APME NEWSTRAIN/HONOLULU
Full Program
August 9 - 10, 2006
The Associated Press Managing Editors and the Committee of Concerned Journalists present this NewsTrain workshop. This national training program emphasizes the development of editing and management skills in frontline editors and broadcast news managers.Workshop Location:
The University of Hawaii at Manoa
School of Architecture
2410 Campus Rd.
Honolulu
With special thanks to the local partners who helped plan and promote this workshop:
The Honolulu Advertiser, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, The Associated Press/ Hawaii, The University of Hawaii, Pacific Business News and The Maui News.
NewsTrain receives major funding from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
| Wednesday, August 9: | |
| 8:30 a.m. | Registration Room 205, 2d floor |
| 9:00 a.m. | Welcome and Introductions Location: The Architecture Auditorium, Room 205 |
| 9:30 a.m. | A Media Law Update Learn about key changes in the public-records and libel laws in Hawaii that affect your ability to cover the news. An examination of the changing scope of First Amendment law; access; subpoenas, and privacy. The bigger question: How hard is it to be a journalist in 2006? Presenter: Jeffrey Portnoy, an attorney and partner in the firm of Cades Schutte, Honolulu Location: The Architecture Auditorium, Room 205 |
| 10:45 a.m. | Break |
| 11:00 a.m. | Exploring innovations in online news Why: Because the future is here No longer the step-child, online news operations are becoming full partners in the news organization. This session will explore the fundamental differences between digital and newsprint news and the opportunities for journalists to participate in the creation of new reader experiences online. Learn what the research says about who the online readers; how they use news Web sites, and when they are using your site. Presenter: Nora Paul, Director, Institute for New Media Studies at the University of Minnesota Location: The Architecture Auditorium, Room 205 |
| 12:30 p.m. | Lunch Location: Food will be served inside. You are welcome to enjoy the fresh air and eat picnic style in The Quadrangle. |
| 1:15 p.m. | Coaching Your Writers Why: The best editing occurs before a single word is written. Editors need to get involved early, talk about ideas, discuss the likely paths the story could take, the diverse sources that could be contacted. Learn how to ask the right questions; how to have difficult conversations about stories; and how to get writers to be better editors of their own work. Includes a discussion of how editors can make every word count. Presenter: Michael Roberts, deputy managing editor, The Arizona Republic Location: The Architecture Auditorium, Room 205 |
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| Giving Effective Feedback 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: Edward Miller, managing director, Newsroom Leadership Group Location: Room 215, 2d floor |
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| 2:45 p.m. | Break |
| 3:00 p.m. | Editing Common Story Forms Why: It will help you discuss story organization with your writers Beyond the inverted pyramid, there are several story forms that editors working with reporters can use to shape and focus stories. This segment will cover three, with examples and a chance for editors to apply the forms to their own story ideas. Presenter: Michael Roberts Location: The Architecture Auditorium, Room 205 |
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| Time-Management Techniques Why: To keep the day from getting away from you Middle managers get on a treadmill on Monday morning and get off five days later. They spend their days answering to bosses, directing reporters, answering the phone, reading faxes and keeping abreast of the news. They're juggling a dozen balls at a time. Getting time to think is a luxury. You'll learn how to set priorities; how to create small blocks of time for important projects, and techniques to stop from being nibbled to death by phone calls and email. You'll also learn the importance of helping reporters better manage their time. Presenter: Edward Miller Location: Room 215 |
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| 4:00 p.m. | Break |
| 4:15 p.m. | Where do the best story ideas come from? A discussion of how to develop systems in print and broadcast newsrooms that encourage a steady flow of fresh ideas. Learn how to stop the feast or famine approach to news coverage. Presenter: Walter Dean, broadcast training coordinator, Committee of Concerned Journalists Location: The Architecture Auditorium, Room 205 |
| 5:30 p.m. | End of first day |
| Thursday, August 10: | |
| 8:00 a.m. | Continental breakfast available Location: Outside the Auditorium |
| 8:30 a.m. | Welcome back and announcements Location: The Architecture Auditorium, Room 205 |
| 8:45 a.m. | Non-Traditional Story Forms Why: Because readers like them A discussion of the many options editors have to convey information in forms other than a traditional story. Includes many examples, and the reporting and writing approaches needed to create them. Presenter: Michael Roberts Location: The Architecture Auditorium, Room 205 |
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| Managing in a Time of Change 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. Whether it is access to public information, new technology, HR regulations or a new corporate owner, everything seems to change constantly. You can become more adept at dealing with this strain on your own psyche and the newsroom's. Learn 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: Edward Miller Location: Room 215 |
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| 10:00 a.m. | Break |
| 10:15 a.m. | Giving Effective Feedback (repeat) 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: Edward Miller Location: Room 215 |
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| Bias in News Coverage Why: Because credibility is the franchise An interactive presentation about the notion of bias and the lost meaning of objectivity that may help clear up confusion for editors and the public about the goals and responsibilities of journalists and their news organizations. Presenter: Wally Dean Location: The Architecture Auditorium, Room 205 |
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| 11:15 a.m. | Break |
| 11:30 a.m. | Training: Get on Board Why: Because newspapers are a business, too A discussion of why some news organizations are putting more emphasis on professional development of their staffers. Resources you can use to get valuable training for yourself and push for more training for those you lead. Take a virtual tour of a new e-learning site, News University at Poynter. Presenter: Lillian Swanson, NewsTrain, project director Location: The Architecture Auditorium, Room 205 |
| 12:15 p.m. | Lunch and a conversation with Chris Lee Chris is director of the University of Hawaii's Academy for Creative Media and executive producer of the movie "Superman Returns." Please eat lunch outside and return to the Auditorium by 12:45 p.m. for a conversation with Chris Lee. |
| 1:30 p.m. | Time-Management Techniques (repeat) Why: To keep the day from getting away from you Middle managers get on a treadmill on Monday morning and get off five days later. They spend their days answering to bosses, directing reporters, answering the phone, reading faxes and keeping abreast of the news. They're juggling a dozen balls at a time. Getting time to think is a luxury. You'll learn how to set priorities; how to create small blocks of time for important projects, and techniques to stop from being nibbled to death by phone calls and email. You'll also learn the importance of helping reporters better manage their time. Presenter: Edward Miller Location: Room 215 |
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| The five-minute editor 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. Learn the keys to giving directions and feedback clearly and quickly and other strategies to help you make the most use of your limited time. Presenter: Michael Roberts Location: The Architecture Auditorium, Room 205 |
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| 2:30 p.m. | Break |
| 2:45 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. Tips that will help you jump start your own web site. Presenter: Rob Curley, director of New Media and Convergence for the Naples Daily News Location: The Architecture Auditorium, Room 205 |
| 4:30 p.m. | NewsTrain Caboose Taking the lessons home, feedback forms and final thoughts. Presenter: Lillian Swanson Location: The Architecture Auditorium, Room 205 |
| 4:45 p.m. | End of workshop |