Utilizing AI in Journalism —A Workshop – New York Financial Writers Association

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Utilizing AI in Journalism —A Workshop

[April 3,2025|New York]

Start Time: 6:30 pm
Finish Time: 7:30 pm

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Are you a writer or journalist unsure about how to use Artificial Intelligence in your work?

Join the New York Financial Writers’ Association for an online class explaining how AI works and specific techniques that can help with your research. This online class will be taught by Columbia Journalism School Professor Jonathan Soma and Zach Seward, the New York Times’ editorial director of artificial-intelligence initiatives. Soma focuses on making unapproachable data accessible.

*Advance registration for this event is required.

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Zach Seward
Editorial Director of AI Initiatives at The New York Times

Zach Seward
Editorial Director of AI Initiatives at The New York Times
Zach Seward is the editorial director of artificial-intelligence initiatives at The New York Times. He leads a newsroom team responsible for experimenting with uses of generative AI and other machine-learning techniques. Before joining The Times, he was a co-founder of Quartz, the global business news organization that he led in a variety of roles for more than a decade, including as CEO, editor-in-chief, and chief product officer. He was previously a reporter and editor at The Wall Street Journal and an associate editor of Harvard’s Nieman Journalism Lab.
Jonathan Soma
Chair of Data Journalism at Columbia University

Jonathan Soma
Chair of Data Journalism at Columbia University
Jonathan Soma is Knight Chair in Data Journalism at Columbia University, where he directs both the Data Journalism MS and the summer intensive Lede Program. He also regularly publishes free and open tutorials on everything from basic Python and analysis to visualization and machine learning. In the past, Soma has worked with organizations such as ProPublica, WNYC, and The New York Times. He currently focuses on helping under-resourced newsrooms make responsible, ethical use of artificial intelligence.

Event Name: Utilizing AI in Journalism —A Workshop

Speakers

Zach Seward

Jonathan Soma

Event Name:
Utilizing AI in Journalism —A Workshop