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Informed & Engaged: What to expect after the unexpected: 2021 predictions

https://kf-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/1116056639649/WN_RnIauCuZQzWecA14GqXs1g

https://thomsonfoundation.edcastcloud.com/learn/reporting-on-covid-19-safety-self-paced

https://nationalpress.org/upcoming/informing-citizens-about-voting-barriers/

Open. From description: "Briefing to help reporters cover changes to voting laws and rules in their states. These include voter ID laws, purges of voter registration rolls, felon voters, polling place closures or consolidation, electioneering intimidation and more."

Gaming Election 2020: Chaos-Proof Your Coverage

https://www.pressclubinstitute.org/event/gaming-election-2020-chaos-proof-your-coverage/

The National Press Club Journalism Institute, National Press Foundation, RAND Corporation

Open. From description: "...Scenarios based on current and likely events, and each team will make coverage decisions, not knowing what the next roll of the dice will bring. ...Begin in September... and end on Inauguration Day. ...Conclude with a debrief that ties the game outcomes to coverage decisions you’re about to make. "

Racial Equity in Journalism: How is Nonprofit News Meeting the Moment?

https://inn.org/innathome/

Cost: $29 for members; $69 for non-members. Registration closes on Sept. 18. From description: "This conference is focused on racial equity in journalism and how nonprofit news organizations can meet the moment."

https://nationalpress.org/upcoming/poverty-as-a-pre-existing-health-condition/

Open. From description: "What has the pandemic taught us about the role of discrimination and inequality in determining health outcomes? This briefing will include experts on physiology and the social and economic determinants of health. It is the first in a series on “Learning from the Pandemic...”

Journalists in Peril: Creating a Safer, Equitable Future Together

https://www.pressclubinstitute.org/event/journalists-in-peril-creating-a-safer-equitable-future-together/

Open. From description: "* The challenges journalists face in the field, with insights from covering protests, Pittsburgh and the White House; * How to protect yourself and each other in the face of challenges, both short-term and long-term; * What allyship and equity look like in relationships between reporters & teams"

Workplace Integrity: Do You Qualify As An Ally? (Especially Now)

https://www.freedomforum.org/event/workplace-integrity-091520/

Open. From description: "You will learn: * Why being an ally right now — during a period of reckoning on racial justice and the ongoing pandemic — is more important than ever, * How to have courageous conversations with the right words at the right time, * [And more...]"

Higher Education Seminar: Racial Reckonings Amid COVID, Recession and Political Conflict

https://www.ewa.org/higher-ed-virtual-seminar

Limited access, maybe for members only. Cost amount not available, scholarships available for journalists. 2-day program, no start time visible on this page. From description: "Examine, among other topics: * The rise — and impact — of student activism; * How colleges are changing the way they teach about race and racism; * The impact of the pandemic and racial conflicts on the mental health of college students..."

Story Walk-Through: Convicts, Organized Crime & COVID-19: Going Undercover for the Story

https://www.icfj.org/covering-covid-19-webinars-experts

ICFJ (International Center for Journalists), Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), RISE Project

Open. From description: "Bribery, dubious political connections, millions of faulty masks, and a black-market trade run by dealers with ties to organized crime are just some of the stories reporters ... have brought to light during the course of the pandemic."

https://www.pressclubinstitute.org/event/election-2020-what-if-workshop/

Open. Spots are limited. From description: "Bring journalists together with experts to generate unanswered questions and unanticipated scenarios that can guide coverage." Four topics: * Voter suppression; * Mail-in ballots; * Foreign interference; * Contested election results

https://nationalpress.org/upcoming/poverty-and-inequality-2020/

Open. From description: "As COVID-19 derails the economy, worsens poverty and exposes longtime inequalities, the National Press Foundation is launching a four-month series of online briefings to help journalists cover children and families in poverty."

Covering Coronavirus: The Long Road to Recovery

https://www.centerforhealthjournalism.org/content/covering-coronavirus-long-road-recovery

Open. 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET. From description: "What we know so far about the COVID-19’s longest-suffering patients and lasting injuries. ...What kinds of care and support such patients might need moving forward, and what journalists need to know to tell such stories..."

https://knightfoundation.org/episode-16-resiliency-and-innovation-during-covid-19/

Open. From description: "We’ll chat with Meg Daly, founder and president of Friends of the Underline, ... on how she has weathered this unprecedented time, moving forward with the construction of phase 1 of the project while also building out the organization."

