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
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
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!
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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