Try Your Best
/Try your best to make goodness attractive. That’s one of the toughest assignments you’ll ever be given. -Fred Rogers
26 Articles about the Job Search
/Have these items ready and keep them updated during your job search:
Writing samples
Printed resume
Resume for online apps
Resume reel (if appropriate)
Recommendation letters
List of job sites to check regularly
Head shots (if applicable)
List of jobs applied for and result
Thank you notes
4 Red Flags to Look for When Applying to a Media Job - NBCU Academy
5 Job Hunting Tips to Land Your Dream Career - The Skimm
5 platforms to help you find your next journalism job - Poynter
5 Tips for Aspiring Digital Copywriters - Mashable
9 tips to help you find your first job — and nail the interview - CNBC
Are you doing your job search right? How to land your first job after graduation - CNBC
Are you searching for a job? Here’s real talk about possible red flags - Poynter
College graduates begin their job search in a world being transformed by AI - PBS
Fake job postings are stealing applicants’ money and identities - Washington Post
Finding your next job: Three things to do before starting - Chronicle of Higher Education
How Companies Mislead And Take Advantage Of Job Seekers And Employees - Forbes
How to Find an "In" at your dream company-fast - The Muse
How to Job Hunt (When You’re Already Exhausted) - Harvard Business Review
How to Navigate the Jungle of Online Job Postings - Wall Street Journal
How to Request a Letter of Recommendation from Your Professor - YouTube
How to Stand out to Employers During your Job Search - Forbes
It's Impossible To Get A Job Without Having One Thing - Your Tango
Job-Hunt (multiple articles)
Job-Hunters, Have You Posted Your Résumé on TikTok? - New York Times
Not getting interviews? Troubleshoot your job search with these 3 checkpoints - Fast Company
Should you Reveal a Disability in your Job Search? - Fortune
Study shows every minute counts when replying to a potential employer - Moneywise
Tried and true job hunting advice based on my own real world job search - Fox Business
What job ghosting feels like: False hope, mistrust, a ‘retreat from life’ - Washington Post
ZipRecruiter vs. Glassdoor: Which Is the Better Job Search Site? - Entrepreneur
ZipRecruiter vs. LinkedIn: Which Is the Better Job Search Site? - Entrepreneur
Outsourcing our Judgment
/Anthropomorphizing AI systems with human names or motivations, emotions and genders can make them sound more sophisticated than they are. Even calling them agents gives them too much credit, since A.I. systems are ultimately tools of statistical probability. Assigning too much “agency” to these bots leads us to psychologically outsource our judgment. -New York Times
23 Webinars this week about AI, Journalism & Media
/Mon, Oct 26 - AI Tools for Journalism
What: Prompting basics, content creation, research, and analysis using tools like Gemini, NotebookLM, and Pinpoint. The deck will also cover Google Trends and more advanced content creation tools like Nano Banana Pro, Veo, Lyria 2 and Chrip. Verification and information integrity will be covered via the AI detection tool SynthID, with the session concluding with further Google tools that speak to keeping your journalism safe and resilient.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Google Meet
Cost: Free
Sponsors: Center for Journalism Excellence, the PNA Foundation.
Mon, Oct 26 - Covering Election Day disruptions
What: What kinds of unexpected events can disrupt voting on Election Day, how local election officials respond, and how differences in resources and procedures affect their ability to manage disruptions; What research tells us about poll watching, intimidation, and perceived threats; and how disruptions can affect poll workers and public confidence in election administration.
Who: Martha Kropf, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Mollie Cohen, Purdue University; Bridgett King, University of Kentucky Matt DeRienzo, director of SciLine.
When: 3:30 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: SciLine
Tue, Oct 27 - Turning PR, social and community into AI citations
What: We'll break down brand. PR, social posts and community conversations, explaining how each channel works, where PR, social and community need different approaches, and the tactics leading companies are already using to build stronger AI citation signals.
Who: Chris Donnelly, Co-Founder & CEO, Searchable; JP Garbaccio, Head of AEO & SEO, Searchable.
When: 11 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Searchable.
Tue, Oct 27 - Provisioned Access vs. Emergent Access: Tracing AI Agents Back to the Humans Behind Them
What: Tying agent activity back to your existing identity provider, controlling exactly what agents are allowed to touch, and keeping a full audit trail instead of a black box.
Who: CloudBolt’s Shawn Petty, Chief Customer Officer; Mike Bombard, Director of Global Pre-Sales Engineering.
