“I don’t want to say that money is no object,” Weiss said, “but we typically pay more than freelancers can get from publications that we’ve talked about. The fund recognizes that the best ideas bubble up from the people who want to write about them, she said, and the RCJF has been able to raise money to practice journalistic alchemy: turning ideas into stories. Louis Press Club board member Dale Singer that the year-old effort has been able to attract and pay for stories that have been placed in a variety of news sources whose staffs can’t always do the kind of in-depth coverage that the area needs.įenske said the impulse behind the fund is simple: “Let’s find a way that we can advance local journalism in St. That effort has evolved into the River City Journalism Fund, which solicits story ideas, pays the writers, then offers the stories free for publication in local media outlets.įund Chair Richard Weiss and Executive Director Sarah Fenske told St. Louis area and the conditions that had shaped their lives. Louis Press Club's Our IN THE NOW with Fund Chair Richard Weiss and Executive Director Sarah Fenske, River City Journalism Fund, recorded September 6, 2023, running time: 33:34Īfter the unrest in Ferguson, a commission wanted to find storytellers who could write about families in the St. Louis International Film Festival (SLIFF) Tickets and Pass Information: IN THE NOW with Richard Weiss and Sarah Fenske Showing Wednesday, Novemat 7:15 pm at the new Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 3700 Forest Park Avenue, in the Cortex District Visit St. Produced by board member Barbara Langsam Shuman, recipient of an Enterprise Journalism grant from the St. Steve has devoted his entire adult life to early childhood education, giving young children the love, encouragement and sense of belonging that he didn’t receive in his childhood. Z” Zwolak, a man who grew up in a rough neighborhood of Philadelphia, in a working class family and who was the target of physical abuse from his father. The documentary explores the life and career of Stephen “Mr. Z: What Happens Early in Life Lasts a Lifetime ***RSVP Extended to December 1st*** 'Tis the Season to Mix and Mingle | 2023 Holiday Happy Hour Media Literacy in the Age of Artificial Intelligence - Blogs - International Council for Media Literacy Please comment to the Press Club on how you feel about the subject, and on Gordon's and Silverblatt's considerations. Gordon: "What AI represents is a technological innovation that is going to impact just about every sector of our society in some manner.," He continues: "That kind of impact brings uncertainty in peoples' lives and their careers." Referencing what they wrote in their recently co-authored paper (see link to paper, below) Silverblatt comments, "It is arguable that we're witnessing the inception of a new species." Gordon: "My view of the current state of the Chat systems is we're not even at version 1.0." Gordon and Silverblatt, actually are more positive than negative about AI impacts and predict how AI might be effective in a variety of media and education applications. In this Our IN THE NOW conversation, they comment on several of AI's societal impacts. Silverblatt and Gordon have been longtime collaborators regarding media literacy and education. Because of AI's complexity, as well as concerns and ever-evolving conversations about it, we anticipate this is just the first of several Press Club programs on AI and how it affects media communications. Louis Press Club's programming committee unanimously agreed it was time to address the burgeoning and evolving technology, Artificial Intelligence (AI)-and the revolution that it is. Art Silverblatt, Professor Emeritus, Webster University, and internationally-known media literacy educator. He holds his PhD in Educational Leadership, with a field of study focused on the use of Artificial Intelligence in Educational Technologies and Dr. Kim William Gordon, head of EDTECH RESERACH LABS. Louis Press Club's Our IN THE NOW conversation features Dr. Louis-area professional communicators about now happenings Our mission is to raise awareness and funding for student journalism scholarships to help ensure the future of quality media. We serve our members through professional development activities to bolster their skills to address the changing needs of the global communications profession and to offer social activities that build a vital media community. Louis Press Club is for those who make, cover and
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