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Media Law in the Digital Age workshop Sept. 25

Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society and the Center for Sustainable Journalism are hosting a one-day Media Law in the Digital Age workshop at Kennesaw State on Saturday, September 25

Len Witt, who heads the CSJ, mentions that there are a few student scholarships available to reduce costs to $14.99 instead of the full $69.

The . . . → Read More: Media Law in the Digital Age workshop Sept. 25

Registration now available for ACP/CMA Convention

Students and advisers can now register online for the fall National College Media Convention Oct. 27-31 in Louisville. Which means you can also register for the Main Street Stories multimedia workshop we’re putting on during the course of the weekend. Details on the workshop are available here. For more details about the convention, download the registration . . . → Read More: Registration now available for ACP/CMA Convention

Curated Links for 8-19-10

Do you have *your* parking pass yet? Start of a new semester. Here are some links from around the Web to stuff I’ve been reading. In no particular order, and with some non-journospecific goodness.

Choose Your Multimedia Tools Strategically: Story is Still King, Marc Cooper: “New multimedia tools, now reproducing themselves exponentially, provide reporters and editors with . . . → Read More: Curated Links for 8-19-10

New multimedia extended workshop launches in Louisville

The CICM Story Project • Wednesday, Oct. 27, 1-6:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 28, 9 a.m.-9 p.m., continues intermittently until 6:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 31 (schedule allows regular convention participation)

College journalists and advisers looking for an intense hands-on multimedia training experience taught by some of the nation’s most pioneering pros will have a unique opportunity during the . . . → Read More: New multimedia extended workshop launches in Louisville

Curley’s advice: Write well

Rob Curley (file photo)

Rob Curley spoke this weekend at the Associated Collegiate Press gathering in Phoenix. It was the first time he’s spoken in public in 18 months, he said. His keynote speech was interesting, but the better session was a Q&A that followed. During that time, he talked about some of the plans the . . . → Read More: Curley’s advice: Write well

CUP new media panel notes

Here are some notes from the New Media panel at the Natural Selection CUP conference. The quotes that do not have identification next to them are mine. The other panelists were: Matthew Ingram, now of GigaOm, Jacques Poitras of the CBC, Matt Frehner of the Globe & Mail, and Jeffery Simpson, a freelance writer.

During the . . . → Read More: CUP new media panel notes

CUP traditions – the people with the funny pink hats

I’m back in the States after the Canadian University Press Conference. The first day, I talked about blogging and social media promotion. Students seemed genuinely interested, and asked some very thoughtful questions about ethics, privacy, how to promote your content, and personal branding. Both sessions were well attended. And the Internet access was non-existent. Sigh.

One of . . . → Read More: CUP traditions – the people with the funny pink hats

Did You Know?

This video was shown in Mark Briggs’ “The Big Picture” session this morning at the National College Media Convention in Austin.

Did You Know 4.0

It’s an interesting compilation of statistics and trends that are changing the way we consume . . . → Read More: Did You Know?

NewsTrain Live Blog 4

Another live blog post from NewsTrain Day 2.

News Train Sessions . . . → Read More: NewsTrain Live Blog 4

MPI Newstrain live blog 1

College students are liveblogging from the APME Newstrain sessions in Norman, Okla. There are two “tracks” – one hands-on, one more theory-based. This liveblog is for the hands-on sessions. Click here to go to the theoretical sessions.

Click on the coveritlive box below to follow along with the proceedings. You can also follow along with the Twitter . . . → Read More: MPI Newstrain live blog 1