One of the biggest things I’ve tried to get across on this blog is that it’s here to help media students and professors. (If it helps other people, hey, I’m glad that works out as well…) The other big thing I’ve tried to get across is that if you need something, all you have to do is ask and I’ll probably get it done.

Case in point, a professor down in Texas and I were chatting about the “Exploring Mass Communication” textbook we’d sent her and some other issues, when she emailed me this:

I do have a question for you: Do you have any recorded lectures or videos where you talk about AI in journalism? I would love to take a look and see if I can incorporate it into my class. My current class size is 220, and the classroom is not very adaptable to an interactive Zoom call, which is why I wanted to see if I could use a pre-recorded video. I also teach an online version of this class which is just as large, and the video would be very helpful.

I reached out to Sage and asked if we could do a more “production-savvy” video than just me recording this in the pinball man cave at my house, and they were totally enthusiastic. We got it done for her with two weeks to spare and it worked well.

The nicest thing is that Sage sent me a copy, so I uploaded it to YouTube and here it is if you want to use it:

(I hate the fact I keep looking down, but this is what happens when your script glitches on the screen and you have to use the printed backup…)

If it’s helpful, let me know. Also, if YOU want something for any of your classes that fit into whatever area of expertise I supposedly have, feel free to hit me up here. I don’t care if you’re using my books or not. I just like helping people.

Have a great rest of your day!