When: 11:30 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: The New Stack
Tue, Oct 27 - How Harvard Business Impact Builds AI Coaches From Existing Content
What: Attendees will see how a case study becomes a coach they build one live from a sample training asset, moving from knowledge transfer to reflection on the learner’s own business to a coached conversation. They will also share how HBI’s sales team rehearses C-suite meetings with AI coaching and close with four questions to ask any AI coaching vendor.
Who: Jody Gross, HBI; Maria Walley, co-founder of Creatium; Maddy Solomon, partnerships manager.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Creatium
Tue, Oct 27 - How to Use AI to Get Mission-Critical Work Done
What: How federal and defense organizations are moving beyond experimentation to deploy AI for specific mission roles. You'll learn how to identify the best first use case, distinguish between general-purpose AI and task-focused agents, maintain accountability and traceability, and scale successes across teams without starting from scratch.
Who: Steve Mahoney, SVP of Product, Legion Intelligence.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsors: govloop & Legion Intelligence
Wed, Oct 28 - Alternate Social Platforms – Growing Your Page
What: We break down the strategies that help small businesses grow on alternative platforms like TikTok, X, Snapchat, etc. Rather than trying to fit into the over-saturated platforms like Facebook and Instagram – let’s dive into some new ones.
Who: Growing Your Page: Alternative Social Platforms
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Small Business Development Center at Widener University
Wed, Oct 28 - Student Journalists' Legal Guide to Covering Elections
What: Learn about your access rights when it comes to covering elections, including campaign events, polling places, voter records, and more. Also, a primer on your rights and responsibilities when gathering news in high-stress situations, including the right to record, protest safety tips, and your legal rights when interacting with police.
Who: Jennifer Nelson, Director of Pre-Publication Review & Journalist Support, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press; Melissa Melewsky, Legal Director, Student Press Law Center.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Student Press Law Center
Wed, Oct 28 - How to Audit Your Social Strategy
What: We will explore what a connected approach to social looks like. Attendees will learn how data and AI can turn community insight into content direction, better creator selection, and smarter amplification calls. You’ll leave with a playbook for scaling creative and creator programs without losing what makes them work: clear briefs that leave room for creator expression.
Who: Brandon Lentino, chief creative officer at Viral Nation.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: AdWeek
Wed, Oct 28 - What a Year of Building with AI Looks Like Inside Two Big Tech Learning Teams
What: This panel will examine the savings organizations expect from AI investments, showing which survive scrutiny, which remain unproven and why cost has moved both upstream (into preparation) and downstream (into validation).
Who: Ankur Rimjhim, senior director at Sify Digital Learning; Nikita Singh, senior leader of learning and certifications at Cisco; Mazie Baskin, vice president of Anaplan Academy; Roberta Gogos, independent analyst covering learning and talent at Lighthouse Research; Tom Whelan, director of corporate research at Training Industry.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Sify Digital Learning
Wed, Oct 28 - Impact Math: Measuring the ROI of LLMs
What: How do you know whether an AI pilot is delivering meaningful value? Join us for a practical session on measuring the return on investment of large language models in government workflows. We’ll explore how to establish a baseline, measure changes in time and quality, and account for the effort involved in adoption and human review. Learn how to turn those findings into a clear, credible case for what to scale, refine, or stop.
Who: David Sperry Technical Success, OpenAI.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: OpenAI
Wed, Oct 28 - Report for America Virtual Information Session
What: Interested in launching a career in journalism while making an impact in communities across the country? Join Report for America for a virtual information session to learn about the organization, its mission, and upcoming employment opportunities for emerging journalists.
When: 1:45 pm
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Report for America
Wed, Oct 28 - AI-Powered Learning Innovation: A Fast-Paced Showcase
What: You’ll get a rapid look at breakthrough solutions spanning AI-powered practice, leadership development, behavior-change platforms, frontline training, workflow-based coaching, and microlearning ecosystems. Each startup will present its vision, demonstrate its approach, and answer live questions.
Who: Vince Han, CEO and Founder, Mobile Coach.
When: 3 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Training Magazine Network
Thu, Oct 29 - News literacy meets AI literacy: Reconnecting students to sources in an age of generated answer
What: In this session, experts in information literacy and news literacy will explore how AI is reshaping student engagement with news and information and discuss frameworks and strategies for guiding students toward effective and responsible use. The session will also include a brief Clarivate perspective on connecting students with trusted news sources through ProQuest Newspapers. Participants will gain practical insights for supporting source evaluation, critical thinking, responsible AI use and news literacy in teaching, learning and research.
