National Convention Offers "Covering China," Other Informative Sessions
The SPJ Annual Convention & National Journalism Conference will be taking place in Atlanta, Sept. 4-7, and there's still time left to register to get in on the action.
Among other breakout sessions, "Covering China" will be led by David Lynch, former China correspondent, USA Today; Richard Lui, anchor, CNN; and Will Wong, former reporter, The New York Times. The session, according to convention materials, will cover topics of great interest to anyone writing about China today, and there may be some crossover into Olympic beat writers who find themselves in Beijing next month. The planned topics include issues that have been covered in international media lately such as toy recalls, spying scandals, the environment, and its emerging economy and dramatic social changes. So for those who are looking to continue their coverage of news from China after the Olympics are over, this might be a good one to seek out.
There are many other substantive breakout sessions as well. You can view the full array of activities and programs by visiting SPJ's home page.