22nd Annual Associated Collegiate Press
Best of the Midwest
College Newspaper Convention
February 8-10, 2013 Radisson Plaza • Minneapolis #acpbom
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Welcome It may be cold outside this time of year in Minneapolis, but inside the walls of the Radisson Plaza hotel, you’ll be up close with the hottest topics in journalism courtesy of your friends at the Associated Collegiate Press. We are offering you a couple dozen sessions and three keynote presentations to provide you an abundance of opportunities for learning, problem-solving and inspiring conversations. On Friday, get a head start on a weekend of learning with our pre-convention workshop in Advanced Reporting. Then, hear from an award-winning photographer and visual journalist about how he approaches the varied story assignments through a unique perspective. Saturday is packed with training. Recognizing the move toward storytelling on multiple platforms, we have even more digital media sessions for you. We also have the basics like how to cover specialized beats and page design. It’s a solid lineup from start to finish. Our Saturday keynote, Boyd Huppert, is nationally recognized for finding and showcasing features in the “Land of 10,000 Stories” series. Between sessions, take a break in the Denmark Commons to network and exchange ideas. It’s a chance to see what your peers are doing, grab a cup of coffee and get to know someone from another college or state. Learn even in the critiques. smart, experienced professionals and Room more by participating l x w sq. ft . theateR The classRoom confeRence u-shape hollow Reception Scandinavian Ballroom won’t 112 x 46let (14’ ceiling) 5152 600 350 – 84 100 600 educators you down.
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12:30-5
Exhibits Advanced Reporting
3-6 12:45-4:45
Exchange Area
3-6
Welcome/Keynote
5-6
Convention Reception
6-7
Saturday, Feb. 9
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Registration 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Best of Show
Fjords Ballroom
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. 9-11:20 a.m. 11:30 a.m.
Breakout Sessions
Stockholm Room
1:15-3:35 p.m.
Networking/Exchange Lounge 8:30-11:30 a.m. Keynote/Awards
Women's Restroom Men's Restroom
Women's Restroom
Oslo Boardroom Salon
9:15-10:20 a.m. 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Atrium
Odense Room
Minneapolis Boardroom
Norway 3
Fjord IV
Escalator From 3rd Floor
Men's Women's RestRestroom room
Prefunction Prefunction
Coat Room
New Sweden East Copenhagen Boardroom
Fjord III
Denmark Commons
Escalators
Men's Restroom
Fjord II
Fjord I
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Prefunction Area
Critiques — by appointment during day
Sunday, Feb. 12
Service Pantry
Scandinavian Ballroom
(East)
Bergen 1
Keynote
Minnesota Room
Bergen 2
Breakout Sessions
Breakout Sessions
2nd Level Skyway 2nd Level Meeting Space
3rd Floor Meeting Space
Parking Ramp Elevators
Exchange Area
8:30-10:05 a.m. 8:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m.
Elevators
Exhibits
Norway 2
New Sweden West
Norway 1
Meetings: • 21,000 sq. ft. in meeting space for groups ranging from 8 to 600 • Largest room: 6,188 sq. ft.
Fjord V
Rounds
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Best of the Midwest Schedule of Sessions Friday, Feb. 8 DENMARK COMMONS
12:30-4:45 p.m. Convention Registration/Check-in, Best of Show and Best of the Midwest Entries 12:45-4:45 p.m. NORWAY 1
Advanced Reporting Go beyond news writing and reporting basics and learn how to build and write a complex, multi-sourced story. We’ll start by discussing the three ways to gather information — interviewing, observation and research — before moving into an in-depth look at the Freedom of Information Act and state Sunshine Laws and exploring the difference between narrative storytelling and the traditional inverted pyramid story development. We’ll also discuss story development in the digital age using all the tools at your disposal before throwing it open to whatever else you need to know to find success as a journalist. Leave with more confidence in your abilities as a reporter. Mark Witherspoon, Iowa State University
Welcome Sessions • 5-7 p.m. SCANDINAVIAN WEST
5-6 p.m. Opening and Welcome: Tell the story through amazing photography Award-winning photographer Ben Garvin of the Pioneer Press will share how he approaches storytelling through visuals. Ben Garvin, Pioneer Press DENMARK COMMONS
Reception 6-7 p.m. Meet your peers from newspapers around the Midwest while enjoying some refreshments before you head out for an evening in Minneapolis.
Sign up for a critique!
