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ALL SEMINARS
| 2/9/2003 - 2/14/2003 |
12/16/2002 |
Photographic Reporting, Connecting with Communities (G409)
This seminar will focus on ways to develop photographers as integral members of the newsgathering team. You will develop skills that will improve your photographic storytelling. We will help you consider effective ways to find good ideas, develop meaningful documentary stories, and publish them in traditional and non-traditional ways. We will also discuss the need to connect news organizations with their readers, and explore the latest digital imaging technology through hands-on exercises. You’ll also explore the importance of ethical decision-making and increase your diversity awareness and ability to spot visual potential in news coverage.
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| 2/26/2003 - 3/1/2003 |
1/10/2003 |
Poynter Leadership for Visual Journalists (GVJLC)
As news organizations redefine their approach to content, it's more important than ever for visual journalists to reach their potential as leaders. In this conference, you'll explore your role as coach and advocate for your staff. You'll sharpen your team-building and collaborative skills and strengthen your powers of persuasion. And you'll deepen your appreciation for a diverse workplace.
Visiting faculty includes: Rob King, Deputy Managing Editor, Philadelphia Inquirer
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| 3/2/2003 - 3/7/2003 |
1/6/2003 |
Newspaper Reporting, Writing & Editing I: Covering the Beat (W401A)
This seminar digs into the special challenges of mining a beat, including defining the beat, developing and maintaining sources, and keeping fresh eyes in a well-traveled beat. Participants will focus on the skills behind powerful reporting and writing and effective editing. As with all writing seminars, you'll learn practical approaches and successful methods that you can take back to the newsroom, with special emphasis on storytelling, deadline writing, ethical decision-making, covering diverse communities, and coaching skills.
Visiting faculty include: Alecia Swasy, AME Business, St. Petersburg Times; Buster Olney, Sportswriter, New York Times; Sreenath Sreenivasan, Professor,
Columbia University
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| 3/9/2003 - 3/14/2003 |
1/15/2003 |
Producing TV Newscasts - (B406A)
In this seminar, participants will learn how to write clearer, stronger stories. You'll get tips on how to coach reporters and photojournalists to tell more memorable stories. You'll learn the principles of newsroom leadership and how to teach producers to make tough ethics calls on deadline. You'll also learn new skills to enrich your journalism by using the Internet as a reporting tool.
Visiting faculty include: Jennifer Pifer, Senior Producer, CNN "NewsNight with Aaron Brown"; Tim Geraghty, Vice President/News Director, WTVJ/NBC 6
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| 3/9/2003 - 3/14/2003 |
1/20/2003 |
Poynter Leadership for TV & Radio News Directors (B401)
In this seminar, participants will focus on leadership issues relevant to the people at the very top of the newsroom table of organization. You'll learn how to attract, retain, and motivate employees and how to develop a newsroom culture in which good ethical decisions are made on deadline. You'll get tips on how to improve newsroom writing and Internet research. You'll define and refine your personal leadership style and learn effective strategies for working more effectively with bosses and fellow department heads.
Visiting faculty include: Candy Altman, Vice President/News, Hearst-Argyle Television
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| 3/16/2003 - 3/21/2003 |
1/20/2003 |
Design/Type/Color (G401A)
Through practical exercises, participants will learn and apply the fundamentals of graphic design - grids, typography, and color - to see how they improve navigation, readability, and the visual identity of the news product. You'll increase your understanding of how journalistic principles undergird the best design work. You'll explore photographic storytelling and become more analytical about your own work and that of others. Participants will also reflect on collaboration, ethical decision-making, and diversity as part of being an effective colleague in the newsroom. Visiting Faculty include: Tracy Cox, San Jose Mercury News
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| 3/30/2003 - 4/4/2003 |
2/3/2003 |
TV Power Reporting for Reporters & Photojournalists - (B402A)
Participants in this seminar will learn to tell clearer, more focused stories. You'll enhance your skills in developing characters in your stories and get tips on how to maximize the visuals you have to work with. You'll learn to find stories that others miss, to develop a distinctive storytelling style, and to use the Internet to find and enrich stories. You'll learn the skills of ethical decision-making even under deadline and enhance your ability to cope with difficult co-workers. You'll also receive individualized coaching on your work. Visiting faculty include: Richard Adkins, Chief Photographer, WRAL-TV; Suzanne McCarroll, Reporter, KCNC-TV.
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| 4/5/2003 - 4/6/2003 |
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National Writers Workshop (NWW) - Portland, Ore.
A weekend of learning and celebrating the craft of writing all across America. Regional locations help keep travel time and costs to a minimum. A collaborative effort between Poynter and six sponsors. NWW is the best training bargain in America: a low-cost weekend with the best writers, editors, and coaches, who donate their time and energy to help you improve your reporting, writing, and editing. Become part of a national community of writers committed to their craft at one of several sites that attract as many as 5,000 journalists and other writers.
Please register directly with the site you wish to attend. (Do not use a Poynter seminar nomination form.) Registrations are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Each application must be accompanied by payment to cover tuition cost.
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| 4/12/2003 - 4/13/2003 |
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National Writers Workshops (NWW) - Hartford, Conn., and St. Louis
A weekend of learning and celebrating the craft of writing all across America. Regional locations help keep travel time and costs to a minimum. A collaborative effort between Poynter and six sponsors. NWW is the best training bargain in America: a low-cost weekend with the best writers, editors, and coaches, who donate their time and energy to help you improve your reporting, writing, and editing. Become part of a national community of writers committed to their craft at one of several sites that attract as many as 5,000 journalists and other writers.
Please register directly with the site you wish to attend. (Do not use a Poynter seminar nomination form.) Registrations are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Each application must be accompanied by payment to cover tuition cost.
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| 4/26/2003 - 4/26/2003 |
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National Writers Workshop (NWW) - Orange County, Calif.
A weekend of learning and celebrating the craft of writing all across America. Regional locations help keep travel time and costs to a minimum. A collaborative effort between Poynter and six sponsors. NWW is the best training bargain in America: a low-cost weekend with the best writers, editors, and coaches, who donate their time and energy to help you improve your reporting, writing, and editing. Become part of a national community of writers committed to their craft at one of several sites that attract as many as 5,000 journalists and other writers.
Please register directly with the site you wish to attend. (Do not use a Poynter seminar nomination form.) Registrations are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Each application must be accompanied by payment to cover tuition cost.
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