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In 5 weeks you’ll sharpen your message, level-up your profile and start building a network with journalists.
Applications for our second Media Mastery for New AI Protagonists cohort are now closed. However, we plan to offer more cohort programs in the future. Register your interest, and we'll keep you updated!
Apply NowWhat you can expect to gain from this program
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Develop clear and compelling messaging to communicate your unique expertise
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Identify journalists and publications you want to engage and learn how to pitch them
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Sharpen your online presence with the help of an expert audit
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Hone broadcast media interview skills to build messaging muscle
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Build a tight network of peers working on issues of AI politics
Group Kick Off & Orientation (1hr)
Developing Your Media Strategy (1hr)
Engaging with Media 101 (1hr)
Broadcast Media Interview Training & Practice (Half-Day/4 hours)
Group Wrap Up & Next Steps (1hr)
Group training & peer support
Individual support tailored to you
Online Presence Audit: Get personalised feedback on how you show up to journalists and others.
Develop Your Messaging: identify your unique voice and expertise and translate it into a narrative and talking points.
Take action on what you’re learning - on your own, with your assigned cohort buddy, or in one of 3 optional co-working sessions
Optional shared accountability spaces
We want to ensure that you're a great fit and have enough time to fully benefit from the cohort experience
You're interested in making broadcast media appearances or having your writing published
You already get media requests – or think you would with some support
You're excited by the idea of attending group sessions and 1:1 support, and want to make the time for this
You're explicitly working within the area of AI politics
You're able to attend 4 group sessions and one half-day training between 22 October — 19 November (all sessions will be online and scheduled around 11am EST)
You don't want to raise your profile and you'd prefer to be behind the scenes
You don’t think you’ll be ready for media soon
You’re not sure if you’ll be available or if this is something you’ll have time for
You don’t work on AI politics topics
You're not able to attend 4 group sessions and one half-day training between 22 October — 19 November (all sessions will be online and scheduled around 11am EST)
Cohort trainings are run by a team of media and AI politics experts
Applications for our second Media Mastery for New AI Protagonists cohort are now closed. However, we plan to offer more cohort programs in the future. Register your interest, and we'll keep you updated!
The cohort is free for participants and on an application basis. At some point in the future we might change this, but for now we're focused on delivering high impact while learning as much as we can.
Hopefully! This is the second cohort we have run and we will likely do this again. You can sign up for updates and opportunities from the New Protagonist Network here.
Please do! As long as they are working within the area of AI politics and looking to engage with media to raise the profile of their work.
Possibly, it depends. Send us an email to team@saysmaybe.com and we’ll get back to you.
Send us an email to team@saysmaybe.com and we’ll get back to you.
For this cohort, the program is only available in English. However, we are open to exploring the possibility of offering it in other languages based on demand in the future. If you have a specific language in mind, please let us know!
Of course! Send us an email to team@saysmaybe.com and we’ll get back to you.
Applications for our second Media Mastery for New AI Protagonists cohort are now closed. However, we plan to offer more cohort programs in the future. Register your interest, and we'll keep you updated!
Media Mastery for New AI Protagonists is hosted by the New Protagonist Network, a project of Computer Says Maybe, and is funded by the AI Collaborative and the Ethics and Governance of Artificial Intelligence Initiative.
The New Protagonist Network provides training and support for public interest AI professionals to enhance their media skills and impact. Our goal is to replace superficial AI coverage with informed, people-centered expertise, helping the public grasp the stakes and guiding policymakers toward meaningful questions about our future.
Computer Says Maybe is a public interest firm focused on technology and society. We created and run the New Protagonist Network for a growing community of AI experts, and we provide diverse support to organisations working on the social, economic, and political impacts of technology.
This work is funded by the AI Collaborative and the Ethics and Governance of Artificial Intelligence Initiative.