One of the most valued aspects of the convention is a face-to-face critique of the newspaper or website during the convention. That’s why we’ve arranged for veteran professionals and advisers to look over your work and give feedback and suggestions that can be put to work starting Monday.
a time, drop off one or two papers or URL, and then meet at the appropriate place and time. Critiques will be in the Denmark Commons area.
All of the 30-minute critique sessions are by appointment only, and there is no additional fee. The appointment list is available at the registration desk and first-come, first-served. Just pick
We’ll do our best to accommodate every paper represented at the convention, but scheduling may not allow all requests.
Saturday, Feb. 9
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DENMARK COMMONS
Convention Registration: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Best of Show and Best of the Midwest Entries: 8:30-10:05 a.m. Breakout Sessions • 9-10:05 a.m. SCANDINAVIAN WEST
Social Media Strategies for Reporters, Newsrooms and More This session discusses how to find the most effective social media platforms for reporters, editors, managers, and companies. The session will also cover how to schedule, manage, and analyze the performance of current social media platforms, and how to coordinate social media efforts across a company for both editorial and business groups,. Taylor Carik, MSP Communications/ Mediation Productions NEW SWEDEN EAST
Managing Opinions Learn methods of writing successful editorials as an editorial board and working with coaching columnists to get the most out of your opinion space. Steve Listopad, Jamestown College NEW SWEDEN WEST
Getting the Most Out of the Interview In this session you’ll learn the secrets of effective interviewing — preparation, practice, comfort and power. By acquiring the right attitude and a few skills, you need never fear the interview again. Chris Ison, University of Minnesota
If your critique time is during a scheduled breakout session, just quietly excuse yourself when it’s time for the critique.
Freelancing: Getting Into the Gig Economy Newsrooms aren’t for everyone. As the tumult continues in the media industry, journalists and publishers are embracing the “gig economy” in growing numbers. However, successful freelancing requires commitment, savvy and a few breaks. Gain best practices for this “gig economy” and explore opportunities in legacy, corporate and non-profit media. Tom Elko, Midwest Energy News NORWAY 3
Advisers Roundtable Join a veteran adviser for a facilitated discussion about challenges of the role. Got something on your mind? You set the agenda this hour.
Jason Elznic, Northeast Community College
Breakout Sessions • 10:15-11:20 a.m. SCANDINAVIAN EAST
Something Extra: Free and Fast Multimedia Storytelling Tools Newsrooms are strapped for time and money, but there are free and easy tools for adding interactive features to your story online. We’ll talk timelines, mapping, data visualizations, audio and video, and the pros and cons of using templates. C.J. Sinner, St. Paul Pioneer Press NEW SWEDEN EAST
The Art of Storytelling: Craft powerful, emotional stories that inspire Make your stories stand out through powerful writing and storytelling. Minnesota native and KARE 11 award-
winning reporter Lindsey Seavert and multimedia journalist Boua Xiong will discuss techniques that evoke emotion, educate and inspire viewers, whether in a long format report or on deadline. Lindsey Seavert, KARE-TV Boua Xiong, KARE-TV NEW SWEDEN WEST
Trends in Modern Page Design Designers face more pressure now than ever. Follow these tips to avoid pitfalls, streamline your workflow and make your life — and the lives of the people around you — a little easier. Virginia Singarayar, Star Tribune NORWAY 1
Managing the Chaos Nothing excites a journalist as much as racing to that final deadline of the day. But getting a roomful of journalists to pull in the same direction long enough to create another miracle of publication can be a miracle in itself. Veteran journalist and adviser Mark Witherspoon leads a discussion on how to lead your newsroom staff to the promised land of exceptional journalism. Mark Witherspoon, Iowa State University NORWAY 2
Finding Big News on Any Beat Gain the essentials of covering government at any level: where to find the stories and how to make dry information into something compelling for readers. Learn to use open records laws to obtain important documents from reluctant public entities.
