The Public Tech Media Lab has announced a formal partnership with the Visual Evidence Lab at the University of Colorado, a research group dedicated to reforming how video technology is understood and applied within the …
Year: 2026
At the Intersection of Journalism and AI
Tomás Dodds is leading the new Public Tech Media Lab, which aims to be a resource for journalists hoping to be deliberate about how to ethically use new technology. by Margaret Shreiner April 27, 2026 The field …
Interview with Tomás Dodds on AI hype and journalism (in Dutch)
Journalisten laten zich makkelijk meeslepen in nieuwe technologie, omdat ze bang zijn om achter te blijven en de techsector te vriend willen houden. Daardoor vergeten ze weleens dat ze zelf invloed hebben op de manier …
Registrations Open! Digital Investigations Bootcamp
Registrations are now open with this link! The Digital Investigations Bootcamp is the first intensive, hands-on OSINT training program in the Midwest designed specifically for journalists, OSINT practitioners, editors, and newsroom researchers. Hosted by the …
The Lab Launches a Free OSINT Course for Journalists
Would you like to get familiar with open-source investigations or refresh your knowledge of the latest OSINT tools and techniques? At Factchequeado, in partnership with the Public Tech Media Lab at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, …
Q&A with Nadja Schaetz: How AI Hype Shapes Newsroom Decisions
by Soyeong Cho Artificial intelligence (AI) is often discussed in journalism as a question of whether the technology lives up to its promises. But researcher Nadja Schaetz, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Hamburg …