Sharing
From New England News Forum
Sharing the news:
Reaching students, training citizens
Sat., June 28 / UMass-Lowell
A one-day workshop for teachers, advisors, professors, editors, bloggers and citizen journalists
WHO PARTICIPATED . . . . VIEW PHOTOS . . . . VIEW VIDEO INTRODUCTIONS
BLOG REPORTS
- VIDEO: Dan Kennedy: Making sense of the AP-blogger dispute (6 minute YouTube video)
- Dick Howe: Media literacy and the rule of one third
- Dan Kennedy: Will RepJ work? Some thoughts
- Aldon Hynes: A wraup on all the sessions / PHOTO
- Len Witt: Stony Brook dean on teaching news literacy
- Wayne Sutton: PHOTO
(SCROLL DOWN TO SPECIFIC PRESENTATIONS FOR LINKS TO STREAMING VIDEO)
The American Society of Newspaper Editors has made "news literacy education" its No. 1 policy issue for the next year. Around the nation, citizen bloggers are launching local online news and community sites. On Saturday, June 28, 2008, the New England News Forum and the law firm of Prince, Lobel, Glovsky & Tye, LLP, the New England Press Association and the New England chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists presented a unique, one-day workshop, "Sharing the News: Fresh Approaches to Reaching Students and Training Citizens." Designed for New England college journalism educators, high-school newspaper advisors and journalism teachers, citizen journalists and bloggers, the session drew 42 participants to consider new tools, new curriculum approaches and potential new law.
9 a.m. -- Coffee, juice, bagels, danish and networking
An optional start-the-day gathering for informal networking with New England News Forum volunteers and collaborators on current policy and news topics in the region, including video highlights of the June 3-4, New Pamphleteers/New Reporters, convening in Minneapolis, Minn. See who's coming and pick someone to talk with.
9:30 a.m. -- A consumer workbook for making your own media
VIEW VIDEO STREAM OF MATHISON'S TALK
Author and former wire-service editor David Mathison previews Be The Media, his just-published, 384-page, how-to guide for citizens who want to use the Internet and multimedia tools to create their own news and messages -- including a chapter on creating high-school newspapers. He'll cover the latest on social networks, community radio, community media centers, copyright, syndication, podcasting, video and music. (CHAPTER TITLES)
10 a.m. -- The Largemouth Citizen Journalism Workshop comes east
Streaming video of McGill's June 28 presentation at Lowell
- Doug McGill spent a career as a foreign correspondent and business writer for The New York Times. and as a foreign bureau chief for Bloomberg News. Now based in Rochester, Minn., and teaching at Carleton College, McGill for the last three years has been teaching citizens how to practice journalism in print and on line. McGill will offer an abbreviated, half-day version of his "Largemouth Citizen Journalism Workshop." He'll also talk about his concept of glocalizing. This short-day workshop is designed for neophyte bloggers and citizen journalists who want to learn what they need to get started as well as for New England editors and program directors who are planning to offer training to citizen contributors. (Largemouth will run until 3 p.m., concurrent with other activities).
11:00 a.m. -- New news tools -- Social networks, Twitter, live video and wireless
A workshop on new tools for citizen-news creation
VIEW STREAMING VIDEO OF SUTTON'S Q&A
- Wayne Sutton is a community content manager for http://www.MyNC.com, a hyper-local news wbsite produced by WNCN, Channel 17, the NBC television affiliate serving Raleigh-Durham, N.C. He monitor user-generated content for the site. Sutton will demonstrate various webcasting techniques. This session is designed for citizen journalists and main-stream media folks alike who want an update on the latest technology and network tools for engaging the public.
11:30 a.m. -- Representative Journalism -- the Northfield, Minn., experiment
VIEW STREAMING VIDEO OF WITT'S DISCUSSION
In Northfield, Minn., the Harnisch Family Foundation has provided a grant for a one-year experiment: Will a community decide to financially support a professional reporter who pursues in-depth, civic-journalism in collaboration with an existing local online citizen-blogging site? Could a similar experiment work in New England? The answers could point the way to a new foundation for sustaining local journalism. Leonard Witt, of Kennesaw State University, head of the Representative Journalism Project, will explain and seek guidance. (Read Dan Kennedy's blog report on this presentation).