How the Media Can Help During a Chaotic Election

https://knightfoundation.org/ep-11-can-the-news-save-us-from-election-chaos/

Open. From description: "CNN correspondent Brian Stelter will join us to answer questions about how the media can guide their audiences calmly through the chaos — or what could make it worse."

COVID Vaccine Research & Deployment: Reconciling Speed & Safety

https://healthjournalism.org/calendar-details.php?id=2270

Open. 12 p.m. Central, 1 p.m. Eastern. From description: "An insightful discussion on COVID-19 vaccine research and deployment. ...Challenging ethical issues, including equitable distribution of vaccines, global coordination of vaccine development, challenge trials with deliberate infection of research participants, and what proof of safety and efficacy the Food & Drug Administration should require before a vaccine is deployed."

Listening Town Hall: Newsrooms and the Black Experience

https://www.rtdna.org/article/listening_town_hall_newsrooms_and_the_black_experience

Open. From description: "Talking to Black newsroom leaders who have spoken up about their experiences over the last weeks and months and inviting all local newsrooms to listen and learn, and take the lessons back to continue these conversations in your newsrooms."

https://firstdraftnews.org/long-form-article/coronavirus-webinars/

Open. From description: "Get prepared for the second wave of coronavirus hoaxes and conspiracy theories, and understand exactly what this might mean for your day-to-day work... Come and get both practical advice and a fascinating insight into the human brain."

https://www.pressclubinstitute.org/event/what-would-antiracist-journalism-look-like/

Open. From description: "Panelists will explore and help us understand: * How the default frame of journalism/journalists is not neutral or objective; * How to reframe the way journalism works so it’s actively antiracist; * How to broaden reach and audience by working more inclusively with community."

Coronavirus: Tracking the Infodemic Across Social Media

https://firstdraftnews.org/long-form-article/coronavirus-webinars/

Open. 11:00 a.m. EST/ 4:00 p.m. BST. From description: "Discuss how we tracked the infodemic around the coronavirus over the last six months, including data insights, social media monitoring and lessons around the ethics of reporting on misinformation."

COVID-19 and Education: What's the Future of School?

https://www.icfj.org/covering-covid-19-webinars-experts

ICFJ (International Center for Journalists), in collaboration with Education Writers Association (EWA)

Open. From description: "The pandemic has made stark the glaring worldwide inequities in access to education. ...Discuss the challenges around reopening schools during a pandemic, as well as the winners and losers of lockdowns when communities lack access to WiFi or healthcare."

Workplace Integrity: Do You Qualify As An Ally? (Especially Now)

https://www.freedomforum.org/event/workplace-integrity-082020/

Open. From description: "You will learn: * Why being an ally right now — during a period of reckoning on racial justice and the ongoing pandemic — is more important than ever, * How to have courageous conversations with the right words at the right time, * [And more...]"

NPC Communicators Virtual Program - How to Communicate During a Crisis

https://www.press.org/events/npc-communicators-virtual-program-how-communicate-during-crisis

Private - only for NPC members. From description: "The number and severity of crisis situations that now confront companies and organizations — and put their reputation, profits, and future at risk — underscore the importance of knowing how to communicate about and deal with a crisis."

https://www.healthline.com/health/healthline-live-town-hall-featuring-dr-anthony-fauci#1

Open. Found through AHCJ (Association of Health Care Journalists). From description: "National anxiety about COVID-19 continues to grow and the ramifications are profound. ... When will I feel safe again? ...A panel of frontline medical experts from the emergency room to mental health advocacy."

Case Studies in COVID-19 Responses: Taiwan's Success Story

https://www.icfj.org/covering-covid-19-webinars-experts

ICFJ (International Center for Journalists), in collaboration with Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO)

Open. From description: "Taiwan is a resounding success story: In a country of 23 million people, it has seen only 480 cases and 7 deaths. Having learned from its experience during the 2003 SARS epidemic... Now, the country is almost back to normal..."

https://knightfoundation.org/coast-to-coast-ep-14-placemaking-during-a-pandemic/

Open. From description: "How can communities activate and program public spaces during a pandemic? How can urban spaces think creatively about redevelopment, operations and sustainability during major financial cuts?"

