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WALK-UPS WELCOME ... ADVANCE REGISTRATION ENDS THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 12:00 pm
SEE FULL EVENT SCHEDULE ONLINE: http://artsandmedia.net/expo/journalism/
We regret to announce that investor Warren Hellman and Carl Hall of the Media Worker's Guild have both canceled due to unexpected time conflicts. We are currently in search of alternates. The rest of the event continues going strong!
The Society of Professional Journalists-Northern California, University of San Francisco and Independent Arts & Media present ...
*JOURNALISM INNOVATIONS II: NEW WORK & IDEAS FOR MAKING THE NEWS*
http://artsandmedia.net/expo/journalism/
Twitter hashtag: #jexpo
May 1, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. * McLaren Hall, University of San Francisco
Sliding-Scale Donation * No One Turned Away * Info (415) 738-4975
Directions to USF: http://tinyurl.com/cg3r2p
=FULLY UPDATED! Programming Quick Links:
- Full event schedule & locations:
http://tinyurl.com/ctt7gu
- Full exhibitor list:
http://tinyurl.com/c866xu
- Speaker bios:
http://tinyurl.com/czm4vf
=PRE-REGISTER through 12pm Thursday to guarantee entry; walk-ups attendees are welcome, though access to some panels may be limited.
- Keynotes & Panels registration:
http://journ-innovations.eventbrite.com/
- Digital Divide & Communication Rights: Training Workshop
http://digital-divide-training.eventbrite.com/
- Social Media Training Lab (English & Spanish)
Produced by the Public Media Collaborative
http://socialmedia-journalism.eventbrite.com/
- Speed Career Coaching: All 50 sessions are booked. However,
some cancellations are inevitable; check-in at the main
entry station to sign up for the waiting list.
=SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
... See online for full panel descriptions: http://tinyurl.com/ctt7gu
... Locations: McClaren Hall, UC (University Center), Cowell (CO)
8:00-9am McLaren Hall Lobby
EXHIBITOR LOAD-IN + BAGEL BREAKFAST
9:00-9:15am: McLaren 252
OPENING REMARKS
* Father Steven Privett, President, University of San Francisco
* Ricardo Sandoval, President, Society of Professional Journalists-Northern California
* Clare Morales Roberts, Executive Director, Independent Arts & Media
9:15-10:30am: McLaren 252
MORNING KEYNOTE: "OTHER FUTURES FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE"
Must the San Francisco Chronicle disappear into a vortex of debt and mismanagement, like the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and the Rocky Mountain News? Or are there other, happier futures for the Bay Area's leading newsprint daily? Bay Area leaders in finance, philanthropy, and commercial and nonprofit media address the question.
* Warren Hellman, Hellman & Friedman Canceled, seeking alternates
* Carl Hall, Media Worker's Guild Canceled, seeking alternates
* Jon Funabiki, former media-program officer, Ford Foundation; Director, Center for Renaissance Journalism, San Francisco State University
* Holly Kernan, KALW-FM
* Robert Rosenthal, Center for Investigative Reporting
* Moderator: Ricardo Sandoval, Sacramento Bee/SPJ-NorCal
10:45am-12:00pm: McLaren 252
"NEW BUSINESS MODELS: CROWDFUNDING, ADVERTISING, FISCAL SPONSORSHIP & L3C"
* Bill Densmore, Reynolds Fellow, University of Missouri
* David Cohn, Spot.Us
* Hal Plotkin, ReelChanges.org
* Barry Parr, MediaSavvy.com
* Yesenia Sanchez, Fiscal Sponsorship Consultant
* Cynthia Typaldos, Kachingle.com
* Moderator: Tom Murphy, RedwoodAge.com
10:45am-12:00pm: UC 421
"JOURNALISM EDUCATION & CAMPUS NEWSROOMS"
* Chris O'Brien, The Next Newsroom
* Richard Kochi Hernandez, Visiting Fellow, Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism
* Rick Rodriguez, Southwest Borderlands Journalism Institute at Arizona State University
* Cristina Azocar, Director, Center for the Integration & Improvement of Journalism
* Geneva Overholser, Director, Journalism Program, Annenberg School of Communications
* Moderator: Teresa Moore, journalism professor, University of San Francisco
10:45am-12:00pm: UC 419
"NEW LABOR REPORTING"
* Steve Zeltzer, Laborfest, Labor Video
* Steve Stallone, President, International Labor Communications Association
* Dick Meister, Independent journalist, former labor reporter, San Francisco Chronicle
* Collette Washington, New Media Director, California Nurses Association
* Moderator: Susan Ferriss, senior writer, Sacramento Bee; co-author, "The Fight in the Fields: Cesar Chavez and the Farmworkers Movement,"
10:45-12:00pm: CO 323 + CO 326
SOCIAL MEDIA TRAINING, ENGLISH & SPANISH TRACKS
Presented by the Public Media Collaborative. Preregister through Thursday, April 30; walk-up attendees welcome thereafter.
