Host: Department of Communication & Journalism’s Creative Media Lab
Date: Saturday Oct 19th, 2024
Time: 9am – 4pm
Location: LAAH 453
Point of Contact: jtlopez123@tamu.edu
Registration: https://forms.gle/c1s2eNbbvL7VbmNs5
Description: The Symposium will have professional news journalists, as well as communications A.I. experts give presentations & workshops on thinking about the future of Artificial Intelligence News Gathering and A.I. media production.
The symposium is sponsored by the Department of Communication & Journalism’s Creative Media Lab. Professional journalist and producer Kaye Cruz will discuss the landscape of news gathering in Texas and his new media research. Marketing practitioners and researchers John Frazee & Mark Solis of I Love Marketing will discuss A.I. in communications in terms of text, visuals and video.
The event will provide presentations and hands-on experiential learning workshops on thinking about community, data and news reporting.
Faculty, students and the communications community at large are invited to attend.
Sponsors
- CMJR Creative Media Lab
- Texas A&M Institute of Data Science
General Structure:
9am – 10am Introduction by joey lopez & Jonathan Guajardo
10am – 11am 30 Minute Overview Presentations
Kaye Cruz
Mark Solis and John Frazee
Lunch
11am – 12pm
20 minute presentation about CMJR Journalism program and new initiatives during lunch.
Workshops
12pm – 1:30pm Kaye Cruz
1:30pm – 3pm Mark Solis & John Frazee
3pm – 3:30pm – Wrap up.
Guest Presenters & Workshop Leaders
Kaye Cruz – Broadcast Specialist working among some of the major media outlets from ABC News, 20/20, Dateline, Good Morning America, BBC, NBC Nightly News, The Today Show.
Operating as a Field Producer, Camera operator, Satellite ops, Audio tech, Drone pilot and ROV pilot. In addition to broadcast. Kaye has worked in Social Media Intelligence globally, gathering and processing information and translating it for major Defense companies, Governments, Law Enforcement and International Protests. Developer of Quantum media platforms that interpret News and Information in real-time for online and
Mobile delivery.
He now ventures in Artificial Intelligence to develop a new Quantum platform for News
Specialist:
UAS & UUV video & imaging (Licensed Part 107 FAA)
Trans-Media & Technology vs. Media Lectures for University Students
Instructional Design Specialist in Children’s interactive books
Social Media Intelligence consultant for Global Brands, Broadcast Media & Digital Media
Content strategist for Trans/ Instructional Interactive Media Programming
John Frazee – SEO Specialist
With over 2 decades of digital marketing, content creation and SEO experience, John Frazee has been building client brands with the sole intent of manipulating Google’s search engine to rank his clients on the first page driving visability and traffic.
John Frazee also volunteers his time mentoring at the Teen Tech Center and donating marketing services to 501c3 non-profits RuffRough.com and collaborating with the Convergent Media Group at Texas A&M.
Interests
Digital Marketing, Photography, Augmented Reality, Video Production, Photogrammetry, Music Production, Travel
Mark Solis – SEO Specialist
Mark Solis has been designing websites with the sole intent of manipulating Google’s search engine ranking results for himself and his clients. He is a well adept Unity developer, and specializes in AR/VR experiences.
Interests
Web Development, Video Production, Photogrammetry, Music Production, Game Development
