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THANK YOU
Cover art by Gil Riego, The Roundup, Pierce College
JACC salutes the following people for their many efforts in coordinating this conference:
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Rick Pullen, CSUF, School of Communication Beth Bingham Evans, CSUF, School of Communication Jason Shepard, CSUF, School of Communication Carmela Gomez, CSUF, Titan Student Union Sid Patel, CSUF, Titan Student Union Jason Lorge, CSUF, School of Communication Meg Spratt, Dart Center of Journalism and Trauma Kari Renee Hall, Orange County Register Kim Komenich, San Jose State University Edgard Aguilar, Beach Publishing Co. Rich Cameron, Cerritos College Gil Riego, Jr. Jacque Thomley Danny Edwards, Bakersfield College Dympna Ugwu-Oju, Fresno City College Diamond Trophy & Marketing Maria Elena Martinez, Fullerton Marriott Jay Seidel, Fullerton College Brandon Hensley, Glendale College Michelle Olson, Chabot College Zach Gillon, Santa Barbara City College Jorge Medina, Orange County Register Paul McLeod, Saddleback College Joanna Miller, Moorpark College Kelly Goff, San Francisco State University Alyssa Alimena, Sacramento State University Bhavisha Patel, Cosumnes River College Jeffrey Tollefson, Moorpark College Kris Prue-Cook, Pierce College
Welcome to the 2009 JACC SoCal Regional Conference!
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Our goal is to broaden your horizons. To this end we have a broadcast, magazine, photography, multimedia and writing workshops offered in almost every session. Make sure you experience it all: workshops, on-the-spot competitions, twitter contest, the Daily Titan Open House and the teleprompter lab. We’d especially like to point out: the slideshow competition for photographers; the unique twitter address for each workshop and the People’s Choice Award for best student-produced designs. You can get more information on these special conference features in this program. We work hard to offer you real world experience—please let us know if you have any comments or suggestions.
Timi Ross Poeppelman
Timi Ross Poeppelman 2009 SoCal Conference Chair
Jill Connelly
Jill Connelly 2009 SoCal Assistant Conference Chair
NOTE: Schedule is subject to change. Please check Registration Area for updates. Page 3
California State University, Fullerton FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2009 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Registration ---Titan Student Union Atrium
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
JACC SoCal Conference • October 23-24, 2009 Entertainment Reporting—Alvarado Kelli Fadroski, Orange County Register #JACC03 COMPETITION: Feature Writing--Pavilion AB Proctor: Waleed Rashidi, Jim Burns, Cathy Werblin
NO Bring-ins accepted after 1 p.m.
COMPETITION: News Judgment/Layout—1st Round—Gabrielino (Overflow room is Tuffree) Proctors: Zach Gillon, Jorge Medina
12-12:30 p.m.
2:45-3:45 p.m.
BRING-IN ENTRIES Deadline
Photographers’ Orientation---Titan Theatre Required for ALL photographers Page Design Tutorial—Gabrielino Zach Gillon, Santa Barbara City College Jorge Medina, Orange County Register COMPETITION: Awards Presentation Slideshow—Titan Theatre
The details of this competition will be explained at the Photo orientation
12:45-1:15 p.m.
Digital Photo Competition Tutorial—Titan Theatre Edgard Aguilar, Beach Publishing
1-1:15 p.m.
Feature Photo Orientation – Titan Theatre Twitter Boot Camp ---Gabrielino Rich Cameron, Cerritos College
1-4 p.m.
Tips for Landing an Internship or First Job--Pavilion AB Dennis Foley, Orange County Register #JACC04 Business Practices for Visual Journalists—Titan Theatre Davis Barber, Cal State Fullerton #JACC05 What I Didn’t Learn in J-School---Gabrielino Nick Pagliochini, Air Traffic #JACC06 The Multi-Media Conundrum—Ontiveros Norb Garrett, Miller Publishing Group #JACC07 Tips for Designing and Writing for the Web—Alvarado Dean Hill, Web Designer #JACC08 WRITING LAB: Feature Writing—Pavilion C
Daily Titan Open House—College Park—RM 670 Visit the Daily Titan newsroom and meet its staff!
JUDGING: Bring-ins Proctors: Joanna Miller, Lori Medigovich, Kate McLaughlin
1:30-3:30 p.m.
3:30-5:30 p.m.
COMPETITION: Feature Photo
1:30-2:30 p.m.
DIGITAL PHOTO LAB: Feature—College Park B 18/22 You must be checked in by 4:15 p.m. in order to be eligible to submit your entry
Creating a Brand Through Social Networking—Ontiveros Cara Stewart, WunderMarx #JACC01
4 p.m.
Writing Winning Captions—A Primer for Photographers—Titan Theatre Gerard Burkhart, Santa Monica College #JACC02
4-5 p.m.
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COMPETITION: Notification of Design Finalists—JACC Registration/info Desk
Everyday People: A Photographer’s Vision—Titan Theatre Mel Melcon, Los Angeles Times #JACC11
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California State University, Fullerton Daily Titan Editors’ Roundtable--Pavilion AB Isa Ghani, Multimedia Editor Christine Amarantus, Features Editor Jeremiah Magan, Opinion Editor Sergio Cabaruvias, News Editor Ashleigh Johnson, Copy Editor #JACC10 A Dozen Essential Tips to Improve Your Writing---Gabrielino Bill White, Bill White Productions #JACC12 The Business of Magazines---Alvarado Rieva Lesonsky, GrowBiz Media #JACC13 Mastering Headline Writing —Ontiveros Tom Clanin, Cal State Fullerton #JACC14 The Life of a Reporter in an Online World—Pavilion C David Washburn, Voice of San Diego #JACC15 COMPETITION: Copyediting—Tuffree (overflow is Bradford) Proctor: Stephanie Stassel-Bluestein, Erin Hiro, Martha Jasso
4:15 p.m.
COMPETITION: Sports Writing—meet at the JACC Registration Table Proctors: Paul McLeod, Danny Edwards, Janna Braun COMPETITION: Sports Photo—meet at the JACC Registration Table Proctors: Roger Vargo, Gerard Burkhart, Brian Feulner
4:30-6:30 p.m.
COMPETITION: News Judgment/Layout—2nd Round—College Park 18/22 (Only the finalists from the 1:30 p.m. competition will be allowed to participate in the 2nd round) Proctors: Zach Gillon, Jorge Medina
6:30 p.m.
DIGITAL PHOTO LAB: Sports—College Park B 18/22 You must be checked in by 6:45 p.m. in order to be eligible to submit your entry
6:30-7:30 p.m. (time is approximate)
WRITING LAB: Sports Writing—Pavilion C Sports Writers should follow the direction of the lead proctor Paul McLeod for EXACT time requirements
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JACC SoCal Conference • October 23-24, 2009 7 p.m.
COMPETITION: Critical Review—Pavilion AB Proctors: Warren Swil, Toni Albertson, Micheal Moreau
7-9 p.m.
Photo Portfolio/Design Portfolio reviews— Gabrielino (Bring your photo portfolio and/or your design portfolio and get reviewed by professionals)
8:15—9:15 p.m. (Time is approximate)
Writing Lab: Critical Review— Pavilion C Writing will be immediately after the competition. Students will have one hour to submit entry
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2009 8:30-9:45 a.m.
