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26th Annual Associated Collegiate Press
National College Journalism Convention Feb. 25-28, 2010 Wyndham Phoenix
FEATURED SPEAKERS in digital media, press law and reporting on trauma
HANDS-ON LEARNING at the Arizona State University Walter Cronkite School of Journalism
REGISTER by Feb. 1, 2010, to get reduced rates. Hotel rooms $159/night for single/double occupancy. $169/night triple and $179/night quad. Free Internet in guest rooms.
phoenix media + TO-DO LIST FOR DELEGATES • Reserve hotel room at the Wyndham Phoenix • Register for the convention online with ACP • Plan transportation • Review all deadlines • Register for a pre-convention workshop or short course • Volunteer for a student panel • Bring best paper for Best of Show contest • Bring extra papers for display, critiques, exchanges • Bring ad rate cards and marketing brochures
Today’s journalist knows being successful at telling the story takes more than one medium, more than one platform. Words, sounds and images don’t exist in isolation. Print, broadcast and online converge to communicate the message and to allow the reader or viewer to create an experience. To tell the story, it takes media plus so much more. At ACP’s 26th annual National College Journalism Convention, expect professional, idea-packed and sometimes provocative or humorous keynotes, breakout sessions and workshops from some of the best journalists, advisers and students in the country. It opens Thursday, Feb. 25, with intensive workshops, a stimulating keynote address and networking receptions, and continues on Friday and Saturday with a full program of more keynotes, scores of breakout sessions, displays and critiques. The convention ends Sunday morning after another set of breakouts, a final keynote and the presentation of the Best of Show awards. All sessions will be led by media professionals, accomplished student media advisers and a select group of student journalists. See page 4 to volunteer. Media + Knowledge. Learn new information about the basics, from writing to design to photography. Apply your knowledge to management, editing, ethics or the law. The program includes award-winning professionals and experienced media advisers all ready and willing to help you get better. Media + Skills. Delve into a single topic in one of seven short courses, including new sessions in multimedia and accessing public records. Learn from a veteran expert and share with your peers. Media + Networking. With hundreds of students and advisers from every part of the United States (Canada, too), you’re sure to make new friends and contacts at the ACP convention. Bring your work samples for a critique, and chat with professionals between sessions to make a connection. Media + Fun. After hours, enjoy the relaxed warmth of Phoenix in February. Make plans with your new friends to enjoy the food and nightlife downtown, or take a quick trip on the new light rail to Tempe. Media + We know what you need and where you want to go. We’ll help you get there.
+ Keynote Speakers
+ Special Features
Randy Lovely
+ Mark Luckie, 10,000 Words blogger • Mark Luckie’s mission is to help usher in a new era in journalism by using and sharing innovative multimedia and online tools. That’s done through his journalism/technology blog (10000words.net) and educating journalists around the world on the applications of new media technology. He’s also the author of “The Digital Journalist’s Handbook.” Luckie will present a series of sessions helpful for today’s digital journalist.
Randy Lovely was named editor and vice president/ news of The Arizona Republic and azcentral. com in January 2008. He came to the paper in 2002 as managing editor and was promoted to executive editor in 2005 before moving into the top news position. Before coming to The Republic, Randy was executive editor of The Desert Sun in Palm Springs. Lovely began his career in 1986 as a reporter at the Sturgis Journal in Sturgis, Mich., when it was owned by Gannett. He worked at newspapers in Fort Wayne, Ind., and Long Beach, Calif., and Fort Myers, Fla. From 1997 to 2000, he served as managing editor of the Shreveport Times in Louisiana before moving to Palm Springs. He has a Bachelor of Applied Arts degree in Journalism from Central Michigan University, which inducted him into its Journalism Hall of Fame in 2008. Last fall, he returned to campus as a Hearst Visiting Professor. Randy is on the board of directors of the Associated Press Managing Editors. He has been honored by Out Magazine as one of the 100 gay individuals who made a difference based on his position as the highest-ranking openly gay editor of a metropolitan newspaper and by Presstime magazine as an emerging leader in the news industry. Additional keynote and featured speakers to be announced. Check ACP’s Web site for the latest information.
