Don't miss RTNDA's fall workshops
RTNDA is producing training across the country this fall and wants to make you aware of everything that's going on:
RTNDF's New Tech Creates New Pressures, Sept 11 - 12, Kansas City, Mo.
In addition to all of the pressures you face reporting, photographing, producing, managing and editing your daily newscasts for radio and TV, now you face new pressures as you move your stories online. RTNDF is here to help!
Led by Al Tompkins, The Poynter Institute and Lynn French, KPNX-TV, this workshop addresses the new pressures that comes with new technology.
Do you need rules to cover how journalists in your newsroom use such social media sites as Twitter or Facebook, even when they’re "off the clock?"
What new problems come when you open your Web site news stories to public comment? How responsible are you for what others say?
How do you know if the video, photos or information that people post on your site is real?
What are your ethical concerns when linking or aggregating?
The workshop registration fee is ONLY $40 and includes the workshop materials and meals. PLUS, RTNDF will pay for Friday night's hotel room for out-of-town attendees. This special rate is made possible through a grant to RTNDF from the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation.
Click here for more information. Hurry! There is limited room left and the registration deadline is August 28.
RTNDF's New Tools for Tough Times, Sept 25 - 26, CNN Center, Atlanta
RTNDF has a terrific training opportunity for newsroom leaders and managers: a focus on new and low-cost digital technologies for news gathering and presentation – along with leadership tips on how to put the tools to best use. All that – plus an insider’s look at CNN’s approach to citizen journalism, social media and reporting across platforms with tips that apply to local newsrooms.
With a panel that includes Chip Mahaney, E.W. Scripps Company, Jill Geisler, The Poynter Institute, Victor Hernandez, CNN, Stacia Deshishku, CNN, Parisa Khosravi, CNN Worldwide and Katherine Green, CNN International, participating broadcast news managers will leave with skills and knowledge they can put to work immediately.
Thanks to an underwriting grant from the McCormick Foundation and the generosity of our host site, CNN, the cost of this program is only $40 per person. This includes the cost of one night’s lodging at the Omni Hotel at CNN Center for those away from home, plus a dinner and lunch.
Click here for more information. Space is limited and time is running out to register!
RTNDA @ Broadcasting & Cable's News Technology Summit, Oct 6 - 7, Atlanta
RTNDA will be sponsoring training in conjunction with the Broadcasting & Cable News Technology Summit at the Atlanta Airport Marriott, October 6 - 7. The News Technology Summit offers a great opportunity to learn how to produce compelling news programming with fewer resources, how best to utilize your website in your overall coverage plan, how to share assets among stations and how to bring stories to air faster.
RTNDA will be leading a morning of programming on Tuesday, October 6. The two sessions are The Ethics of Digital Journalism, which will explore ethical questions that arise online and How to Make your Web Site Work for You, which will explore the features of the most successful news websites and how they can work for your site. Plus Robert Papper, Hofstra University, will be on hand to discuss RTNDA's latest research on news websites - how we're using them, what staff is working on them, what they feature, are they turning a profit, are they seeing increases in traffic and more.
As an RTNDA member, you are receiving a complimentary invitation for this event. Not only is registration for the event free, all meals and hotel accommodations are complimentary as well; this includes 2 nights at the Atlanta Airport Marriott (Monday, Oct 5 and Tuesday, Oct 6). Events kick off on Monday night with a cocktail reception at 8:00 pm for those in town. The only requirement is that you attend all events from Tuesday, October 6 at 9:00 am to Wednesday, October 7 at 2:00 pm. This is a fantastic opportunity to get some world class training, network with leaders in the broadcast industry and make some valuable contacts - and all you have to pay for is transportation.
If you are interested in attending this event, please e-mail Audrey Lamb, audreyl@rtnda.org or 202.467.5254.