Breakout Sessions • 1:15-2:20 p.m. SCANDINAVIAN WEST
Vlogging: Lessons from a TV “Creative Preditor” Video is a powerful medium. But, how do you make the best of the tools at your disposal without breaking the bank or without a video focused major? Learn fun tips and tricks from an Emmy Award winner whose work has ranged from vlogs, to music videos to a campaign with Ellen DeGeneres. Erica Hanna, WCCO-TV NEW SWEDEN EAST
Editors Roundtable Four experienced editors will share tips on managing a newsroom and answer audience questions. Hannah Cox, Wartburg College Jill Yanish, St. John’s University/College of St. Benedict TBD, University of Minnesota Dan Bauman, Webster University NEW SWEDEN WEST
10 Ways to Create Better Web Content Do you want to attract more users and for a longer period of time to your site? In this session you’ll get some practical and easy tips on how to turn the reporting you’ve already done into extra online content from MPR’s managing editors for online news. Melanie Sommer, Minnesota Public Radio Elizabeth Dunbar, Minnesota Public Radio NORWAY 1
Standing out in 2012 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Award-winning reporter Boyd Huppert will provide tips to discovering and telling the heart of the story.
Covering Government: Making Sense of it For Readers Government is confusing. What was the fiscal cliff? How would Obamacare affect me? A political reporter must explain such topics to readers, listeners and viewers and it’s getting increasingly more difficult to do. The Minnesota Capitol bureau chief for Forum Communications discusses what can be done to help readers.
Boyd Huppert, KARE-TV
Don Davis, Forum Communications
Followed by lunch on your own.
Breakout Sessions • 2:30-3:35 p.m.
Eric Roper, Star Tribune
Keynote • 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. SCANDINAVIAN WEST
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VENDOR SESSION WordPress and SNO: A Power Publishing Platform With WordPress as its foundation, School Newspapers Online has built an incredibly powerful and flexible publishing platform, suitable for news
operations of all sizes. In this session, we’ll show you how to get the most out of WordPress with a SNO-powered website. Tom Hutchinson and Jason Wallestad, School Newspapers Online NEW SWEDEN EAST
Covering Higher Education College campuses can be a gold mine of stories — if you know where to dig. Get beyond the routine of trustee meetings to uncover fascinating stories using data requests, faculty sources and annual budgets. Jenna Ross, Star Tribune NEW SWEDEN WEST
Transforming Your Newsroom into a 27/7 News Operations For decades, the processes of Webster University’s student newspaper focused on publishing a paper on Tuesday nights. But news media no longer work on a weekly news cycle. We’ll show you how we transformed a stale weekly into an Online Pacemaker winner in two years. Larry Baden, Webster University Gabe Burns, Webster University Mary Cox, Webster University NORWAY 1
First Things First The First Amendment is the foundation of our democracy, but few Americans know that. Only about 4 percent can name all five freedoms in the First Amendment. Journalists need to be educated about the First Amendment and the need to educate others about the most important principle on which this nation was founded. If we don’t do it, who will? Participate in a discussion and learn how to create ways to educate your campus about the First Amendment. Mark Witherspoon, Iowa State University NORWAY 2
You’re an Editor. Now What? Excellence in reporting is an important skill for editors. Ironically, it has little to do with the day-to-day job. We will explore the time and people management skills that make great writers into great editors. Also a good session for those who may be an editor some day.
Jason Elznic, Northeast Community College
Sunday, Feb. 10 Breakout Sessions • 9:15-10:20 a.m. SCANDINAVIAN WEST
Feature Writing: Seeking Out the Stories A feature writer needs to be a spy, with the culture under constant sulveillance. Former KSTP-TV and WCCO-TV feature reporter and current freelance Star Tribune feature writer Kevyn Burger will lead the discussion on how to spot news happening in front of you, what makes a good feature, and how to find the sources for your story.
Keynote Speakers Ben Garvin is a staff photojournalist for the Pioneer Press in St. Paul, Minn. He was named 2011 Journalist of the Year by the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists and 2007 Minnesota Photographer of the Year by the Minnesota Press Photographers Association.
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Garvin published a book collecting the best of his award-winning photo column Ant Farm. His work has appeared in Time and Newsweek and his photography for the New York Times was included in the paper’s Pulitzer-winning series on food poisoning in 2010.
Kelly Smith, Star Tribune
During his 30-year career in television news, Boyd Huppert has become widely known for his work as a video storyteller and teacher. Huppert works as a general assignment reporter at KARE TV in Minneapolis. He is also producer and host of the weekly “Land of 10,000 Stories” segment.
Kevyn Burger, Bringmethenews.com
How to Go From College to Pro What should you be doing right now to land your dream journalism job? Learn to transition from college to professional newsroom, develop a beat, network and not just survive but thrive. The speaker has been a reporter for a college paper, a midsize daily and a metro daily. She also advises the same college paper where she once worked. Closing Sessions 10:30-11:40 a.m. 10:30-11:20 a.m.
