Category: Advice & Learning

I’ve only done one Poynter Institute workshop, almost three years ago now, and it was awesome. Easily one of the best I’d ever been to. They run a lot of things for professionals, and some for academics, but here’s one for the students: Poynter’s 2010 College Fellowship (May 16-28) is an intensive, two-week program in which students work in a...

FYI … It is an open invitation to listen to and network with the best of world journalism. The leitmotiv is one of informality and accessibility, designed to appeal to journalists, journalism students and those interested in the role of the media in society. Simultaneous translation into English and Italian is provided. The festival is open to the public free of...

FYI … Southwestern to hold 17th annual photojournalism conference FORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) — Photographers from around the country will convene in Fort Worth, Texas, March 5-7, for the 17th annual Southwestern Photojournalism Conference, held at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. The conference features prominent professional photographers who will share from their own experiences how the art of visual storytelling can...

The Georgia Collegiate Press Association’s annual conference will be in Athens on February 5-6. They’re holding 18 sessions on various things, including yours truly speaking about – what else? – multimedia journalism. Good chance to meet a bunch of other Georgia journalism students, do a little networking, share a little and learn a little.

This is on my list of workshops I must attend someday … Kalish Workshop deadline is May 15 Can you work hard and have fun at the same time? Are you looking for a workshop you can afford? Would you like to work elbow-to-elbow with some of the best visual editors in the country? Can you bowl? The 2010 Kalish...