Today, I’m sitting down with Dr. Benjamin Birkinbine. Dr. Birkinbine is a media scholar and academic. He currently serves as the director of Graduate Studies and is an Associate Professor of Media Studies in the Reynolds School of Journalism and the Center for Advanced Media Studies.

On this episode, I got to chat with Sara Miller, Senior Manager of Digital Marketing at Directive. She is a digital marketing professional with more than a decade of experience in SEO, paid media, content marketing and website project management across multiple industries.

My guest this week is David Kohut. He has worked for KOLO 8 News since 2020. He is an executive producer and has a background in editing and producing news for broadcast and digital platforms.

In my first episode, I’m joined by Michael, who has worked for over 10 years in the Tech industry. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Astrophysics and an MBA. He has worked with different iterations of predictive language technology and has some great insight into the future of AI tech and its potential impacts on media and the journalism industry.

Today, we’ll speak to Jon Callas, a renowned computer security expert, and cryptographer, known for his contributions to the development of encryption technology. He has worked for numerous companies, including Apple and PGP Corporation, and is the co-founder of Blackphone and The Silent Circle. He currently works at Electronic Frontier Foundation as the Director of Public Interest Technology.

Welcome to AI Tech in Journalism, the podcast where we explore the intersection of artificial intelligence and the media industry. I’m your host, Alayna Wood, and I'm excited to explore how AI is changing the face of media: from journalism to digital content marketing and SEO.