Conversations Worth Having: Resilience and Engagement Strategies for Journalists

https://www.centerforappreciativeinquiry.net/event/conversations-worth-having-resilience-and-engagement-strategies-for-journalists/

Open. Four sessions over 2 weeks - Aug.17, 18, 24, 25. Came from The Media Project contact, Caroline Comport. From description: "How might journalists best inform, report, educate, and empower the communities they serve while personally dealing with both the deadly COVID-19 pandemic and the trauma of racial injustice?"

First Five Live: A Conversation with DeRay Mckesson (Civil Rights Activist)

https://www.freedomforum.org/event/first-five-live-a-conversation-with-deray-mckesson/

Open. From description: "Mckesson’s work focuses on innovation, equity and justice and he has advocated for issues related to children, youth and families since he was a teen. He a leading voice in the Black Lives Matter Movement and a co-founder of Campaign Zero."

https://knightfoundation.org/informed-engaged-ep-9-investing-in-journalism-entrepreneurship/

Open. From description: "Newsrooms are facing increased pressures to ramp up their businesses, address organizational inequities, and close a growing digital divide. What does this mean for people supporting journalism entrepreneurship?"

Pandemic Profiteers: Trends in Crime and Corruption

https://www.icfj.org/covering-covid-19-webinars-experts

ICFJ (International Center for Journalists) & Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP)

Open. From description: "We discuss trends in crime and corruption in the COVID-19 pandemic era and how journalists and citizens can hold governments, corporations, and criminals to account in their countries."

Covering Unrest: What Comes Next for Policing?

https://www.centerforhealthjournalism.org/content/covering-unrest-what-comes-next-policing

Open. 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET. From description: "Explore the various proposals to reform, defund or abolish police departments, with the broader goal of helping reporters understand and critically evaluate efforts playing out in their own communities."

Equity and Community in Local News: Lessons Learned in 2020

https://www.press.org/events/equity-and-community-local-news-lessons-learned-2020

National Press Club Journalism Institute and PEN America

Open. From description: "...Journalists have increasingly confronted the need for newsroom equity and a truer relationship with the communities they serve. ...Identify and share takeaways from pandemic and protest coverage and to look ahead toward election coverage."

But Is It Safe to Open Schools? Public Health Experts Weigh In

https://www.ewa.org/webinar/it-safe-open-schools-public-health-experts-weigh

Open. From description: "How safe is safe enough? What precautions are most important? What should a school do if a teacher or student tests positive for COVID-19? Should all students be required to wear masks? Are thorough daily cleanings worth the time and expense?"

The COVID-19 Vaccine: Disinformation & Misinformation

https://www.icfj.org/covering-covid-19-webinars-experts

Open. From description: "Journalists face challenges in reporting accurately about vaccine developments when the facts are unclear and changing constantly. Reporters must also grapple with disinformation and doubt spread by anti-vaccine activists and others that build on the uncertainty and fear..."

Leveraging Data and Community Driven Approaches for Equitable Public Spaces

https://knightfoundation.org/coast-to-coast-ep-13-building-equitable-public-spaces/

Open. From description: "...Unpack the questions around how we can support local groups to engage with city government and shift the power around decision-making, working towards common, ambitious city-wide goals."

https://knightfoundation.org/discovery-ep-6-reimagining-monuments/

Open. From description: "...Hundreds of monuments associated with historic racism have been destroyed, removed or planned for removal. ...Talk through ways to tell stories of social justice and equity in our public spaces."

https://knightfoundation.org/future-of-democracy-episode-15-the-future-of-news/

Open. From description: "How have national journalists been covering the pandemic, rising social movements and growing rates of misinformation? What’s on the horizon for the industry?"

Keeping Public Records Public: Strategies for Getting Access During the Pandemic

https://www.pressclubinstitute.org/event/keeping-public-records-public-strategies-for-getting-access-during-the-pandemic/

Open. From description: "...It’s more important than ever for journalists to be strategic when they are seeking government records. ...Learn to build sound strategies and approaches to requesting and obtaining public records using the Freedom of Information Act and state open records laws."