Welcome –Pavilion AB
Brandon Hensley—SoCal Student President Danny Edwards—SoCal Faculty President Keynote Address --Pavilion AB Don’t Re-traumatize the Traumatized: A Discussion on Sensitive & Ethical Reporting Kari Hall, Orange County Register Kim Komenich, San Jose State University Sponsored by the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma #JACCKey ABOUT the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma The Dart Center is a global network of journalists, journalism educators and health professionals dedicated to improving media coverage of trauma, conflict and tragedy. The Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma continues a mission begun in the 1990s. In 1991 journalism faculty at Michigan State University established a small program to assist journalism students in reporting on victims of violence with sensitivity, dignity and respect, collaborating with the Michigan Victim Alliance and Frank Ochberg, M.D., a psychiatrist and pioneer in the treatment of traumatic stress. That MSU program, the first of its kind, was funded by the Dart Foundation of nearby Mason, Mich. In 1994 the Dart Foundation established the annual Dart Award for Excellence in Reporting on Victims of Violence, at that time administered by MSU. In the mid-1990s a growing number of journalists, educators and clinicians around the country began exploring the intersection of news reporting and violence. Gradually the Dart Foundation began assisting innovative programs on victims and the media by journalism faculty in Oklahoma, Indiana, and notably the University of Washington, where journalism professor Roger Simpson developed curricula for newsroom ethics classes on covering sexual assault, domestic violence and other traumatic events. In 1999, Simpson and the Dart Foundation established the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma at the University of Washington Department of Communications as an interdisciplinary clearing house. The new Dart Center assumed responsibility for the annual Dart Awards and a rapidly-expanding portfolio of projects – fellowships, training programs, studies - linking working journalists, mental health professionals, researchers and journalism teachers. Among the first projects initiated by the Dart Center was an annual fellowship program, bringing a small group of mid-career
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California State University, Fullerton journalists together for a week of seminars and discussions on applying knowledge of emotional trauma to improving coverage of violent events. Past Dart Center Ochberg Fellows, along with Dart Award winners, comprise the Dart Society, an independent nonprofit organization. In response to the attacks of September 11, 2001, the Dart Center established Dart Center Ground Zero, a six-month education and support program for New York City journalists. The Center also expanded internationally, establishing full-time nodes in Europe and Australia which each developed groundbreaking training programs for journalists and news organizations. To date the Dart Center has conducted conferences, educational programs and missions in 25 nations. From the beginning the Dart Center has also encouraged and led research on the psychological impact of reporting traumatic events. Between 1999 and 2002, Simpson together with psychologist Elana Newman and other colleagues conducted the first peer-reviewed studies published of the occupational mental health of reporters and photographers in U.S. newsrooms. In 2004 the Dart Center established an ongoing research node directed by Newman at the University of Tulsa Department of Psychology, involving graduate researchers in a variety of ongoing projects. The Center has supported and encouraged pioneering research into the mental health of combat reporters. In 2006, journalist Bruce Shapiro, part of the Center’s founding leadership team, became the first full-time executive director of the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma. In 2009, the Dart Foundation accepted an invitation from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism to locate the Dart Center there, providing a $7 million, 5-year gift to Columbia to support core programs. Through generous ongoing support from the Dart Foundation and the active engagement of volunteer news professionals, clinicians and researchers, the Dart Center has been able to respond to exceptional events challenging journalism — the Oklahoma City bombing, September 11, the Iraq War, Hurricane Katrina, the Indonesian tsunami, among others — while expanding a core commitment to innovative training and support for all news professionals encountering violence and tragedy in the practice of their craft. ABOUT the Keynote Speakers Kari René Hall, a staff photographer for the Los Angeles Times for 18 years, is currently a photo editor for the Orange County Register. A 2004 Ochberg Fellow with the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, Hall is the author and photographer of “Beyond the Killing Fields” (Aperture Books, foreword by The Dalai Lama), a photo documentary on Cambodians struggling to survive at a refugee camp and “Henry: An Unlikely Hero” about a single dad doing his best to raise four kids at a seedy motel that became an epic interactive multimedia presentation on MSNBC.com. Kim Komenich is an assistant professor for multimedia at his undergraduate alma mater San Jose State University. Komenich worked as a staff photographer and editor for the San Francisco Chronicle (2000-2009) and the San Francisco Examiner (1982-2000). He was awarded the 1987 Pulitzer Prize in Spot News Photography for photographs of the Philippine Revolution he made while on assignment for the Examiner. Komenich has photographed the ramifications of conflict in the Philippines, Vietnam, Guyana, El Salvador, the former Soviet Union and most recently in Iraq, where photos from his three trips to the Sunni Triangle in 2005 earned him the Military Reporters and Editors’ Association’s 2006 Photography Award. A 2006-07 Dart Ochberg Fellow, he received his MA in Journalism from the University of Missouri where he studied the history and practice of multimedia photojournalism. You can find examples of his visual journalism work on his website www. kimkom.com. COMPETITION: News Writing--Pavilion AB Proctors: Roman Koenig, Meg O’neil, Stefanie Frith COMPETITION: News Photo—Pavilion AB Proctors: Roger Vargo, Gerard Burkhart, Brian Feulner COMPETITION: Opinion Writing—Pavilion AB Proctors: Rob O’neil, Dympna Ugwu-Oju, Jean Stapleton COMPETITION: Editorial Cartoon—Pavilion AB Proctors: Saul Rubin, Max Branscomb
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JACC SoCal Conference • October 23-24, 2009 10-11 a.m.
Designing for a Daily: 10 Tips on How to Design—Pavilion AB Jorge Medina, Orange County Register #JACC16 Being a Photojournalist and Videographer in the 21st Century—Titan Theatre Rod Veal, Orange County Register #JACC17 So, You Think You Can Do Television?—Alvarado Diana Griffin, Anchor Derek Opina, Web Producer and Reporter Sandy Geminiani, Reporter and Anchor Karlo Sy Su, Producer #JACC18 How to Get into Journalism Without ANY Experience—Gabrielino Gustavo Arellano, OC Weekly #JACC19 Your First Job: Covering Local News—Ontiveros James Meier, The Desert Sun #JACC20 WRITING LAB: News—Pavilion C DIGITAL PHOTO LAB: News—College Park B 18/22 You must be checked in by 10:15 a.m. in order to be eligible to submit your entry JUDGING: Sports Writing—Gilman Sports Photo—Bradford B Feature Photo—Bradford B Copy Editing—Gilman Feature Writing—Gilman Critical Review--Gilman
11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Covering Breaking News—Pavilion AB Sal Hernandez, Orange County Register #JACC21 Top 10 Tips for Improving Your Sports Shooting— Titan Theatre Robert Hanashiro, USA Today #JACC22 Broadcast News Writing Workshop---Ontiveros Beth Bingham Evans, CSU Fullerton (You should attend this workshop if you’re planning to participate in the Broadcast News Writing Competition) #JACC23
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California State University, Fullerton Recession Survival: Resume & Cover Letter Tips—Alvarado Laura Neal, Cal State Fullerton #JACC24 Top 10 Freelance Tips—Hetebrink Kyra Kirkwood, Fullerton College #JACC25
JACC SoCal Conference • October 23-24, 2009 2-4:15 p.m.
DIGITAL PHOTO LAB: Awards Presentation Slideshow—College Park B 18/22 (You MUST be checked in by 3:15 p.m. in order to participate in the Awards Presentation Slideshow)
3:15-5:30 p.m.
WRITING LAB: Opinion—Pavilion C
Teleprompter Lab opens—Broadcast News Studio (this studio is located in the basement of Pollock Library—volunteers will be available at the JACC registration/Info Desk to escort you there if needed)
DRAWING LAB: Editorial Cartoon—Gabrielino
3:15-4:15 p.m.
JUDGING: News photo—Bradford B News Writing—Gilman
12:15-1:45 p.m. Lunch ---Titan Student Union Atrium
Going Rogue: Starting Up a Non-profit Newsroom--Pavilion AB Joseph Dunn, Voice of Orange County Norberto Santana, Voice of Orange County #JACC31
12:30-1:30 p.m.
Community College Journalism Under Siege: The Rise and Fall of the Canyon Call at College of the Canyons—Pavilion C Craig Leener, savethecanyoncall.com #JACC32
Faculty Meeting—Pavilion C
Multimedia Storytelling—Titan Theatre Kim Komenich, San Jose State University #JACC33
Student Meeting—Pavilion AB One student from each school MUST attend or the school will FORFEIT its on-the-spot awards
2-3 p.m.
Making It in Journalism--Pavilion AB Jorge Medina, Orange County Register #JACC26
50 Tools to Enhance Your Online Publication—Gabrielino Rich Cameron, Cerritos College #JACC34
Getting Started in Photojournalism--Titan Theatre Jim McNay, freelance photographer/educator #JACC27
How to Look Good on Camera---Room PL-046 (This session is located next door to the Broadcast News Studio) Beth Bingham Evans, Cal State Fullerton #JACC35
Covering the Celebrity Press Junket—Alvarado Kyra Kirkwood, Fullerton College #JACC28 Transferring to a CSU---Gabrielino Mark Larson, Humboldt State University #JACC29 Rock ‘n’ Roll Never Forgets: Uncovering the Music Industry—Ontiveros Waleed Rashidi, Citrus College #JACC30 COMPETITION: Broadcast News Writing—Pavilion C Proctors: Beth Bingham Evans, Robert Mercer JUDGING: Opinion Writing--Gilman Editorial Cartoon—Gilman
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Getting your Magazine Ready for the Printer—Alvarado Edgard Aguilar, Beach Publishing #JACC36 Acting out Journalism Ethics—Hetebrink Stephanie Stassel-Bluestein, Pierce & Moorpark Colleges #JACC37 Five Awesome New Web Tools for your News Site—Ontiveros Amara Aguilar, Pierce College #JACC38 JUDGING: Broadcast News writing--Gilman
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California State University, Fullerton
SPEAKER BIOS & Workshop Descriptions
4:30-5:30 p.m.
