Saturday, November 5 | 9:30-3:00 University of Maryland Merrill College of Journalism
Our special advisers-only workshop provides excellent sessions led by expert speakers to help you elevate your journalism program. Cost is only $10 and covers morning coffee, a boxed lunch and a copy of a useful scholastic journalism book for advisers.
SESSIONS INCLUDE: Expanding Coverage: 50 Ways to Find Your Story Expand your publication’s coverage, while adding creative designs and exploring unique forms of storytelling.
Digital Design 101 Design responsive Web pages using HTML, style sheets and other coding tools using Adobe Express or Canva.
How to Teach Photojournalism to Students Better photos and how to teach your students to create them. Session led by Bethany Swain, director of video production at UM and former multimedia producer at CNN.
Meet Your Students Where They Are Techniques and tools from a professional journalist about engaging your readers on all platforms. Session led by Emma Harris, director of digital storytelling, Baltimore Banner.
Audio and Podcast Reporting Discover the available tools that are needed to report and produce short- and long-form audio storytelling.
Story Structures in News and Feature Writing Guidance for working with student journalists on effective ways to structure news and feature stories for your print and digital publication.
For more detailed descriptions of our sessions, download the link below.
