Local Journalists Workshops | Council on Foreign Relations

Previewing Election 2024

Jason Johnson, Chris Tuttle, and Margaret Talev discuss predictions for and reporting on the U.S. presidential election in 2024.

Event with Jason Johnson, Christopher M. Tuttle and Margaret E. Talev May 10, 2024 Local Journalists Workshops

Climate Change

Communicating Climate Stories

Katherine Hardin, Andres Revkin, Alice C. Hill, and Meaghan Parker discuss local stories around climate change in the United States and advice for journalists reporting on extreme heat and weather, property insurance, climate justice, and the energy transition.

Event with Katherine Hardin, Alice C. Hill, Andrew Revkin and Meaghan Parker May 10, 2024 Local Journalists Workshops

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Artificial Intelligence in Journalism

Amy Webb, Joan Donovan, and Mehtab Khan discuss implications for artificial intelligence in journalism, the risk of its spreading of disinformation and malign influence, and advice for using artificial intelligence in newsrooms with Carla Anne Robbins as part of the 2024 CFR Local Journalists Workshop.

Event with Joan Donovan, Mehtab Khan, Amy Webb and Carla Anne Robbins May 10, 2024 Local Journalists Workshops

Wars and Conflict

Global Dynamics, Local Reporting

ABC News Chief Global Affairs Correspondent Martha Raddatz discusses her career covering the news, reporting from conflict zones, and gives advice to journalists on connecting local stories to international trends and events with CFR President Mike Froman, as part of the 2024 CFR Local Journalists Workshop.

Event with Martha Raddatz and Michael Froman May 9, 2024 Local Journalists Workshops

United States

2022 Local Journalists Workshop

Virtual Event with Angela M. Banks, Angela M. Banks, Thomas J. Bollyky, Heidi Crebo-Rediker, Nili E.M. Gilbert, Douglas D. Jackson, Robbie Orvis, Meaghan Parker, Adam Segal, Chad Sparber, Alexandra Starr, Alexandra Starr, Leana S. Wen, Farah Yousry, Ian Johnson, Shannon K. O'Neil, Carla Anne Robbins and Carla Anne Robbins April 7, 2022 Local Journalists Workshops

Media

Countering Disinformation and Building Trust With News Consumers

Joan Donovan, director of the technology and social change research project at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center; Amy S. Mitchell, director of journalism research at the Pew Research Center; and Claire Wardle, executive director of First Draft; discuss trends in disinformation and practical ways journalists can build trust with news consumers.

Event with Joan Donovan, Amy S. Mitchell, Claire Wardle and Susan McGregor January 18, 2019 Local Journalists Workshops

Media

CFR Resources for Newsrooms

Daniel Kurtz-Phelan, executive editor of Foreign Affairs; Robert McMahon, managing editor of CFR.org; and Lisa Shields, vice president of global communications and media relations at CFR, discuss the breadth of CFR and Foreign Affairs resources that can be used in newsrooms, and share their take on the most pressing global issues of the day with implications at the local level.

Event with Daniel Kurtz-Phelan and Carla Anne Robbins January 18, 2019 Local Journalists Workshops

United States

U.S. Economic Competitiveness: Trade, Immigration, and Workforce Development

Chike Aguh, principal of strategy and product integration at McChrystal Group; Diana Farrell, founding president and chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase Institute; and Alexandra Fuenmayor Starr, Spencer fellow at Columbia Journalism School, discuss U.S. economic competitiveness.

Event with Chike Aguh, Diana Farrell, Alexandra Fuenmayor Starr and James M. Lindsay January 18, 2019 Local Journalists Workshops

United States

The State of the Union

In the opening session of CFR’s Local Journalists Workshop, Fareed Zakaria, host of Fareed Zakaria GPS at CNN; and member of CFR’s Board of Directors, discusses pressing U.S. foreign policy issues and the evolving journalism landscape. Michael Krasny, host of Forum at KQED, moderates.

Event with Fareed Zakaria and Michael Krasny January 17, 2019 Local Journalists Workshops