SEMINAR DATE(S):
12/1 - 12/5
APPLICATION
DEADLINE:
10/27/2008
WHO WILL BENEFIT:
Columnists for both print and online news sites; bloggers who write for news Web sites; freelance bloggers who write with a news sensibility; editors who work with these writers; teachers of persuasive writing or blogging
Required Materials:
Complete online application, e-mail nominating letter to seminars@poynter.org
TUITION PRICE:
$995.00 (includes hotel)
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From Report to Column to Blog (W426-08)
Unveil Your Online Persona
Focus on persuasive writing as it expresses itself in old and new writing forms online, from a re-imagination of the news column to the many different looks of the news blog. Study the work of expert practitioners who are finding new uses for the column and exciting possibilities for the blog. Share and get feedback on your best work and practice new writing strategies.
| Additional Poynter and Visiting faculty |
- Matt Thompson, blogger with Snarkmarket and the Minneapolis Star Tribune
- Jay Rosen, blogger with Pressthink and New York University
- Joshua Benton, former reporter and blogger for the Dallas Morning News, now with the Nieman Foundation
- Eric Deggans, blogger and media critic for the St. Petersburg Times
- Kelly McBride, blogger and director of Poynter's ethics program
- Julie Moos, blogger and editor of Poynter Online
- Tom Huang, Poynter ethics fellow on leave from the Dallas Morning News
- Ellyn Angelotti, Poynter multimedia expert
You’ll learn …
- How to write with a distinctive voice online
- How to invite and take advantage of interaction with readers
- To re-imagine the news column for news Web sites
- How to blend the very best of old-school and new-school thinking
- The important differences between the cultures of the newspaper and the news Web site
Have a question?
Please contact Program Coordinator Jennette Smith
SEMINAR DATE CHANGE TO DECEMBER 1-5, 2008. DEADLINE CHANGED TO OCTOBER 27.
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