20 Journalist Events in June You Should Know About
June journalist events will cover housing journalism, fact-checking, travel writing and more.
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Welcome to Blogger Events, a monthly column of upcoming blogger and journalist events that we think you should know about. Plan even further ahead and bookmark our page with upcoming events for the entire year.
June is packed with timely and unique learning opportunities for journalists, bloggers, freelancers and others in the media. Events coming up this month will dive into investigative reporting, housing journalism, AI in the newsroom, health policy, fact-checking and much more.
Keep reading to find an event in June that’s perfect for you.
June 1-28: Climate Journalism: Investigative Reporting for Every Beat
Despite its reach into nearly every reporting beat, climate remains a difficult topic to cover. To help, the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas and the Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN) have partnered to offer this free online course in English and Spanish. “Participants will be able to understand how climate change intersects with energy systems, food production, ecosystems and human health; identify key sources of information; and apply investigative methods to uncover stories of power, responsibility and impact.”
June 2: Career Office Hour: Finding opportunities in political journalism
The National Press Club Journalism Institute’s third virtual Career Office Hour of the year will focus on how journalists can build careers in politically focused newsrooms and news teams. Attendees will hear from Coy Draytona, editorial recruiter for Axios, and Dave Clarke, policy editor for Punchbowl News, about what they look for in job applicants. Receive practical advice on applying to jobs in political journalism, get tips on staying motivated and learn which skills are worth gaining or adapting.
June 2-5: 79th EWA National Seminar
The annual event from the Education Writers Association (EWA) will be held in Baltimore, Maryland. EWA will “help members understand how stakeholders are affected amid major shifts in federal oversight and funding while also providing training and offering solutions on how to best cover persistent education issues” like declining enrollment and a growing use of AI in the classroom.
June 4: Housing Journalism for Everyone
The Online News Association invites journalists from all beats and experience levels to attend this session, which will be led by Princeton’s Eviction Lab. Housing intersects with stories across beats, and during this session, you’ll learn about recent shifts in policy, data tools to help with your housing reporting, how to find housing stories, and see examples of strong housing reporting.
June 5: Using AI to improve newsgathering
This virtual session will be hosted by the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland. Experts will cover the ways newsrooms can ethically use AI to enhance their news products.
June 9: Trauma-informed Reporting: A Mental Health Reporting Project Webinar
Sign up now for this free, one-hour webinar from Poynter. The fifth webinar in the Mental Health Reporting series will “equip journalists with practical tools and strategies to approach interviews more thoughtfully, strengthen relationships with sources and produce more nuanced mental health reporting.”
June 9: Briefing: Covering the gas tax holiday debate
National and regional journalists are invited to attend this virtual session from the National Press Club Journalism Institute. Experts from the Bipartisan Policy Center will discuss the proposed gas tax suspension. Get a better understanding of how federal and state gas taxes work, potential impacts on inflation, reporting angles and more.
June 10: Vaccines and Government: From D.C. to the States to Your Provider’s Office
This free webinar for health journalists will be hosted by the National Press Foundation. Experts in medicine, public health policy and health journalism will explain how vaccine recommendations are developed, dive into the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program and more to help reporters cover this complex and consequential health policy story.
June 11: Walking the news: Building walking tours to engage audiences and generate revenue
Cara Kulhman, founder of the independent news organization Future Tides, will lead this free session from The Lenfest Institute. She will break down the “tours-as-journalism” model, “showing how walking tours can function as storytelling platforms, engagement tools, and revenue streams.”
June 16: Reporting on public health in the current political environment
The National Press Club Journalism Institute will be joined by KFF Health News journalists Julie Rovner and Amanda Seitz to “explore how journalists can gain audience trust and navigate misinformation and controversial statements from officials while producing accessible, fact-based journalism.”
June 17: Learning the Best Techniques of Master Storytellers Across Media
During this 90-minute webinar from Writer’s Digest University, professional storyteller Bryan Young will discuss how to use storytelling techniques to engage your audience, ways to improve your writing and how to choose the best media for your work. Young has worked in journalism, film, prose, non-fiction, comics and graphic novels, and more, and he’ll share some of his favorite techniques across a variety of media.
June 17: Journalism & AI – Promise or Threat?
The Journalism & Women Symposium (JAWS) will be joined by New York University Professor Meredith Broussard to discuss the pros and cons of AI for journalists and journalism.
June 17-19: GlobalFact 2026
The global fact-checking summit, hosted by the International Fact-Checking Network, will welcome over 300 fact-checkers to Vilnius, Lithuania, for dozens of sessions led by more than 80 speakers. Hear about the latest fact-checking trends in policy and regulation around the world, see what’s new with AI in the field, and come away with safety and well-being tips for fact-checking teams.
June 18: From the Panama Papers to the Epstein Files: Investigating Leaks and Large-Scale Data in the Age of AI
Investigative journalists are invited to attend this session from GIJN. Come away with strategies for securely managing leaks and get a walk-through of the full life cycle of an investigation built on large data.
June 18: How to get into — and thrive in — Travel writing
For this 90-minute webinar, Tim Herrera, author and former New York Times editor, will be joined by Nina Ruggiero, Senior Editorial Director at Travel + Leisure and founder of Be a Travel Writer. Come ready with all your questions about travel writing.
June 18-21: IRE 2026 Conference
The annual investigative journalism conference from IRE and NICAR will be held in National Harbor, Maryland. The event is about “all things investigative, data, storytelling, public records, networking, finding old friends and new and so much more!” Sessions for “Bringing data and records to life in audio,” “Data visualization for non-designers,” “Finding stories in IRS Filings” and “Basic campaign finance for the 2026 midterms” are just a few of the ones to choose from on the packed schedule – and those are just on day one.
June 18-21: RTDNA World Tour
The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) replaced its annual conference in 2026 with an 18-month series of events to more easily meet journalists across the country in or near their local communities. The World Tour wraps up in Washington, D.C.
June 23: Freelancing 101: How to establish yourself — and thrive — as an independent journalist
This hourlong virtual session from SABEW will feature panelists Mallika Mitra, business and financial freelance journalist, Chris Morris, contributing writer at Fortune Magazine, Inc., Fast Company and AARP, and Chris Taylor, personal finance journalist. Whether you’re new to freelancing or returning to it after layoffs, attend this panel and come away with tips on building client rosters, pitching stories and positioning yourself to stand out.
June 24-26: Outlier Conference
Outlier is hosted by the Data Visualization Society. The virtual conference will bring together data visualization professionals of all levels from around the world to learn from real stories, hands-on experiments and forward-thinking practices.
June 24-28: AAJA Annual Conference
AAJA 2026 will take place in Minneapolis. Session tracks include Community, Innovation, Leadership, Relevance and Resilience. So far, the schedule includes sessions like “Build better relationships through deeper listening,” “Mastering the solo hustle,” “Resilience in an era of newsroom cuts” and “Just be yourself: Using your voice across audio, video and social.”
Coming in July
July 8-9: SRCCON
Minneapolis will host Open News’s SRCCON, “where 300 people who care deeply about journalism and their communities come together to talk about the technical and cultural changes that can transform our work.” The highly participatory event features hands-on sessions, conversations and workshops rather than panels.