Undertanding and Measuring the Revitalization of Our City Centers

https://knightfoundation.org/coast-to-coast-ep-12-the-revitalization-of-our-city-centers/

Open. From description: "What should communities measure as they map out their road to recovery for downtowns and public spaces? What experiments and interventions are currently working..."

Covering Justice: Reimagining the Cops, Crime, Courts Beats

https://www.pressclubinstitute.org/event/covering-justice-reimagining-the-cops-crime-courts-beats/

Open. From description: "As journalism re-examines its relationship with communities of color, mug shot galleries are coming down, questions are coming up about police sourcing, and newsrooms are assessing the role of justice coverage."

Reporting On School Reopenings In the Time of COVID-19

https://healthjournalism.org/calendar-details.php?id=2255&EventType=1&EventSubType=3&Topic=calendar

Open. From description: "Communities are wrestling to answer questions such as: * What conditions are needed for schools to reopen safely? * What role do children play in the transmission of COVID-19? * What do public schools need to have in place to reopen safely or conduct virtual learning?"

Being Heard: How to Use Your Voice So People Listen

https://www.pressclubinstitute.org/event/being-heard-how-to-use-your-voice-so-people-listen/

Open. From description: "Everyone has an opinion, but not everyone expresses their views with power and impact. In this program... [speakers] will describe: * How to make yourself heard, * How to work with an editor or writer to hone a point of view, * How to pitch (& catch) a column or opinion piece."

https://www.spj.org/together-calendar.asp

Open. 1 pm CT/2 pm ET. From description: "The U.S. Press Freedom Tracker reports more than 430 aggressions against reporters during these protests. This online program will offer firsthand accounts of attacks as well as commentary on such incidents."

https://education.nab.org/courses/21677

NAB members only. From description: "Learn more about NAB’s efforts to advocate for additional COVID-19 broadcaster relief so you can speak to your legislators when they are in their home districts. Gain strategies for effectively communicating the importance of local broadcasting even when you can’t meet with policymakers face-to-face."

https://www.rtdna.org/article/webinar_practicing_inclusive_journalism

Open. 2 pm ET/11 am PT. From description: "Inclusive journalism is more than diversity on-air, it is really about how journalists work to intentionally cover minority communities fairly. Empathy is a powerful journalistic tool that helps us learn how others see the world and understand how they feel about it."

The Art & Craft of the Interview: How to Deeply Listen

https://www.pressclubinstitute.org/event/the-art-craft-of-the-interview-how-to-deeply-listen/

Open. From description: "The coronavirus pandemic has forced journalists to collect their stories from afar. ... Do you listen, or do you wait to ask? ...Have a discussion... about the challenges and opportunities of interviewing now."

Reporting On Coronavirus: How to Use WhatsApp to Find Communities and Stories, Part 2

https://firstdraftnews.org/long-form-article/coronavirus-webinars/

Open. 11:00 EST/ 4:00 BST. From the description: "In the second part of our conversation, (speakers) will discuss some of the ethical issues involved, including: balancing the public interest in monitoring these groups against user expectations of privacy, disclosing your identity and motivations for joining the groups, and protecting users' identities."

First Five Now: From Freedom Riders to Black Lives Matter

https://www.freedomforum.org/event/first-five-now-from-freedom-riders-to-black-lives-matter/

Open. From description: "Former Freedom Rider Ernest “Rip” Patton and Philomena Wankenge, a Black Lives Matter activist and co-founder of Freedom Fighters D.C., discuss the evolution of civil rights activism and their roles in the movement."

Workplace Integrity: Do You Qualify As An Ally? (Especially Now)

https://www.freedomforum.org/event/workplace-integrity-071520/

Open. From description: "You will learn: * Why being an ally right now — during a period of reckoning on racial justice and the ongoing pandemic — is more important than ever, * How to have courageous conversations with the right words at the right time, * [And more...]"