Who: Laura Saunders, Professor & Associate Dean Simmons University, School of Library and Information Science; Michael A. Spikes, Clinical Assistant Professor, Journalism; Director, Teach for Chicago Journalism Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications, Northwestern University.
When: 11 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Clarivate
Thu, Oct 29 - Your AI Risk Check-Up: A Practical Guide for Small Business Owners
What: This webinar on managing AI risk. Built on the federal NIST AI Risk Management Framework, this session shows you how to: Take stock of every AI tool your business uses Score your risk with a simple six-question check-up Protect customer data, passwords and your bank account from AI-powered scams Put a one-page AI policy in place for your team
When: 11 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Small Business Development Center, Lehigh University
Thu, Oct 29 - Making the Case for Digitized Newspaper Archives
What: You’ll hear memorable discoveries made by patrons and researchers. How digital searching saves staff time and improves service. Ways libraries promote their archives and encourage community use, and practical advice for libraries considering a similar project.
Who: Sarah Haack, Circulation Coordinator, Kearney Public Library; Kristie Lanzotti, Collection Development Coordinator, Toledo Lucas County Public Library; Lee Spearman, President Illinois Library Association, Belleville, Illinois Public Library.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: NewsBank
Thu, Oct 29 - How Agentic AI Rewrites the Rules of Workplace Training
What: We will examine both sides of the equation: the capabilities of agentic AI and the human factors that shape its success. You’ll learn where AI can enhance L&D workflows, what barriers organizations encounter during implementation and the beliefs that most influence learner engagement and trust. You’ll gain evidence‑based insights to help you adopt AI responsibly and strategically.
Who: Tom Whelan, Director of Research, Training Industry.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Training Industry
Thu, Oct 29 - Monetizing social video: Partnership strategies for newsrooms
What: Practical ways independent newsrooms can use social video to build engaged audiences and create revenue through partnerships with local businesses, creators, influencers, and other newsrooms. You’ll also learn which video formats work well for local news, how to make videos attractive to potential partners, and where platforms like YouTube, TikTok, and Meta fit into your strategy.
Who: Adriana Lacy, award-winning journalist and consultant in Boston, Massachusetts.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Society of Professional Journalists
Thu, Oct 29 - The Rise of the Chief AI Officer
What: This virtual forum will convene AI leaders from several institutions about how they got the job, what it involves, and what they’ve learned so far. Topics include: How the role differs across institutions; Where AI is gaining real momentum on campus; What responsible, scaled adoption demands of leadership; What hard-won lessons were learned from the first people to hold the job.
Who: Ian Wilhelm, Deputy Managing Editor; Heather Herrera, Vice President of Strategy and Innovation, San Francisco Bay University; Manish Parashar, Chief AI Officer, Executive Director of the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute, and Presidential Professor in the Kahlert School of Computing, University of Utah; Elizabeth Reilley, Vice President of Digital Transformation & Chief AI Officer ,The University of North Carolina System.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Chronicle of Higher Ed
Thu, Oct 29 - Write Beyond Yourself: Research, Reporting, and the Art of Narrative Nonfiction
What: Best techniques for conducting and writing interviews, researching, exploring archives and analyzing keepsakes, quoting from other first sources, and reportage. Through examples of transforming source material into recreated and imagined scenes and text, you’ll discover the combination of skill, patience, and inspiration that powers successful narrative nonfiction.
Who: Narrative nonfiction writer Michael Copperman.
When: 3 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: CraftTalks on Writers & Writing
Fri, Oct 30 - Get Found by Donors on Google AND ChatGPT: SEO/AIO for Nonprofits
What: This session covers the SEO basics every nonprofit should have in place, plus what’s genuinely changing now that AI tools are answering people’s questions directly instead of sending them to a list of links.
Who: Kiersten Hill, Director of Nonprofit Solutions
When: 10 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Firespring
Fri, Oct 30 - 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
Not the Same
/We are in the same storm, but not in the same boat.
Your Grandfather & Your Baby Brother
/Treat everyone with the same level of respect you would give to your grandfather and the same level of patience you would have with your baby brother. -Renee Jones
When "Human in the Loop" Doesn't Work
/One of the most common AI safeguards is to keep a human in the loop to catch the machine’s mistakes. But that assumes the human remains an independent check on the machine. If the influence runs the other way, as some research suggests, AI may alter the judgment and memories people rely on to catch its mistakes, which undermines the whole premise of the human backstop. -Washington Post
I’m Listening
/Too often we find ourselves thinking ahead to what we want to say next, not what the person we’re speaking with is saying. -Sasha Quintana
The Intersection of Science & AI in 26 Articles
/He Wants AI Benchmarking To Be a Science, Not a Dark Art – Quanta Magazine
Will AI scoop your science? Some researchers see a gloomy future – Nature
AI agents are not good at interpreting science. What can be done? - American Chemical Society.