SCANDINAVIAN WEST
Closing General Session MPR reporter Sasha Aslanian will give advice for in-deth coverage of a major story, how to deal with audience feedback. Sasha Aslanian, Minnesota Public Radio SCANDINAVIAN WEST
Awards Ceremony: Best of Show and Best of the Midwest 11:20-11:40 a.m.
Logan Aimone and Grace Christiansen, Associated Collegiate Press
Convention ends • 11:40 a.m.
Huppert has presented more than 100 storytelling sessions at venues including Poynter Institute, National Writers Workshop, Danish Broadcasting, TV New Zealand and NRK in Norway. Boyd is also a longtime faculty member at the NPPA’s Advanced Storytelling Workshop. Sasha Aslanian covers the Twin Cities area as part of MPR News’ metro reporting unit. Aslanian was born in Minneapolis and grew up in St. Paul, so she’s pleased to be part of the metro team. For much of 2012, she covered the proposed amendment to the Minnesota constitution that would have defined marriage between one man and one woman. Her comprehensive coverage resulted in a series of multimedia pieces for MPR exploring what the vote meant to people around Minnesota.
Previously Garvin worked for the Star Tribune in Minneapolis, the Christian Science Monitor in Boston and the Concord Monitor in New Hampshire where was named three-time New Hampshire Photographer of the Year. Garvin studied creative writing at the University of Arkansas before earning a bachelor’s degree in visual journalism from the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York. He lives in Minneapolis with his wife Jessica and children Arthur, Lewis, Netta and Bailey.
Huppert has earned national recognition for his work as a reporter, including this year’s national Murrow Award for writing — his eighth. He is also a three-time recipient of the national Sigma Delta Chi award for feature reporting and five times has been chosen to receive the NPPA’s Special Award for Reporting. In 2007 Boyd was awarded a National Emmy for Feature Reporting. Boyd grew up on a dairy farm in Wisconsin. Prior to his arrival at KARE, he spent time at WITI-TV in Milwaukee, KETV in Omaha and WSAW-TV in Wausau, Wisconsin. Aslanian got her start as a daily news producer in the MPR newsroom in 1992. From 2000 to 2008, she produced documentaries for American RadioWorks, the national documentary unit of American Public Media. She is the creator of MPR News’ Youth Radio Series. Aslanian has won awards named for famous news men: Edward R. Murrow, Lowell Thomas, Heywood Broun and Eric Sevareid. She is a graduate of Grinnell College.
Best of the Midwest Breakout Session Speakers Larry Baden teaches journalism at Webster University in St. Louis. He has spent the past two decades helping students find ways to tell more powerful and compelling stories in a multimedia environment. Baden spent 10 years as a newspaper reporter in Missouri, Colorado and Nevada. @kulbaden Kevyn Burger now realizes she has had a multiplatform career, a term that did not exist when she began work as a broadcaster 30 years ago. She does work and has been a news reporter, investigative journalist and anchor at KSTP-TV and at WCCOTV. Awards include three regional Emmys and five national Gracies, presented by the American Women in Radio and Television. @kevyncasting Gabe Burns reporting and producing news in his hometown television station in Iowa in high school. He is multimedia editor of The Journal at Webster University. Taylor Carik is Director of Social Media and Analytics for MSP Communications, publisher of Delta Sky Magazine, Mpls.St.Paul Magazine and IBM Systems Magazine. Carik earned a regional Emmy for his work as managing producer at KARE 11’s Metromix Twin Cities, was instrumental in the launch of Rick Kupchella’s Bring Me the News, and received state and national recognition for his blog. @_taylor_ Mary Cox teaches digital journalism at Webster University in St. Louis, and seminars for journalists in newsrooms throughout North America. Her experience includes 15 years as a manager in broadcast newsrooms. Don Davis is a former editor of small newspapers in Iowa, Oklahoma and Wyoming. He turned back to reporting years ago and since 1995 has covered politics and government, mostly in Minnesota. He is the Minnesota Capitol bureau chief for Forum Communications, which has two dozen newspapers covering Minnesota. @capitolchatter Elizabeth Dunbar covers breaking news for Minnesota Public Radio News (MPRNews.org) and frequently reports on topics including the Legacy Amendment, legal issues, energy and the environment. She joined MPR News in October 2009 after five years of reporting and editing for The Associated Press in Minneapolis, Louisville and Raleigh, N.C. Tom Elko is publisher of Midwest Energy News and helps Upper Midwest nonprofit groups engage in public discourse on energy issues. He was a cofounder and director of digital media at Bring Me the News. As a journalist he covered the environment, politics and music for various journals, news sites, and magazines. @tomelko
