AI Training Course Bundle

***Late Registration***

 If you’ve missed the start of the course but want to sign up, don't worry! We'll send you the recordings of the sessions so far and you can pick up from there. 

 Any other registration questions should be sent to enquiries@womeninjournalism.co.uk

and course content enquires to Amanda Nunn.

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 This 10-part programme is designed to equip you with the AI skills, ethical awareness, and practical tools needed to thrive in the fast-evolving media landscape.

Each session blends expert-led instruction with real-world examples and hands-on demonstrations.

All sessions will be recorded and automatically sent to ticket holders.

Oct 1 - ChatGPT and LLMs with Stacie Chan 12.30pm - 1.30pm (BST)

• Getting started with ChatGPT and Large Language Models

• How to summarise long documents, draft emails, generate story angles and interview questions

• Effective prompt engineering to get accurate results. Fact-checking

Oct 8  - Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity with Stacie Chan 12.30pm - 1.30pm (BST)

• Tool overview – Comparing Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity for journalistic tasks

• Choosing the right AI – When to use which tool for research, summarisation, and ideation

• Workflow integration – Incorporating multiple AI tools into your daily reporting process

Oct 15 - Key AI Skills: Part One with Harriet Meyer 12.30pm - 1.30pm (BST)

• Strategic prompting – using AI as a challenger to test angles, surface blind spots, and strengthen story ideas

• Productivity tools – transcription, summarising, and turning raw notes into article-ready outlines

• Safeguarding privacy and data – how to use AI responsibly without risking sensitive information

Oct 22 - Key AI Skills: Part Two with Harriet Meyer 12.30pm - 1.30pm (BST)

• Story remixing – repurposing one piece into multiple formats

• Organising your AI workflow

• Data analytics – using AI to dig into data and uncover new story angles

Oct 29 - Vibe Coding & Rapid Prototyping for Journalists with Sal Mohammed 12.30pm - 1.30pm (GMT - please note time zone change)

• AI-assisted coding – introduction to Cursor and Lovable for creating custom newsroom tools

• Firebase integration – managing and storing project data effectively

• Quick prototyping – building and testing AI-powered journalism solutions

Nov 5 - How Journalists Are Using AI with Harriet Meyer 12.30pm - 1.30pm (GMT - please note time zone change)

• Real-world applications – how freelancers and editors are starting to use AI

• Global insights – lessons from international newsrooms on opportunities and risks

• Practical takeaways – workflows and guardrails you can apply to your own reporting

Nov 12 - NotebookLM and Multimodal AI with Stacie Chan 12.30pm - 1.30pm (GMT)

• Midjourney and Leonardo for images

• Veo-3, Runway and Kling for video

• ElevenLab for voice narration and Sesame for voiceovers

• How to use Google Labs’ tools like NotebookLM and Illuminate 

Nov 19 - Advanced AI Workflow Hacks with Stacie Chan 12.30pm - 1.30pm (GMT)

• Combining tools – orchestrating ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and NotebookLM for complex projects

• Sentiment analysis and Replit to automate repetitive tasks like web scraping or data formatting

• Q&A

Nov 26 - The Dangers of AI: A Critical Look with Nicole Kobie 12.30pm - 1.30pm (GMT)

• Understanding AI’s limitations and biases – how AI reinforces bias, risks for journalism, and implications for democracy

• Safe and ethical use – knowing an organisation’s politics/legal stance, protecting sensitive data, and treating AI as a "tireless but error-prone intern"

• Practical safety strategies – spotting mistakes, avoiding over-reliance, and using AI for learning without compromising accuracy

• Environmental impact 

Dec 3 - Creating AI Tools for Journalists: Sophiana – Instructor: Sophia Smith Galer 12.30pm - 1.30pm (GMT)

• From article to algorithm-ready video – converting news or research into scripts tailored for TikTok and Instagram algorithms, with an in-app teleprompter

• Cutting production time in half – streamlining audiovisual storytelling for journalists moving from text to video

• Fighting disinformation with engagement – leveraging AI-driven scripting to promote trustworthy journalism in social media spaces

Instructors for these session include:

Stacie Chan: The former AI Partnerships Manager at Google; former journalist at NBC Universal and CBS Interactive.

Harriet Meyer: An award-winning freelance journalist and the founder of AI for Media

Sal Mohammed: One of Google’s youngest-ever Partnerships Managers, the founder of QTA and the leader of the Ex-Google and Deepmind Network.

Nicole Kobie: A technology & digital policy journalist and the author of The Long History of the Future.

Sophia Smith Galer: The 2024 Georgina Henry Award Winner and the founder of Viralect.

Ticket information

WiJ members: £10 per session OR £80 for ten sessions

Non-members: £20 per session OR £175 for ten sessions

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