Prepare for your future at the 2008 Convention & National Journalism Conference
Learn from professional journalists, get hands-on training and further your career at the 2008 SPJ Conference & National Journalism Convention, Sept. 4-7 in Atlanta, Ga. Listed below is a mere sampling of the development sessions designed to fit your needs!
The First Five Years: You Can Do It
Description: For new journalists, the first five years can be brutal. The hours are long, the pay is low and the moves are frequent. It can be tempting to leave journalism for greener pastures. Hear from a panel of journalists going through the first five years and those who have survived. Get tips for making the most of your early career years while avoiding common mistakes. Leave energized and ready to move to the next phase of your career path.
Speakers: Andria Simmons, reporter, Atlanta Journal-Constitution; Leslie Froelich, reporter, Mundo Hispánico/Atlanta Journal-Constitution; Adrian Uribarri, reporter, Orlando Sentinel
It’s All About Storytelling: Criteria for Telling Effective TV Stories
Description: Learn how to prepare your tape and determine what sets you apart in your storytelling. Elements of storytelling to be discussed include: Writing, Video, Use of Sound, Delivery, Standup and Impact.
Speaker: Terry Likes, professor, Western Kentucky University
It’s Not YourTube or YourSpace
Description: The internet offers an inexhaustible supply of photos, film clips and other juicy tidbits, deceptively free for the taking. Using material gathered from the Internet raises tricky questions both of law (copyright, defamation) and ethics (verification, attribution). This phenomenon is only growing more complex as news organizations augment their coverage with user-generated content and the work of “citizen journalists.” From “don’t Taze me bro” to “Client 9,” a look at the legal and ethical issues presented when relying on third-party content gathered on-line. The internet offers an inexhaustible supply of photos, film clips and other juicy tidbits, deceptively free for the taking. Using material gathered from the internet raises tricky questions both of law (copyright, defamation) and of ethics (verification, attribution). This phenomenon is only growing more complex as news organizations augment their coverage with user-generated content and the work of “citizen journalists.” From “don’t Taze me bro” to “Client 9,” a look at the legal and ethical issues presented when relying on third-party content gathered on-line.
Speaker: Frank D. LoMonte, Esq., executive director, Student Press Law Center
For a full list of programs offered at this year’s Convention & National Journalism Conference, visit http://www.spj.org/c-programs.asp.