With Tom Trewinnard, founder of Fathm, and Ed Walker, Director at Alma and Founder & Editor of Blog Preston CIC
Our next virtual session will be on 10th of December, 15:00 CET:
“AI for Local News: What works, what doesn’t” with Ed Walker, Director at Alma and Founder & Editor of Blog Preston CIC.
Join us for an insightful webinar. An experienced media leader, journalist and entrepreneur, Ed has held senior editorial roles at the UK’s largest commercial news publisher Reach PLC and was described as a ‘key part’ of its digital transformation over the last decade.
He’s led both large and start-up newsrooms, leading new digital brand launches and helping to grow the audience and engagement rapidly of existing media brands. As Editor-in-Chief of InYourArea, the local news and information app, Ed led it to the best social good campaign in the 2022 AOP Digital Publishing Awards. He is also the founder and non-executive director of one of the UK’s leading hyperlocal titles Blog Preston and spent a decade as editor of the title covering the city of Preston.
Ed is currently leader-in-residence and associate lecturer at the University of Central Lancashire’s school of journalism including on its journalism leadership & innovation programme.
Ed will be interviewed by Tom Trewinnard, Founder of Fathm and one of the moderators of our AI Unlocked series.
Join the session on December 10 with this link:
https://wan-ifra.zoom.us/j/85023733394
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AI Unlocked is free for all WAN-IFRA members!
Register for the program and you will automatically receive the invitation for the session!
About the program:
AI will be crucial for our industry. The vast possibilities and risks include a long list of topics and areas. Just think of Content Creation and Generation, Automated Journalism, Personalized Content Delivery and Data Analysis and Insights. Fact-Checking and Verification. Or consider Language Translation, Enhanced Search and Discovery, Automation of Repetitive Tasks, Predictive Analytics and Efficient Resource Allocation.
But where should publishers start or on which area should they focus first? What resources do you need to make progress? Which path is taking and which is not? WAN-IFRA and FATHM will support you with a new program. “AI Unlocked” will guide you through the maze of AI possibilities. Virtual sessions with experts and a profound workshop at WAN-IFRA’s World News Media Congress in Copenhagen in May are the starting offer. In parallel, we will build an AI community for discussion, knowledge exchange and shared projects.