: Come learn how four collaboratives work with student journalists and newsrooms and ways they contribute.
Who: Heather May, Great Salt Lake Collaborative; Kathy Lefler, Wichita Journalism Collaborative; Ray Schmitt, Penn State Student Media; Manny Garcia, South Florida Collaborative Journalism Initiative.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Eventbrite
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Center for Cooperative Media
Tue, Sept 22 - How to Know Where Your Nonprofit Stands with AI and What to Do Next
What: This session is designed to help nonprofit leaders gain a clear, honest picture of where they stand with AI and what a realistic path forward looks like. Tapp Network will introduce the AI Maturity Ladder, a practical framework that maps four stages of AI adoption from manual operations to fully automated workflows.
Who: Zach Paton & Joe DiGiovanni, Tapp Network.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: TechSoup
Tue, Sept 22 - ChatGPT Ads & GEO: A Roundtable With Go Fish Digital & OpenAI
What: Leave this webinar knowing how to maximize your presence on ChatGPT & other LLMs. You’ll hear from the experts on how to gauge where your time should go on the GEO side and where your budget should go on the paid side.
Who: Abhilash Edathil, Head of SMB Monetization, OpenAI; Ashish Jacob, GEO Search Manager, Go Fish Digital; Patrick Algrim, VP of GEO, Go Fish Digital.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Search Engine Journal
Tue, Sept 22 - Election Talk: How are the Media and Social Media Doing in Informing Voters?
What: The Safeguarding Democracy Project is built upon the premise that tackling issues of the U.S. election integrity must be collaborative: across ideologies, across scholarly disciplines, and as a bridge between theory and practice.
Who: David Folkenflik, NPR; David Kaye, University of California Irvine; Carrie Levine, Votebeat; Shannon Mcgregor, University of North Carolina); Richard L. Hasen, Director, Safeguarding Democracy Project, UCLA.
When: 3:15 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsors: Institute for Technology, Law & Policy, UCLA Law.
Tue, Sept 22 - Safety & Security for Journalists
What: This virtual panel brings together experienced safety and security experts to offer practical tips on what journalists need to know to stay safe in the field and online this fall.
Who: Christopher Jones, Journalist Safety Advisor, Committee to Protect Journalists Dr. Martin Shelton, Deputy Director of Digital Security, Freedom of the Press Foundation Ofc. Chuck McPhilamy, Public Information Officer, Marietta Police Department Moderated by: Katja Ridderbusch, SPJ National Programming Committee
When: 6:30 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Society of Professional Journalists
Wed, Sept 23 - The Next Era of Performance Marketing
What: This session traces how performance creative got here, where the strongest teams are taking it now, and what’s next. You’ll also see how Superside connects intelligence, creative, and results in a loop that turns performance data into real business outcomes.
Who: Robert Larson, head of AI Solutions; Billy Jones, General Manager, Superside.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Superside
Wed, Sept 23 - The Paper Trail Next Door: Using Newspaper Archives for Everyday Local Research
What: Learn how you and your patrons can become "private investigators" by uncovering meaningful information in newspaper archives.
Who: Monika Z. Leal, research analyst, NewsBank.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: NewsBank
Wed, Sept 23 - Codex bootcamp 101: Agentic coding
What: Learn how to use Codex for practical agentic coding workflows. We’ll cover how to scope tasks, provide effective context, steer work as it progresses, and review changes before they’re applied. This introductory session is designed for builders getting started with Codex or looking to build stronger day-to-day habits. You’ll leave with a repeatable foundation for using Codex effectively in real codebases.
Who: Sean Lubbers, Technical Success, OpenAI; Palash Sushil Matey, AI Deployment Manager. OpenAI; Lisa Preissler, AI Deployment Manager, OpenAI.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: OpenAI Academy
Wed, Sept 23 - Beat the Fear of Public Speaking and Gain New Opportunities
Who: Ruth E. Thaler-Carter, award-winning freelance writer, editor, and speaker.
When: 6 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Society of Professional Journalists
Thu, Sept 24 - How United Daily News Group Uses Data and AI to Reclaim Advertising Revenue
What: How United Daily News Group uses first-party and zero-party data, audience insights, and AI-powered solutions to improve advertising effectiveness and strengthen partnerships with advertisers.
