Student Internship Panel Discussion (132/133) Internship Panel with Adam Borth, ask questions, share experiences in this panel discussion about how to nail down that perfect internship. Talk about portfoliobuilding, getting a foot and the door and turning no pay-low pay internships into resume makers and career opportunities. Borth will facilitate this discussion as our panelist give helpful tips on how to go big. Avery Osen, Cowley College—This past summer Osen gained his second internship at KAKE News in Wichita, he was the news and sports anchor for his intern newscast. That same summer he and his father did the broadcast of the home games of the El Dorado Broncos semi-pro baseball team. At Cowley, he is one of the news anchor for the bi-weekly newscast, Cowley Television. Osen stays busy doing the public address for the Cowley soccer, basketball, track and field, softball and baseball home games. He also does the public address for Winfield High School soccer, basketball, track and field, softball and baseball home games. This spring Osen was selected for the USA Today College Correspondent Program where he writes articles and takes photos for the both the print publication and the website most recently he was selected to intern at KWCH for Catchitkansas’. It’s a lot to juggle while going to college full time, finds time to write, process photos and design pages for the Winfield Courier. This spring Osen was awarded first place by the Kansas Association of Broadcasters for best intern play-by-play in radio. Holly Landis, Cowley College— This news anchor for Cowley Television turned a summer work study her freshmen year into the social media marketing coordinator position for Cowley College, a position created for her. She is the theater department head of marketing. Most recently Landis was selected for the summer marketing internship at Maine State Music Theatre. Andres Rivas, Garden City Community College — A former member of his high school broadcasting program, he is now video manager for GC# Media, he has been able to use his experience to not only include overseeing the college’s live streaming and on-campus productions, but also providing play-by-play and color commentary for area high school athletic events for the Garden City Telegram since 2012. Rivas has also worked as the Garden City Co-op Creative Director’s assistance for the past year where he regularly helps with videography and editing, as well as being involved in all aspects of the Co-op’s multimedia coverage. Tyler Darrah, Wichita State University — The Student Sports Media scholarship
student who has done work with KWCH Channel 12, the Wichita Thunder hockey team and others.
Awards Banquet Individual and Overall Awards Jackie Engel Award Journalist of the Year award
Kansas Collegiate Media Awards Conference
Sunday, April 12 PARKING: Hotel guests may park in the parking garage free of charge. Keep your room key to exit the garage. There is a key drop at the exit. Those NOT staying at the hotel, may park in the south lot (across from the hotel’s drive) at no charge or in the parking garage for $8. REGISTRATION: North Lobby outside the ballrooms on the first floor Open 2:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday. Packets with name badges and programs for all attendees Media Exchange: North Lobby, publications set out on the registration tables following registration DINING OPTIONS: Registration covers Sunday dinner and Monday lunch. Breakfast provided for those who stay in the hotel Sunday night.
4-4:50 p.m.
Round Table Discussions (132/133) Find a table and jump into an open discussion on the designated subject, each table will have a facilitator to keep things on topic, but where the conversation goes is up to those who fill the seats around the table. Topics: Beefing up your advertising revenue: Alecia Henson Starting your first sex column: Tori Addis Organizing a Redesign: Joshua Harbour Upping your Readership: The Perfect Tease (social Media): Building Newsroom comradery: Switching from print to web: Perfecting your Photo Storytelling: Miranda Clark Ulrich Mixing up your Multi-media:
15-minute break
On-Site Copy Editing Contest (103)
Monday, April 13 10:45-11:45 sessions
ready to begin promptly at 4 p.m. Materials allowed are an AP Stylebook (print only) and a dictionary. Please bring a writing utensil.
Capturing an Audience with Unique Movie Reviews (103)
Kevin Page and Alan Montgomery PREREGISTRATION REQUIRED: Copy editors should be in place and
5-5:30 p.m. Creating a following for your blog (103) Brandy Nance, Emporia Gazette Blogging allows writers to keep a consistent no matter what publication, website or news organization they write for. Nance spun a blog out of a trip to NYC, she talk about how your blog can supplement your news pieces or just be a way for your audience to get to know you on a whole different level. Nance is the news and web editor at the Emporia Gazette. She holds a bachelor's degree in mass media with a print journalism emphasis from Washburn University and a master's degree in marketing from The University of Phoenix.
Ryan Doom, Cowley College, Mulvane Doom has created his online movie review personality separate from his cute and cuddly natural persona. Doom takes a witty, rather sarcastic approach to movie reviews and pulls out the best in the panned and points out the flaws in the fawned over. Wait for the Q&A to see if you can trip him on with a quirky pop culture question.
Monday, April 13 9:30-10:30 sessions The Rise of the Machine (103)
Andrew Tash, Hutchinson Community College Droning on and on, it’s not a drone, it’s an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV): Tash will discuss the meteoric proliferation of UAVs in the media and production industry just over the last 3-4 years. He will share his experiences at HCC including the obstacles and the requests. Bring your questions for the Q&A. Tash has been the program coordinator for media communication and production at Hutch since 2012. He used UAVs for the Discovery Channel, shooting a show called “Large Dangerous Rocket Ships” in 2011. He has worked with National Geographic, Food Network, NBC Sports and Bravo.
