SPJ @ W&L
Get all the latest on the W&L SPJ student chapter's activities.Monday, March 31, 2008
Spring Conference Recap ... Take 1
Many thanks to those who came to Region II's spring conference this year! It looks as though we had a great turnout with great workshops, panels and an excellent keynote address by Amy Goodman. In the coming days, we'll get the site updated to reflect everything that went on over the weekend; hopefully we'll be able to post a video of the press conference with Mudcat Saunders and an audio download of Goodman's speech.Nevertheless, I'd still like to thank a few of the people in our chapter and at the university (with a few honorable mentions) who worked behind-the-scenes to keep everything running smoothly: Kat Greene, chapter president; Melissa Caron, chapter treasurer; Drew Scarantino, Queenie Wong and Grace Wang, goody bags and silent auction; Joel Poelhuis, signs and housing; Keri Beth Cloninger and Monica Chinn, speakers; Jacob Geiger, sponsors; Alden Wicker, Laura Sanders, Alisha Budich, Michelle Boniface and Mike Fahey, Mark of Excellence slide show; Doug Cumming, adviser; Brian Richardson, W&L Department Chair; Melissa Cox, W&L Department Secretary; Michael Todd and Bob DeMaria, technical supervisors; Pam Luecke, Ed Wasserman and Harlan Beckley, panel moderators; Brian Eckert and Ann Augherton, Region II; all of our sponsors; all of our speakers; and anyone else I may have missed.
See you next year!
Labels: special thanks, spring conference
- Nicole12:35 PM | 0 Comments
Friday, March 28, 2008
Don fry to offer writing workshop
Unfortunately, Kate Long will no longer be hosting tomorrow's writing workshop at the spring conference (and she won't be on the povery panel, either) due to a nasty bout of the flu.Nevertheless, reknowned writing coach Don Fry -- formerly with the Poynter Institute -- will be taking her place. Here's a little more about him:
Don Fry, the dean of newsroom writing coaches, has generously agreed on short notice to fill in for Kate Long, who had to cancel. Fry began a second career as a globe-trotting writing coach for journalists in 1984, after he had already established himself as a scholar and professor of Anglo-Saxon literature at the University of Virginia. He has published Believing the News (1986), Color In American Newspapers, with Mario Garcia, and Coaching Writers with Roy Peter Clark (2nd edition 2003). Previously affiliated with the Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg, he has been an independent writing coach, based in Charlottesville, since 1994.
The W&L SPJ chapter offers many thanks to Mr. Fry for filling in on such short notice!
Want the latest updates on the spring conference? Subscribe to spring conference updates via e-mail!
Labels: speakers, spring conference
- Nicole3:21 PM | 0 Comments
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Meeting on Thursday
W&L SPJ chapter members: Meeting this Thursday at 6 p.m. Not sure if there will be food, but we will be doing very important last-minute conference planning. I will be taking minutes again (and those minutes include a list of attendees).Labels: meetings
- Nicole10:21 PM | 0 Comments
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Last chance to register!
Tomorrow (Friday, March 21) is the last day to register before the conference begins. We will still be offering same-day registration, but at a much higher cost.Want the latest updates on the spring conference? Subscribe to spring conference updates via e-mail!
Labels: spring conference
- Nicole7:37 AM | 3 Comments
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Meeting This Thursday
Chapter meeting this Thursday at 6 p.m. in the Rowe Conference Room. Pizza will be served, and we will be taking minutes. It's the second-to-last meeting before the conference, so be there!Labels: meetings
- Nicole12:11 PM | 0 Comments
Monday, March 17, 2008
Speaker change
Contrary to the previous post, we've received news that Bill Choyke -- not Chris Dinsmore -- will represent the Virginian-Pilot on the Everyday Business and Out of College panels.The Web site should be updated to reflect this change by tomorrow.
Want the latest updates on the spring conference? Subscribe to spring conference updates via e-mail!
Labels: speakers, spring conference
- Nicole6:27 PM | 0 Comments
Sunday, March 16, 2008
More spring conference announcements
The W&L SPJ student chapter has kicked it into high gear with the conference preparations, so I've got a few new things to announce:1. It's official: Students will be able to stay at W&L's currently-empty Kappa Sigma house for a very reasonable rate. For more information, contact us.
2. More people have confirmed that they will, in fact, be speaking at the conference:
- Walter Cumming - Presentation: Visual journalism: The enhancement (or heart) of a story
- Sam Dean - Presentation: Visual journalism: The enhancement (or heart) of a story
Chris DinsmoreBill Choyke - Panel: Everyday business: Telling the globalization story locally- Kathy Lu - Panel: Out of college, into the job market
- Ed Wasserman - Panel: The other America: How do we cover poverty?
- Harlan Beckley - The other America: How do we cover poverty?
- Doug Cumming - At its roots: Why community journalism is thriving
Chris DinsmoreBill Choyke - Out of college, into the job market- Pam Luecke - Everyday business: Telling the globalization story locally
- Albert L. May - Election coverage: What's fair? What's fair game?
- Brian Richardson - Environmentally conscious with a news conscience
- Ed Wasserman - From the eye of the storm: Reporting a crisis
5. Driving directions have been added to the destination page, in case the map takes too long to load or doesn't appear for some reason.
6. The schedule has also been updated; we now have a .pdf file of the full schedule available for download.
That's all! Many thanks in advance to our speakers and to those planning to attend. See you in Lexington!
Labels: speakers, spring conference, Web site
- Nicole2:55 PM | 0 Comments
Thursday, March 13, 2008
More speaker announcements
We've confirmed several more speakers for the spring conference!- Christina Kolock - Panel: Out of college, into the job market
- Dan Smith - Panel: Environmentally conscious with a news conscience
- Melissa Manware - Panel: From the eye of the storm: Reporting for your audience during a crisis
- Dugald McConnell - Workshop: Embedded multi-media reporting; Panel: Election coverage: What's fair? What's fair game?
For more information on our speakers, check out the speakers page.
Labels: speakers, spring conference
- Nicole5:17 PM | 0 Comments
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Reminder: Early bird registration ends March 7
Hey everyone!This is just a quick reminder that the early bird registration for the Region II spring conference ends tomorrow (Friday), March 7. After tomorrow, registration costs will increase by $20:
Regular registration costs:
- Student (SPJ member): $70
- Student (Non SPJ member): $80
- Pro (SPJ member): $90
- Pro (Non SPJ member): $100
Labels: spring conference
- Nicole10:36 PM | 0 Comments
Monday, March 3, 2008
Note about contact us page
The e-mail form on the contact us page has been having technical difficulties; however, I think I've got the problem fixed. If you've sent us an e-mail through the form and we never responded, please feel free to re-submit your note.Thanks for your patience! - Nicole
8:17 PM | 0 Comments
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Region II Spring Conference now on Facebook!
For those of you on Facebook, we now have a Region II Spring Conference Facebook group. Join now to see who else is coming, ask questions and get the latest conference info!Labels: Facebook, spring conference, Web site
- Nicole2:45 PM | 0 Comments