Tricia Crimmins

Consulting Editor

Tricia Crimmins is a senior political reporter at the Daily Dot covering identity, discrimination, and the 2024 election. She is also an adjunct faculty member at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism where she teaches journalistic ethics.

Exploring the Potential Risks and Rewards of Using AI in Newsrooms

Journalists from Reuters and the AP joined an NYU assistant professor and moderator Gina Chua, executive editor at Semafor, to discuss how to get the most value from AI while minimizing the risks of deep fakes and lost trust from the public. The Nov. 29 event for NYU students, faculty, journalists and guests was the second panel of the evening as part of the launch of the Ethics & Journalism Initiative. You'll find the EJI Takeaways from the panel and a link to a video in this post.

Panel Tackles Challenges Of Covering Elections Amid Disinformation

A group of seasoned politics journalists and a leading press critic kicked off the first of two panels to launch the Ethics & Journalism Initiative at NYU's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute on Nov. 29. Moderated by EJI director Stephen J. Adler, the panel discussed how to cover politics ethically and robustly in an age of polarization and disinformation. You'll find the EJI Takeaways from the panel and a link to a video in this post.