Pressing Issues: Beyond George Floyd, Covering and Responding to Nationwide Civil Unrest

https://toledopressclub.com/2020/07/pressing-issues-beyond-george-floyd-covering-and-responding-to-nationwide-civil-unrest/

Open. RSVP pressclub@bex.net for login instructions. From description: "The killing of George Floyd ...sparked the greatest civil unrest in a generation with nationwide protests calling for police reform and social justice. ... Hear from ...journalists on the front lines of the coverage and communicators charged with formulating responses for their companies and organizations."

https://knightfoundation.org/discovery-episode-4-arthur-cohen/

Open. From description: "How is the COVID-19 crisis shaping arts and culture across America? ...Share insights from Culture Track, an ongoing study of US cultural consumers, and together we’ll talk through culture and creativity in our ever-changing world."

https://knightfoundation.org/coast-to-coast-episode-9-anthony-townsend-and-warren-logan/

Open. From description: "During a pandemic, how do people and goods safely move about? What questions should we grapple with, as we think about helping people move around a city and have access to the essential resources they need to survive?"

Returning to Campus: Challenges and Opportunities Facing Religious Studies Scholars

https://www.freedomforum.org/event/returning-to-campus-challenges-and-opportunities-facing-religious-studies-scholars/

Open. From description: "...Tools and resources for religious studies scholars who are committed to addressing anti-Black racism in teaching and public scholarship and creating significant online learning experiences. ...How to respond to disruptions to academic labor during the pandemic, including the challenge of disrupted tenure processes."

Tracking Coronavirus Relief Funds: How to Follow the Taxpayer Money

https://nationalpress.org/upcoming/tracking-coronavirus-relief-funds-how-to-follow-the-taxpayer-money/

5-day program, application required (U.S. only), for 25 participants. Deadline on June 29. Two hours per day, July 13-17 (exact times tbd). From description: "...Track how federal pandemic assistance funds are being used. ...Confidential follow-up sessions with experts and data analysts to help them bring their stories to successful publication. Some slots... reserved for reporters from underfunded or local newsrooms who are tracking taxpayer funds allocated to smaller, rural, or underserved communities."

New Rules for News: Pandemic-Forced Innovations and Adaptations Worth Keeping

https://www.rtdna.org/article/webinar_new_rules_for_news

Open. Free for members, $25 non-members. 2pm ET/11am PT. From description: "...Many of the things we considered to be rules were just assumptions; and that we’re capable of far more transformation — faster — than we thought. What crisis-forced innovations should stick?"

Covering Coronavirus: The Economy or Your Health?

https://www.centerforhealthjournalism.org/content/covering-coronavirus-economy-or-your-health

Open. 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET. From description: "How journalists can tell urgent stories as states reopen and workers are potentially forced to choose between their health and their economic survival."

COVID-19: Six Months Later, What Do We Know Now?

https://www.icfj.org/covering-covid-19-webinars-experts

Open. From description: "Six months since the COVID-19 outbreak in China, researchers have been racing to learn what they can about the novel coronavirus... What do we know so far?"

Covering Climate, COVID-19 and Environmental Justice: A Journalists' Roundtable

https://www.sej.org/calendar/sej-webinar-covering-climate-covid-19-and-environmental-justice

Open. From description: "Through reporting on environmental injustice, journalists can help the public understand the linkages between COVID-19, climate change and racial inequality, and share the experiences of under-represented communities with a wider audience."

Reporting On Coronavirus: How to Use WhatsApp to Find Communities and Stories

https://firstdraftnews.org/long-form-article/coronavirus-webinars/

Open. 4:30 p.m. BST/11:30 a.m. EST. From description: "As an increasing number of people around the world consume, discuss and share news in WhatsApp, it’s become more important for journalists and researchers to understand the conversations that take place on the messaging app."

Journalism and the Pandemic: The Disinfodemic

https://www.icfj.org/covering-covid-19-webinars-experts

Open. From description: "...What encounters are journalists, fact-checkers and other media workers having with mis/disinformation? What are the impacts of the ‘disinfodemic’ on their work? And how are news outlets working to counter the information pollution fueling the pandemic?"

Covering COVID: Investigative Journalism and the COVID-19 Pandemic (“Impact Investigations” Series)

http://fij.org/impact-investigations-series-covering-covid-investigative-journalism-and-the-covid-19-pandemic/

The Fund for Investigative Journalism, Association of Health Care Journalists

Open. From description: "Investigative journalism plays a critical role in understanding the COVID-19 pandemic and its implications. Journalists are uncovering new information about how the public and private sectors are responding to the epidemic – and how millions of people are affected."