+ Mark Goodman, Kent State University • After serving 22 years as executive director of the Student Press Law Center in Arlington, Va., Mark Goodman joined Kent State University’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication in January 2008 as the school’s first Knight Chair in Scholastic Journalism. Goodman is a recognized expert in numerous aspects of collegiate press law. In addition to leading a Thursday short course in accessing public records, Goodman will coordinate and present sessions on other topics in media law. + The Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma • The Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma is dedicated to informed, innovative and ethical news reporting on violence, conflict and tragedy. Dart Center staff and cooperating journalists will present sessions on how to cover topics such as violence, natural disaster, war or human rights, effective news reporting on traumatic events and how to care for yourself as a journalist in these situations. + Arizona State University Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication • Opened in 2008, the state-of-the-art journalism education complex in downtown Phoenix provides aspiring journalists unparalleled opportunities. Its faculty of top journalists and scholars will present sessions on digital media, entrepeneurship, innovation, specialized areas of reporting and more. Hands-on computer sessions will also be held here.
Convention Critiques for Students
constructive criticism made by the coaches and critiquers. The sessions are lively, informative and fun.
You can get your writing, design, photos and Web site critiqued during the convention. Those who want to participate on Friday afternoon are asked to bring the following with them to the convention: writers should bring 15 photocopies of one of their stories; designers should bring tear sheets of up to three page designs, photographers should bring up to 12 examples of their work (tear sheets or prints) and online journalists need only to provide their site's URL; ACP will provide an Internet connection and hardware to access each site. Others who don’t want a critique of their work are invited to attend. Observers can learn from the
Bring Your Papers to the Convention In addition to your contest entries, bring extra copies — a couple dozen or so — of your best papers, ad rate cards and marketing materials for display in the student lounge and to exchange with other students. This is your opportunity to see what your peers are reporting and get some design and coverage ideas. An exchange of ad rate cards and other sales materials will help ad staffers get new ideas and compare rates.
TENTATIVE CONVENTION SCHEDULE Thursday, Feb. 25 9 am - 5 pm Registration, Contest entries 10 am - 3:45 pm Pre-convention workshops: Newsroom Management, Newspaper Advising, Print Newspaper Design, New Media 1 - 3:45 pm Pre-convention workshops: Advanced Reporting, Ad Sales, Press Law 4 - 5 pm Convention opening keynote session 5 - 6:30 pm Welcome reception
Friday, Feb. 26 8 am - 4 pm Registration, Contest entries 9 am - 4 pm Vendor displays 9 - 11:30 am Breakout sessions 11:30 am - 12:15 pm Keynote speaker 1:10 - 4:30 pm Breakout sessions
Saturday, Feb. 27 9 am - 4 pm Registration, Information, Newspaper displays 9 - 11:30 am Breakout sessions, Vendor displays 11:30 am - 12:20 pm Keynote speaker Noon - 1 pm Adviser luncheon 1:30 - 4 pm Breakout sessions
Sunday, Feb. 28 9 - 11 am Registration, Information 9 - 10:05 am Breakout sessions 10 - 11 am Closing keynote speaker, Best of Show Awards
+ Pre-convention Workshops The following extended-length workshops will be held Thursday, Feb. 25, and will end before the convention’s opening keynote at 4 pm. Advance registration and an extra fee are required for each of these workshops. Enrollment is limited.
The Phoenix Experience: Audio & Video for the Web
Newsroom Management Training for Top Editors
“Split session”: Thursday 10 a.m. to noon and Friday 1-4:30 p.m. • $69 • Whether you’re new to multimedia or know the basics, this course will show you how to bring stories alive on the Web. Noted college media innovator Bryan Murley of Eastern Illinois University and Phoenix-area experts will teach you to use today’s tools to report and produce multimedia projects. Participants will learn tips to collect audio and video Thursday morning before being set loose in Phoenix to capture a story Thursday afternoon (tentative plans include Major League Baseball’s Spring Training as an option). Participants will return to a computer lab Friday afternoon to edit audio and video into packages for the Web. Participants should commit to both sessions. Bring your own tools — a camera to capture video and audio or a video camera and a digital audio recorder as well as a portable media device to save files.
