APME/NewsTrain
Norman, OK
Save-the-date:
APME NewsTrain and Mid-America Press Institute present:The Busy Editor's Guide to Better Journalism
A two-track workshop offering:
• hands-on classes for editors in boosting their skills at shooting and editing brief web video and using social media to distribute content;
• the best new ideas for setting and maintaining standards, planning multimedia content, online ethical decision-making and more.
When:
Friday and/or Saturday, Sept. 25-26, 2009 - attend one or two full-day sessions.
Where:
Gaylord School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Oklahoma.
Cost:
$50 registration fee, which includes brownbag lunches on Friday and Saturday and coffee on Saturday morning.
Keynote Speaker:
Bob Dotson, NBC's "American Story With Bob Dotson," at lunchtime on Friday only.Faculty Members:
Robb Montgomery, visualeditors.com; Mark Briggs, journalism20.com; Ken Fleming, Center for Advanced Social Research at the Reynolds Journalism Institute, University of Missouri; David Arkin, GateHouse Media.Seminars:
The workshop has two tracks, both of which will be offered on Friday and again on Saturday. Participants may choose either track, either day – and may attend one or two days. Keynote speaker Bob Dotson will appear as the luncheon speaker on Friday only.Blue Track: Hands-on Training: Making Better Web Video; Hands-on Training: Making Better Use of Social Media
Green Track: The Big Picture - Staying Ahead in the Changing Media World; Defining What's "Good" in Digital Media; Planning Content for Multiple Media and Multiple Deadlines; and (choose one) Online Journalism Credibility or Alternative Story Forms for Print