Summer Means Sunlight: Investigative Angles on Education Stories in the COVID-19 Era

https://www.ewa.org/webinar/summer-means-sunlight-investigative-angles-education-stories-covid-19-era

Open. From description: "...Learn about key areas investigative journalists and beat reporters should be digging into before the new academic year begins: K-12 school district governance, education budgets, and oversight of colleges and universities."

Working Through: Revising Your Emotional Story

https://www.pressclubinstitute.org/event/working-through-revising-your-emotional-story/

Open. From description: "Many journalists are covering a physical and mental health crisis while they also may be struggling to cope themselves. This conversation will examine how to work through this moment, by looking at the stories we’re telling ourselves about it, how these stories affect our emotional lives, and consequently, the stories we are reporting and writing."

Reporting on Coronavirus: Including Global Voices in Your Reporting - PART 2

https://firstdraftnews.org/long-form-article/coronavirus-webinars/

Open. 4 p.m. BST/11 a.m. EST. From description: "Coronavirus is a truly global story, so how can we better consider and include a diversity of voices and cultures in our reporting? This webinar provides insights into key things you need to know and offers new approaches when considering different views and angles..."

Design Hacks: How to Create Visuals When It’s Not Usually Your Job

https://www.pressclubinstitute.org/event/design-hacks-how-to-create-visuals-when-its-not-usually-your-job/

Open. From description: "If you’re a reporter, editor, social media manager now handling (or who wants to handle) quick-turn graphics, get a head start with our hacks for designing visuals when it’s not usually part of your job."

Understanding and Writing About COVID-19 Transmission

https://healthjournalism.org/calendar-details.php?id=2239&EventType=1&EventSubType=3&Topic=calendar

Open. From description: "What do we now understand about how people become infected and how can we best inform the public about weighing the risks of returning to some of the normal activities of life, such as reopening schools, camps and restaurants, returning to offices for work and traveling for summer vacations?"

Covering Coronavirus: The Mystery Syndrome Afflicting Kids

https://www.centerforhealthjournalism.org/content/covering-coronavirus-mystery-syndrome-afflicting-kids

Open. 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET. From description: "...we’ll hear from a top pediatric infectious disease expert and a Pulitzer-winning health and science reporter about how this mysterious illness impacts children and how reporters can add depth and context to this unnerving story..."

https://www.icfj.org/covering-covid-19-webinars-experts

Open. From description: "Our upcoming webinar will offer a dynamic discussion around photojournalism’s role in covering COVID-19 — why it’s important in the first place, the unique challenges photojournalists are encountering, and ethical considerations around documenting the crisis, among other issues."

Journalism and the Pandemic: Responding to Media Freedom & Safety Threats

https://www.icfj.org/covering-covid-19-webinars-experts

Open. From description: "...Tackle the key risks and discuss practical ways of responding to threats that continue to escalate as the virus moves in waves around the world, with authoritarian states using the pandemic as cover to erode rights and protections."

https://nationalpress.org/upcoming/pandemic-politics-covering-voting-by-mail/

Open. From description: "This briefing will help journalists understand the research on vote-by-mail, the status of the legal battles to date, data on voting trends in vote-by-mail states, and how to cover this highly partisan issue."

Workplace Integrity: Do You Qualify As An Ally? (Especially Now)

https://www.freedomforum.org/event/workplace-integrity-do-you-qualify-as-an-ally-especially-now/

Open. From description: "... Practical insights for men who want to be allies to women, people of privilege who want to do more to fight inequity and powerful individuals who want to be better advocates for change. ... Why being an ally right now — during a pandemic — is more important than ever."

https://www.spj.org/together-calendar.asp

Open. 9 am Central, 10 am Eastern. 2-day program (June 11-12), 5 hours total. From description: "The story of Covid-19 is being told through charts. As audiences clamor for more insights into what’s going on in their communities, journalists need the technical and critical thinking skills to wrangle, analyze and visualize authoritative Covid-related datasets."

https://www.rtdna.org/content/webinars

Open. From description: "This webinar will explore how journalists can be accurate, independent and accountable for the language they use. There may be no easy answers, but asking the right questions is a start."

Town Hall: Communication & Leadership During a Crisis (Advisers)

https://studentpress.org/acp/2020/06/04/town-hall-communication-leadership-during-a-crisis/

Associated Collegiate Press (ACP) & College Media Association (CMA)

Open. For Advisers. 3 pm CDT/4 pm EDT. From description: "First, it was covering COVID-19, and now it is civil unrest. These two town hall meetings... will give pointers on how to support your newsroom. ...Let’s discuss best practices."

