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SUMMARY:Take Cover! Newsgathering Rights and Safety Tips for Community Journalists Covering the Elections
DESCRIPTION:This training will be held online in Spanish. \nInstructors: \n\nDagmar Thiel\, CEO\, Fundamedios USA\nPatricia J. Peña\, Associate\, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP\n\nAs newsrooms across the U.S. lay out their plans for this year’s Election Day coverage\, Latino news media should take extra precaution when deploying staff\, and ensuring their safety and the access to materials and information their audiences have a right to\, but regularly need to push for. \nThe Center for Community Media’s Latino Media Initiative will hold an online\, 90-minute long training session in Spanish on the safety guidelines and information rights that Latino reporters and community journalists have to consider when covering elections. This session is held in partnership with ProJourn\, a program of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. \nThis session is open to the public as a stand-alone training that serves publishers\, editors and reporters alike. Join us for this session to: \n\nLearn about the threats and violence that community journalists and Latino reporters experience in the field.\nObtain guidance on how to get information and take photos at voting centers\, protests\, and demonstrations.\nGain insight into reporting from the field on Election Day and learn about legal safeguards available for reporters on the ground.\nLearn how to navigate encounters with law enforcement at protests.\nGet safety tips on how to address discrimination and assault from others.\n\nRegister here \nEmail CCM if you do not receive a confirmation email after registering or if you have any questions about the event: ccm@journalism.cuny.edu \n\nInstructors \nDagmar Thiel is an Ecuadorian-German journalist and activist who heads Fundamedios USA from its Washington\, D.C. office to promote freedom of expression in the region. Her work has focused on the development and promotion of media in authoritarian environments and on the training and support of journalists in exile. She has been a consultant for George Mason University\, IREX\, Internews and FLED\, among other organizations. In 2020\, she published the study “Discrimination against Latino journalists in the United States” and developed a course to reduce the wage gap that affects Latina journalists. Thiel has extensive experience in communications\, public affairs\, institutional reputation\, and corporate sustainability. \nPatricia J. Peña focuses her practice on counseling and defending large technology\, media and entertainment companies on intellectual property matters\, as well as advertising\, AdTech\, and marketing law. She also provides pre-broadcast counseling in both English and Spanish for production companies and studios. Before joining Davis Wright Tremaine LLP\, Patricia served in the Miami-Dade Public Defender’s Office\, where she gained litigation experience as a trial attorney. Prior to her legal career\, Patricia worked in marketing and media\, and applies her corporate knowledge and expertise to solving business legal issues. As a marketing professional\, Patricia developed and executed multi-layered campaigns for her clients’ products and services\, tailored to launch in U.S. Hispanic and Latin American markets. \n\nAbout CCM and the Latino Media Initiative: The Center for Community Media at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism serves news organizations that provide essential local coverage for populations whose voices and issues are underrepresented in mainstream media. The Center serves as a hub of information\, resources\, and training aimed at increasing the sustainability of the local news media sector. Its Latino Media Initiative focuses on supporting Latino news media makers\, community media entrepreneurs and Latino-centered newsrooms with capacity building\, direct investment\, sector analysis and business development programs. \nAbout ProJourn of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press: ProJourn\, an innovative pro bono program operated by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press\, aims to “grow the bench” of attorneys standing up for journalism at this critical time when local news reporting faces dire challenges and democracy itself is at a crossroads. It’s mission is to increase the supply of pro bono attorneys trained in pre-publication review and access to public records — two of the most critical editorial legal needs of journalists — and to meet the legal demands newsrooms face in an ever-changing news landscape\, including business\, 501(c)(3)\, and operations-related needs.
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/take-cover-newsgathering-rights-and-safety-tips-for-community-journalists-covering-the-elections/
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Center for Community Media
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240916T180000
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SUMMARY:Is It Our Fault?
DESCRIPTION:Is the partisan rancor and political violence that has consumed our discussions of the upcoming elections the news media’s fault? How ready is the press to address the racism\, misogyny\, and other biases in the political discourse?   \n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhoto (left to right): M. Gessen; Karen Attiah; Kovie Biakolo; and Rick Perlstein. \nDistinguished Professor M. Gessen and Karen Attiah\, columnist for The Washington Post\, will be joined by journalists and media analysts to ask — how can we claw back credibility among the public? Gessen and Attiah will be joined by Rick Perlstein\, author of a best-selling series of histories on the rise of conservatism in the U.S.\, and a contributor to publications including the Nation\, Village Voice\, The New York Times\, and\, currently\, The American Prospect. The conversation will be moderated by Kovie Biakolo\, director of arts and culture reporting at Newmark. \nThis event is sponsored by the Newmark J-School. For other election-related programming\, see here.