10 a.m. - 3:45 p.m. • $59 • For all editors and those aspiring to become one, this “crash course” in student newsroom management and leadership is designed to present practical solutions for many of the important procedures and problems that are part of publishing a college newspaper. Some of the essentials covered include: recruitment; hiring and firing; pay and other compensation and incentives; mediating disputes; evaluating work; staff meetings; assignments; deadlines; morale and motivation; relations with student government, publishing boards and advisers; building the paper’s credibility; crisis management and more. This workshop is one of the most popular conducted by ACP and will again be led by Mark Witherspoon of Iowa State University. There will be a one-hour break in the schedule. Each participant will receive a copy of ACP’s “Managing the College Newsroom.” Open only to students.
Print Newspaper Design
Advanced Reporting
10 am-3:45 p.m. • $59 • Your newspaper’s readers deserve good content — and the best possible design to present it. The session begins with the basics and moves quickly into the tips and trends from awardwinning newspapers of all sizes. Led by Ron Johnson, the five-time editor of The Best of Newspaper Design, the Society for News Design’s competition annual, the session will cover front pages, inside pages, strong visuals, packaging, typography, color, informational graphics and navigational tools. And along the way, we’ll see some really cool pages and story ideas. Johnson will lead a critique session, so bring copies of your newspaper to receive specific advice you can put to work this year.
1 - 3:45 p.m. • $39 • Go beyond news writing and reporting basics and learn how to build and write a complex, multi-sourced story or series. Learning to gather facts and opinions from diverse sources and craft them into a coherent, relevant and interesting story will be a centerpiece of this intensive short course, led by the popular instructor from Sacramento State University, Holly Heyser. Explore the differences between narrative story-telling and traditional inverted pyramid story development. Discuss related issues such as the use of anonymous sources and information gathered from the Internet. Learn how to detect bias in your writing. Leave with more confidence in your abilities as a reporter.
Newspaper Advertising Sales 1 - 3:45 p.m. • $39 • If your newspaper depends upon advertising income, then this workshop is for you. Instructor Paul Bittick of Cal Poly will focus on the most important aspects of successful newspaper advertising, including training the sales staff and servicing accounts. Participants will also learn ways to build their advertising revenue in new and creative ways. Bring copies of your ad rate cards and promotional materials to use as a reference.
Accessing Public Records 1-3:45 p.m. • $39 • The best college newspapers do a better job covering their community by using a resource that’s close to home but sometimes hard to get: public records. From university budgets to campus police reports, learn how you can use freedom of information laws to report the news at both public and private schools. Mark Goodman, formerly of the Student Press Law Center, will cover what’s public and what isn’t (and how you may be able to get access to both), a step-by-step process for requesting and receiving records you’re entitled to and translating records into stories. Examples of records sought and received by other college journalists will be discussed.
Effective Newspaper Advising 10 am - 3:45 p.m. • $69 • A cooperative venture with College Media Advisers and taught by CMA leaders and other veteran advisers, this workshop will benefit advisers of all experience levels. A special emphasis will be placed on managing a student staff working in print and online, utilizing the latest technology, special legal situations and working with college administrators. Don’t be stuck in dial-up while your student media operation moves ahead at broadband speed. Bring materials you would like advice on, and your questions. Open only to advisers.