Amara Aguilar is an assistant professor of multimedia and journalism at Pierce College. She previously taught journalism at Cal State Long Beach and Cerritos College in Southern California. Aguilar has written for the Los Angeles Times and was previously a sports reporter and designer for the Daily Pilot in Costa Mesa. She has also worked in advertising, public relations, online journalism and Web Design. Aguilar has her master’s degree in communications from Cal State Fullerton, where her graduate research focused on blogging and journalism. In addition, Aguilar is a member of the Online News Association, Society for News Design, and Society of Professional Journalists. She has taught multimedia reporting, blogging, podcasting, as well as video and audio editing. Aguilar is a JACC alumna.
How to Do Multimedia on the Cheap—Titan Theatre Kim Komenich, San Jose State University #JACC40
Edgard Aguilar is a photography and design expert, has worked with photo and layout design programs for more than 21 years. He was an early pioneer in the digital world using Adlus Pagemaker, Illustrator, QuarkX-press and Photoshop to transform old style manual newspaper production rooms to the new computer era, adding InDesign to training workshops as the program made its way into the production market. Over the years, Aguilar tested early digital photography products and has taught workshops, served as digital imaging/digital photography consultant and lectured extensively on newspaper and magazine layout design and re-design combined with digital technology. He is currently the Operations Manager at Beach Publishing Co., he consults at several California colleges and he advises many California newspapers and magazines in the latest developments in digital imaging, computers and the printing industry. His workshop will address the practical processes of taking a magazine from your initial idea to file preparation and final print. Giving an overview of the essential elements to take into consideration when creating a magazine, including desktop programs available; choosing a printer; questions to ask your printer before you start the layout; the relation between editorial, photographers and design, and preparation of PDF files for final pre-press and print. Aguilar is also a JACC alumnus.
Advanced InDesign—Alvarado Edgard Aguilar, Beach Publishing #JACC39
Operation Brand Name: A Look at Developing a Multi-platform Brand for your Publication—Gabrielino Rich Cameron, Cerritos College #JACC41 The Intrepid Blogger: Keeping it Interesting and Useful---Ontiveros Natalie Flynn, Sacramento State University Brian Feulner, Lodi News Sentinel #JACC42 Tips for Landing your First Job in Television News— Room PL-046 (This session is located next door to the Broadcast News Studio) Beth Bingham Evans, Cal State Fullerton #JACC43
6-7:30 p.m
If you are assigned to a competition, you need to follow the competition all the way through from event to judging. Only one person is needed to proctor the writing labs. So if you're a writing proctor you need to decide who will be the only writing lab proctor. All proctors should judge. Page 12
Davis Barber is president of Davis Barber Productions, Inc., her produces video and photography for corporate and editorial messaging. A new project this year is developing FullertonStories.com, an online publication to cover the city in which we live. Prior to this he was Photo Editor and photographer at the Daily Breeze in Torrance, Gannett Rochester Newspapers, and a freelance photographer for publications ranging from the Sunset and Newsweek to the Desert Sun in Palm Springs. Mr. Barber also teaches photojournalism at Cypress and Fullerton Colleges and Cal State Fullerton. Barber’s session “Business Practice for Visual Journalism” will discuss the importance of vision, entrepreneurialism and good old journalistic quality to survive in the ever-shrinking world of journalism. It’s not about the technology, though. It’s the ideas that count, and you have to protect them through copyright, marketing and solid business practices. Gerard Burkhart is a photojournalist whose work has appeared in every major national news magazine and newspaper through assignments or via wire services Agence France Presse and Associated Press. Additional work has been circulated through the agencies gettyimages, Polaris and Black Star. He is currently providing editorial and corporate work to gettyimages custom assignments along with other clients. Burkhart is a photojournalism instructor at Santa Monica College.
AWARDS Presentation & Slideshow
attention all proctors!
Gustavo Arellano is a staff writers and editor with OC Weekly. Arellano is a familiar presence in Southern California radio as a frequent guest on liberal and conservative talk shows. Gustavo also writes Ask a Mexican!, a nationally syndicated column, and is the author of two books: “Ask a Mexican” and “Orange County: A Personal History.”
ALL FACULTY:
Pick up Alpha Smarts at the JACC Registration Desk on Saturday after 4 p.m.
Rich Cameron teaches at Cerritos College and is JACC’s Communication Director. As JACC’s online guru he maintains the organization’s web site and coaches faculty on use of new online tools to enhance student publications and journalism education. Cameron’s workshop “50+ Online Tools to Enhance Your Online Publication” will discuss a myriad of free online tools available on through the World Wide Web that you can use to create content, tweak content or expand on content and make your student online site more valuable. he’ll look at 50 or so of them. The handout, alone, will be worth attending. Tom Clanin currently teaches editing and mass media ethics at Cal State Fullerton, before joining the faculty he worked for newspapers for more than 25 years as a photographer, reporter and editor. His work in journalism has been honored by the California Newspaper Publishers Association, the Society for News Design, the Society of American Business editors and Writers, the Orange County Press Club and the Pacific Press Club. In Addition, he was named the 2008 Education of the Year for four-year colleges by the California Journalism Education Association. He is a board member and past president of the Greater Los Angeles chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. Joe Dunn is a litigator who represented Orange County in the state senate from 1998 to 2006, gained national notoriety for his leadership role on the committee investigating Enron’s tactics during the state’s energy crisis in 2000. Dunn also spearheaded several other legislative investigations that examined deportations of Mexican Americans in the 1930s and uncovered a domestic spying scandal involving the California National Guard and the Bush Administration. Beth Bingham Evans teaches broadcast journalism and entertainment studies at Cal State Fullerton. Beth spent more than 20 years in television working as an anchor, reporter and producer. She has worked for stations such as Fox 11, E! Entertainment Television and the Orange County News channel. She has degrees from UCSD and CSUF. Beth is the author of “An Introduction to the Entertainment Industry” published by Peter Lang Publishing in 2008. Evans’ workshop “Tips to Land a Job in Television News” will give a few tips that can help you get the attention of the news director and land the job of your dreams. Evans’ “How to Look Good on-Camera” will take you through the best clothes for television to makeup (yes, guys wear makeup on television) and even tips for appearing natural while the camera is rolling. Kelli Skye Fadroski attended both Fullerton College and Cal State Fullerton, graduating in 2006. She has worked for numerous local, regional and national publications including the Orange County Register, Live Magazine, AMP Magazine and Modern Drummer. She is currently working at the Orange County Register as the online calendar editor and entertainment features writer specializing in local and national music acts, stand-up comics and pop culture. Fadroski is a JACC alumna. Fadroskis’ workshop “Entertainment Features Writing and Interviewing” is an informal discussion on what it’s really like to be an entertainment journalist -- working
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SPEAKER BIOS & Workshop Descriptions strange hours, talking to all sorts of personalities, how to maintain professionalism and keep from falling into fandom and how to find the important “nuggets” of glowing information while doing an interview. Fadroski’s session will also show how to approach entertainment writing vs. news writing. Brian Feulner has been working in the news industry for the last four years and has won several CNPA awards for photojournalism. Brian received his bachelor’s degree in photojournalism from the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY. Immediately after college he began working for small dailies in upstate New York as well as freelancing for the New York Post. Currently, Brian Feulner is the Chief Photographer at the Lodi News-Sentinel in Lodi, Calif. and runs “The Intrepid Soul” an adventure blog featuring outdoors sports, travel and photography from Northern Calif. Feulner and his wife’s workshop “The Intrepid Blogger: Keeping it Interesting and Useful will help one learn how to capture an audience, make money, and have fun while working on your journalism and photo skills. New blogs are popping up every day, so learn what yours needs to stand out. Natalie Flynn is the print managing editor for The State Hornet at Sacramento State University. She has three years of professional experience in the news industry as well as student newspaper experience. Currently, Natalie is the editor of an adventure blog, “The Intrepid Soul.” Flynn is a JACC alumna. Flynn’s and her husbands workshop “The Intrepid Blogger: Keeping it Interesting and Useful” will help one learn how to capture an audience, make money, and have fun while working on your journalism and photo skills. New blogs are popping up every day, so learn what yours needs to stand out. Dennis Foley is the newsroom internship director for The Orange County Register, got his first reporting internship as a college sophomore 40 years ago. Obviously, the man doesn’t know when to quit. He considers awarding internships part of the Great Circle of Life. Foley’s session “Tips for Landing an Internship or First Job” is about how to get noticed -- in a good way -- by those faceless people who decide whether your application packet gets you an interview or goes in the trash? While nothing matters more or speaks louder than your work portfolio, learn the dos and don’ts of making the initial inquiry, writing a kick butt cover letter and focusing your resume in a way that makes the recruiter stand and salute. Once your amazing application goodness earns you the invitation for an interview, learn what the recruiter expects, nay and demands, from you on the phone and in person for you to have a prayer of getting the job. Can you stand the truth? Norb Garrett is CEO and founder of Picket Fence Media, a hyper-local, targeted community media business utilizing contemporary scalable print, Web and video platforms. In March 2006, Garrett launched the San Clemente Times (SC