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/is-it-our-fault/
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SUMMARY:Covering Elections Series: Part 1
DESCRIPTION:In a year in which four billion people are scheduled to vote in 25 elections\, the world already looks very different. \nThis 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 the Center for Community Media. \n“Covering Elections” is part of a range of public programming from the Newmark J-School which will examine the media’s role from every angle. \n\n\nProtecting Whistleblowers in High-Stakes Reporting\nCo-sponsored by The Signals Network \nThere is hardly a more complex relationship than the one between a journalist and a whistleblower. For journalists the obligation to report with integrity while protecting sources takes on even more critical importance during an election year.   \nThis unique conversation will feature John Carreyrou\, investigative journalist who broke the Theranos story\, and Erika Cheung\, one of the key whistleblowers in that case. They will be joined by Margaux Ewen\, deputy legal director of The Signals Network. Panelists will use the Theranos case as a springboard to discuss the potential impact of whistleblowers\, the heightened risks around elections\, and the ethical considerations journalists must navigate. The conversation with be moderated by Joel Simon\, founding director of the Journalism Protection Initiative.
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/covering-elections-part-1/
LOCATION:Room 308\, 219 West 40th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10018\, United States
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SUMMARY:Games at the Research Center
DESCRIPTION:Join the research center team for a scavenger hunt! Students will work on their own or form a team to collect pieces of information. Prizes will be awarded for 1st\, 2nd\, and 3rd place finishers. \nThis event is only open to current Newmark J-School students.
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/games-at-the-research-center/
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SUMMARY:Visual AI: Tools and Techniques for Identifying Fake Images and Videos
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nInstructor: John Smock\, Director of Photojournalism\, Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY \nThe Center for Community Media is organizing a training on identifying fake AI-generated images and videos\, as part of CCM’s AI-related trainings. These trainings are aimed at giving community and ethnic media the resources and knowledge to help deal with the challenges and take advantage of the opportunities of AI. \nIn light of the 2024 US elections\, this training is particularly timely and crucial. Though fears of AI-generated content swaying electorates have been fully realized to date\, there remain potential challenges to electoral integrity and public trust in media. At this critical period\, community newsrooms need to be equipped with the skills to detect and debunk false or misleading AI-generated visual content. \nThis training will empower journalists to maintain the highest standards of accuracy and reliability in their election coverage\, ensuring that their communities have access to trustworthy information during this important time. \nIn this training\, you will learn the following: \n\nFundamentals of generative visual AI and its relevance to community newsrooms\nTechniques and tools for detecting AI-generated visuals (fakes)\nDiscussion of state-of-the-art case studies\nCurrent industry trends and challenges for small and community publications\nTemplates and ideas for developing an effective visual AI policy for your newsroom\nOverview of popular visual AI tools\n\nIf you have any questions\, contact ccm@journalism.cuny.edu. \nRegister for the Visual AI training \n\nInstructor \nJohn Smock is the Director of Photojournalism at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. Before taking the position at Newmark\, Smock was a photographer with the Associated Press and SIPA Press\, a photo agency with offices in New York City and Paris. Since joining the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism he has expanded his expertise into social video and animations for news. Smock has worked as a journalism trainer in several former Soviet Republics\, Cambodia\, Libya and Afghanistan. He continues to work on grant-based visual projects on a range of topics and on a range of platforms.
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/visual-ai-tools-and-techniques-for-identifying-fake-images-and-videos/
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Center for Community Media
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SUMMARY:Covering Reproductive Justice: Where We Get It Right\, and Wrong
DESCRIPTION:From the right to abortion to the right to raise a child safely\, to issues of maternal\, infant\, and child mortality\, reproductive justice is a critical issue for voters this election season. \n\n\n\n\n\nPhoto (Left to Right): Linda Villarosa; Terry McGovern; and Chanel Porchia-Albert. \nPulitzer-prize finalist and Newmark J-School Professor Linda Villarosa will host a conversation about how reproductive justice is covered\, and how it can be done better. She’ll be joined by Terry McGovern\, J.D.\, a longtime reproductive justice advocate and the Senior Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs at CUNY’s Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy\, and Chanel Porchia-Albert\, founder and executive director of Ancient Song\, a national birth justice organization. \nCo-sponsored by CUNY’s Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy.