+ Breakout Sessions In addition to the essentials ACP considers important at every convention, a lineup of specific skill and issues breakouts are on the program. These breakouts focus on a variety of needs and include topics of current urgency. Some breakouts offer basics and many offer more advanced training. Here’s a sample of topics from recent conventions or tentatively planned for this convention: Writing and Reporting News Writing • Feature Writing • Editorial Writing • Sports Writing • Copy Editing • Headline Writing • Writing Better Leads • Government Records and Other Resources • Writing the Film Review • Writing the Music Review • Covering Public Safety • Investigative Reporting • Narrative, Storytelling • Entertainment Writing • Travel Writing • Finding Stories on a Two-year Campus • Covering College Sports • Getting People to Talk Print Newspaper Design Page One Design • Inside Page Design • Typography, Art, Graphics • Design with Color • Young Designers Show and Tell • From Blah to Bling • Trends in Newspaper Design • InDesign Ins and Outs Leadership and Management How to Successfully Manage a Four-year/Two-year College Newspaper • Qualities of a Successful Newspaper Editor • How to Survive Being an Editor • What Do I Do Now: Confronting Ethical Issues •
Students: Be on a panel Selecting the Next Editor • Using Google Docs Photography Qualities of a Good Newspaper Photo • Ethics of Photo Manipulation and Editing • Photography and Privacy Issues • Take Eye-popping Pictures with Your Flash • Photojournalism for Multimedia • And more Advertising Selling More Local Ads • Getting Your Share of National Ads • Special Sections • Servicing Your Accounts • Sales Research • Improving the Bottom Line Online Managing a Multimedia Web Site • Ways to Soup Up Your Web Site Today • Multimedia for Journalists • Social Networking • Live Blogging/Livestreaming The Issues Plagiarism, Fabrication and How To Prevent Them in Your Newsroom • Sensitive Coverage of Underrepresented Groups • Freelance Freedom • Covering Tragedy with Compassion • Covering a Disaster • Reporting Controversial/Sensitive Stories • Online Access: Freedom of Information For Advisers Training Programs for Your Students • Diversity in the Newsroom and on the Paper’s Pages • Budget Planning: Cost-saving Ideas • Performance Evaluations: What Works and What Doesn’t • Q&A Problem-solving Roundtable
Student journalists who would like to talk about their on-the-job experiences can volunteer to speak as one of three to five students on a panel during one of these convention sessions: • How To Successfully Manage a Two-year College Newspaper • How To Successfully Manage a Four-year College Newspaper (daily and nondaily) • Reporting on Private Universities • Covering College Sports • Reporting Controversial Stories and Sensitive Topics • Investigative Stories on College Campuses • Managing a Multimedia Web Site
To volunteer, e-mail ACP at logan@ studentpress.org no later than Feb. 1. You don’t have to be an expert, just someone with experience, helpful ideas and success stories you want to share with others. It's fun and a good résumébuilding experience.
+ Phoenix sights… You’re going to love Phoenix, Arizona’s capital, the Southwest’s largest city and the nation’s fifth largest city. Centered in the beautiful Sonoran Desert, Phoenix offers great opportunities to enjoy Wild West and Native American cultural roots while taking advantage of the valley’s state-ofthe-art technology and modern infrastructure. The Valley of the Sun is a perfect place to get away and enjoy yourself while you learn.
gering collection of Native American art and artifacts awaits you. The Phoenix Art Museum also has an impressive collection. Both museums are accessible on light rail.
Phoenix Convention and Visitors Bureau www.visitphoenix.com
The true beauty of the Sonoran Desert can be appreciated at the Desert Botanical Garden. Nestled amid the red buttes of Papago Park, the Garden hosts one of the world’s finest collections of desert plants. This one-of-a-kind museum showcases 50 acres of beautiful outdoor exhibits and offers interesting and inspiring experiences.
You won’t have to worry about getting around Phoenix, either. Jump on the Valley Metro light rail with a stop just a block from the hotel, and head to shopping, sightseeing or recreation in central Phoenix, Tempe or Mesa. A day pass is just $3.50.
Looking for a little nightlife? You have several options. The Wyndham hotel in downtown Phoenix is just blocks from numerous places to dine and play, including the Arizona Center with its shops, variety of restaurants and movie theater, as well as the establishments surrounding the US Airways Center and Chase Field. If you need a dose of the college scene, hop on the light Heard Museum rail to the Tempe’s Mill Avenue and the main campus of Arizona State University. With plenty of eclectic shops and restaurants of all types, there’s something for every taste and budget.
Phoenix has grown up from its roots in the Old West but hasn’t lost its identity. If you’re interested in ancient cultures of the Southwest, visit the world-renowned Heard Museum, where a stag-
What are you going to do? Why not arrive a day early or stay a day after the convention to fit in a little more fun? Whatever you decide, it’s destined to be a great time.
