A workshop for print and electronic journalists, co-sponsored by the Pew Center for Civic Journalism and the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education
Community Media Connections:
Linking with the News
January 11-13, 2002
San Francisco, CA
Journalists around the country are developing new tools and new sensibilities to help to find better stories and report them in ways that re-establish connections with readers, viewers and listeners. Come hear how to:
- Map your community.
- Identify gaps in your coverage.
- Discover untold stories.
- Build new interactions.
- Engage people in new ways.
Sign up today. Spaces are limited.
Registration Fee: $35
The Pew Center will cover meals, training materials, and up to two nights’ lodging at the Hilton San Francisco near Union Square.
Participants are responsible for transportation costs.
For more information, contact the:
Pew Center for Civic Journalism
1101 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 420
Washington, DC 20036-4303
Phone: 202-331-3200
Fax: 202-347-6440
E-mail: news@pccj.org
Friday, January 11, 2002
6:00 p.m. Cocktails and Dinner
WELCOME: Jan Schaffer, Executive Director, Pew Center
Mark Trahant, Chairman and CEO, Maynard Institute
KEYNOTER: David Yarnold, Executive Editor, San Jose Mercury News
Saturday, January 12, 2002
8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 9:15 a.m. Building New Connections: Civic and Interactive
Jan Schaffer, Executive Director, Pew Center
9:15 – 10:15 Covering All Connections: Recognizing Fault Lines
Dori J. Maynard, President, Maynard Institute
10:30 – Noon Telling Untold Stories
Sandy Close, Executive Editor, Pacific News Service: New ethnic media
Steve Magagnini, Ethnic Affairs Reporter, The Sacramento Bee: Beat coverage
Craig Franklin, Producer, Special Projects, KRON-TV, San Francisco: Race relations
Noon – 1:30 p.m. Lunch
KEYNOTER: Paula Madison, General Manager, KNBC-TV, Los Angeles
1:30 – 3:30 p.m. Interactive Stories: Making High Connections
Ken Sands, Interactive Editor, The Spokesman-Review: E-mail beats
Mark Briggs, Multimedia Editor, The Herald, Everett, WA: Clickable maps
Emilio Nicolas Jr., VP and General Manager, KVDA-TV, San Antonio: Web cams in Hispanic households
Evelyn Messinger,Director, Internews Interactive, San Rafael, CA: Videoconferencing – Lucille’s Kitchen, Minneapolis Public Television and the Star Tribune
Pamela Moreland, Online Team Leader, San Jose Mercury News: Web content
3:30 – 5 p.m. Mapping Your Community
Dennis Foley, Ombudsman, The Orange County Register
Kamrhan Farwell, Assistant Metro Editor, The Press- Enterprise, Riverside, CA
John X. Miller, Public Editor, Detroit Free Press
SATURDAY NIGHT – FREE TIME
Sunday, January 13, 2002
8:00 – 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 10:00 a.m. Covering Multicultural Communities
Dan Rosenheim,News Director, KPIX-TV, San Francisco
Raul Ramirez, News Director, KQED-FM, San Francisco
Panelist to be announced.
10:15 – 11:15 a.m. What do Readers and Viewers Want?
Dennis Foley, Ombudsman, Orange County Register
John X. Miller, Public Editor, Detroit Free Press
Dick Rogers, Reader Representative, San Francisco Chronicle
Noon Adjourn