October
Event: FREE, FAIR, AND FACTUAL: HOW LOCAL NEWS STRENGTHENS OUR ELECTIONS
A discussion focused on the important role local news stations have in delivering accurate information during elections.
Date: October 1, 2026
Presenter: Center for Community Engaged Media
Contact: Littrell Crittenden
Email: letrell.crittenden@temple.edu
Link for more information: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/31070273051?contact_organizer=true&event_id=1999700228213
Key words: local news, elections, accurate information
Event: YOUTH AI FORUM
A one-day event built to teach high school students how to identify non-credible information in media.
Date: October 10, 2026
Presenter: Korean Cultural Foundation, Center for Media and Information Literacy, and Klein College of Media and Communication
Contact: Insook Seol
Email: Koreanartist@gmail.com
Link for more information:https://youthaiforum.org/
Key words: AI, media literacy, credibility
Event: DEVELOPING A HUMAN AI MANIFESTO
Join the Temple University Science, Technology, and Society (STS) for a conversation centered around what a humane approach to artificial intelligence looks like.
Date: October 12, 2026
Presenter: Science, Technology, and Society (STS) at Temple University
Contact: Meghnaa Tallapragada
Email:
Link for more information: https://sites.temple.edu/stsnetwork/
Key words: artificial intelligence, values, humanity, manifesto
Event: COMEDY THROUGH THE AGES
A panel highlighting how children’s media professionals know when and how to incorporate humor into children’s media.
Date: October 28, 2026
Presenter: Children’s Media Association (CMA) https://www.childrensmediaassociation.org
Contact: Sherri Hope Culver
Email: sherri.hope.culver@temple.edu
Link for more information: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/childrensmediaassociation/2377688
Key words: humor, children’s tv, creators
Event: TECHNOLOGY LEARNING COLLABORATIVE (TLC) 2026 ANNUAL CONFERENCE: POWER IN PARTNERSHIP
Invites digital navigators and community leaders who are shaping how digital access is distributed throughout the Philadelphia area to come together.
Date: October 6, 2026
Presenter: Technology Learning Collaborative
Contact: Technology Learning Collaborative
Email:
Link for more information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tlc-conference-2026-power-in-partnership-tickets-1998498526892
Key words: digital access, digital navigators, Philadelphia area
Event: DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION COLLOQUIUM: COMMUNICATION FOR DEMOCRACY
All students, alumni, faculty, staff, and community members are invited to attend this event, which will explore communication, democracy, and voting.
Date: October 16, 2026
Presenter: Klein College of Media and Communication and the Center for Conflict Management and Media Impact
Contact: kleineve@temple.edu
Link for more information: https://now.temple.edu/events/2026-10-16/comm-colloquium-communication-democracy
Key words: communications, democracy, community, and perspectives
Event: TRUST ISSUES: VERIFYING CITATIONS IN THE AGE OF AI
This event focuses on learning how to differentiate AI references from incomplete references versus references that hold real value, and developing this new crucial research skill.
Date: October 30, 2026
Presenter: Temple University Libraries’
Contact: Kristina De Voe
Email: devoek@temple.edu
Link for more information: https://library.temple.edu/events/2400
Key words: Citation, AI-generated references, essential research skill, workshop
November
Event: TEACHING WITH HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS: EXPLORING THE LIBRARIES’ DIGITAL COLLECTIONS
A workshop for teachers where they will be welcomed to explore Temple Libraries’ databases and learn how to incorporate digitized historical newspapers into lessons.
Date: November 4, 2026
Presenter: Temple University Libraries’
Contact: Kristina De Voe
Email: devoek@temple.edu
Link for more information: https://library.temple.edu/events/2400
Key words: News literacy, digital sources, teaching
Event: “Trust Me” DOCUMENTARY SCREENING
A screening held for high school students from Kensington High School.
Date: November 13, 2026
Presenter: Center for Media and Information Literacy, Kensington High School, and Project Facts
Contact: Nimet Eren
Email: neren@philasd.org
Link for more information:
Key words: information literacy, media literacy, young students