There’s no better place to escape the winter chill than Phoenix, where the average temperature in February is 69° and less than 8 inches of rain falls each year. With more than 325 days of sunshine annually, it’s a good bet you’ll need some sunscreen. Take some time to enjoy Phoenix’s arid climate by checking out a desert or taking an early-morning hike in the city’s hills and mountains not far from the convention hotel. After a day of sessions, you can even head to a lake — Tempe Town Lake, that is.
On the Web
Arizona Tourism www.arizonaguide.com
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport www.phxskyharbor.com
Buses & Light Rail www.valleymetro.org
The Arizona Republic www.azcentral.com
Phoenix New Times www.phoenixnewtimes.com
Baseball’s Cactus League www.cactusleague.com
Associated Collegiate Press acp.studentpress.org
College Media Advisers www.collegemedia.org
ASU Walter Cronkite School of Journalism cronkite.asu.edu
Student Press Law Center www.splc.org
Enter Your Newspaper and Web site in the Convention Best of Show Contest Student delegates can enter a single issue of their paper and three online media categories in ACP’s annual Best of Show on-site competition. Only student delegates attending the convention can enter. Winners go home with an award and bragging rights as one of the best college papers or Web sites at the convention. Delegates enter a single, regular issue of their choice, published since Sept. 1, 2009, into one of these categories: four-year dailies, four-year
weeklies, four-year less than weekly and twoyear papers of any frequency. The entries will be judged for general excellence, including the quality of reporting, writing, editing, design, photography and examples of special project reporting and editorial page leadership. Back-toSchool or other special editions should not be entered. Online categories include Web site (updated since Jan. 1, 2010), audio podcast (created Jan. 1, 2010 or later) and multimedia story.
The contest is not a written critique and no scoring or comments are returned following the judging. Entries are brought to the convention and submitted to ACP at the registration desk no later than 4 pm, Friday, Feb. 26. Awards are presented at the convention’s closing keynote on Sunday morning, Feb. 28. Winners and runners-up receive awards. There is no cost for ACP members to enter the Best of Show contest. For non-members, the cost is $25 per entry.
+ Hotel / Transportation IMPORTANT DEADLINES Feb. 1, 2010 • Hotel reservations due. After this date, phone the hotel for availability. If you have problems booking a room, phone ACP.
Feb. 3, 2010 • End of discounted, earlybird convention registration fees • Last day for students to volunteer to be a convention panel speaker (see page 4)
Feb. 4, 2010 • Regular convention registration fees in effect through the convention
Feb. 16, 2010 • Last day to mail registrations to ACP. You can still use fax or register online.
+ Convention Hotel Reserve Your Room Early at the Wyndham Phoenix With its stylish new guestrooms, the Wyndham Phoenix combines the body of a full-service business and convention hotel with the soul of a boutique hotel, where alluring colors, sharp lines, and modern design elements welcome you to downtown Phoenix. The hotel is just blocks from sports venues, theaters and museums — and just four miles from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, conveniently located right on the Metro light rail. Whether in your room or the lobby bar, enjoy the convenience of free high-speed Internet. To revive or relax, enjoy the fitness center, sauna or rooftop pool. Other than the convenience, the real reason to stay at the headquarters hotel is the price. The reduced room rate for ACP delegates is $159 plus tax for single or double occupancy and just $10 for each additional guest. It’s a bargain when you compare it to other Phoenix or New York hotels.
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There’s one catch to all of this hotel good news: To get this reduced rate you must book your room no later than Feb. 1, 2010. But don’t wait that long because
• Last day to register online or by fax. Walk-in registrations in San Diego will be accepted.
+ Airline and Transportation
REGISTER ONLINE register.studentpress.org/ phx2010 Convention delegates can register via the ACP Web site and receive instant confirmation of their registration. Delegates may send the confirmation to ACP with their check or purchase order or submit credit card information to ACP via our secure form. For more information, visit the ACP Web site: acp.studentpress.org.