Telling Stories with Images (134)
Travis Heying, Wichita Eagle Reporters tell stories with words. But the images that go along with them are just as important. Heying will show images from all over the world that he has captured during his career and will share tips for how to make good pictures tell good stories. Award-winning photojournalist, Heying has covered wars, natural disasters and major sporting events for much of his 20-year professional career. He travelled extensively in the Middle East for McClatchy’s Washington Bureau and spent three months in Baghdad in 2003 covering the Iraq War. He has covered two hurricanes, including Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, and has chased countless tornadoes. Travis studied photojournalism at University of Nebraska and grew up in Gillette, Wyoming.
She began her journalism career at The Topeka Capital-Journal, before moving to the Gazette in 2005. She spent two years (2011-13) as a marketing professional at a non-profit organization in Emporia. She returned to The Gazette in 2013, as the news and web editor.
4-5:30 p.m. What’s wrong with the news today? (105-107) Brett Akagi, Adviser for the UDK and KUJH-TV at KU A lot of viewers and people inside the industry are expressing a dissatisfaction with the way news is covered today. Brett would tell you there are those who want to make it better for viewers and journalists. Come join him in a session that allows you to be a part of the solution for this ever increasing problem. Akagi is an award-winning journalist; he has earned regional Emmys, national and regional Edward R. Murrow and NPPA awards while working for WDAF, KARE and the Star Tribune. During his career Akagi has been an audio tech, graphics operator, photojournalist, video editor, reporter, field producer, producer, assistant news director, director of photography, freelancer, teacher/mentor and newsroom janitor.
4-5:30 p.m. Why you will never be a Network Anchor (132-133)
Denise Killian, News Director, KSN There are changes heading our way in the industry- On Demand, Cable, and Netflix taking the Big 3 Networks down. What does our future look like for local news when NBC, CBS and ABC fold? What lies ahead for your career? Killian is a Texas Native, transplanted to Wichita. She joined KSN as News Director in 2013 from KDAF in Dallas, where she was the Asst. News Director. An avid lover of news, she has worked across the country as a reporter, producer, executive producer and News Director from South Texas to Nashville to Iowa and in between over the past 15 years. She has been on-the-ground to cover numerous hurricanes, including Katrina as part of CBS News in Dallas; National political conventions, the Iowa Straw Poll and Caucuses, and interviewed more presidential candidates than she can count. Killian graduated from Texas A&M University, and enjoys watching her Aggies, traveling across the globe and has a disturbing passion for shoes.
5:35 p.m. Hope, Regret and Being Bold (132-233)
Keynote Speaker: Linda Friedel Linda Friedel, of Overland Park., is a freelance writer and vice president of the Kansas City Press Club. Friedel was formerly the news editor of Kansas City Nursing News and reported for numerous other publications owned by News-Press & Gazette. She has a degree in teaching, a master’s degree in liberal arts and 30 hours in journalism. Friedel’s niche is community news. Friedel will start with several childhood anecdotes on hopefulness, then move into self-discovery and when she knew she was a journalist. She will talk about her regret on not earning a journalism degree, but pursuing the field later in life and the successes she had. Friedel will talk about “going for it,” adaptability (she recently lost her job when her publication folded) and being bold in her new life as a freelance writer
Monday, April 13 8:30-9:25 sessions Enterprise Journalism (103)
Brandy Nance, Emporia Gazette Enterprise journalism is not about reporting on an event as it unfolds or writing from a press release, it’s about old school fact-finding or beat reporting. Nance took advantage of a trip to NYC to discover articles connected to her home paper in Emporia; she will discuss how she developed stories from source material, followed up with interviews and then teased upcoming pieces on social media.
Juggling you Journalism Journey (132)
Banquet and Awards Presentation: Individual student awards Welcome by KCM President Laura York Guy, Garden City Community College, awards presentation by KCM advisers and slideshow coordinated by David Silverman, Kansas Wesleyan University
7:30-8:30 p.m.
Critique Session
Student media staffs will receive feedback and critique from an adviser from another Kansas school. Amber Brawner, Hutchinson Community College will pair up pubs for critique, feedback and advice. Everyone grab a table in the ballroom, head out to the hallway, or hang out in the Riverview area behind the ballroom: Find the space that works.
Alice Mannette Emporia Gazette Mannette takes you through the process of starting anew while building your career. Sometimes it IS WHAT you know and learning to sell yourself in a new venue. Mannette has moved numerous times since starting her journalism journey and each time she moves to a new location she has had to fit her talents to the job opportunities available. Learn how to market yourself in a new environment where nobody knows your references or your body of work. Alice Mannette is a proud Gator, having an economics degree from the University of Florida and a master's degree in writing from Hamline University. She has worked as both a full-time journalist and a freelancer in radio and print. Alice loves reporting and has done so for Public Radio, Pacifica, Gannet, and Reuters. She has won several awards and many of her stories have appeared on the Associated Press wire. Mannette has also taught journalism at the University of North Carolina, Pembroke.
Finding your Voice (134)
Ryan Doom, Cowley College, Mulvane Doom will walk through ways for you to find your way in the big bad world of media, finding the right fit at the right time while building a strong resume and portfolio. Ryan is a published author, avid blogger and connoisseur of all things pop culture. He is a graduate of Wichita State University; his undergraduate is in communications with an emphasis in journalism and his MFA is in creative writing. Doom teaches at the Mulvane campus of Cowley College, co-sponsors the creative writing club there and keeps busy writing reviews and working on penning his next book.