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 …
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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 …
Q&A with James Meese: Why Newsrooms Are Becoming the Tech Giants They Criticize
by Kate Warren To what extent can academics and the tech industry work together to build tools that might actually enable smaller publishers to use technology? They cannot afford to pay for enterprise solutions. But …
CfP Journalism Practice: Journalism, Platforms, and Public Interest Technologies
Special Issue Editor(s) Tomas Dodds, University of Wisconsin-Madison doddsrojas@wisc.edu Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida jmcnealy@jou.ufl.edu Mona Sloane, University of Virginia mona.sloane@virginia.edu Charis Papaevangelou, University of Amsterdam c.papaevangelou@uva.nl Journalism, Platforms and Public Interest Technologies In recent years, Public Interest …
CfP Pre-Conference: Journalism, Platforms, and Public Interest Technologies
Call for Papers: JOURNALISM, PLATFORMS, AND PUBLIC INTEREST TECHNOLOGIES Applying PIT to Rebuild Trust, Infrastructure, and Civic Purpose in Journalism Pre-conference to the ECREA Journalism Studies Section 2026 April 8, 2026 – University of Groningen …
The Lab Participates in the First Hispano-American Forum on AI Applied to Journalism
Valencia brings together more than 30 AI leaders from the main Spanish-language media groups to analyze its impact on journalism · The directors of innovation at Microsoft Spain, the Public Tech Media Lab at the …
Public Tech Media Lab Partners with PBS Wisconsin and WPR to Study AI Disclosure
The Public Tech Media Lab is announcing a new partnership with PBS Wisconsin and Wisconsin Public Radio, public broadcasters providing trusted news and educational programming statewide. The partnership will study the impact of AI disclosure …