Fly American Airlines or Delta Airlines and Save Money American Airlines is offering delegates a 5 percent discount off their lowest applicable published fare for those flying to Phoenix. Some restrictions apply. All taxes and fees apply. To buy one of these discounted American Airlines tickets, you or your travel agent should call 1-800-4331790 and reference the authorization number A1620SS. This discount is available online at aa.com. Just drop the “A” when entering the promotional code. Delta Airlines/Northwest Airlines is offering a discount of 5 to 7 percent off full fares and 2 to 5 percent off discount fares. Go to www.nwa.com. From the Flights tab, click the link: “Do you have a Discount Travel E-Cert or other voucher?” Complete the Flight Options section of the Flight Search screen. In the Additional Search Options section, navigate to the section labeled E-Cert: “Do you have a Discount Travel E-Cert, Electronic Credit
availability is limited. After Feb. 1, you can still call the hotel to check on availability and make a reservation if rooms are still available. When you phone the hotel, always mention the name of the convention, National College Journalism Convention, and the Associated Collegiate Press. If you have trouble reserving a room, please call ACP for assistance: 612-625-8335. Since the hotel has a limited number of rooms, ACP cannot guarantee availability before or after the cut-off date. To reserve a room, mail or fax the accompanying hotel reservation form directly to the Wyndham Phoenix. The hotel fax number for reservations is 602-333-5181; the hotel phone number is 602-333-0000. The hotel is located at 50 East Adams, Phoenix, AZ 85004.
Voucher (ECV), Meeting?” Select Yes. From the dropdown select Meeting Agreement (WorldFile number), enter 405253 in the box provided and complete your transaction. All discounts also apply to zone fares. Keep in mind that fares sometimes vary by departure time and day of the week. Book your flight early.
Airport and Transportation The cheapest way to get from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport to the Wyndham is by light rail. Take the free PHX Airport Shuttle to or from the 44th Street and Washington METRO light rail stop. The free shuttle, travels to all three terminals, was designed for travelers with luggage and mirrors the light rail schedule, running seven days per week. The Washington/Central Ave. stop is across the street from the hotel. Fare is $1.75 one way or $3.50 for a day pass. A taxi will cost about $25 one way, but the cost can be divided among up to three or four persons, depending upon the size of the vehicle. Shuttle and taxi information is available at the airport at information kiosks on the luggage claim level of the airport.
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PRE-CONVENTION WORKSHOPS
To register for these optional workshops, you must register online at register.studentpress.org/phx2010. Do not use this form if anyone in your group wishes to attend these workshops. See page 4 for more info.
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The Phoenix Experience: Audio & Video for the Web • Print Newspaper Design • Newsroom Management Training for Top Editors • Advanced Reporting • Newspaper Advertising Sales • Accessing Public Records • Effective Newspaper Advising
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The convention is open to members and non-members of the Associated Collegiate Press. The group student discount is only for ACP members. ACP membership is by publication; all students and advisers of that publication are ACP members. Persons with disabilities: If you require any special accommodations, please specify in a written note attached to the registration form and register no later than Jan. 4, 2010 (received at ACP). Your registration must accompany the letter. Join ACP Now and Save On Convention Registration If your newspaper is not an ACP member, you can join now and save immediately on your registration fees for this convention — just check the membership option at the top of this form that matches your school’s enrollment. For complete information on all your ACP membership benefits, e-mail ACP to request a membership brochure: info@studentpress.org.
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The convention that focuses exclusively on the professional skills and innovative ideas you need to succeed in the print and online newspaper world.
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Keynotes Breakouts Multimedia training in computer labs Workshops Best of Show contest Writing, design, photo, Web critiques Vendor displays Professional networking
National College Journalism Convention Feb. 25-28, 2010 • Wyndham Phoenix
Who Should Attend? The National College Journalism Convention is open to students and advisers from four-year and two-year colleges and universities, public and private, from the United States, Canada and other countries. Those who should attend include print and online editors, reporters, photographers, columnists, designers and artists, ad sales staffers and managers, advisers and those who oversee student newspaper work and all others who are interested in learning more about student newspaper journalism.
phoenix media + 26th Annual Associated Collegiate Press
National College Journalism Convention Register Online: http://acp.studentpress.org
Feb. 25-28, 2010 • Wyndham Phoenix with some sessions at ASU Walter Cronkite School of Journalism