Saturday
Daily Newspaper 11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
Broadcast/Professional Development 11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
New Member/Professional Development 11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
You Found What on the Internet?: Investigative Reporting at the Tips of Your Fingers
Learning Outcomes: The New Trend in Student Activities Broadcast Programs
Why You Should Be On Facebook
Discover how to find the names, numbers and investigative leads needed to turn ordinary stories into great ones. 6A, Convention Center, 3rd Floor, 4th Street Exit, Hilton Ed Morales, University of Georgia Two-Year College/Non-Daily Newspaper 11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
Literary Journalism: Theory, Preparation and Practice What is LJ? Why write it? Who can/should attempt it? When is it appropriate? Where is its place in the newspaper? Beyond theory (and well beyond the Inverted Pyramid) — a dozen principles on “the how” are included for preparation and effective practice. Several LJ examples from writers who have succeeded in both Journalism and Literature are included with the premise: “Learn from the Masters.” 404, Hilton, 4th Floor Frank Coffman, Rock Valley College
There’s a lot of talk about “Learning Outcomes” in Student Affairs these days, what’s it all about? This session will discuss the trend, how you can create your own learning outcomes, measure the progress and results, and work with your students to provide the best learning environment you can. Not limited to broadcast, all media advisers are welcome to join. Will include job description handouts as well as sources to continue your own research on this topic. 9B, Convention Center, 3rd Floor, 4th Street Exit from Hilton Charlotte Nisser, University of Oregon and CBI Vice-President
Surveying College Radio: What to Do With the Data Unlike their commercial counterparts who rely on Arbitron or Scarborough for listener information, college radio stations often collect data in-house using less sophisticated survey methods. This presentation will offer a brief overview of how stations can collect audience information and then delve into how to analyze and interpret survey data. 8 A&B, Convention Center, 3rd Floor, 4th Street Exit from Hilton Jamie Lynn Gilbert, North Carolina State University Lisa Marshall, Muskingum University
Station and Community Discussion of several ways you can help your station become a viable part of the community beyond the college grounds. Not only is this FCC law, but also it will help your station build its case when those ever-present budgeting questions arise. 8C, Convention Center, 3rd Floor, 4th Street Exit from Hilton Warren Kozireski, SUNY Brockport Magazine/Newspaper 11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
That’s Not Sick — It’s Funny The Texas Travesty, published by the University of Texas-Austin, bills itself as the “nation’s largest circulation college humor magazine.” If you have thought of producing a humor issue after the manner of The Onion or The Harvard Lampoon, come meet the student editors who have been there, done that, answered all the angry phone calls. Salon F, Hilton, 6th Floor
Kelly Messinger, Capital University Yearbook 11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
Finding Sources Finding sources can be difficult, but we’ll look beyond the box to discover the voices that will make your story complete. From the man on the street and the woman running next to you in the race to the smiling face on the Facebook profile, your sources are everywhere. Let’s find them.
Krista Nightengale, D Magazine
Collegiate Newspaper Design We’ll take a look at what is happening with the design and looks of college newspapers across the country. 7, Convention Center, 3rd Floor, 4th Street Exit from Hilton
Ethics/Design/Photojournalism 11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
Fakin’ It With Photoshop, or 10 Ways to Destroy Your Credibility From the home office here are the top 10 ways to try to fool your audience, fake out your associates, violate your ethical sensibilities and destroy your credibility. While Photoshop is a wonderful tool for making certain documentary pictures are displayed to their best effect, it is a power that must always be used for good, and never for evil. Salon D, Hilton, 4th Floor Bill Neville, University of Alabama, Birmingham First Amendment 11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
You Be the Judge and Jury
Broadcast 11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
4C, Convention Center, 3rd Floor, 4th Street Exit from Hilton
6B, Convention Center,3rd Floor, 4th Street Exit from Hilton
Design/Newspaper 11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
Randy Stano, University of Miami Broadcast 11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
Come on — you can do this. You will get an overview of how to get started on Facebook and how it can help you professionally and personally.
The Student Press Law Center’s executive director and a media lawyer who teaches at the University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa provide the facts surrounding several First Amendment cases. Then students and advisers discuss the case as a jury and rule on the outcome. Then the two media law experts will tell you what the outcome of the case was and the reasoning behind the court’s decision. Salon C, Hilton,4th Floor Frank LoMonte, SPLC executive director Barbara Schlichtman, University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa
New Media/Ethics 11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
Challenges to Legal and Ethical Standards for News Reporting Online and in Social Media As journalists move from reporting news in traditional broadcast and print media to posting news using online sites, news blogs and social media tools, how have the legal and ethical standards for journalism changed? And what challenges to verification, accuracy and independence do journalists face as they engage the immediacy and intimacy of reporting on the Internet? Salon G, Hilton, 6th Floor David Arant, University of Memphis Special/New Media/Newspapers 11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
From Newsroom to Living Room: College Newspapers and the Citizen Journalist Over the last few years, the success of out-of-themainstream news sources (Breit Bart, Politico, Drudge Report, Huffington Post, etc.) have emphasized the importance of training and equipping students for entry into this rapidly changing news media landscape. This panel will discuss how college newspapers can serve as a lab for preparing students to continue careers in journalism outside mainstream news venues, particularly focusing on story sourcing, verification, and use of Web 2.0 platforms. 408, Hilton, 4th Floor Tony Morris, Armstrong Atlantic State University
Non-Daily Newspaper/Two-Year 11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
Broadcast 11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
The Art of Writing Catchy, Narrative Ledes
Radio Roundtable: Programming
Win readers by writing lucid ledes. This hands-on session teaches the difference between summary and narrative/anecdotal ledes.
Come meet with other students interested in talking about this broadcast topic. Bring your own examples, thoughts, or just come to get ideas.
Salon A, Hilton, 4th Floor
9A, Convention Center, 3rd Floor, 4th Street Exit from Hilton
Cliff Anthony, Lorain County Community College
TBD
Matt Ingebreston, University of Texas-Austin
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Austin • 2009