October's End
I’ve been bad about blogging this month. There has been plenty to blog about – the topics just stack up. But my new job as KSTK’s reporter has been keeping me quite busy. With two deadlines every day as opposed to one weekly deadline on Tuesday, I realize I have to adapt a new work ethic – working harder, a lot harder.
With that said, my new job also allows me to do something I’ve never done before – I get to go on my first work related trip.
(This isn’t exactly one-hundred percent true. When I worked in the English Department at Lingnan University in Hong Kong, I, along with the other visiting tutors, got to go on a department trip to Macau. The visiting tutors worked hard lying out by the pool while the professors worked hard in meetings all day.)
Tomorrow I’m getting on the jet and heading to Anchorage for two days of Statewide News Training.
Day One, November 1:
9:00-10:15 am – First Session
“Life After Ted and Don: Next Generation Alaska Leadership” (Joel Southern & Dave Donaldson – APRN)
The swirl of the corruption scandal and the advancing ages of Ted Stevens and Don Young have many buzzing about who will come after them - who are the next generation of Alaska's national leaders and what will Alaska's political landscape look like in the post Stevens/Young era.
Join APRN's Washington, DC Correspondent Joel Southern and APRN's State Capitol Correspondent Dave Donaldson for a discussion of who's in the wings.
10:30-Noon – Second Session
Science Reporting Panel (Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska, Steve Heimel, APRN, others TBA)
Science and Alaska: Alaska is a science reporter’s dream, but how do you do great science reporting without being a scientist yourself. How do you find credible experts -- understanding the culture clash between journalists and scientists -- making science reporting understandable and interesting -- avoiding tech talk -- including impacts on daily life -- process vs. conclusions -- who funds research
Join CoastAlaska's Ed Schoenfeld, APRN's Steve Heimel, and other guests
to discuss the ABC's of science reporting.
3:15-4:45 – Third Session
The Art of the Interview - How to Get Great Tape (Martin Kaste- NPR)
Great "tape" is the secret to any compelling radio story...but how do you get it? What do you ask? And how do you know when you've got it?
Join National Public Radio Correspondent Martin Kaste to learn the techniques and tricks of the trade.
1:30-3:00 – Fourth Session
Journalism and Ethics (Alisa Barba – NPR)
Journalistic ethics are a sine qua non for Public Radio Reporters and Editors. Without a clear understanding of our ethical boundaries, we risk losing our most important asset - our credibility.
Join National Public Radio's Western Bureau Chief Alisa Barba for a session guaranteed to help you answers to your ethics questions.
6:30 @ APTI
Food, Drink & Fun Event. APRN
Social 3877 University Drive, Anchorage
In addition to meeting Alisa Barba and Martin Kaste from NPR, you'll also have a chance to meet APRN's Dave Donaldson and Joel Southern and APTI's new President/CEO Steve Lindbeck. We will be carpooling from the conference to APTI and back.
Day Two, November 2:
9:00-10:15 – First Session
10 Pitfalls of Tedious Public Radio (Alisa Barba/Martin Kaste -NPR)
How do you make your work sharp and compelling? How can you grab the listener's ear and keep it? One answer is to know what not to do – what mistakes not to make.
Join NPR's Alisa Barba and Martin Kaste and find out how to make your piece sing by learning what to avoid.
10:30-Noon – Second Session
Large Group Listening Session (Alisa Barba/Martin Kaste - NPR / Duncan Moon -APRN)
Bring your best stories on CD and get positive feedback on how to make them even better. Individual attention and critiques from two of NPR's finest is a rare opportunity you will not want to miss.
1:30-2:45 – Third Session
Online News Panel Discussion (Mike Sechrist, former General Manager and web innovator at WKRN-TV in Nashville; John Proffitt, APRN Director of IT Services; Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska Regional News Director )
Options for presenting news online with limited time and staff, including a look at/critique of some public-radio news websites.
3:00-4:00 – Fourth Session
Small-Group Listening Sessions
Get your stories critiqued in a more intimate setting.
