APME NEWSTRAIN/ALBUQUERQUE
Full Program
June 21 - 22, 2006
NewsTrain is a national training program emphasizing the development of editing and management skills in frontline editors. Sponsored by the Associated Press Managing Editors, the workshop receives substantial funding from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
| Workshop location: |
The Albuquerque Publishing Co. 7777 Jefferson Street NE Albuquerque, N.M. |
With special thanks to Karen Moses of The Albuquerque Journal; Kate Nelson of the Albuquerque Tribune; Linda Wienandt of The Associated Press; Rob Dean of the The Sante Fe New Mexican; Jim Lawitz of The Las Cruces Sun-News; Harry Moskos of The New Mexico Press Association and Dennis Herrick of The University of New Mexico.
Program note: We randomly divide the group into two teams, Green and Blue. Every editing and management session is offered twice so editors can take each of these segments.
| Wednesday, June 21: | |
| 8:30 a.m. | Registration Location: Lobby |
| 9:00 a.m. | Welcome, introductions and workshop overview Location: Ray Carey Auditorium, 2d floor |
| 9:30 a.m. | Managing in Changing Times Why: It is not just the news that changes every day Nothing seems the same as it did last year, and your work-life sometimes feels utterly different from when you started your journalism career. Everything seems to change constantly. You can become more adept at handling the strains on your own psyche and the newsroom's. Learn some tips on how to cope with the changing landscape, how to lead change and how to stay true to your values in a swiftly shifting environment. Presenter: Butch Ward, distinguished fellow, The Poynter Institute Location: Ray Carey Auditorium, 2d floor |
| 10:45 a.m. | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 a.m. | Common Story Forms Why: Because story organization can be difficult Nearly every successful newspaper story is a variation on one of a few basic story forms. This workshop teaches the essentials of the "martini glass" and "time blocking" structures for hard news and block organization and narrative storytelling structures for daily stories and projects. Presenter: Jacqui Banaszynski, Knight Editing chair, University of Missouri, School of Journalism Location: Ray Carey Auditorium, 2d floor |
| 12:15 p.m. | Lunch and a talk with author Michael McGarrity Location: Ray Carey Auditorium, 2d floor |
| 1:15 p.m. | Why Training Matters Why: Because newspapers are a business, too. Resources you can use to get valuable training for yourself and push for more training for those you lead. A discussion of why some news organizations are putting more emphasis on professional development of their staffs. How to build an effective training program in your newsroom. Take a virtual tour of the new e-learning site, News University at Poynter. Presenter: Lillian Swanson, project director, NewsTrain Location: Ray Carey Auditorium, 2d floor |
| 2:00 p.m. | Giving Effective Feedback (Blue Team) Why: It's essential to helping staffers grow Learn why it's important to tie your feedback to key goals. Learn how to structure a difficult conversation; words and phrases that will get through to the listener, and the importance of practicing those conversations beforehand. Learn how to listen effectively, respond to feedback, and look for clues that the other person is really listening to you. Presenter: Butch Ward Location: Advertising Board Room, 1st floor |
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| 2:00 p.m. | The five-minute editor (Green Team) Why: On some days, it's all the time you have Most editors promise themselves that they will have weekly brainstorming meetings on story ideas, frequent coaching sessions on writing techniques and daily post-story critiques to identify and reinforce the lessons learned. Those are worthy goals, but for many editors, the daily grind gets in the way. You do, however, talk to your reporters every day, a minute here, a couple minutes there, five minutes when it's really important. Much of your most important editing still is done in these brief daily encounters Presenter: Jacqui Banaszynski Location: Ray Carey Auditorium, 2d floor |
| 3:00 p.m. | Break |
| 3:15 p.m. | Giving Effective Feedback (Green Team) Why: It's essential to helping staffers grow Learn why it's important to tie your feedback to key goals. Learn how to structure a difficult conversation; words and phrases that will get through to the listener, and the importance of practicing those conversations beforehand. Learn how to listen effectively, respond to feedback, and look for clues that the other person is really listening to you. Presenter: Butch Ward Location: Advertising Board Room, 1st floor |
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| 3:15 p.m. | The five-minute editor (Blue Team) Why: On some days, it's all the time you have Most editors promise themselves that they will have weekly brainstorming meetings on story ideas, frequent coaching sessions on writing techniques and daily post-story critiques to identify and reinforce the lessons learned. Those are worthy goals, but for many editors, the daily grind gets in the way. You do, however, talk to your reporters every day, a minute here, a couple minutes there, five minutes when it's really important. Much of your most important editing still is done in these brief daily encounters Presenter: Jacqui Banaszynski Location: Ray Carey Auditorium, 2d floor |
| 4:15 p.m. | Break |
| 4:30 p.m. | Skeptical Editing or... How to Fine Tune Your Baloney Detector Why: Because credibility is the franchise Recently several newspapers announced they published stories that were inaccurate. As stories move through a newsroom, they develop a life of their own. What they need are clear-eyed skeptics who zero in on weaknesses. This session will cover how to edit skeptically, how to challenge the numbers as well as the words and how to activate your baloney detector. Presenter: Rosalie Stemer, newsroom editing coach Location: Ray Carey Auditorium, 2d floor |
| 6:00 p.m. | End of the workshops first day We want to keep the conversation going, so we've made reservations at a local restaurant and everyone is welcome, especially those from out of town. The cost is on you. |
| Thursday, June 22: | |
| 8:00 a.m. | Continental breakfast available Location: Ray Carey Auditorium, 2d floor |
| 8:30 a.m. | Welcome back and announcements Location: Ray Carey Auditorium, 2d floor |
| 8:45 a.m. | Legal Update An update on the changes in open-records and libel laws in New Mexico and surrounding states. Presenters: Attorneys Jim Dines and Greg Williams, Dines & Gross, Albuquerque Location: Ray Carey Auditorium, 2d floor |
| 10:15 a.m. | Break |
| 10:30 p.m. | Developing stories off a beat Why: Because the best stories are found there How to help your reporters examine their beats to be sure they are hitting the big themes and help them select the best stories to pursue. We also talk about finding time to report the longer stories while still filing dailies. Presenter: Jacqui Banaszynski Location: Ray Carey Auditorium, 2d floor |
| Noon | Lunch Location: Ray Carey Auditorium, 2d floor |
| 1:30 p.m. | Making every word count in captions, headlines Ten tips for irresistible headlines. Plus how to build headlines, captions and all display type into a package that invites the reader into your story. Presenter: Rosalie Stemer Location: Advertising Board Room, 1st floor |
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| 1:30 p.m. | The economics of news web sites We'll explore the different economic models and see what is making the most sense right now. We'll also discuss those alternative, even radical, niche products called cyber fiber. Presenter: Rob Curley, director of New Media and Convergence for the Naples Daily News and a member of the Scripps corporate internet strategy team. Location: Ray Carey Auditorium, 2d floor |
| 2:45 p.m. | Break |
| 3:00 p.m. | New Media Convergence Why: Because the future is here Explore strategies for generating hyper-local content on your news Web site, appealing to new and younger readers, getting buy-in from the newsroom and delivering content in ways you've probably never imagined. With lots of examples from papers of all sizes. Presenter: Rob Curley Location: Ray Carey Auditorium, 2d floor |
| 4:45 p.m. | NewsTrain Caboose Taking the lessons home Presenter: Lil Swanson Location: Ray Carey Auditorium, 2d floor |
| 5:00 p.m. | End of the workshop |