Times) and www.sanclementetimes.com in San Clemente, Calif., a free, weekly tabloid newspaper and Web business with a clear goal: re-invent the community media model. While launching the new business, Garrett also served as Editorial Director at Miller Publishing Group (MPG) in Los Angeles, Calif., until June 2009, overseeing and directing all editorial, online and new media efforts for Tennis, Smash, Spin, Vibe and Where magazines. Garrett’s “Multi-Media Conundrum” workshop is a strategic discussion of how to build both a print and online publication without cannibalizing either Zach Gillon is an instructor at Santa Barbara City College and one of the News Judgment/Layout Coordinators for JACC Dean Hill started his journalism career with United Press International in downtown Los Angeles. Dean also worked for the Daily Breeze and retired from the Los Angeles Times in 2007. His career as a journalist took him from writing and reporting for the daily newspaper to writing and designed news websites. Dean now owns his own web design business and teaches classes in writing and designing for the web. Hill’s seminar “Tips for Designing and Writing for the Web” will talk about great web writers need to embrace graphics, visual images and words to tell compelling stories. Learn what works and what does not when reporting for the web. Robert Hanashiro is the West Coast Staff Photographer for USA TODAY. He has covered every major sports imaginable in the 20 years he has been with “The Nation’s Newspaper” including the Final Four, the Super Bowl, the World Series, the NBA finals, the BCS Championship Game, the Stanly Cup Finals, and soccer’s World Cup. The 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver will be his 13th Olympic games. Hanashiro is also the founder of the popular Sports Shooter Website and the Sports Shooter Academy Workshops. Sal Hernandez is a news reporter at the Orange County Register. Hernandez will be discussing topics on how to cover breaking news, how to use your contacts, how to speak to important city officials and how to gather breaking news on your beat in his seminar “Being a Breaking News Reporter for a Daily Newspaper.” Kyra Kirkwood is a professional writer with more than 16 years experience in the industry. She is contributing editor at ‘Dog Fancy Magazine’ and writes for many other publications such as “Dog’s Life Magazine,” the San Gabriel Valley Newspaper Group and the “Popular Bogs” series of magazines. Kyra is also the author of “Move Over, Rover” (Random House, 2009), a book about choosing the right name for your dog. Contact her at kyrakirkwood@sbcglobal.new and visit her at www.kyrakirkwood.com. Kim Komenich is a Pulitzer Prize winner who is an assistant professor for multimedia at his undergraduate alma mater San Jose State University. Komenich worked as a staff photographer and editor for the San Francisco Chronicle (2000-2009) and the San Francisco Examiner (1982-2000). He was awarded the 1987 Pulitzer Prize in Spot News Photography for photographs of the Philippine Revolution he made while on assignment for the Examiner..Komenich has photographed the ramifications of conflict in the Philippines, Vietnam, Guyana, El Salvador, the former Soviet Union and most recently in Iraq, where photos from his three trips to the Sunni Triangle in 2005 earned him the Military Reporters and Editors’ Association’s 2006 Photography Award. He has received the Distinguished Service Award from the Society of Professional Journalists, the 1983 World Press Photo News Picture Story Award, and three National Headliner Awards. From fall, 1998 to winter, 2000 he was a visiting instructor at the University of Missouri, where he taught the capstone “Picture Story and the Photographic Essay” course. While at Missouri he received the Donald K. Reynolds Graduate Teaching Award. He is a 2005 recipient of the Clifton C. Edom Education Award from the National Press Photographers’ Association.
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SPEAKER BIOS & Workshop Descriptions He was a 1993-94 John S.Knight Fellow at Stanford and a fall, 2001 teaching fellow at The Center for Documentary Studies at U.C. Berkeley. He was a 2006-07 Dart Ochberg Fellow at the University of Washington’s Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma. In 2007 he received his MA in Journalism from the University of Missouri, where he studied the history and practice of multimedia photojournalism. You can find examples of his visual journalism work on his website www.kimkom.com. is a JACC alumna. Mark A. Larson is chairman of the Journalism & Mass Communication Dept. at Humboldt State University and a long-time advocate of helping community-college students transfer to B.A./B.S.-granting universities Craig Leener is a former sports editor of the Canyon Call, the recently eliminated student newspaper of College of the Canyons. He heads the coalition of concerned students, educators, journalists and private citizens who are mounting an effort to save the Canyon Call from extinction. Leener has worked as a staff sportswriter at The Signal, the 90-year-old daily community newspaper serving the city of Santa Clarita. He is currently Vice President of Human Resources at My Eye Media, a Burbankbased post-production company. Leener is a JACC Alumnus. Leener’s session will explore how saving the Canyon Call really amounts to saving journalism at COC, as the transition to Media Entertainment Arts, while well intended, represents a “watering down” of journalism and does not provide enough of what journalism students need to know to succeed outside of the college. Rieva Lesonsky is CEO of GrowBiz Media, a content and consulting company specializing in covering small businesses and entrepreneurship. Before co-founding GrowBiz Media, Lesonsky was Editorial Director of Entrepreneur Magazine. A nationally known speaker and authority on entrepreneurship, Rieva has been covering America’s entrepreneurs for nearly 30 years. Lesonsky’s workshop “The Business of Magazines” discusses how these are tumultuous times for magazine publishers, both print and online. Technology has almost eliminated the need for news magazines. Find out the future of the publishing industry, what is working now and how you can plot your future in this industry. Jim McNay teaches and writes about photography and photojournalism while based in California’s Central Coast.McNay was the first Visual Journalism program director at Brooks Institute. For 12 years he was the coordinator of the photojournalism sequence in the San Jose State University School of Journalism. While he was a working photographer McNay was a staff photographer and assistant director of photography at the Houston Post newspaper. Previously he worked as a reporter and photographer for the Daily Iberian in New Iberia, Louisiana. McNay is a past president of the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA). The National Geographic Society photography department selected McNay for its first ever summer fellowship awarded to a college instructor. In addition, he is a former Peace Corps Volunteer with three years service in Sierra Leone, West Africa where he taught high school history and after-school classes in government.Since 1993 McNay has served on the Black Team (logistics team) at the Eddie Adams Workshop. He is also a frequent contributor to the Sports Shooter website. Jorge Medina is a designer and copy editor for the Orange County Register. During his five years at the Register he has been a City Editor for the Ladera Ranch community newspaper, and now he is a designer who designs six community newspapers a week. He designs the Monday morning sports section front cover for the daily newspaper, and also designs daily news page during the week. In all he designs about 100 pages per-week. He has also been trained in video production, and he has shot and edited videos for the Register. Jorge has also worked for the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, San Gabriel Valley Tribune and Pasadena Star News as a designer. He was a former Citrus College journalism student, and is a JACC alumnus. Medina’s “Designing For A Daily: 10 Tipe on How to Deaign” will show examples of how to design with zest! Medina’s workshop “Making it in Journalism: Tips on how to make it in journalism in today’s ever-changing media world” will give students tips and advice on their journey from school to a daily newspaper. This workshop will give you an inside track on how to realize your dream of becoming a journalist. James Meier has been a journalist for more than 12 years. He’s currently the senior editor of news at The Desert Sun newspaper/MyDesert.com in Palm Springs, where he oversees local and business news, and enterprise and investigations. Before three editing gigs, he was a reporter at three newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times’ Orange County edition. He’s from Orange County and is a graduate of Cal State Fullerton, where he wrote for The Daily Titan, covering campus news as well as the four-time champion Titan baseball team. Meier’s session “Your First Job: Covering Local News” will discuss why while everyone wants to be the next Anderson Cooper or Walter Cronkite or, yes, even Larry King, it doesn’t happen as soon as you obtain your college degrees. You’re more likely to get your start in local news. And it’s a great place to start and figure out what really gets you going. Most journalists don’t cover the Dodgers and other professional sports teams. Most journalists don’t cover wars. And most journalists don’t cover Hollywood. But if they do, it’s extremely likely they started by covering local news and deciding during that time in their career that they wanted to take on a more specific expertise in journalism. And many of us stick to local news because that’s what impacts our daily lives more so than anything else. But whatever you’re calling -- either short or long term -- you should learn all about your likely first job and everything it can provide for you. Mel Melcon was in Everyday People: A Photographer’s Vision. He has been a Staff Photographer for the Los Angeles Times sense 1997. Before that he was a Freelance Photographer for the Los Angeles Times. Melcon attended Valley college and received his A.A. in Liberal Art. He Also attended California State University, Long Beach and received his B.A. in Journalism with an emphasis in Photojournalism. Laura Neal is currently the industry Specialist: Arts, Entertainment and Communications at CSUF’s Career Cener with more than a decade of experience in Hollywood film and television production,. Neal graduated from Uc San Diego with a degree in Communications/Visual Arts. Her experience working with students and in the industry makes her uniquely qualified to help grads land the job they want. Nea;’s workshop “Recession Survival: Resume & Cover Letter Tips” will discuss how in this ecomonmy the job seeker has to work harder to compete and know how to wuse every resource to market himself or herself more effectively. This workshop will provide resume and cover letter basics and insider information that will be useful for budding journalists as well as other students who want a competitive edge.