I’m fairly excited, as well as nervous. I think in equal amounts.
Happy Halloween.
With that said, my new job also allows me to do something I’ve never done before – I get to go on my first work related trip.
(This isn’t exactly one-hundred percent true. When I worked in the English Department at Lingnan University in Hong Kong, I, along with the other visiting tutors, got to go on a department trip to Macau. The visiting tutors worked hard lying out by the pool while the professors worked hard in meetings all day.)
Tomorrow I’m getting on the jet and heading to Anchorage for two days of Statewide News Training.
Day One, November 1:
9:00-10:15 am – First Session
“Life After Ted and Don: Next Generation Alaska Leadership” (Joel Southern & Dave Donaldson – APRN)
The swirl of the corruption scandal and the advancing ages of Ted Stevens and Don Young have many buzzing about who will come after them - who are the next generation of Alaska's national leaders and what will Alaska's political landscape look like in the post Stevens/Young era.
Join APRN's Washington, DC Correspondent Joel Southern and APRN's State Capitol Correspondent Dave Donaldson for a discussion of who's in the wings.
10:30-Noon – Second Session
Science Reporting Panel (Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska, Steve Heimel, APRN, others TBA)
Science and Alaska: Alaska is a science reporter’s dream, but how do you do great science reporting without being a scientist yourself. How do you find credible experts -- understanding the culture clash between journalists and scientists -- making science reporting understandable and interesting -- avoiding tech talk -- including impacts on daily life -- process vs. conclusions -- who funds research
Join CoastAlaska's Ed Schoenfeld, APRN's Steve Heimel, and other guests
to discuss the ABC's of science reporting.
3:15-4:45 – Third Session
The Art of the Interview - How to Get Great Tape (Martin Kaste- NPR)
Great "tape" is the secret to any compelling radio story...but how do you get it? What do you ask? And how do you know when you've got it?
Join National Public Radio Correspondent Martin Kaste to learn the techniques and tricks of the trade.
1:30-3:00 – Fourth Session
Journalism and Ethics (Alisa Barba – NPR)
Journalistic ethics are a sine qua non for Public Radio Reporters and Editors. Without a clear understanding of our ethical boundaries, we risk losing our most important asset - our credibility.
Join National Public Radio's Western Bureau Chief Alisa Barba for a session guaranteed to help you answers to your ethics questions.
6:30 @ APTI
Food, Drink & Fun Event. APRN
Social 3877 University Drive, Anchorage
In addition to meeting Alisa Barba and Martin Kaste from NPR, you'll also have a chance to meet APRN's Dave Donaldson and Joel Southern and APTI's new President/CEO Steve Lindbeck. We will be carpooling from the conference to APTI and back.
Day Two, November 2:
9:00-10:15 – First Session
10 Pitfalls of Tedious Public Radio (Alisa Barba/Martin Kaste -NPR)
How do you make your work sharp and compelling? How can you grab the listener's ear and keep it? One answer is to know what not to do – what mistakes not to make.
Join NPR's Alisa Barba and Martin Kaste and find out how to make your piece sing by learning what to avoid.
10:30-Noon – Second Session
Large Group Listening Session (Alisa Barba/Martin Kaste - NPR / Duncan Moon -APRN)
Bring your best stories on CD and get positive feedback on how to make them even better. Individual attention and critiques from two of NPR's finest is a rare opportunity you will not want to miss.
1:30-2:45 – Third Session
Online News Panel Discussion (Mike Sechrist, former General Manager and web innovator at WKRN-TV in Nashville; John Proffitt, APRN Director of IT Services; Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska Regional News Director )
Options for presenting news online with limited time and staff, including a look at/critique of some public-radio news websites.
3:00-4:00 – Fourth Session
Small-Group Listening Sessions
Get your stories critiqued in a more intimate setting.
I’m fairly excited, as well as nervous. I think in equal amounts.
Happy Halloween.
posted by Siapiau | 8:07 AM
1 Comments:
After you attend this you will know how to get great tape and you can interview me. Won't that be fun.
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