I have been lecturing about Tech Discourse since 2010.
Here is a list of my conference talks, panels, and seminars.
Invited Lectures
Panelist
2024, October - IGP Annual Workshop: Does AI Need Governance? Examining the Political Economy of Machine Learning. Panel: Is AGI a Myth? Georgia Tech, School of Public Policy, Internet Governance Project (IGP). Atlanta, Georgia, USA. My AGI presentation. 2024, September - The Ethical Implications of AI Hype: Examining the overinflation and misrepresentation of AI capabilities and performance. Panel: AI Hype - where do we go from here? Research Webinar, UK. Snippet. 2023, May - (un)Stable Diffusions - A two-day international symposium on AI's publics, publications, and publicizations. Panel: Media Representations. Lecture: The Media Coverage of Generative AI: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. Montréal, Canada.  2022, July - 2022 CRA (Computing Research Association) Conference at Snowbird, Utah, USA. Panel: Techlash in Context: What should CS departments and tech companies do?  |
2020, October: PRovoke Global PR Summit 2020. Session: Communications in the Techlash age. Speaker page. The announcement. Article: The Future of Techlash: 'Sentiment is Becoming More Fragmented.' The highlights. The Full video.  |
2018, November: "The Reboot of Tech PR." Relevance Report Launch Event (#PRFuture Speaker Series). USC Annenberg Center for Public Relations. Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Keynote Speaker
2023, February: "Generative AI in The Media: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly." Conference: The Wonders of AI. AI in Higher Education. Organizers: The MOFET Institute (founded by The Israel Ministry of Education). 2023, January: "The Media Coverage of Generative AI: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly." Conference: Incorporating Generative AI into Media Literacy Education: Between Opportunities and Risks. Organizers: Israel Communication Association (IsCA) and The MOFET Institute (founded by The Israel Ministry of Education). 
2015, December: "Innovation Journalism, Tech Blogs, and Analyzing the Flow of Information." MELI- Ex Libris Forum in Israel Annual Conference, Rishon LeZion, Israel. |
Seminars / Colloquium Talks
2019, December: "Tech News and Tech PR in Light of the Techlash." USC- University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, ANN- Annenberg Networks Network research group, Los Angeles, California, USA. |
2019, April: "How Technology Drives Change in Public Relations & How Tech PR Changed in Light of the Techlash." USC- University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, "SPR- Strategic Public Relations" seminar, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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2019, February: "Tech News & Tech PR – It's Not Just Tech Anymore." Boston University, College of Communication, CRC- Communication Research Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.  2019, February: "Tech News & Tech PR – It's Not Just Tech Anymore." The University of Texas at Austin, Moody College of Communication, Stan Richards School of Advertising & Public Relations, Austin, Texas, USA. |
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2018, December: "Tech News & Tech PR: It's Not Just Tech Anymore." Tel Aviv University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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2018, November: "Tech News & Tech PR: It's Not Just Tech Anymore." Chapman University, School of Communication, Orange, California, USA.
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2018, November: "Tech News & Tech PR: It's Not Just Tech Anymore." USC- University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, ANN- Annenberg Networks Network research group, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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2018, August: "Life's a Pitch." UCLA- University of California, Los Angeles, Science Abroad – The organization of Israeli scientists abroad. The forum for LA's women in science, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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2018, April: "Tech PR in 2017 – The Turning-point for the Leading Tech Companies." USC- University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, "Crisis Management in Strategic Public Relations" course, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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2018, April: "The Tech News Agenda." USC- University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, "Strategic Public Relations Research, Evaluation, and Insight" course, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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2018, March: "The Tech News Agenda." USC- University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, "Strategic Public Relations: An Introduction" course, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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2017, November: "Who Sets the Agenda in Tech News?" USC- University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, Comm' Faculty ARS (Annenberg Research Seminar) Colloquium, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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2017, October: "Who Sets the Agenda in Tech News?" USC- University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, "Strategic Public Relations Research, Evaluation, and Insight" course, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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2017, October: "Who Sets the Agenda in Tech News?" USC- University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, "Introduction to Strategic Public Relations" course, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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2017, April: "Who Sets the Agenda in Tech News?" Netanya Academic College, School of Communication, Netanya, Israel.
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2017, March: "Who Sets the Agenda in 'Innovation Journalism'?" Tech News and The Network Agenda-Setting (NAS) Model. Bar-Ilan University, School of Communication, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
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2017, January: "Innovation Journalism (InJo): Analyzing the Information Flow in Tech News." IDC Herzliya, Sammy Ofer School of Communication, Herzliya, Israel.
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2017, January: "Innovation Journalism: Analyzing the Information Flow in Tech News." Technion- Israel Institute of Technology, Faculty of Education in Sciences and Technology, Haifa, Israel.
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2016, December: "Who Sets the Agenda in "Innovation Journalism"? Tech News and The Network Agenda-Setting (NAS) Model." Ariel University, School of Communication, Ariel, Israel.
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2016, December: "The Role of Tech Blogs in Innovation Journalism." Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Department of Communication Studies, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
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2016, March: "Innovation Journalism and Analyzing the Information Flow." The Open University, Media & Information Lab, Ra'anana, Israel.
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2015, December: "Marketing Guidance for Startups." University of Haifa, HuStart- Haifa University Startup & Entrepreneurship Club, Haifa, Israel.
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2015, May: "Tech Bloggers, Media, and Startups." Technion- Israel Institute of Technology, International School, Haifa, Israel.
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2014, September: "Tech Bloggers, Traditional Media and Their Role in Tech News." Technion- Israel Institute of Technology, International School, Haifa, Israel.
