Technology
Wok and scroll: the process of designing an animated information graphic
Four tips on expediting your next animated adventure.
Four text to video AI tools for social video building
My rule was simple: To create a video in less than 30 mins and not spend more than 15 minutes learning the tool.
Testing API’s source tracking tool with local newsrooms
Lessons learned and common challenges with implementing the Source Matters tool.
Making Census data accessible for reporters with varying data literacy
Your guide to variables, visualizations and more.
Media law experts discuss legal risks and challenges of AI tools
Check your insurance policies, be transparent and treat your favorite Generative AI application like an intern whose work needs plenty of supervision.
How to gain buy-in and knowledge before building a news product
At the Star Tribune, Emily Hood will be creating a Slackbot to generate audience analytics reports. These reports can better support the newsroom as they learn about their online performance and adjust their content strategies.
The art of prompting AI: Science or Witchcraft?
While there are no secret prompts that will unlock new levels of responses, you will get vastly different results depending on how you prompt and which language model you use.
Tools and tips to make your news site accessible
There are some good places to start, even if not everything works for you.
How we start building access for disabled journalists
Zoom, Calendly, Otter and other tools.
Don’t have a newsroom policy for ChatGPT? Join the club!
Things are moving fast in the generative AI world for everyone but making time for conversations about the opportunities and challenges should go on the to-do list.