NOON: LUNCH, UC CAFETERIA
12:30-12:55pm: McLaren 252
"DIGITAL JOURNALISM REVIEW: STUDENTS UPEND EXPECTATIONS"
Students from Santa Clara University's Digital Journalism Review blog provide insight into digital media and young people, and wind up challenging the status quo and expectations of the established mainstream press.
1:00-2:15 pm: McLaren 252
AFTERNOON KEYNOTE: "WHAT WE WERE & WHAT WE MUST BECOME"
Newspaper veterans, media futurists and nonprofit innovators look back at the business that once was, and the many changes, challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.
* Gilbert Bailon, American Society of Newspaper Editors, Al Dia, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
* Sandy Close, New America Media
* Chris Peck, Memphis Commercial Appeal, ASNE
* Lam Oi Wan, globalvoicesonline.org, Hong Kong In-Media
* Jessica Clark, Center for Social Media, American University
* Moderator: Bill Densmore, Reynolds Journalism Fellow
1:00-2:15pm: CO 326
SOCIAL MEDIA TRAINING, SPANISH TRACK
Presented by the Public Media Collaborative. Preregister through Thursday, April 30; walk-up attendees welcome thereafter.
1:00-5:15pm: CO 322
SPEED CAREER COACHING
All 50 sessions are booked. However, some cancellations are inevitable; check-in at the main entry station to sign up for the waiting list.
2:30-5:15pm: CO 323
SOCIAL MEDIA TRAINING, ENGLISH TRACK
Presented by the Public Media Collaborative. Preregister through Thursday, April 30; walk-up attendees welcome thereafter.
2:30-3:45pm: McLaren 252
"NEW MEDIA VENTURES IN HEALTH JOURNALISM: IS PHILANTHROPY-FUNDED JOURNALISM THE NEXT RESCUE PLAN?"
* Matt James, Senior Vice President Media and Publication, Kaiser Family Foundation
* Michelle Levander, Director, California Endowment Health Journalism Fellowships at USC Annenberg School of Journalism, Editor, ReportingonHealth.org
* Spencer Sherman, Director of Publishing and Communications, California Health Care Foundation.
* Moderator: Laurie Udesky
2:30-3:45pm: UC 421
"NEIGHBORHOODS & COMMUNITIES: CONNECTING THE DOTS"
* Amra Tareen, co-founder, Allvoices.com
* Tom Negrete, Managing Editor, Sacramento Bee
* Eve Batey, SFAppeal.com
* Becky O'Mally, Berkeley Daily Planet
* Barry Parr, Coastsider.com
* Moderator: Susan Mernit, Public Media Collaborative, former program manager, Knight Foundation 21st Century News Challenge
2:30-3:45pm: UC 419
"BROADCAST: THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM"
* Ed Cavagnaro, Director of News & Programming, KCBS News Radio
* Franc Contreras, Al Jazeera, former NPR broadcaster
* Ben Temchine, Your Call Radio/KALW-FM
* Bruce Koon, News Director, KQED-FM
* TBA
* Moderator: Dina Ibrahim, professor of journalism, San Francisco State University
2:30-3:45pm: CO 326
"THE DIGITAL DIVIDE & COMMUNICATION RIGHTS: TRAINING & ORGANIZING STRATEGIES"
Learn strategies for media literacy, technology and communications-training for communities that lack access to established or emerging media.
* Pre-register for this event!
* Eloise S. Lee, Program Director, Media Alliance
* Kami Griffiths, Community Technology Network-Bay Area
* Renee Yang-Geesler, Co-Director of the First Voice Media Action Program
* Luz Ruiz, co-founder of COMPPA, Coalition of Popular Communicators for Autonomy
* Moderator: Dorothy Kidd, Associate Professor, University of San Francisco
4-5:15pm: UC 421
"ETHNIC NEWS MEDIA: NEW VOICES & AN EMERGING MAINSTREAM"
* Eleanor Boswell-Raine, The Oakland Globe
* Franc Contreras, Al Jazeera
* Gilbert Bailon, American Society of Newspaper Editors, Al Dia, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
* Dawn Garcia, Deputy Director of the John S. Knight Fellowships for Professional Journalists at Stanford University
* TBA
* TBA
4:00-5:15pm: CO 326
SOCIAL MEDIA TRAINING, SPANISH TRACK
Presented by the Public Media Collaborative. Preregister through Thursday, April 30; walk-up attendees welcome thereafter.
4-5:15pm: McLaren 252
"JOURNALISM CAREERS: MAKING YOUR OWN FUTURE"
Career management experts and news people with experience on both sides of the hiring line share survival and success strategies for navigating an industry that's been swept by a sea change.
