Building a

 

Better

 

Journalist

Date: Oct. 6-7
Times: 9:30 a.m. to 12:10 p.m.
Location: University of Oregon, Allen Hall

 

BUILDING A BETTER JOURNALIST: The Oregon and Southwest Washington Chapter of SPJ - in partnership with the University of Oregon's School of
Journalism and Communication, its student SPJ chapter and the Oregonian - will host a two-day training in Eugene Oct. 6-7, offering a variety of training sessions and panel discussions for students and working professionals. Sessions include interviewing skills, investigations on a shoe-string budget, column writing and hands-on training for computer-assisted reporting. Attendees may choose one of two to three offerings per session.
See our home page for driving directions and parking info.

 

Schedule for Saturday, Oct. 6
Details about Saturday speakers and topics.

8:00 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Check-in and Continental Breakfast
9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Welcoming remarks and Keynote Address
9:35 a.m. to 10:50 a.m.
Business Reporting
Introduction to Public Records
Writing With Voice
11:00 a.m. to 12:25 p.m.
Quick and Dirty Features
Advanced Public Records
Computer-Assisted Reporting
12:45 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Brown bag lunch with the FBI.
2:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Turning News into Narrative
Advanced Interviewing: Two Pros Spill
Getting a Job
3:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sports Reporting
New Media Techniques
Investigations on a Shoestring Budget
5:30 p.m. Social Hour

Schedule for Sunday, Oct. 7
Details about Sunday speakers and topics.

9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
Computer-Assisted Reporting
Editing
10:55 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Online Research Secrets
Housing From the Inside