Town Hall: Communication & Leadership During a Crisis (Students)

https://studentpress.org/acp/2020/06/04/town-hall-communication-leadership-during-a-crisis/

Associated Collegiate Press (ACP) & College Media Association (CMA)

Open. For Students. 4 pm CDT/5 pm EDT. From description: "First, it was covering COVID-19, and now it is civil unrest. These two town hall meetings... will give pointers on how to support your newsroom. ...Let’s discuss best practices."

https://www.pressclubinstitute.org/event/find-untold-stories-how-to-use-pacer/

Open. Limited # of seats, no recording. From description: "In this deep dive workshop, Seamus Hughes will share skills he developed helping the media break national stories... (and he) will give reporters tips and suggestions on how to use PACER to find and tell important stories."

Covering the Effect of the Coronavirus on Native Americans

https://healthjournalism.org/calendar-details.php?id=2237&EventType=1&EventSubType=3&Topic=calendar

Open. 12:30 CT, 1:30 ET. From description: "...How the virus is affecting Native Americans, the best sources of data about the outbreak in Native American tribes, and how journalists can cover the pandemic in these underserved communities."

Covering Unrest: When Journalists of Color Become the Target

https://www.centerforhealthjournalism.org/content/covering-unrest-when-journalists-color-become-target

Open. 9:30 am PT/12:30 pm ET (web page says 1:30 ET, gotowebinar registration page says 12:30 ET, PT is 3 hours difference so I'm using 12:30 time). From description: "During a time when COVID-19 has already left the reporting ranks battling exhaustion and vicarious trauma, covering these protests and police clashes can exact a steep toll on journalists’ mental health. That’s especially true for black journalists and other journalists of color... Take a deeper look at those physical and mental health risks, identify coping strategies, and offer practical tips and suggestions on staying safe while covering two overlapping crises — nationwide protests and COVID-19."

Journalism and the Pandemic: Innovative approaches to reporting #COVID19

https://www.icfj.org/covering-covid-19-webinars-experts

Open. From description: "As part of the Journalism and the Pandemic Project – a research collaboration between ICFJ and the Tow Center at Columbia University – we’re hosting a webinar to explore the ways international journalists are overcoming reporting challenges and creating compelling stories as the COVID-19 crisis continues."

How to Fight Racism and Not Get Fired from Your Mainstream Media Job

https://nahj.memberclicks.net/fight-racism

Open. 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET. Doris moderating. From description: "Americans are risking their lives to take to the streets and protest police brutality, institutional discrimination and centuries of anti-Black racism in the U.S. As this historic moment unfolds, many journalists are once again asking themselves what they can and cannot do when it comes to participating in political discourse."

News and Mental Health: What Journalists Should Know

https://www.icfj.org/covering-covid-19-webinars-experts

Open. From description: "...When it comes to these and other events making headlines, what is the impact on mental health? And how can journalists cover stories in a way that helps rather than harms mental wellbeing?"

https://www.pressclubinstitute.org/event/seeing-through-photography-healing/

Open. From description: "Images take us into hospitals, grocery stores, even empty spaces to show us the impact of coronavirus on the people and places affected by the pandemic. Award-winning independent photojournalist Melissa Lyttle and documentary photographer Rosem Morton, who is also a nurse, will talk about photography, trauma, and healing."

Reporting on Coronavirus: Inauthentic and Coordinated Online Activity

https://firstdraftnews.org/long-form-article/coronavirus-webinars/

Open. 4:00 p.m. BST/11:00 a.m. EST. From description: "A crucial but often misunderstood feature of information disorder: Bots, sock puppets, cyborgs and more."

Why Creating an Inclusive Newsroom in the Time of COVID-19 is Urgent

https://www.ire.org/covidwebinars

Open. 2 p.m. ET, 1 p.m. CT. From description: "Journalists can listen and ask questions of experts on what it’s really like for people working to keep journalism relevant in a changing nation by pushing for more inclusive newsrooms to meet the needs of their audiences and our responsibilities as watchdogs."