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/covering-reproductive-justice-where-we-get-it-right-and-wrong/
LOCATION:Room 308
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SUMMARY:AI and Ice Cream Jam
DESCRIPTION:This event is open to students\, faculty\, staff\, alums and all other members of the Newmark J-School community.   \nJoin us to explore AI and its impact on the new era of news.  \nSee the latest AI tools journalists can use to work smarter\, demonstrating new ways to use AI not just for transcription\, summarization and translation\, but also for ideation\, analyzing data for investigative stories\, and exploring our journalistic blind spots.  \nAgenda: \n1. Beyond ChatGPT: How journalists across the world make professional use of AI\n2. Exploring Image & Video Generation Tools and Unpacking AI Ethics\n4. Building Your AI Toolkit: From coding to data analysis\, assemble your AI resource kit to strengthen your work\, with caveats about AI’s limitations \nEthics: Along the way\, we’ll discuss tough ethical questions as we consider AI’s potential impacts on journalism’s core mission.\nIce-Cream: Enjoy an ice cream snack during the session!\nGoal: Walk away with practical tips and a useful handout. \nThis event is led by Nikita Roy\, host of the Newsroom Robots podcast\, and the Newmark J-School’s Director of Teaching & Learning Jeremy Caplan.
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/ai-and-ice-cream-jam/
LOCATION:Room 308
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SUMMARY:Sharpen Your Election Fact-Checking with New Tools and Tactics
DESCRIPTION:In this RTDNA/Google News Initiative training\, we’ll explore ways to combat misinformation and disinformation during election coverage. \n\nWe’ll use tools such as Google Fact-Check Explorer to track fact-checked images and stories.\nWe’ll use Google Scholar to background candidates and claims.\nWe’ll break down doctored videos with WatchFramebyFrame and Deepware.\nWe’ll also look at the innovative Rolliapp.com to track disinformation spreaders on social channels.\n\nParticipants get a handout with links to tools and exercise materials you can take to your newsroom. \nJoin special guest and trainer\, Mike Reilley. Reilley is a senior lecturer at the University of Illinois\, Chicago\, and founder of JournalistsToolbox.ai.
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/sharpen-your-election-fact-checking-with-new-tools-and-tactics/
LOCATION:Room 308
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SUMMARY:Going Deep on Covering Campaign Finance
DESCRIPTION:RSVP at the bottom of the page. \nJoin us to learn the latest on covering crucial campaign finance issues. 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. \nThis hands-on workshop will cover how to: \n\nDetermine which candidates in your coverage area are raking in the most donations and whether their fundraising operations are working well.\nFind out whether candidates in your coverage region are dependent on out-of-state donations.\nUncover the largest donors to campaigns and whether they are relying on a few wealthy contributors.\nReveal connections between donations and special interest lobbying and government contracting. \n\nYou will need to bring a laptop. \nThis event is co-sponsored by the Center for Community Media.  \n\nInstructors \nAnna Massoglia is the editorial and investigations manager at OpenSecrets. Her research areas also include foreign influence and investigations into opaque spending networks. Anna holds degrees in political science and psychology from North Carolina State University and a J.D. from the University of the District of Columbia School of Law. \n  \nBrendan Glavin is Deputy Research Director at OpenSecrets\, which he joined from the former Campaign Finance Institute (CFI)/National Institute on Money in Politics (NIMP). He started work in the money in politics space with CFI in 2001. He has worked extensively with federal campaign data\, including congressional and presidential campaign donor data\, modeling public financing proposals\, and analyzing state and federal independent expenditures. He also worked on creating CFI’s database of state laws. Brendan graduated from Colgate University with degrees in political science and history. \nAndy Lehren is a veteran investigative reporter and long-time adjunct at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY and Editorial Director for the Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism. This summer he has been conducting extensive workshops for Stanford University’s Big Local News\, working with independent newsrooms around the country on covering elections. He is also doing work for Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism and Inside Climate News. He is formerly a long-time investigative reporter and editor for The New York Times and NBC News Investigations\, and a Pulitzer Center senior fellow. New York Times investigative reporter. His numerous honors include the Peabody\, Polk\, Emmy\, two Columbia-duPont awards and four Investigative Reporters & Editors awards. He contributed to a Pulitzer-winning investigation and was part of a Pulitzer finalist collaboration.  \nBen Lesser is an award-winning investigative reporter and editor for Reuters\, and teaches investigative reporting at the CUNY Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. He previously worked for The New York Daily News and The (Bergen County\, NJ) Record.
URL:https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/going-deep-on-covering-campaign-finance/
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