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Discover the New Pinpoint for Journalists — A Wonder Tools Workshop with Google's Mary Nahorniak

Hosted by Jeremy Caplan & Mary Nahorniak
 
 
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Join Wonder Tools subscribers for this special workshop to learn more about the newest feature of Google's Pinpoint.

Pinpoint uses the best of AI and search tech to help journalists easily go through large amounts of documents, including audio and video files.

  • With Extract Structured Data, now in public beta, you'll be able to quickly export structured data into Google Sheets.

  • You'll also learn how Pinpoint can help transcribe audio and video in multiple languages.

  • Learn how to publish public collections.

  • Discover several other brand new features added in 2023.

  • Learn how to upload your own document sets to examine through powerful search functionality, including

    • Searching handwriting and text within images.

  • We'll also review some case studies and see how U.S. newsrooms have used Pinpoint in their work.

  • More on Pinpoint

The session will be led by Google News Lab's U.S. teaching fellow, Mary Nahorniak. Mary is focused on collaborating with journalists and entrepreneurs to drive innovation in news.

She was previously part of USA TODAY’s leadership team as the director of audience, responsible for the organization’s digital platforms and a 24/7 team of nearly 30 editors. Mary was one of the first journalists pioneering how newsrooms can directly connect with audiences through social platforms, beginning at The Baltimore Sun in the mid-2000s. She’s also an ACC-certified leadership coach and has helped clients at ESPN, Harvard Business Review and the U.S. Department of Justice define and realize their goals. Mary believes in empathetic leadership, audience-centered strategy and strong coffee.☕️