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SPEAKER BIOS & Workshop Descriptions Nick Pagliochini is an up and comer in the radio industry and has been behind the mic for Clear Channel Los Angeles for almost three years now. He works with 18 of Clear Channel’s 40 Los Angeles affiliates covering news and/or traffic for stations like KFI AM 640, KTLK AM 1150, KRLA AM 870, KTIE AM 590, KTMS AM 990, 102.7 KIIS FM, 92.7 JillFM, etc. In Pagliochini’s workshop “What I Didn1t Learn in J-School” learn now what might shock you once you graduate and get your first job. Find out what you didn’t learn in school Waleed Rashidi is the faculty adviser for Logos Magazine at Citrus College in Glendora, Calif., and an adjunct proferror of Communications at Cal State Fullerton. He also works as a section editor for the Inland Empire Weekly, is the entertainment reporter at KTIE 590AM and hosts a weekly radio show on KSPC 88.7FM. He has interviewed thousands of music artists in his career as a professional freelance journalist, writing for Alternative Press, Orange County Register, Modern Drummer, E! Online, OC Weekly and is the former editor-in-chief of Mean Street Magazine. Rashidi has a MA in Communications from Cal State Fullerton Norberto Santana Jr. is an award-winning investigative reporter with 20 years of experience at major daily newspapers, is executive editor for Voice of OC. Since 2004, Santana worked as a lead investigative reporter for the Orange County Register and spent the last decade covering local governments across Southern California and the Mexican border for major dailies across the region. Santana also holds a Masters in Latin American Studies and has experience as an elections analyst with the National Endowment for Democracy. Santana’s session “Going Rogue: Starting Up a Non-profit Newsroom” will include tales from the trenches of a new non-profit, online investigative newsroom. Santana will also look at the challenges: fundraising, board formation, coverage plans, recruiting and future prospects for influencing American Journalism. Stephanie Stassel-Bluestein teaches at Peirce and Moorpark colleges. A former Los Angeles Times reporter, she wrote her master’s degree thesis on journalism ethics. Stassel is a JACC alumna. In Stassel’s hands-on workshop “Acting out Journalism Ethics” students will serve as judge and jury as their peers play the part of Corrupt Councilmember, Reputable Reporter and Ethical editor. By acting out this ethical dilemma, real-life reporters and editors will gain the necessary tools to make critical decisions pertaining to journalism ethics. Cara Stewart is a public relations executive and entrepreneur with 17 years of experience in journalism, marketing, communications and public affairs. She is a media expert who has been quoted or featured in numerous articles and segments on business branding, the use of social media in public relations, and the role of corporate social responsibility in brand-building. She also speaks frequently to business, civic and academic organizations on these topics. Stewart co-founded WunderMarx|PR in 2002 and has grown the company into one of the top 15 public relations agencies in Orange County, Calif. WunderMarx|PR works with innovators to create preference for their products, services and ideas through the development and communication of their brands. Before launching WunderMarx|PR, Cara held communications management positions at the City of Anaheim Public Utilities, Benjamin Group/BSMG Worldwide and Ethentica. At Ingram Micro, she served on its IPO team and managed worldwide public relations. Stewart cut her teeth in business writing as a reporter with The Orange County Register, covering such headlinegrabbing stories as the county’s bankruptcy declaration. She began her career at just 17 years old as a freelance feature writer. Today, Stewart is a recognized leader within the Southern California business community. She serves as the vice president of corporate partnership for NAWBO-Orange County and is a member of the AeA Orange County Council executive committee. She also is a founding member of the Fullerton College Journalism Advisory Committee as well as a founding director of the non-partisan Southern California Technology Leadership Political Action Committee. . Rod Veal is a photojournalist and videographer for the Orange County Register who has made a living capturing everything from the mundane to the amazing in pictures and sounds for over 15 years as a professional. He has shot professional sports including the Chicago Bulls in the NBA playoffs as well as city political figures, protests. Veal uses Nikon’s state of the art D700 and D3 cameras and HD video cameras by Canon to capture a photojournalistic style that focuses on candid and beautiful moments. David Washburn has been telling stories in one form or another for the better part of 20 years. Prior to joining voiceofsandiego.org, he spent eight years as an enterprise/investigative reporter for The San Diego Union-Tribune. Washburn’s work at the U-T included award-winning in-depth stories on financial elder abuse, lack of oversight of contractors in Iraq, San Diego’s high rate of officer-involved shootings and mismanagement at the San Diego Red Cross. Before coming to San Diego, Washburn worked as a reporter and editor for the Allentown (Pa) Morning Call and as a researcher for Dateline NBC. While at Dateline he worked on several stories with correspondent Chris Hansen before Hansen struck it big chasing after sexual predators. David is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, and is currently working on a master’s of film and new media at San Diego State University. Bill White is an award-winning writer, director and producer of documentaries, TV shows, TV commercials, movies and business videos. Some of his shows have been on TLC, The Discovery Channel and the Travel Channel. Early in his career, Bill White was a documentary filmmaker with a local version of “60 Minutes” in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Bill White has taught numerous university classes and various seminars on news writing, creative writing, screenplay writing, TV commercial writing and business writing. White has gathered tips from many of the best authors on writing, as well as from his own experiences, to create simple and practical guidelines on how to write more effectively. White’s seminar “A Dozen Essential Tips to Improve Your Writing” will focus primarily on journalism writing and writing for documentaries, though many of the tips apply to all forms of writing.
