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Subject: Summer workshops -- register now!
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 06:55:43 -0500
From: Twin Cities Daily Planet | Minneapolis - St. Paul
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Summer workshops -- register now!
Largemouth Citizen Journalism Workshop
</node/5118/#Largemouth%20Citizen%20Journalism%20Workshop>July 10, 17,
24, 31
Media Strategies for Nonprofits
</node/5118/#Media%20Strategies%20for%20Nonprofits> July 11 or July 28
Video News Reporting for Beginners
</node/5118/#Video%20News%20Reporting%20for%20Beginners>July 12 and 19
Your Neighborhood, Your News: Community Blogging 101
</node/5118/#Your%20Neighborhood,%20Your%20News:%20Community%20Blogging%20101>
July 26
Largemouth Citizen Journalism Workshop
Presented by Doug McGill
July 10, 17, 24, 31
5:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Class Fee: $60
The Resource Center for the Americas
3019 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, MN
*ARE YOU UNHAPPY WITH THE NEWS MEDIA?*
*DO YOU FEEL JOURNALISM TODAY DOESN'T SERVE YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY -- OR
OUR COUNTRY, OR GLOBAL CITIZENS -- VERY WELL? *
*DO YOU WANT TO:*
* > START YOUR OWN JOURNALISM BLOG?
> IMPROVE YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER?
> LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ROLE OF THE FREE PRESS IN A DEMOCRACY?*
*IF SO, THE LARGEMOUTH CITIZENS JOURNALISM WORKSHOP IS FOR YOU!*
*WHAT EXACTLY** IS IT?*
Former New York Times reporter Doug McGill teaches basic journalism
skills for use in community and neighborhood newsletters, non-profit
publications, journalism web sites and blogs, podcasts, and other
citizen journalism formats. Each class includes presentation of student
work for teacher and class feedback; a visit and Q&A by a working Twin
Cities professional journalist; and focused reading and discussion on a
news media topic such as "Is journalism dying?" and "Who is a journalist
these days?" Class size is limited to 12.
*WHAT SKILLS ARE TAUGHT? *
• ESSENTIAL REPORTING TECHNIQUES
• BASIC STORY STRUCTURE
• ADOPTING A JOURNALISTIC MINDSET
• HOW TO CONDUCT INTERVIEWS
• DOZENS OF WRITING TIPS
• HOW TO WRITE ABOUT ISSUES AND TRENDS
• WRITING OPINION COLUMNS
*WHO IS THE CLASS DESIGNED FOR?*
Any citizen interested in the news media as a consumer, as a producer,
or both. Among those who have taken the class with benefit include:
nonprofit, social service, and civic organization employees and
volunteers seeking to improve their newsletters, online publications,
and overall writing skills; news media reform advocates; public
relations professionals; freelance journalists; and professionals who
want to cover their specialized fields in a journalistic style.
*WHAT DOES THE $60 FEE COVER?*
Every student receives a printed Largemouth Citizen Journalism Handbook;
a syllabus of readings in news media literacy; and both direct and
online access to the workshop leader and other students during and
between classes. Stories written for class are published with student
permission at the Largemouth Citizen Journalism web site at
www.largemouth.org <http://www.largemouth.org>, and may also be
submitted to the Twin Cities Daily Planet at www.tcdailyplanet.net
<http://www.tcdailyplanet.net>.
*HOW DO I SIGN UP?*
Send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
or call (507) 535-0951.
/Doug McGill, a native of Rochester, MN (where he now lives) was a New
York Times reporter from 1979 to 1989; a freelance writer in Tokyo in
the early 1990s; and a bureau chief for Bloomberg News in London and
Hong Kong from 1992-1997. He was the founding editor of two web sites,
Virtual China and China Online, and has taught journalism and mass media
studies at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul and the Hubert H.
Humphrey School of Public Affairs in Minneapolis. He is the editor of
The McGill Report (www.mcgillreport.org <http://www.mcgillreport.org>)
and the Local Man blog (www.localman.org <http://www.localman.org>), and
the author of Here: A Global Citizen's Journey./
Media Strategies for Nonprofits
The same workshop will be offered twice.
Dates: Wednesday, July 11 or Saturday, July 28
Time for each: 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (lunch is included with workshop fee)
Location: Resource Center of the Americas
3019 Minnehaha Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
Fee: $100
Registration <http://www.mncn.org/event_communicate.htm#media>
Nonprofits need to get the word out – about your issues, your concerns,
your programs, your work, and your triumphs. If you want to be more
effective in getting your message out, "Media Strategies for Nonprofits"
can help. This workshop introduces the basics, from news releases and
press lists to Web pages and blogs. Each participant will receive
handouts and a CD with sample documents and contact information for
local media.
In this workshop, you will gain an understanding of:
• Media outlets and resources
• Media tools – releases, advisories, articles, alerts, PSA’s,
advertising, media kits,
• newsletters, etc.
• Media communications basics
• How to write a news release
• Ten commandments for Letters to the Editor
• E-newsletter basics
• Media contacts for print, electronic and virtual media
• Developing your own contact list
This workshop will be led by Mary Turck, Editor of the Twin Cities Daily
Planet, a project of the Twin Cities Media Alliance. For scholarship
information, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Click here for registration.
<http://www.mncn.org/event_communicate.htm#media>
This class is offered by the Twin Cities Media Alliance (publisher of
Twin Cities Daily Planet) and the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits.
Your Neighborhood, Your News: Community Blogging 101
5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Thursday, July 26
Central Best Buy Technology Center
300 Nicollet Mall, S-163
Minneapolis MN 55401
Community blogger Dan Haugen (Northeast Beat) introduces the basic tools
you need to start your own community news blog, from mission statement
to marketing.
The class will include a discussion on how to choose a blogging host,
how to get the scoop on neighborhood news, and how to inspire others to
join you in talking about your neighborhood.
Register online <http://www.mpls.lib.mn.us/classsignup.asp?resid=106033>
or by calling 612.630.6469.
Fee: $10
This class is offered in collaboration with Twin Cities Media Alliance
(publisher of Twin Cities Daily Planet) and the Minneapolis Public Library.
Video News Reporting for Beginners
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Thursday, July 12 (part 1)
Thursday, July 19 (part 2)
Central Best Buy Technology Center
300 Nicollet Mall, S-163
Minneapolis MN 55401
Video blogger and documentary film maker Chuck Olsen (MNStories.com,
Blogumentary) introduces video news reporting.
With a consumer camcorder and free editing software, you can create news
reports about your community that can be uploaded to YouTube, or your
favorite neighborhood blog or community website. Participants must have
access to a digital camcorder and bring it to each session
Register online <http://www.mpls.lib.mn.us/classsignup.asp?resid=105765>
or by calling 612.630.6469.
Fee: $10 per session
This class is offered in collaboration with Twin Cities Media Alliance
(publisher of Twin Cities Daily Planet) and the Minneapolis Public Library.
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