UCMA 2018 Media Boot Camp program

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Empowering Student Voices Utah State University June 26-28, 2018

Media Boot Camp - June 25-28, 2018 - Utah State University

WORKSHOP AGENDA Tuesday, June 26 9 - 11 a.m.

Outside of Agricultural Science (AGRS) building Check-in on south side of AGRS building and Moen Hall.

Snacks provided.

11:30 a.m.

(AGRS 141) Welcome and workshop introduction Keynote: “Empowering Student Voices” - Ryan Cheek

12:30 p.m.

(AGRS 141) Lunch and networking activity

1 p.m.

(AGRS 141) College panel discussion: How to find stories and prioritize what to cover

2 p.m.

USU campus Campus tour, learning about resources for simulation

3 p.m.

(AGRS 141) Keynote: Why we need student storytellers. - Matthew LaPlante

4 p.m.

(AGRS 141) Interviewing: What questions should I ask? What should I never ask?

5 p.m.

(AGRS 141) Dinner

6:30 - 10 p.m.

10 p.m.

USU campus Free-time activity Dorms on USU campus Return to dorms. Lights out.

Utah High School Media Boot Camp - June 25-28, 2018 - Utah State University

Media Boot Camp - June 25-28, 2018 - Utah State University

WORKSHOP AGENDA Wednesday, June 27 8 a.m.

Luke’s Cafe, Beth’s, Bistro, Quadside Cafe Breakfast

9 a.m.

(AGRS 141) Investigative Reporting - What’s GRAMA? Training workshop with Eric Peterson. Write your own GRAMA request.

10 a.m.

(AGRS 135 PC Lab) Beginning news writing: basics of lead writing, inverted pyramid and how to avoid editorializing in a story.

11 a.m.

(AGRS 136 Mac Lab) Getting the perfect shot: Photo and video training

12 p.m.

USU Dining food truck, all other campus food locations Lunch

1:00 p.m.

The Quad Crime coverage hands-on simulation begins

3:00 p.m.

(AGRS 141) (AGRS 135) (AGRS 136) Creating a website Social Media InDesign and page layout

4 p.m.

(AGRS 141) Work on story projects

5 p.m.

USU campus Dinner

6 - 10 p.m.

10 p.m.

USU campus Finish up story projects/free-time Dorms on USU campus Return to dorms. Lights out.

Utah High School Media Boot Camp - June 25-28, 2018 - Utah State University

Media Boot Camp - June 25-28, 2018 - Utah State University

WORKSHOP AGENDA Thursday, June 28 8 a.m.

9 a.m.

10 a.m.

10:30 a.m.

11:30 p.m.

12 p.m.

Luke’s Cafe, Beth’s, Bistro, Quadside Cafe Breakfast (check out of rooms by 10 a.m) (AGRS 141) Work on projects - Personal high school work critiques (AGRS 141) Presentation of simulation projects (AGRS 141) Self-censorship exercise: What would you write about if you could write about anything at your school?

(AGRS 141) Marketing your organization and building your audience The Quad Lunch - slideshow, end of bootcamp farewell

utahcollegemedia.org Utah High School Media Boot Camp - June 25-28, 2018 - Utah State University

GUEST SPEAKERS Matthew D. LaPlante ■ is an author and journalist

whose work focuses on science, sports and global crises. He has reported from more than a dozen nations for publications including The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Daily News and CNN. com on subjects including ritual infanticide in Northeast Africa, the legacy of genocide in Southwest Asia, epidemic gang violence in Central America and insurgent warfare in the Middle East. He is an associate professor of journalism at Utah State University, where he has cultivated a reputation as one of the toughest teachers on campus.

Ryan Cheek ■ is a nationally recognized policy debate coach

and instructor of communication at Weber State University where he teaches courses such as Analysis of Argument and Communication Law. As a self-styled student activist who learned the limitations of Tinker and impositions of Hazelwood the hard way, Ryan was disciplined multiple times in high school for engaging in anti-war and Gay-Straight Alliance actions. He has a B.S. in Sociology from Weber State University, an M.A. in Communication and Journalism from the University of Wyoming and will begin working on a Ph.D. in Technical Communication and Rhetoric this fall at Utah State University.

Eric Peterson ■ is the Executive Director of The Utah Investi-

gative Journalism Project, a 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to strengthening watchdog journalism in the state. He previously worked at The Salt Lake City Weekly where he broke numerous stories on allegations of pay-to-play corruption at the Attorney General’s Office. He also currently serves as President of the Utah Headliners Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.

Thank you for participating in UCMA’s 2018 boot camp.

Join us for the fall symposium on Nov. 2, 2018 at Utah Valley University.

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