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2014, August: "Social Networks & Big Data." Technion- Israel Institute of Technology, International School, Haifa, Israel.
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2014, May: "Relationship Between Technology and Practice: Social Media, Blogs, Big Data and Everything in Between." HIT- Holon Institute of Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department, Holon, Israel.
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2010, July: "Blogs." Ariel University, School of Communication, New Media Track. Digital Communication Course, Ariel, Israel.
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Participation in Peer-Reviewed Conferences
Paper Presenter
Weiss-Blatt, N., Tenderich, B., & Swarthout, K. (2020, May). Tech Companies' Responses to the Evolving Techlash. Paper presented at the 70th Annual ICA (International Communication Association) Conference, Post-conference: Digital Platform Regulation: Beyond Transparency and 'Openness,' Gold Coast, Australia. *Due to Coronavirus, it was a virtual conference. Weiss-Blatt, N. (2019, April). The 'Techlash' that Changed Tech News and Tech PR: It's Not Just Tech Anymore. Paper presented at "What is Technology?" Conference, Portland, Oregon, USA. | |
Weiss-Blatt, N. (2017, May). Tech Blogs as Sources for Traditional Media Reporting on Innovation. Paper presented at the 67th ICA (International Communication Association) Annual Conference, Pre-conference: Online and Newsworthy: Have Digital Sources Changed Journalism? San-Diego, California, USA. | |
Weiss-Blatt, N. (2017, April). The Third Level of Agenda-Setting Theory- Network Agenda Setting: Examining the New Model in Innovation Journalism. Paper presented at the 21st ISCA (Israel Communication Association) Annual Conference, Sapir College, Israel. | |
Weiss-Blatt, N. (2016, July). Tech Bloggers vs. Tech Journalists in Innovation Journalism. Paper presented at the 3rd European Conference on Social Media ECSM 2016, Caen, France. | |
Weiss-Blatt, N. (2016, March). Tech Journalists, Tech Bloggers, and their Role in Tech News. Paper presented at the PCA (Popular Culture Association) ACA (American Culture Association) 2016 National Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA. | |
Weiss-Blatt, N. (2015, April). Tech Journalists, Tech Bloggers and Their Role in Tech News. Paper presented at 'What is Journalism? Exploring the past, present and future' Conference, Portland, Oregon, USA. | |
Weiss-Blatt, N. (2014, May). Blogs as News Source. Paper presented at 'INFO 2014' - the 29th Annual Conference & Exhibition, Tel-Aviv, Israel. | |
Weiss-Blatt, N. (2014, March). Agenda-Setting, Two-Step Flow and the World of Tech Blogs: The Role of Tech Bloggers in the Flow of Information. Paper presented at the JSS (Journalism Studies Section) ECREA (European Communication Research and Education Association) 2014 Conference: "Journalism in Transition: Crisis or Opportunity?", Thessaloniki, Greece. | |
Weiss-Blatt, N. (2013, November). Agenda-Setting, Two-Step Flow and the World of Tech Blogs: The Role of Tech Bloggers in the Flow of Information. Paper presented at Communicating: The 10th Annual Graduate Student Conference in Memory of Mark Biano, Haifa, Israel. Weiss-Blatt, N. (2013, November). Agenda-Setting, Two-Step Flow and the World of Tech Blogs: The Role of Tech Bloggers in the Flow of Information. Paper presented at the Research Conference: Information and Knowledge 2013, Haifa, Israel. | |
Weiss-Blatt, N. (2013, November). Agenda-Setting, Two-Step Flow and the World of Tech Blogs: The Role of Tech Bloggers in the Flow of Information. Paper presented at the Early Stage Researchers Colloquium 2013, Berlin, Germany. | |
Weiss-Blatt, N. (2013, November). Agenda-Setting, Two-Step Flow and the World of Tech Blogs: The Role of Tech Bloggers in the Flow of Information. Paper presented at the 5th Israeli Science Communication Conference, Tel-Aviv, Israel. | |
Oren, R., Weiss-Blatt, N., Weimann, G., Mazor, M. & Mengistu, G. (2013, March). Reevaluating "The End of Mass Communication?". Paper presented at the 17th Annual Conference of the Israel Communication Association (ISCA), Ramat Gan, Israel. | |
Mazor, M., Mengistu, G., Oren, R., Weiss-Blatt, N. & Weimann, G. (2012, December). Reevaluating "The End of Mass Communication?". Paper presented at Communicating: The 9th Annual Graduate Student Conference in Memory of Mark Biano, Haifa, Israel. | |
Paper Reviewer
2024
- "AI & Ethics" special collection: "The Ethical Implications of AI Hype: Examining the overinflation and misrepresentation of AI capabilities and performance" (Springer)
2021
- "Media Frames" Israeli Journal of Communication (Hebrew)
Israel's leading journal for communication scholars
2019
- HICSS-53 - The 53rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
- The 69th ICA (International Communication Association) Annual Conference- Public Relations Division
- The 69th ICA (International Communication Association) Annual Conference- Public Relations Division
2018
- HICSS-52 - The 52nd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
- The 68th ICA (International Communication Association) Annual Conference- Public Relations Division
- The 68th ICA (International Communication Association) Annual Conference- Public Relations Division
2017
- The 67th ICA (International Communication Association) Annual Conference- Journalism Studies Division
2016
2016
- HICSS-50 - The 50th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
2015
- The 65th ICA (International Communication Association) Annual Conference- Mass Communication Division
2013
- Communicating: The 10th Annual Graduate Student Conference
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