* Tom Ballantyne, Career Management, Coaching and Recruitment Consultant
* Adrianne Cabanatuan, HR Manager, Northern California Public Broadcasting
* Bob Butler, Reporter for the Chauncey Bailey Project and KCBS Radio
* L.A. Chung, Writer, Editor, Media Consultant
* Moderator: Leslie Guevarra
4-5:15pm: UC 419
"STUDENT MEDIA: LEADERSHIP & OPPORTUNITY"
The Foghorn and USFtv are two student-run media outlets and both have recently migrated to the web. Staff from the 106 year-old Foghorn and the 3 year-old USFtv will discuss why this web presence is important in creating community at USF, and what changes have been made to their respective outlets.
* The Foghorn: Laura Plantholt, Nicholas Mukhar, Stephanie Luu, Michael Villasenor
* USFtv: Kate Elston, Alex Platt, Ashton Bothman, Meghan Raab, Chris Begley
=EXHIBITORS
... See full exhibitor descriptions and links: http://tinyurl.com/c866xu
* The California Endowment Health Journalism Fellowships at USC Annenberg School for Communication: "The USC Annenberg/California Endowment Health Journalism Fellowships offer journalists a chance to step away from the newsroom to hone health reporting skills."
* The Center for the Integration & Improvement of Journalism: "Founded at San Francisco State University in 1990 the Center for Integration and Improvement of Journalism believes that accurate and responsible journalism reflects the changing demographics of the society it serves."
* Daemonized Networking Services: "Daemonized Networking Services builds Internet-ready Web servers. We're creating a FREE Web server, on a CDROM ... built to industry standards ... protected by an integral firewall, incorporating the latest software, built entirely from license-free sources. All you need is a computer and a network connection, and you're online - just add content."
* The Economic Edge on Crosscurrents Radio: "'The Economic Edge: Documenting the Downturn' is a series of in-depth reports on KALW-FM's Crosscurrents Radio news program, featuring work by our professional journalists and contributions from the community at large"
* Freelancer's Unit, California Media Worker's Guild: "The new freelance unit of California Media Workers Guild, which represents newspaper workers and other journalists from throughout Northern California, is a volunteer-based, member-run organization that aims to support independent and freelance journalists through a variety of services and programs, including contract advice, credentials, job-search assistance and professional training. We're also exploring group benefits bids."
* Independent Arts & Media: "Indy Arts is a nine-year-old 501(c)(3) service group that expands civic dialogue by increasing access to independent voices. Indy Arts provides fiscal sponsorship, services and support to independent, commercial-free media and culture producers, and works to expand the idea and activities of public media to include the cultural, media and democratic commons."
* Media Alliance: "Media Alliance is a 32 year-old media resource and advocacy center for media workers, non-profit organizations, and social justice activists. Our mission is excellence, ethics, diversity, and accountability in all aspects of the media in the interests of peace, justice, and social responsibility."
* MyTwoCensus.com provides watchdog reporting and blogging on the 2010 U.S. Census, a $13 billion project with funds that can be spent without caution. "We want you to be counted as accurately as is humanly possible, so you can be fairly represented by your government for the next ten years, and so billions of your tax dollars will be spent wisely."
* National Radio Project/Making Contact: "National Radio Project produces Making Contact, an award-winning, 29-minute weekly public affairs program heard on over 200 radio stations in the US and Canada. Showcasing voices rarely heard in media, Making Contact focuses on the human realities of politics, the connections between local and global events, while highlighting solutions."
* Newsdesk.org: "Newsdesk.org is a commercial-free, nonpoliticized news project that empowers journalists and the communities they serve. Newsdesk.org was a Changemakers/WeMedia finalist in Miami in February 2009, advancing a proposal to establish a national network of independent but affiliated 'local.newsdesk.org' bureaus that can produce nonpartisan, commercial-free journalism and civic dialogue in underserved communities."
* SF Engage: "SF Engage is a community outreach program sponsored by The Public Press, a startup, nonprofit news organization based in San Francisco. Using technology and face-to-face journalism outreach, SF Engage supports The Public Press' efforts to report on undercovered issues and underserved communities in San Francisco."
* The San Francisco Neighborhood Newspaper Association: "With nearly 300,000 copies hitting the streets every month, the San Francisco Neighborhood Newspaper Association's 16 newspapers reach more city residents than any other print publication."
* The San Francisco Public Press: "The Public Press is an emerging concept for a noncommercial daily Web/print/broadcast collaborative news service. The idea is to put journalism first -- operating as a nonprofit organization that prioritizes public service over commerce. One idea is to eliminate advertising altogether, creating a robustly independent specialized vehicle for serious news."
* San Francisco School Volunteers: "San Francisco School Volunteers recruits, trains and supports a community of volunteers who inspire public school students to achieve their full potential. Journalist volunteers play a major role in developing students' interest in reading and writing. One journalist started a school paper with a 2nd grade class. There are opportunities at all grade levels."
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