12:30 p.m. -- BAG LUNCH TALK/DISCUSSION:
What should news literacy look like in America's classrooms? One view
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Streaming video of Schneider's June 28 presentation at Lowell
(EARLIER AUDIO: Demand-side plea for news literacy in classrooms) also JANUARY INTERVIEW: STREAMING VIDEO
- Howard Schneider is founding dean of the School of Journalism at Stony Brook University, Long Island, and former editor of Newsday, the Long Island daily. Stony Brook has received grants from the MacArthur Foundation the Ford Foundation to develop a national "news literacy" curriculum for secondary schools and colleges. (DOWNLOAD CURRICULUM POWERPOINT) Schneider is coming to Lowell seeking advice on how to construct and support the curriculum, and looking for research collaborators in New England. Following his initial presentation, Helen Smith, executive director of the New England Scholastic Press Association, will lead a Q-and-A feedback session designed for high-school and college journalism educators, student newspaper advisors, state educational administrators and for editors and program directors.
All-participant discussion: What role can the news media -- and citizen journalists -- play?
2:00 p.m. -- The AP case -- What's happening to "fair use"?
WATCH STREAMING VIDEO OF SESSION
In mid-June, The Associated Press asked the Drudge Retort blog site to remove a short excerpt of AP copy, citing copyright infringement. After the blogosphere howled, The AP seemed to back off. Is it time to develop a guidebook -- rather than just case law -- for governing so-called "fair use?" What does this mean for citizen journalists and bloggers? For teachers? Will discuss current developments in this case in a one-hour Q&A format.
Discusssants: Cox, Bertsche
Tentative discussants/panelists will include Robert Cox, president of the Media Bloggers Association and Robert Bertsche, a Boston attorney who represents the New England Press Association and ohter media clients on copyright, First Amendment and other issues.
3:00 p.m. -- Planning the NENF campus network
The New England News Forum intends to launch the NENF Campus Network during 2008. Potential partners in the network will meet in a circle-round format to consider adopting a mission and goals for the Campus Network and to form an advisory structure which includes a coordinator from each New England state. One agenda item might be to work with Stony Brook in testing "news literacy" curricula. Another might be regular contributions to the NENF website. A third might be convening of regular training sessions for students and the public -- in person and online. NENF director Bill Densmore, NENF advisory board member Meredith McCulloch and New England Scholastic Press Association Executive Director Helen Smith guided our conversation.
4 p.m. -- Adjournment
Some participants may say in Lowell for an early dinner at a restaurant to be determined.
WHEN
Saturday, June 28, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
WHERE
Alumni Library/Lounge
84 University Ave.
University of Massachusetts (North Campus)
Lowell, Mass. 01854
978-934-4000
(CAMPUS MAP) / GOOGLE MAP-CLOSEUP / YAHOO MAP SHOWING HIGHWAYS
(Note: The official building address is 84 University Ave. In order to make the digital maps properly locate the arrow, we "faked" an address of 50 University Ave.)
DIRECTIONS
Alumni Library is on the North Campus (one of three campuses) of UMass Lowell. The north campus is across the Merrimack River from downtown Lowell, in the city's Pawtucketville section. The river flows roughly east-west at this point. The Google map (linked above) gives a good picture of access. Most people coming from Interstate 495 or Route 3 will follow signs for the "Lowell Connector."
- From the Connector, take Exit 5-B onto Thorndike Street. You may see signs for the Tsongas Arena. Follow them.
- After four traffic lights (1/2 mile), Thorndike St. beears right and becomes Dutton Street.
- Continue northeasterly on Dutton about 1/2 mile to Merrimack Street by City Hall.
- Proceed bearing slightly left onto Arcand Drive. Arcand Ave. comes to a T-intersection and you will see the Tsongas Arena in front of you.
- Take a left at the T onto Morrissette Blvd., which then borders a canal to the right.
- Follow Morrissette Blvd. throuh two lights and around a gradual, 90-degree curve of the canal to the third light, which is University Ave.
- Take a RIGHT on University Ave., crossing the Merrimack River.
- Alumni Library is the large old building on your left after crossing VFW Highway.
PARKING
Because we are meeting on a Saturday, there will be ample free parking across University Avenue from Alumni Library (to the right) in the lot in front of Cumnock Hall. Look for posted signs.
LODGING
If don't want to drive roundtrip in the same day, UMass Lowell has recommended some hotels.
REGISTRATION
Registration is only $39 with lunch or $29 without lunch. Prospective participants of limited means may register for a fee-waiver stipend when registering.