On-the-spot Photo Contest Guidelines SoCal 2009 – JACC On-the-spot Photo Contest Guidelines SoCal 2008 – JACC I. General Information-please read these carefully. A. Students participating in the on-the-spot photo contests will use digital cameras only. B. Students should not set-up photos for any contest. C. There will be NO computer manipulation of photos allowed outside the guidelines set by JACC. D. As in professional photojournalism, students will be allowed to adjust elements that will improve the technical aspects of the photo but will not be allowed to adjust anything that changes the content. E. Any deviation from these guidelines will result in disqualification from any or all competitions. II. Orientation Information A. All students participating in a photo contest must attend the orientation meeting, the Photo Orientation will be on Friday, October 23, from 12:00-12:30 p.m. in Titan Theater. B. Students participating in any photo contest who need a refresher class for working with digital files can attend the Digital Photo Competition Tutorial. The Tutorial will be on Friday, October 23, from 12:45-1:15 p.m. in Titan Theater C. Students will sign up for each contest they plan to enter at the orientation meeting. III. DIGITAL ENTRIES: After each photo competition students will report to the digital lab in College Park B 18/22 and wait for instructions from the proctor on site. A. Check -in by the deadline listed in the program for each competition. If you do not check-in by deadline you will not be allowed to submit an entry. B. At check-in you will sign up for your lab time. You must be present when your lab time is called. If you are late and your lab time has started you will not be allowed to enter and submit an entry. C. Don’t miss your deadline! IV. READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE GOING TO THE DIGITAL PHOTO LAB A. Students will have ten (10) minutes to choose, crop, adjust and save ONE digital image from their competition batch. B. Once you are admitted into the digital lab, sit at your station and wait for instructions. DO NOT touch anything while the proctor is talking, wait for the “go ahead” signal. Your time starts at that moment. C. Storage media will be removed from the digital cameras and transferred to the card reader connected to the computers. These card readers accept most digital media cards. NOTE: If your digital camera does not use a popular storage media, be prepared to bring your cables or computer attachments for connectivity. D. If iphoto or any other photo viewer program pops up when you insert your card. CLOSE IT. E. On the bottom dock click on Photoshop. F. On the upper left-hand corner find: FILE then BROWSE. G. Find your Digital Media folder on the “desktop folder” and click on it. H. Choose the single photo you want to turn in and double-click on it. I. Your chosen photo will open in Photoshop. J. Crop your photo. The cropping dimension should be set for a 5”x7” or 7”x5” frame at 300 PPI Resolution. DO NOT make your entry any bigger or smaller. If you deviate from these dimensions your entry will be disqualified. K. Adjust your picture for contrast, color, density, luminosity, hue, saturation, dodge, burn, etc. DO NOT manipulate the photo in any other way and DO NOT use any pull-down filters. L. DO NOT use any of the following tools: Cloning, eraser, smudge, healing, or any of the brushes or pens. M. Writing the cutline/caption for your photo: Under the FILE pull-down menu find FILE INFO. Write the information inside the “DESCRIPTION BOX.” Entries without a cutline/caption will be disqualified. N. When you are finished go to the FILE pull down menu and choose the “SAVE AS” command. Type your contest assigned code. O. To the left of the box find the contest folder (ie. News Photo, Feature Photo, etc.) CLICK on it once. P. Click on “SAVE” Q. Call one of the on-site proctors and have him/her confirm your entry is in the proper folder. R. You are done. NOTE: Do not deviate from the guidelines. Any student manipulating a photo with Photoshop outside the guidelines set by JACC will be immediately disqualified from the competition. If in doubt, ask the proctor questions.
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photo slideshow The photo slideshow “competition” is a general and open ended cultural observation exercise, the topic being anything that happens at the JACC event. It is intended to be an opportunity to practice photojournalism and get professional feed back during the JACC weekend. The “Prize” is having an image chosen for the slide show during the awards presentation.
The criteria are: • Photographs using great light, great design and great decisive moments that are ethically produced photojournalistic observations of anything related to or of the JACC event. • Technically correct, properly exposed and focused photos. • Accurate and thorough captions with photo credit that includes photographers school affiliation.
Bring 5-10 best captioned images to the edit session (Saturday, Oct 24, 2009 • 2-4:15 p.m. in College Park B 18/22) You must be checked in by 3:15 p.m. Inadequately captioned photos will be disqualified. Minimal image editing only - Cropping ok but competition rules apply! Page 18
JACC - Behavior policy The Journalism Association of Community Colleges (JACC) Statewide Convention is designed to provide enriching student learning experiences. JACC requires all students, faculty, and staff members (hereinafter “delegates”) to behave in conformity with the highest standards of professional conduct during the convention (defined as from the time the delegates leave their campus until they arrive back at their campus). Specifically, during the convention JACC requires that all delegates: • Refrain from the use of alcohol and/or illegal substances, regardless of age or justification. • Conduct themselves in a professional manner at all times. • Remember that they represent their individual institutions as well as JACC and not behave in any way that would harm the reputation of either. • Treat JACC staff, volunteers, and their peers with respect at all times. • Balance their zeal for competing with consideration for fairness and ethical behavior. • Recognize that JACC is an organization designed to provide enriching student learning experiences and that each delegate has a responsibility to help reach that goal. • Recognize that no code of conduct can prejudge every situation; therefore, common sense and good judgment should always be applied with regard to ethical and behavioral principles. Any on-site violations will be immediately reported to the appropriate college adviser and to the JACC Executive Board. There will be NO exceptions. Any delegate who violates any provision of this policy must attend a Behavior Conduct Hearing before at least three members of the JACC Executive Board, including the Convention Chair, at least one voting student member, and at least one voting faculty member (herein after “Conduct Advisory Board”). Student delegates must attend the hearing with their adviser. The Behavior Conduct Hearing will be held in a timely manner, not to exceed 24 hours after the discovery of the violation. The Conduct Advisory Board may impose appropriate consequences on a delegate found to be in violation of the Behavior Policy, including but not limited to: • Notification of the delegate’s dean. The dean and adviser may impose further consequences within their authority, including but not limited to adjusting the student’s grade and/or taking steps to place a hold on the student’s record. • Notification of the president and/or vice president of student activities at the delegate’s school. • Notification of the appropriate authorities, including local police. • Expulsion from the convention. • Forfeiture of individual and/or group awards at the convention. • Disqualification of the delegate from the competition and/or exclusion from all future JACC activities. • Imposition of $500 fine on delegate and/or his or her school, such fine to be paid to the JACC state convention fund. • Imposition of consequences on the delegate’s school, including ineligibility for mail-in awards at the following regional and annual conferences and prohibition from registering for, participating in, or attending the next state and regional conferences. • Imposition of other consequences as the Conduct Advisory Board sees fit. A delegate who wishes to appeal the decision of the Conduct Advisory Board must notify the Conduct Advisory Board of his or her decision to appeal within one week of the Conduct Advisory Board’s decision. Such notification must be made in writing to at least one member of the Conduct Advisory Board. Within one month of the notice of the appeal, an Appeals Board will be appointed by the nonvoting members of the Executive Board, excluding the Convention Chair, and will meet to consider the appeal. The Appeals Board will consist of at least three JACC members, including at least one student member and at least one faculty member. Members of the Appeals Board must not have been members of the delegate’s Conduct Advisory Board. The Appeals Board will determine if the consequences imposed by the Conduct Advisory Board were fair and appropriate.
