Carleton University’s School of Journalism and Communication will convene a journalism industry roundtable called “Journalism and Artificial Intelligence” on Thursday, May 30 at the Globe and Mail Centre, 351 King St. E. in downtown Toronto.
Seizing upon the active discussion about the impact of AI during what most regard as an ongoing crisis in the journalism industry, the main goal of the roundtable is to identify the risks and possibilities presented by artificial intelligence tools, how those tools are already shaping journalism and how best and most ethically to absorb and apply the lessons learned both within news organizations and in the journalism classroom.
The event is being organized in partnership with the Canadian Association of Journalists and the Polis/London School of Economics JournalismAI Project. The Carleton project is funded by a grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). The Globe and Mail is also supporting by hosting at the Globe and Mail Centre in proximity to the Globe and Mail newsroom.
The timing and location of the event is designed to coincide with the annual conference of the Canadian Association of Journalists, which runs from May 31 to June 2, also in downtown Toronto. It is important to be having this discussion inside the walls of a news organization.
In-person registration for the Carleton roundtable on journalism and AI will be limited by space. After we reach capacity, we will run a waitlist for in-person attendance. Those who cannot attend in person will be able to follow the roundtable live via YouTube and should register to receive the link to the livestream.
Six journalism students from Carleton will form a news team that will cover every aspect of the event, generating media content that will be shared in real time on our website and through the journalism program’s social media platforms. The roundtable will also generate and share an annotated bibliography and toolkit on journalism and AI.
Sponsors
