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Sharpen Your Election Fact-Checking with New Tools and Tactics

Room 308

In this RTDNA/Google News Initiative training, we’ll explore ways to combat misinformation and disinformation during election coverage. We’ll use tools such as Google Fact-Check Explorer to track fact-checked images and stories. We’ll use Google Scholar to background candidates and claims. We’ll break down doctored videos with WatchFramebyFrame and Deepware. We’ll also look at the innovative Rolliapp.com to track disinformation spreaders…

Free

Going Deep on Covering Campaign Finance

Room 308

The session will be co-led by OpenSecrets, a leading journalism nonprofit focused on covering federal and state campaign finance issues as well as following dark money, and Newmark J-School’s Andy Lehren and Ben Lesser.

Free

Covering Elections Series: Part 2

Room 308

In a year in which four billion people are scheduled to vote in 25 elections, the world already looks very different. This three-part series on Covering Elections from the Journalism Protection Initiative at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism will focus on press freedom and the safety challenges of reporting on the U.S. election. The series is co-sponsored by…

Free

Covering Elections Series: Part 3

Room 308

In a year in which four billion people are scheduled to vote in 25 elections, the world already looks very different. This three-part series on Covering Elections from the Journalism Protection Initiative at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism will focus on press freedom and the safety challenges of reporting on the U.S. election. The series is co-sponsored by…

Free

Why Black Media Matters This Election

Virtual via Zoom

Three years ago, the Black Media Initiative published Why Black Media Matters Now, a comparative analysis between Black and mainstream media during the last presidential election cycle. The research showed that Black media talked about topics of importance to Black communities more often, and connected news events to history in a way mainstream media did not. How has this work evolved in this election cycle?

Screening: “Breaking the News”

Who decides which stories get told?    Join us for a screening of the documentary, "Breaking The News," hosted by award-winning filmmaker Yoruba Richen.    The film follows a group of women and LGBTQ+ journalists who are fighting the white male-dominated status quo by launching The 19th*, a digital news startup aiming to combat misinformation and highlight issues of gender in national…

Free

Good Conflict: How Journalists Can Cover Conflict, Better – Faculty & Staff

Room 430

All faculty and staff are invited to join a workshop where you will explore tools for engaging in meaningful and effective dialogue as journalists and educators. These tools will equip you to analyze complexities, listen more attentively, and express yourself more clearly. By uncovering the understory of conflicts, you’ll gain insights into understanding and communicating about difficult situations as reporters,…

Free

Good Conflict: How Journalists Can Cover Conflict, Better – Students & Alumni

Room 308

All students and alumni are invited to join a workshop designed specifically for journalists who want to cover conflict in new ways. In this fast-paced, practical workshop, Amanda and Hélène help reporters, editors, and producers develop the skills of Good Conflict journalism, including proven ways to investigate underneath the usual narratives and to rebuild trust with audiences and sources. They…

Free

Midday Q&A with Masha Gessen and Janine di Giovanni of the Reckoning Project

Room 308

A Q&A with Masha Gessen and Janine di Giovanni, CEO of the Reckoning Project. The Project is a team of multimedia journalists, documentary filmmakers, academics, lawyers, and war crimes researchers who have worked around the world to eradicate impunity and fight for justice.

Free