Authorship responsibilities of scientists who use AI research agents – Frontiers
Award-winning microscopy image disqualified over AI use – Nature
What can chemists learn from how AI is shaking up mathematics? - American Chemical Society.
Secret watermark labels proteins as ‘made by AI’ – Nature
Why AI Isn’t Likely to Wipe Out Humanity With Bioweapons – Wired
AI saves scientists seven hours a week, Google paper finds – Research Professional News
AI can widen science — but only if institutions stop rewarding the already measurable – Nature
What if AI can make Science Better, not just Faster? - Bradley Max Segal
AI co-scientists are revolutionizing how research is done – Nature
AI agents blew the whistle on their cheating colleagues – MIT Tech Review
The “synthetic validity” problem in AI-generated science - Proceedings of the National Academy of Science
Who is responsible when AI helps to write science? – Nature
Did Anthropic’s A.I. Really Make a Scientific Discovery on Its Own? – New York Times
AI’s transformation of mathematics is a turning point for science – Economist
I was an AI skeptic — until I started using it to identify plants – Tom’s Guide
AI in scientific publishing: Slower, worse, and more expensive – Science
As the coding boom fades, computer science grads focus on AI skills in choppy job market – Associated Press
In This Costa Rican Forest, Monkeys Come Face-to-Face With A.I. - New York Times
How AI is transforming the world of analytical chemistry – Chemistry World
Could AI help scientists with their paperwork? – Economist
Scientists using LLMs will ‘do more, less well’, modelling study predicts – Nature
Why funders should investigate if AI is making research more conservative – Science Business
AI can widen science — but only if institutions stop rewarding the already measurable - Nature
JOMO: The Joy of Missing Out
/One of the joys of aging (I’m 64) is to recognize that what used to be important no longer is. There’s no obsession now with social media, no need to follow fleeting trends; the latest movie or fashion style or restaurant or celebrity is unimportant. There’s a sense of peace that comes with pulling back from the zeitgeist and spending the day reading a library book, taking a walk, and preparing a meal. JOMO is real, and its benefits can be achieved at any age if the desire is strong enough.
Comment made by NYCtoMalibu on the New York Times article, “How to Make This the Summer of Missing Out”
AI Disclosure is Not Enough
/Even if AI disclosure were complete and reliable, it would answer the wrong question. What matters is whether the authors remained intellectually engaged, verified the output, and accepted responsibility for the work, not whether a model touched the prose. A disclosure can imply that using the tool is sufficient once declared, or that a paper without such a disclosure deserves greater confidence. But, that does not necessarily follow. Authors must think through and stand behind every claim, and readers should approach every paper critically, regardless of whether AI assistance is disclosed. - Harlan M. Krumholz, writing in The Journal of the American College of Cardiology
No Ordinary People
/When you look at a person, any person, remember that everyone has a story. Everyone has gone through something that has changed them, and forced them to grow. Every passing face on the street represents a story every bit as compelling and complicated as yours. We meet no ordinary people in our lives.
Renee Jones (read more here)
24 Articles about AI & Politics
/How governments worldwide are shaping what AI can say about politics – The Conversation
The Ukraine ‘Kill Zone’ Is AI’s Testing Ground - Wall Street Journal
AI is producing reality-bending midterm ads - Axios
$137 Million in A.I.-Generated Ads Flood the Midterms - The New York Times
Chinese AI Tool Linked to Hacks in Japan - Wall Street Journal
Democrats eyeing the presidency can’t stop talking about this issue – The Washington Post
How A.I. Can Be Good for Democracy - The New York Times
They told the world AI was dangerous. Now Trump’s allies are coming for them. - – The Washington Post
UK accuses China of using academics to spy on AI and other tech research – Reuters
Russia’s Latest Propaganda? A.I.-Generated War Songs - The New York Times
In the race for AI dominance, the U.S. relies on a surprising ally: China – The Washington Post
China’s Push Into A.I. Has Led to a Problem: Too Much Usage - The New York Times
Trump, Big AI go all-in together – Axios
Secret weapon or ‘slopaganda’? How AI is revolutionizing campaign advertising. – The Washington Post
Nvidia’s free AI model could push the UAE closer to the U.S.- Rest of World
U.S., Russia stripped human oversight from global AI weapons pact – The Washington Post
AI Is a Regulator’s Nightmare – Wall Street Journal
Trump and CEOs try to shed AI's toxic branding – Axios
Huge data centres rise at 'China speed' to power its AI ambitions – BBC
U.S. and China Balance A.I. Risks and Rivalry - The New York Times
Adults worldwide feel more positive on AI, poll finds – Semafor
AI-written speeches are taking over politics – The Economist
Politics has poisoned the AI debate. Don’t lose your head - – The Washington Post
Congress Crawls Toward Higher-Ed AI Regulation – Chronicle of Higher Ed
AI Definitions: Python
/Python - A popular programming language choice for data scientists, used to building machine learning, data analytics, and data visualization. The Python language is often used to automate tasks. Its name comes from “Monty Python’s Flying Circus” and is built around communication and collaboration rather than individualism.
