Headed to the Minnesota Newspaper Association Convention in January? Join us for a Friday morning panel discussion.
Find us at the Minnesota Newspaper Association's annual convention in Brooklyn Park!
Benjamin Toff, Minnesota Journalism Center director, will be joined by Trusting News' Lynn Walsh and The Poynter Institute's Alex Mahadevan for a panel about artificial intelligence in local news.
They'll talk about ways audiences are responding to news organizations’ growing use of AI; how newsrooms can disclose these efforts in a transparent manner; and how to center ethics in all of these applications.
- When: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
- Where: Minneapolis Marriott Northwest -- Brooklyn Park, Minn.
- Who it's for: All registered attendees of the Minnesota Newspaper Association's annual convention
- How to join: This session is part of the Minnesota Newspaper Association Convention's Friday programming. You can join us by registering for the MNA Convention.
The session is open to all registered MNA Convention attendees, and is part of three days of collaborations -- hosted by the Minnesota Journalism Center in conjunction with Hacks/Hackers -- among journalists, computer programmers and community members to build new tools to make our communities stronger, more connected and more informed.
More about the MJC's AI + Local News Hackathon weekend
Every journalist has that project they'd love to tackle if they had the time and resources: A tool for planning and slotting stories that connects to existing systems ... a statewide reporting tool that gathers and summarizes data from multiple sources ... an internal way to automatically measure stories' impacts across their lifespan ... a way to gather meeting notes from disparate government organizations ... the lists are endless.
That's where the Minnesota Journalism Center comes in: We're inviting journalists from across the state to join us in January to help make some of those dream projects a reality, with the help of community members, technologists and students from across the University of Minnesota.
Find out more about all of the AI + Local News hackathon weekend events here.
Partners and sponsors
The AI + Local News Hackathon weekend is presented by Hacks/Hackers, the Minnesota Journalism Center, The Poynter Institute, Trusting News and the MacArthur foundation.
Hacks/Hackers unites diverse communities to advance media innovation and foster public trust in the information ecosystem.
The Minnesota Journalism Center supports a more vibrant, equitable, and sustainable ecosystem for journalism in Minnesota through educational initiatives, applied research and engagement with newsrooms and journalists across the state.
Questions?
Contact Meg Martin ([email protected]) or Ben Toff ([email protected]) for more about the MJC's AI + Local News events and how to get involved. We hope to see you there!
Minneapolis Marriott Northwest (Brooklyn Park, Minn.)