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JACC Socal 2009 • COMPETITIONS AT-A-GLANCE Contestants in on-the-spot contests are expected to behave in a professional manner when competing in and preparing their entries. Each college is allowed a maximum of TWO entrants per contest (unless otherwise specified). Advisers MAY not collaborate with students in preparation of on-the-spot contests. In order to participate in a writing lab, contestants must have access to an AlphaSmart, which will be cleared at beginning of the contest. Contestants are not allowed to pre-write their stories. Awards Presentation SlideShow The Awards Presentation slideshow “competition” is a general and open-ended cultural observation exercise, the topic being anything that happens at the JACC event. It is intended to be an opportunity to practice photojournalism and get immediate professional feedback. The “Prize” is having an image chosen for the photo-only slide show during the awards presentation on Saturday, Oct. 24 at 6:30 p.m. The criteria and logistics will be explained at the Photo Orientation. *Photo Orientation: Friday, Oct. 23, 2009—12-12:30 p.m. –Titan Theatre Digital Photo Tutorial: Friday, Oct. 23, 2009—12:45-1:15 p.m. –Titan Theatre (The Tutorial is optional—not required) *You MUST attend the Photo orientation in order to participate in the Feature Photo competition Entry Preparation: Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009—2-4:15 p.m. – College Park B 18/22 (MUST be checked in by 3:15 p.m. to be eligible to enter) Broadcast News Writing Tutorial: Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009—11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.—Ontiveros Contest & Writing Lab:Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009—2-3 p.m.—Pavilion C Materials required: 1 AlphaSmart per person Materials allowed: Dictionary, thesaurus, AP Stylebook and contest handouts Copyediting Test: Friday, Oct. 23, 2009—4-5 p.m. – Tuffree Materials allowed: Dictionary, AP Stylebook & pencils
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Critical Review Contest: Friday, Oct. 23, 2009—7 p.m.—Pavilion AB Writing Lab: Friday, Oct. 23, 2009—8:15 p.m. approx.—Pavilion C Materials required: 1 AlphaSmart per person Materials allowed: Dictionary, Thesaurus, AP Stylebook and notes/handouts from event Editorial Cartoon Contest: Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009—8:30-9:45 a.m.—Pavilion AB Drawing lab: Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009—11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.--Gabrielino
JACC Socal 2009 • COMPETITIONS AT-A-GLANCE on Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. Then the delegates will choose a People’s Choice by voting for their favorite broadsheet and tabloid design. In addition, the design judges will rank the winners. 1st round: Friday, Oct. 23, 2009—12:45-1:15 p.m.--Gabrielino Notification of finalists: Friday, Oct. 23, 2009—3:45 p.m. (See SoCal program for exact room) 2nd round: Friday, Oct. 23, 2009—4:30-6:30 p.m.—College Park B 18/22
Materials required: Drawing materials & paper
Materials allowed:
Feature Photo *Photo Orientation: Friday, Oct. 23, 2009—12-12:30 p.m.—Titan Theatre
News Photo *Photo Orientation: Friday, Oct. 23, 2009—12-12:30 p.m.---Titan Theatre
Digital Photo Tutorial: Friday, Oct. 23, 2009—12:45-1:15 p.m.—Titan Theatre (The Tutorial is optional—not required)
Ruler, pencil, sizing wheel, calculator
Opinion Writing Contest: Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009—8:30-9:45 a.m.----Pavilion AB Writing Lab: Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009—11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.----Pavilion C Materials required: 1 AlphaSmart per person Materials allowed: Dictionary, Thesaurus, AP Stylebook And notes/handouts from event Sports Photo *Photo Orientation: Friday, Oct. 23, 2009—12-12:30 p.m.----Titan Theatre Digital Photo Tutorial: Friday, Oct. 23, 2009—12:45-1:15 p.m.---Titan Theatre (The Tutorial is optional—not required)
Digital Photo Tutorial: Friday, Oct. 23, 2009—12:45-1:15 p.m.—Titan Theatre (The Tutorial is optional—not required)
*You MUST attend the Photo orientation in order to participate in the Feature Photo competition
*You MUST attend the Photo orientation in order to participate in the Feature Photo competition
Contest: Friday, Oct. 23, 2009—4:15 p.m. Meet by JACC Registration table—in Atrium
Contest: Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009—8:30-9:45 a.m.—Pavilion AB
Photo Lab Check-in: 6:30 p.m.—College Park B 18/22
Entry Deadline: 5:30 p.m.—
Photo Lab Check-in: 10:15 a.m.—College Park B 18/22
Photo Lab Entry Deadline: 8 p.m.—
Feature Writing Contest: Friday, Oct. 23, 2009—12:45-1:15 p.m.---Pavilion AB
Photo Lab Entry deadline: 11:15 a.m.
Sports Writing Contest: Friday, Oct. 23, 2009—4:15 p.m. Meet by JACC Registration table—in Atrium
*You MUST attend the Photo orientation in order to participate in the Feature Photo competition Contest: Friday, Oct. 23, 2009—1 p.m.—Titan Theatre Photo Lab Check-in: 3:30 p.m. – College Park B 18/22
Writing lab: Friday, Oct. 23, 2009—2:45-3:45 p.m.---Pavilion C
News Writing Contest: Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009—8:30-9:45 a.m.----Pavilion AB
Materials required: 1 AlphaSmart per person Materials allowed: Dictionary, Thesaurus, AP Stylebook, and notes/handouts from event
Writing lab: Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009—10-11 a.m.----Pavilion C
News Judgment/layout NOTE: Each school may enter a total of two students in this contest. This contest is for news judgment/layout of a broadsheet or tabloid front page. The top 4 of each the broadsheet and tabloid categories will be selected to complete their layouts on the computer using InDesign. A list of the finalists will be posted using the students’ contest numbers. The list will be posted at the JACC Registration/Info Desk by 4 p.m.
Materials allowed: Dictionary, thesaurus, AP Stylebook And notes/handouts from event
Materials required: 1 AlphaSmart per person
Writing Lab: Friday, Oct. 23, 2009—approx. 6:30 p.m. — Pavilion C Sports writers should follow the direction of the lead proctor Paul McLeod for EXACT time requirements. Materials required: 1 AlphaSmart per person Materials allowed:
Dictionary, Thesaurus, AP Stylebook And notes/handouts from event
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JACC On-the-Spot SoCal Contests – ENTRY INSTRUCTIONS & JUDGING CRITERIA
JACC On-the-Spot SoCal Contests – ENTRY INSTRUCTIONS & JUDGING CRITERIA CONTESTS and CLASSIFICATIONS Publication — Copyediting, News Judgment/Layout Writing — Critical Review, Feature Writing, News Writing, Opinion Writing, Sports Writing Art/Design — Editorial Cartoon Photo — Feature Photo, News Photo, Sports Photo Multimedia — Broadcast News Writing, Slide Show
Round 1 definition: Contestants will design a newspaper page on a traditional 8.5 x 14 inch paper dummy. They will be given a budget of available stories with approximate story lengths, as well as a list of available artwork and photos. Contestants may be asked to crop and resize artwork and photos. Contestants must bring pencils, rulers, proportion wheels and other tools necessary to complete the paper dummy contest. Blank dummy sheets will be provided, and no pre-drawn dummies or artwork will be allowed.
ON-THE-SPOT GUIDELINES • Behavior: Contestants in on-the-spot contests are expected to behave in a professional manner when competing and when preparing their entries. • Participation: Each college is allowed a maximum of two entrants per contest except where noted otherwise. • Help: Advisers may not collaborate with students in the preparation of on-the-spot contest entries. • Equipment: To participate in a writing lab, contestants must have access to an AlphaSmart, which will be cleared at the beginning of the contest. • Entries: Contestants are not allowed to pre-write their entries.
Round 1 judging: Judges will select the top four broadsheet and the top four tabloid entries that will advance to Round 2. Criteria for judging Round 1 include news judgment in the selection and play of stories, artwork and photos; skill in writing headlines for content and as an integral part of the page layout; and use of graphic design that attracts readers to the page.
BROADCAST NEWS WRITING (M) Definition: The contest will consist of sorting through wire stories, selecting no more than four, deciding which order the stories should appear and writing two minutes of copy for a live newscast. Contestants should include a hello greeting and a good bye as part of their copy. Contestants may use a dictionary. Entries: Two per college. Printout of completed broadcast news copy during the scheduled contest lab. Class: Multimedia Judging: Criteria for judging include broadcast style, selection of stories, flow of newscast from story to story, and writing for timeframe. Awards: Four places, plus honorable mentions. COPYEDITING (E) Definition: The contest will consist of editing a block of text and a comprehensive editing test that also includes general knowledge and current events. Contestants will be allowed to use any reference materials they desire -- dictionary, thesaurus, AP Stylebook and Libel Manual (the official contest style guide). Entries: Two per college. Copyediting test and/or worksheet completed during the scheduled contest lab. Class: Publication Judging: Criteria for judging include avoiding libel, correcting mechanical errors in grammar and style, spelling, and AP style, and doing substantive editing (i.e., tightening copy to make it concise and flow smoothly). Awards: Four places, plus honorable mentions. CRITICAL REVIEW (G) Definition: The contest will consist of writing a critical review under deadline pressure following a performance, presentation or event.
Round 1 entries: Two per college. A completed dummy sheet prepared during the scheduled Round 1 contest lab.
Awards: Four places, plus honorable mentions.
Class: Writing
SPORTS WRITING (J) Definition: The contest will consist of a sports story written under deadline pressure and based on a sports activity, related event, or interview.
Judging: Criteria for judging include appropriateness to the topic/subject, use of available sources, power and succinctness of lead, accuracy, completeness, conciseness, factual support, fairness, grammar and writing style.
Round 2 entries: Selected contestants. One page layout designed on the computer during the scheduled Round 2 contest lab.
NEWS PHOTO (R) Definition: The contest will consist of a news photo of a newsworthy event or conference activity over which photographers have little or no control of setting, lighting or photographic opportunity. The photo should capture the most important aspect of the story, photographic objects, occurrences and events without setups, capture “the moment,” and tell a story visually, incorporating as many of the 5Ws as possible.