Using a photo to Predict Cancer Outcome
/Researchers say their AI model can predict whether someone will survive cancer based on a photo of the patient’s face. “We have the potential to develop multiple health biomarkers from a single face photograph with multiple different AI algorithms. We really feel like this is the beginning of a new, totally new field of medicine.” -Washington Post
Treasure
/Treasure the love you receive above all. It will survive long after your good health has vanished. -Og Mandino
31 Recent Articles about AI & Academic Scholarship
/As a journal editor, I’ve started using Claude to help find reviewers – Dynamic Ecology
Who Cares Whether Academics Use AI to Write? – Chronicle of Higher Ed
AI can help with academic research but doesn’t always get it right – here are some tips to check the information you receive – The Conversation
Google launches Deep Review AI tool to help researchers catch manuscript errors - R&D World
Did an AI or a human write that paper? New detector decides by examining its ideas – Science
AI use in STEM PhD dissertations reaches 29%, study finds - Chemical & Engineering News
Dutch minister criticises ‘fraud’ as ‘fifth of theses AI-written’ – Times Higher Ed
Award-winning microscopy image disqualified over AI use – Nature
AI in Medical Writing: Why JACC Does Not Require Disclosure - Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Is this the ‘mathocalypse’? Why OpenAI’s latest results dump has left mathematicians in shock – The Conversation
As AI triggers a tsunami of submissions, computer science conferences impose caps – Science
Has AI Destroyed the Doctoral Dissertation? – Chronicle of Higher Ed
Authorship responsibilities of scientists who use AI research agents – Frontiers
Coping with the impacts of generative artificial intelligence on scholarly publications – Taylor & Francis
Editors are facing an influx of AI-written pitches, including at science publications like mine. What now? – Columbia Journalism Review
What can chemists learn from how AI is shaking up mathematics? - Chemical & Engineering News
Should AI Have a Role in Peer Review? – The Scientist
Against mandatory prompt disclosure in AI-assisted scholarship – Springer
The systemic breach of AI in academic publishing: Infrastructural failures and authorial misconduct across seven major publishers - Taylor & Francis
Secret watermark labels proteins as ‘made by AI’ – Nature
AI can widen science — but only if institutions stop rewarding the already measurable - Nature
AI ‘could filter out weaker grant proposals’, study suggests – Research Professional News
AI slop’ hides the conversations we should be having - Nature
U.K. funder uses ‘AI triage’ to reject grant proposals—leaving researchers dismayed – Science
We’re asking the wrong question about AI in research - Times Higher Ed
AI cannot replace human participants in behavioral research. - National Academy of Sciences.
AI bots like iLands are “flooding researchers with requests for money and time.” – Nature
Is AI Flooding Medical Journals With 'Meaningless' Research? – Med Page Today
AI Definitions: Steganography
/Steganography (pronounced STEG-an-ography, like the “Steg” in “stegasaurus”) - A method of tracking images by embedding an invisible code into the pixels that is invisible to humans but travels with the image throughout its lifetime. The marked images can be traced back to the original source with a high level of accuracy because the code is embedded directly into the image’s pixels. Because the watermarks are part of the image itself, they are nearly impossible to remove — able to survive common image-related manipulation such as aggressive cropping and taking screenshots of the image. If you’ve created an AI image recently, you’ve almost certainly used steganography without even knowing it. Most major AI image generation companies now use the tech. Companies are adding a poisoning application to these images. If someone tries to use them for deepfakes, the user will find them garbled and unusable.
AI Got There First
/At least twice in the past five weeks, researchers have said that they had been working for an extended period on a particular research question, only to learn that AI companies had either answered the question before them or announced results before they were ready to do the same. -Nature
Our Direction
/The great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving. - Oliver Wendell Holmes