A free summer webinar series designed for journalism educators

Presented by Kent State University’s Center for Scholastic Journalism, NSPA and Quill & Scroll

Nearly 4-in-10 young adults say they get their news from social media influencers. How do we teach students to create journalism content for the platforms they and their friends are using?

Join us for a nine-session webinar about news influencers and content creators. Learn about their work, and help create standards and assessments for use in the classroom.

Wednesdays in June and July on Zoom

 7 – 8:30 p.m. Eastern / 4 – 5:30 p.m. Pacific

Optional credit

Attend all nine sessions to earn one hour of graduate credit ($165) and/or a Continuing Education Unit (free) from Kent State University.

• Register here for graduate credit. 
• Register here for CEU.

You have to register separately for the webinar above.

Sessions will be recorded and made available online at a later date.

Topics and Speakers

June 4, 2025
Introductions & What the Research Says

Galen Stocking, Pew Research Center, speaking about prior research
Summer Harlow, University of Texas at Austin, Author of Content Creators and Journalists

June 11, 2025
Varieties of News Influencers and Content Creators
Liz Kelly Nelson, Project C

July 16, 2025
Media Law and Ethics v. Influencers

Lindsie Rank, Director of Campus Rights Advocacy at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE)

The June 18 through July 30 session topics will be announced later.