The Edward M. Barr Foundation and the Youngstown Press Club presents
"How AI is Shaping the Media Landscape"
Nikita Roy
Knight Fellow at the International Center for Journalists and host of Newsroom Robots
Nikita Roy
Knight Fellow at the International Center for Journalists and host of Newsroom Robots
Thursday, March 21, 2024
12 - 1:30 p.m.
The Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County, Main Branch
305 Wick Ave., Youngstown
12 - 1:30 p.m.
The Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County, Main Branch
305 Wick Ave., Youngstown
Nikita Roy is a data scientist, journalist and media entrepreneur. She hosts the globally acclaimed Newsroom Robots podcast, which has charted among the top technology podcasts in more than 30 countries. Her digital news startup, The NRI Nation, has been incubated at Harvard Innovation Labs, is a two-time semifinalist at the Harvard President's Innovation Challenge, and has received the Harvard Innovation Lab's Spark Grant.
Nikita is a Knight Fellow at the International Center for Journalists and has been a part of its News Innovation Lab and the Google News Initiative Startups Lab. She was spotlighted as a notable Canadian youth founder and was selected for Canada's League of Innovators Accelerator in 2022.
She is the president of the Canadian Association of Journalists - National Capital Region chapter.
An alumna of the University of Toronto and Harvard University, Nikita aims to foster the responsible and innovative use of AI in media and conducts workshops, develops AI products and advises on AI strategy.
Sponsored by:
The Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County
The Edward M. Barr Foundation
Nikita is a Knight Fellow at the International Center for Journalists and has been a part of its News Innovation Lab and the Google News Initiative Startups Lab. She was spotlighted as a notable Canadian youth founder and was selected for Canada's League of Innovators Accelerator in 2022.
She is the president of the Canadian Association of Journalists - National Capital Region chapter.
An alumna of the University of Toronto and Harvard University, Nikita aims to foster the responsible and innovative use of AI in media and conducts workshops, develops AI products and advises on AI strategy.
Sponsored by:
The Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County
The Edward M. Barr Foundation
Photos by Mallory Leann Photo + Design