Jason Elznic teaches journalism, creative writing and composition at Northeast Community College. He is also adviser to the ViewPoint, which has become an award-winning publication covering four campuses in a 20-county service area, has a website updated daily, a diverse staff of about a dozen students, and an integrated plan for staff management and training. @jaelznic Erica Hanna is a multiple Emmy-award winning “preditor” (producer, editor, shooter, director) for WCCO-TV and directs music videos. Recently named one of the top “Under the Radar Leaders” in the Twin Cities, she served as a judge for national video competitions and as a Regional Chair for Midwest Emmy judging. @meeterica Tom Hutchinson is an Internet veteran, having worked in the industry for more than 10 years as a trainer, project manager, and product manager. He is currently responsible for project management and product development at Big Timber Media in Burnsville, Minn. @schoolnewspaper Chris Ison is an associate professor at the University of Minnesota School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Previously, he was an investigative reporter and assistant managing editor for investigative projects at the Minneapolis Star Tribune. He won a Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting in 1990. Ison is a member of the NSPA/ACP Board of Directors. Steve Listopad is an assistant professor of journalism and mass communication at Jamestown College, where he directs five college media. He was named Distinguished 4-Year Multi-Media Adviser from College Media Association. He is vice president of the North Dakota Newspaper Education Foundation and worked for New Line Cinema and three North Dakota newspapers. @upyourmorning Eric Roper is a reporter for the Star Tribune covering the city of Minneapolis with a focus on City Hall. He previously covered the Minnesota Legislature at the Capitol and the state’s congressional delegation at the paper’s Washington bureau. He also worked for The Hatchet newspaper while attending George Washington University. @StribRoper Jenna Ross has covered higher education for the Star Tribune for three years. She writes about the academics, research, leaders and campus life that shape Minnesota’s public and private colleges and universities. Before that, she covered city government in the western suburbs. She grew up in Duluth and graduated from the University of Minnesota. @ByJenna Lindsey Seavert is a reporter at KARE 11 and a Twin Cities native. Previously, she worked at at WCCOTV in Minneapolis and stations in Alexandria, Minn.;
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Virginia Singarayar is a Colorado native and 2010 journalism graduate from Colorado State University. She has worked at the Star Tribune design desk since January 2011. She is a member of the Society for News Design and the Asian American Journalists Association. @vsingarayar C.J. Sinner has been the multimedia producer for the St. Paul Pioneer Press since May 2012, right after getting her master’s from Columbia Journalism School. Before that, she was the online producer for the Bismarck Tribune in central North Dakota, graduated from the University of Minnesota, and worked for the Minnesota Daily, Forum Communications and MinnPost. @cjsinner Kelly Smith covers the west metro for the Star Tribune in Minneapolis. Previously, she worked at the Forum in Fargo, N.D. She graduated from the College of St. Benedict/St. John’s University, where she was an editor at The Record newspaper and now serves as adviser. She is also on the board for the Minnesota Pro chapter of SPJ. Melanie Sommer is managing editor for online news at Minnesota Public Radio, overseeing the editorial content for MPR’s regional news operation. She has been at MPR for nearly 18 years, and has worked on the digital side since 2000. @melsommer Jason Wallestad has been a high school teacher for more than 15 years in Minnesota and South Dakota. He has taught in urban and rural schools, both public and private. He is currently an English teacher at Benilde-St. Margaret’s School in St. Louis Park, Minn. He advises the Knight Errant newspaper and website, which earned the Online Pacemaker in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. @schoolnewspaper Mark Witherspoon has been either a journalist or a journalism instructor for 38 years, including 25 years of teaching and advising at three different universities. Since 1999, he has been editorial adviser to the Iowa State Daily at Iowa State University. He is a fierce advocate for the First Amendment. He is a past president of College Media Advisers and was inducted into its Hall of Fame in 2010. Boua Xiong is a multimedia journalist at KARE 11. She previously covered city government and education for KBJR in Duluth. She also did a brief stint as their Iron Range reporter and lived in Hibbing just blocks away from Bob Dylan’s old high school. Boua graduated from the University of Minnesota. She was born in a Thai refugee camp and was a only a year old when her family relocated to Oshkosh, Wis.
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