Chris O’Brien, who has been working on the The Next Newsroom Project, recently wrote an interesting post for the Knight Digital Media Center leadership blog on what being an online first newsroom really means. Chris’s post does a good job of challenging conventional thinking about online journalism. The short story, as most online veterans know, is it’s not just about posting content online first, but insinuating thinking and planning for the Web into the very fabric of traditional or merged newsrooms. The post is worth a read.
Oct 09
NABJ kicks off its fall Media Institute series with Lessons From the Multimedia Battlefield in Nashville. The seminar, which runs Oct. 23 to 25, features new media professionals who will help the journalists in attendance understand how to position themselves in a new media landscape. My personal bias is that I’m the closing speaker for the event, but despite that, I’m a champion for journalists understanding that they do not have to sit on the sidelines while the new media tide washes by. I advocate people — even more importantly if they are not employees of Web newsrooms — investing in themselves through training and seminars, such as this one.
Here’s the lineup:
Thursday, October 23
Opening Dinner – 6:00 p.m.
Belmont University – Massey Ballroom
1900 Belmont Boulevard.
Nashville, TN 37212-3757
Speaker: Rick Hancock, Assistant Professor-Professional-in-Residence, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Topic:The Entrepreneurial Journalist
Friday, October 24
First Amendment Center
John Seigenthaler Center
1207 18th Ave. S.
Nashville, TN 37212
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Facilitating Change
“Nothing stays the same except change.” It seems the biggest obstacle, virtually speaking, is change. Journalists must adapt and change their mindset in order to thrive. With lessons from authors like Chris Anderson, Thomas Friedman and dozens of authors, this session will help you open your mind to receive the multimedia tools you need the most.
Dr. Sybril Bennett, New Century Journalism Program, Belmont University.
Snapshot: Shooting for the Web
Oh Snap!!! People really do need different pictures on the web and that means you should learn how to use the new technology to improve your portfolio. Whether you are posting stories or an online resume, quality counts. Learn how to shoot for the web so you won’t have to “shutter.”
Val Hoeppner, manager, Multimedia Education, Diversity University
Using Multimedia to Tell Better Stories
Like Nike, Just Do It. Here’s your opportunity to get hands-on training. You’ll learn how to use the latest technologies to tell better stories. You’ll be exposed to numerous websites and software to improve your story telling exponentially.
John Girton, Tennessee State University
Saturday, October 25
First Amendment Center
John Seigenthaler Center
1207 18th Ave. S.
Nashville, TN 37212
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Shooting for the Web
Make multimedia part of the daily reporting process and get the most from your photography, audio, video and staff. Val Hoeppner shows you the tools you need and how to produce multimedia stories efficiently, effectively and economically.
Val Hoeppner, manager, Multimedia Education, Diversity Institute
Multimedia Storytelling with John Girton & Paul Cheneweth
This is an extension of the “Using Multimedia to Tell Better Stories” session. So often there isn’t enough time to learn how to do at least one thing well. Here’s the extra time that you need to really master flickr, Skype or several other online applications.
John Girton, Tennessee State University
Paul Cheneweth, Web Developer, Belmont University
The Business of Blogging
Blogging can be everybody’s business. Is a blogger a journalist? Is a journalist a blogger? The answers will vary, yes, no, maybe, who cares? The fact is that blogging is yet another way to extend your brand, your business and your bottom line. Learn how to maximize your reach, exposure and potential by adding this tool to your overall marketing strategy.
Dr. Sybril Bennett, New Century Journalism Program, Belmont University.
Closing Dinner
Speaker: Ju-Don Roberts, managing editor, washingtonpost.com
Learn more about this session and the media institute on NABJ’s site.
Jan 06
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Another friend and former colleague of mine, Steve Fox, took the plunge into journalism education last year, too. Well for Steve, it was more like a graceful dive. While an editor at washingtonpost.com, Steve taught in the journalism program at the University of Maryland for several years and has lectured at many other universities during the time I’ve known him.
Steve spent the better part of the last decade as a senior editor at post.com, leading, at various times, the politics, nation and newsdesk teams. At the end of 2006, he teamed up with Jay Rosen, of New York University, and others to launch Assignment Zero. Now he spends his days molding the next generation of journalists at the University of Massachusetts.
See what Steve says motivated him to make the transition and where “true innovation” can be found.