Lessons Learned Reporting on a Pandemic: New York

https://www.icfj.org/covering-covid-19-webinars-experts

Open. From description: "Miguel Marquez has produced riveting television stories from New York, one of the world’s pandemic hot spots. ... Marquez will talk about these and other stories from the city that experienced one of the worst outbreaks of COVID-19 in the world."

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/strategies-for-safely-covering-protests-tickets-107699881244

IWMF (International Women's Media Foundation) & CPJ (Committee to Protect Journalists)

Open. (Mel found in a Tweet.) From description: "...Strategies to help journalists stay safe while covering protests, including how to prepare for and react to threats against their physical safety. The discussion will also provide guidance specifically tailored to covering protests during a pandemic, and situations that women journalists and journalists of color may encounter in the field."

https://healthjournalism.org/calendar-details.php?id=2228&EventType=1&EventSubType=3&Topic=calendar

Open. From description: "Many lack the financial cushion to stock up on groceries, or fear risking a trip to the supermarket... Reporters will learn more about this vital issue, what policies are in place, how they can be improved and why seniors need more than short-term triage to address this real and growing problem."

Covering Coronavirus: Soaring Child Hunger and Unmet Needs

https://www.centerforhealthjournalism.org/content/covering-coronavirus-soaring-child-hunger

Open. 10 am PT/1-2 p.m. ET. From description: "The COVID-19 pandemic has ushered in soaring levels of food insecurity and unmet needs in families across the nation. ...We’ll explore fresh angles for deeper reporting on vulnerable families in your community."

https://www.icfj.org/covering-covid-19-webinars-experts

Open. From description: "...Photojournalists have been essential in providing visual documentation of the global health crisis. ...A dynamic discussion around photojournalism’s role in covering COVID-19 — why it’s important in the first place, the unique challenges photojournalists are encountering, and ethical considerations around documenting the crisis, among other issues."

Foreign Correspondents: Reporting During a Pandemic

https://www.press.org/events/foreign-correspondents-reporting-during-pandemic

Open. From description: "Foreign correspondents on how they’re covering the United States during the COVID-19 lockdown. ...How do they work and get their information? How do they report on the way America is responding to the pandemic? How are they planning to cover the presidential election? How are their own countries dealing with the crisis?"

https://umsystem.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1qqSvf95R8eEnXDNhtjSfw?timezone_id=America%2FNew_York

Open. (Mel found in a Tweet.) From description: "What supplies should you have with you?
What should you be wearing - bulletproof vests? Helmets? What tools can help you communicate with your team/newsroom? What do you do if you're arrested? How often should your editor be checking in on you?"

https://www.icfj.org/covering-covid-19-webinars-experts

Open. From description: "Rather than focusing on the challenges happening now — which freelancers are well versed on themselves — this webinar will focus on practical advice and a look to the future. How can freelancers respond and adapt to this crisis?"

https://healthjournalism.org/calendar-details.php?id=2230&EventType=1&EventSubType=3&Topic=calendar

Open. From description: "The race to develop a vaccine against SARS-CoV2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is picking up speed. There are more than 100 studies and clinical trials with early promising results... How can journalists responsibly cover these vaccine studies?"

Flash Briefing: Tracking the Anti-Vaccination Movement

https://nationalpress.org/upcoming/tracking-anti-vax/

Open. From description: "...Teach journalists how to use the Project VCTR tool to identify the top influencers in the anti-vaccine movement; track how disinformation messages are spreading; learn how to follow taxpayer money; and better understand how these messages are influencing Americans and the increasing suspicion about a COVID-19 vaccine, if and when one is developed."

NPC Virtual Newsmaker: Educating Through The COVID-19 Crisis

https://www.press.org/events/npc-virtual-newsmaker-educating-through-covid-19-crisis

Open. From description: "...Help us understand how schools and universities are responding to the coronavirus crisis and how they are preparing for the fall. Can they open schools in a way that protects the health and safety of students and school staff? What lessons have they learned about communicating with their many stakeholders during this unprecedented health crisis?"

COVID-19: Taking Care of Journalists and Journalism: Local Broadcasters’ Town Hall

https://www.freedomforum.org/event/covid-19-taking-care-of-journalists-and-journalism-local-broadcasters-town-hall/

Open. From description: "A free town hall-style webinar to highlight the impact of local journalism and share great ideas for coverage to serve communities during the coronavirus pandemic."