Who: Anson Mok, Head of Data Development, United Daily News Group, Taiwan; Ana Moya, Lead, WAN-IFRA Data Science Expert Group.
When: 10, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: World Association of News Publishers
Thu, Sept 24 - Take the Mystery Out of AI: Practical Tools for Nonprofit Impact
What: A practical, no-jargon look at how AI can support your organization's work. You'll learn: Why embracing AI matters for nonprofits today; Real examples of AI in action at mission-driven organizations; Simple, everyday ways to start using AI in your daily work; How to move past the hype and confusion to practical application.
Who: Wayne Elsey, founder, CEO of Elsey Enterprises.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: TechSoup
Thu, Sept 24 - AI for Customer Discovery – Stop Guessing, Start Knowing
What: You’ll learn how to use AI tools to uncover what your customers actually want, where they hang out, and what language they use to describe their problems. Walk away with a clearer customer profile and a research process you can repeat anytime.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Small Business Development Center, Widener University
Thu, Sept 24 - 30 Minute Skills: Data in Campaign Reporting 101
What: You'll learn: Where to find campaign finance data; How to track spending by campaigns and outside groups; What makes a compelling campaign finance story.
Who: Kelly Garrity, The Boston Glober.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: New England First Amendment Coalition
Thu, Sept 24 - Collaboration That Actually Holds Together
What: Practical ways to build collaboration inside the newsroom and across media organizations, universities and community partners, with tools for setting expectations, sharing workflows and keeping momentum after launch.
Who: Marian Chia-Ming Liu, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Online News Association
Thu, Sept 24 - AI in Philanthropy: Separating Myth from Reality
What: What you'll learn: Why AI is designed to support fundraisers, not replace them; How human oversight, governance, and accountability remain essential; What responsible AI means for donor engagement and relationship-building; How nonprofit leaders can separate common misconceptions from practical realities.
Who: Timothy Hammond, Principal User Experience Designer, Blackbaud; Amelia Helm, Marketing, Blackbaud.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Blackbaud
Thu, Sept 24 - The Future of AI-Powered Education: What to Expect and How to Prepare
What: The latest research, explore competing predictions about the future of schools, and the promise and the potential pitfalls of widespread AI adoption. Most importantly, we will share strategies for helping district and school leaders build a clear vision for AI and guide educators through meaningful, responsible implementation.
Who: Aryan Bhadouria, CEO and Co-Founder, Teachshare; Jennifer Kilmore, Experienced Educator, Director of Professional Learning, Vista Higher Learning.
When: 4 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Vista
Thu, Sept 24 - Immigrants and immigration: Covering national policy as a local issue
What: A discussion of how the Springfield News-Sun covers Springfield’s Haitian community and how national immigration policy changes have affected the town.
Who: Jessica Orozco, staff writer for the News-Sun; Josh Sweigert, editor for investigations for the News-Sun.
When: 6 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Society of Professional Journalists
Fri, Sept 25 - Dig In: How to Succeed on the Food Beat
What: Join this panel of accomplished editors and independent journalists to learn how they’ve built unique and rewarding careers following food–and how you too can become a contributor to the Guardian, COYOTE, the Food Section, Ravenous, and others.
Who: Cynthia Greenlee, deputy editor for special projects, The Guardian; Jaya Saxena, worker-owner, Ravenous; Soleil Ho, worker-owner, COYOTE Media Collective; Hanna Raskin, founder, the Food Section.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: $30, free to members
Sponsor: The Institute for Independent Journalists
Fri, Sept 25 - Public Records and ICE: Lessons from the Field
What: This session focuses on public records and ICE — what requesters have learned, what continues to evolve, and how reporters and advocates are using FOIA to illuminate the agency's operations and footprint. We'll dig into the lessons learned from filing public records requests with ICE, hear from those with firsthand experience, and pass the mic to community members who have been doing this work on the ground. The discussion will cover practical approaches, from local requests to larger datasets, and how those materials can support accountability reporting at the community level.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Sunlight Research
Fri, Sept 25 - 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
Heroic Imagination
/The very same situations that inflame the hostile imagination in some people, making them villains, can also instill the heroic imagination in other people, prompting them to perform heroic deeds. -Philip Zimbardo