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August 1-4, 2007, Miami, Florida
Hyatt Regency Miami

MEDIA INSTITUTES

Full- or half-day seminars are offered free to convention registrants who can arrive before the convention begins to devote extra time to professional development. Advance registration highly recommended, as space is limited. All seminars are available on a first-come, first-served basis. All registrants will be notified about their enrollment.

DOWNLOAD the Media Institutes Registration form if you are already registered for convention and wish to attend any of the following seminars scheduled for 2007:

All sessions are held Wednesday, August 1

 

MEDIA INSTITUTE: Investigating Businesses in Your Backyard

Wednesday, Aug. 1, 9 a.m.-noon, Hyatt Regency Miami

Learn to cover business stories, including getting information on private companies, gaining inside sources, using public documents, and reviewing financial documents to find red flags.

Coordinator & Moderator: Kanu Vashisht, associate web editor, Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism.

Presenters: James Gentry, professor, University of Kansas; Curt Hazlett, freelance writer.

Presented by the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism.

 

MEDIA INSTITUTE: The One-Day Poynter TV Storytelling Bootcamp

Wednesday, Aug. 1, 9 a.m.-4 p..m., Hyatt Regency Miami

Juice up your writing, find ways to make characters memorable, learn to think visually even on non-visual assignments, discover how to turn your TV stories into great online material (you know your boss wants you to.)

Coordinator, Moderator & Presenter: Al Tompkins, group leader for broadcast online, The Poynter Institute.

Additional Presenter: Victoria Lim, senior consumer reporter, WFLA-TV/Tampa Tribune/TBO.com.

Presented by The Poynter Institute.

 

MEDIA INSTITUTE: Multimedia Presentations: New Skills for a New Era in Journalism

Wednesday, Aug. 1, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., downtown Fort Lauderdale

Multimedia presentations bring together text, audio, video, photos and graphics to tell stories in fresh and compelling ways, taking the content of news sites well beyond the posting of news stories. In this day-long, hands-on workshop, you'll learn from Web experts at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel and the Orlando Sentinel how to conceive and plan multimedia presentations and how to use Flash software to create them. Seating is limited. Complimentary transportation to this off-site workshop will be provided.

Coordinator: Kathy Pellegrino, recruitment editor, South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

Presenters: Anthony Moor, deputy managing editor/online at The Dallas Morning News, and former associate managing editor/online at the Orlando Sentinel; Roger Simmons, breaking news editor, Orlando Sentinel; Karsten Ivey, assistant graphics director, South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

Presented and sponsored by the South Florida Sun-Sentinel and Orlando Sentinel.

 

MEDIA INSTITUTE: Watchdog Journalism: New Techniques and Resources for Investigations Into Your Community

Wednesday, Aug. 1, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Hyatt Regency Miami

This day-long session will show the practical application of newest techniques in investigative and computer-assisted reporting involving community issues such as immigration, justice, health and business. Techniques include mapping, social network analysis and better use of Web resources. Appropriate for print, broadcast or multimedia journalists.

Coordinator, Moderator & Presenter: Brant Houston, executive director, Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) and National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting (NICAR).

Presenters: Manny Garcia, metro editor, The Miami Herald; Jason Grotto, The Miami Herald; Mc Nelly Torres, consumer watchdog reporter, South Florida Sun-Sentinel; David Donald, training director, IRE and NICAR; Sharon Chan, staff reporter, The Seattle Times.

Presented by Investigative Reporters and Editors.

 

MEDIA INSTITUTE: Journalism Today: An Introduction to the Multimedia Skills You Need to Succeed in the Modern Newsroom

Wednesday, Aug. 1, 9 a.m.-noon, Hyatt Regency Miami

This half-day program, designed for print or broadcast journalists with 10+ years newsroom experience, will introduce the basic multimedia concepts increasingly demanded of all reporters. The evolution of newsroom expectations has changed what every journalist does day-to-day, and this will only increase as time passes and "convergence" continues its rapid growth across the industry. Topics this session will cover include: choosing what audio and video to record for inclusion with online versions of print stories; blogging and the art of interactive dialogue with online news consumers; and basic training for using your newsroom's multimedia recording equipment. For those who can bring recording equipment from their newsrooms, hands-on training will be provided. Those without equipment are also welcome to attend the session. Limited to 15 participants.

Coordinator: Tara Smith, president, AspicioMedia.

Presenters: Eric Owles, chief multimedia producer, The New York Times; Andrew DeVigal, multimedia editor, The New York Times.

Presented by The New York Times.

For questions, contact AAJA Professional Programs Coordinator Albert Lee at AlbertL@aaja.org or 415-346-2051 x107.

 

PHOTOGRAPHER'S ROOM

Wednesday, Aug. 1, 1-5 p.m., Hyatt Regency Miami

Informal session held daily.

Coordinator: Paul Sakuma, photographer, Associated Press.

Moderator: Laura Pohl, freelance photo editor.

Those interested in competing for the annual Dith Pran Photo ShootOut Award and prizes are invited to meet to discuss the rules of the contest for this year’s theme, “Miami Heat.” Named in honor of the photojournalist who survived the Cambodian “Killing Fields,” the perpetual trophy will be presented at the Gala on Saturday night.

Coordinator: Paul Sakuma, photographer, Associated Press.

Moderator: Chris Viola, photographer, The Times-Union.

Production meeting for photos to be included in the Silent Auction. Photographers will organize an exhibit of AAJA photographers around the country who have contributed their photographs to help raise money for Asian American college students. The photographs will be auctioned off during the Silent Auction on Saturday night.

Coordinator: Paul Sakuma, photographer, Associated Press.

Moderator: Corky Lee, freelance photographer in New York.

Students are invited to bring their portfolios in for critiques in a casual atmosphere.

Coordinator: Paul Sakuma, photographer, Associated Press.

Moderator: Eugene Tanner, photo editor, The Orange County Register.

 

ONE-ON-ONE CRITIQUES

Convention registrants, professionals and students are able to sign up for FREE critique sessions with professional journalists and recruiters on Thursday and Friday, August 2-3. A limited number of appointments are available on a first-come, first-served basis and will fill up quickly.

DOWNLOAD the One-on-One Critiques Registration form if you are already registered for convention and wish to schedule a critiques review for any of the following:

Graphic Artists/Page Designers
Multimedia Journalists
One-on-One Voice Coaching
Photojournalists
Print Reporters
Radio Journalists
Television Journalists