Round 2 judging: Criteria for judging Round 2 include technical proficiency and accurate representation of the dummy entry created. Class: Publication Awards: Judges will rank first through fourth in both the broadsheet and tabloid categories. EDITORIAL CARTOON (N) Definition: The contest will consist of a cartoon based on a conference activity, presentation or a set of fictitious data, and drawn under deadline pressure. Contestants may bring and use any drawing tools (including paper) they wish; no equipment or materials will be provided. However, no pre-drawn artwork may be used. Color may be used, but color will not be a factor in judging. Entries: Two per college. Completed cartoon drawing prepared during the scheduled contest lab. Class: Art/Design Judging: Criteria for judging include aptness, originality, clarity of message, technical/artistic merit, power, and persuasiveness in communicating the editorial point of view. Awards: Four places, plus honorable mentions. FEATURE PHOTO (Q) Definition: The contest will consist of a feature photo taken in a situation that differs from a news photo in that photographers have some control of the setting and/or circumstances in which it is taken. It may either illustrate a story or be used as a standalone. The photo may not be set up unless it’s a portrait. Entries: Two per college. Photo submitted at the conclusion of the scheduled contest lab. Accurate, libel-free cutline information must be submitted with the photo; failure to meet the cutline requirement will result in disqualification. Class: Photo
Class: Writing
Awards: Four places, plus honorable mentions.
Judging: Criteria for judging include understanding the medium, judgment and taste, candor and power of the evaluation, strength of lead, rationality of development, persuasiveness of presentation, grammar, and writing style.
FEATURE WRITING (I) Definition: The contest will consist of a feature story based on a conference activity or interview and written under deadline pressure. A news peg is required if it is appropriate to the subject of the story.
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Entries: Two per college. Printout of a story written during the scheduled writing lab.
Awards: Four places, plus honorable mentions.
Entries: Two per college. Printout of a story written during the scheduled writing lab.
NEWS JUDGMENT/LAYOUT—Broadsheet & Tabloid (O & P) Special Note: Each school may enter a total of two students into this two-round contest for news judgment/layout of a broadsheet or tabloid front page. The top four in each of the broadsheet and tabloid categories in Round 1 will be selected to complete their layouts in Round 2 on the computer using InDesign software. A list of the finalists will be posted using the students’ contest numbers at a time and a location listed in the convention program and/or Round 1 contest materials. Delegates may choose a People’s Choice Award by voting for their favorite broadsheet and tabloid design. In addition, the design judges will rank the winners as well.
Judging: Criteria for judging include capturing the peak action during a key moment in the contest, newsworthiness, visual impact, story-telling ability, content/composition and technical quality. If peak action involves a ball, then the ball should be visible in the photo. Color photos may be entered, but color will not be a factor in judging.
Round 2 definition: Contestants selected from Round 1 will transfer their dummied page layouts onto the computer using InDesign software.
Judging: Criteria for judging include compelling content, human interest, apparent planning and execution, use of creative technique (blur, depth of field, panning, etc.), interesting lighting and composition (as well as use of props where possible and appropriate), visual impact, story-telling ability and technical quality.
Awards: Four places, plus honorable mentions.
NEWS WRITING (F) Definition: The contest will consist of a news story based on a fact set, presentation, activity or interview, prepared and written under deadline pressure.
Entries: Two per college. Photo submitted at the conclusion of the scheduled contest lab. Accurate, libel-free cutline information must be submitted with the photo; failure to meet the cutline requirement will result in disqualification. Class: Photo Judging: Criteria for judging include spot news value as well as visual impact, story-telling ability, content/composition and technical quality. Awards: Four places, plus honorable mentions. OPINION WRITING (H) Definition: The contest will consist of a personal opinion, analysis or editorial piece based on a conference activity or presentation, prepared and written under deadline pressure. Entries: Two per college. Printout of a story written during the scheduled writing lab. Class: Writing Judging: Criteria for judging include appropriateness to the contest topic/subject, logic, clarity, accuracy, factual support and documentation, organization, conciseness, fairness, and persuasiveness in presentation. Awards: Four places, plus honorable mentions. SLIDE SHOW Definition: This is a general and open-ended cultural observation exercise, the topic being anything that happens at the JACC event. Entries: Bring five to 10 of your best captioned images to the edit session. Class: Multimedia Judging: Criteria for judging photographs include using great light, great design and great decisive moments that are ethically produced photojournalistic observations of anything connected with the JACC event; technically correct, properly exposed and focused photos; accurate and thorough captions with photo credits that include photographer’s school affiliation. Inadequately captioned photos will be disqualified. Awards: The “prize” is having an image/s chosen for the slide show during the awards presentation.
Entries: Two per college. Printout of a story written during the scheduled writing lab. Class: Writing Judging: Criteria for judging include appropriateness to the topic/subject, use of available sources, avoidance of clichés, power and succinctness of lead, accuracy, completeness, conciseness, factual support, fairness, grammar and writing style. Awards: Four places, plus honorable mentions. BRING-IN AD (C) Specific instructions for 2009: House advertisement to be used in your online edition. Create an advertisement that promotes your student news media products or program. The ad may promote any of your publications including newspapers or magazines online or in print. Or your ad may promote other media elements, such as a broadcast or podcast. The advertisement must be new and may not have been published in print or online before Oct. 23. Definition: An advertisement suitable for publication on a college newspaper Web site. Color may be used in the entry, but color WILL NOT be a factor in judging. May be prepared by more than one student. Entries: Two per college. Ads must be brought in on a flash drive. They must be 300px x 250px, 72 dpi and saved as a jpg, png or gif. If the judges are unable to open and/or download your ad/s your entry will be disqualified. Judging: Based on effectiveness for a college readership; visual impact; compelling nature of ad; suitability to the online format; completeness of presentation; maximization of space utilized. Awards: Four places, plus honorable mentions. BRING-IN PHOTO (A) Specific instructions for 2009: Any news or feature photo or portrait of or relating to a story involving health issues on the campus or community. The photo should tell the story of the issue or person or capture a telling moment through the photo composition, human expression or subject matter. The photo may not have been published in print or online before Oct. 23. An accurate photo cutline, including name, age if applicable, date and description of action, or information from story, must be affixed to the back of the mounting board, but do not include a photo credit. Definition: A photo suitable for publication in community college news media. Sports or hard news shots are eligible as long as they pertain to the theme. A photo submitted in a mail-in contest category may not be submitted in the Bring-In Photo category. A photo submitted in the Bring-In Photo contest is not eligible for entry in future mail-in contests. An individual photo may be entered in only one regional and one annual conference. Color photographs may be submitted, but color WILL NOT be a factor in judging. A cutline is required. Entries: Two per college. Entry will consist of a 8” x 10” black and white or color photograph mounted on 11”x 14” mount board. Entries may be spray mounted. Details of how and when prints are submitted will be indicated in preconference information. Accurate, libel-free cutline information must be submitted with the photo; failure to meet the cutline requirement will result in disqualification.
Class: Writing
SPORTS PHOTO (S) Definition: The contest will consist of a sports action photo taken during a game or sports-related activity. A sports action photo is a newsworthy photo that occurs on the field of play during a sporting contest or event. May not include photos of post-game or sideline action. Set-up photos may not be entered.
Judging: Criteria for judging include aptness, use of available sources, human interest, appeal of lead, news peg as appropriate to the story, originality, clarity, accuracy, significance of topic, grammar, and cleverness of writing style.
Entries: Two per college. Photo submitted at the conclusion of the scheduled contest lab. Accurate, libel-free cutline information must be submitted with the photo; failure to meet the cutline requirement will result in disqualification.
Judging: Criteria are aptness of subject, human interest, apparent planning and execution, use of camera controls and lighting (as well as props where possible and appropriate), visual impact, story-telling ability, content/composition and technical quality, and aptness of caption. Color photos may be entered, but color WILL NOT be a factor in judging.
Awards: Four places, plus honorable mentions.
Class: Photo
Awards: Four places, plus honorable mentions
Entries: Two per college. Printout of a story written during the scheduled writing lab.
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Save The Canyon Call! College of the Canyons pulled the plug on its 40-year-old, award-winning student newspaper, the Canyon Call — and yours could be next! Citing budget cuts and low enrollment, COC administrators all but wiped out the journalism program by eliminating the five core classes that supported the Canyon Call. Now COC no longer has the academic resources to produce a school newspaper, and that has silenced the best opportunity the college’s 25,000 students have to express a First Amendment voice on campus.
We need your help! Here’s what you can do:
Call or email these officials to express your opinion about COC’s decision to shut down the Canyon Call. Dr. Mitjl Capet COC Assistant Superintendent & Vice President of Instruction (661) 362-3411 mitjl.capet@canyons.edu Frank Ferry Mayor of Santa Clarita (661) 255-4309 fferry@santa-clarita.com
Go to SaveTheCanyonCall.com to sign our online petition and join our Facebook group. Page 36 You have a chance to make a difference.
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