AI and Visual Multimedia

Join us for the fourth of our 8-part webinar series on AI and journalism, supported by the Walkley Public Fund. 

This webinar will focus on AI and visual multimedia. How can AI be used to support production processes - and what problems or risks do you need to be aware of? Participants will be shown how to use tools to generate images and video, and discuss the opportunities and risks. You will be given homework activities and be able to post your work to a closed forum for feedback from your trainer and fellow learners.

Date: 9 April 2024

Time: 12.30-2pm AEDT

Venue: Virtual

Tickets: Free, registration essential

Trainer: TJ Thomson, Senior Lecturer in Visual Communication and Digital Media at RMIT and an affiliate of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society. His research focuses largely on the visual aspects of news and journalism and on the concerns and processes relevant to those who make, edit, and present visual news. 

Expert speakers

Nicky Catley, Group Picture Editor, Australian Geographic. Nicky has worked in the media for more than 20 years, including as a staff Picture Editor and Shoot Producer commissioning visual content for major mastheads in the UK and Australia, such as the Telegraph UK’s weekend magazines, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian Financial Review, The Age and a host of street, fashion, travel and lifestyle magazines.

Dr Tim Kitchen, Senior Education Specialist, Adobe (APAC). An educator for over 30 years, Tim is a well-recognised education thought leader in Australia and a passionate advocate for creativity in education. Tim is an author and a regular presenter for national and international education events, and has served as Adobe’s Senior Education Specialist for Asia Pacific since 2013.

Full list of 2024 sessions:

1. Get your newsroom AI-Ready for 2024 - 4 December 2023

2. Learn about AI for Text Journalists - 12 February 2024

3. AI and Investigative Journalism - 14 March 2024

4. AI for Photojournalists and Video Reporters - 9 April 2024

5. AI - Visualisations and Interactives - 15 May 2024

6. AI and Audio Journalism - 6 June 2024

7. AI and Copyright, Media Law, Verification and Fact-Checking - 7 July 2024

8. AI and Newsroom Workflows - August 2024

Further information: 

Corinne Podger, Senior Manager for Programs and Education, Walkley Foundation - corinne.podger@walkleys.com.

Support the Walkley Public Fund

This program is made possible with the support of The Walkley Public Fund. Donations to the Public Fund are tax-deductible, and help support Foundation professional development programs including grants, scholarships and fellowships, and training. Learn more and donate here.