Education & Seminars 2006
2006 Arizona Press Club Fall Workshop,
co-sponsored by the NAU School of Communication <http://www.comm.nau.edu/>
When: 10 a.m. To 4 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 28,
at the NAU School of Communication, followed by the best happy hour in northern
Arizona at 5 p.m. Zane Grey ballroom, Hotel Weatherford.
Where: School of Communication (Bldg. 16), Northern Arizona University
Campus, view campus map here <http://home.nau.edu/maps.asp>
SCHEDULE
10 a.m. — Good morning and welcome. Nametags, coffee and donuts.
10:15 a.m. — 11:30 a.m.: Open Meetings/Open Records. What is the public
entitled to regarding public record? We’ll get a public records update about the
law and what it provides by SPJ Past President Mark Scarp, and take a look a
recent case study: Arizona Daily Sun versus the city of Williams with Arizona
Daily Sun Editor Randy Wilson and Arizona Daily Sun reporter Larry Hendricks.
The Arizona Daily Sun received first place in the 2005 Arizona APME contest for
its coverage of the force-out of the Williams police chief.
11:30 a.m. — 1 p.m.: Lunch break — on your own. University Union on
campus is a short walk from the School of Communication building and has several
food options. Also close by are several restaurants including: Oregano’s,
Crystal Creek Sandwich Company and Beaver Street Brewery.
(The Arizona Press Club board will meet during this time)
1 p.m. — 1:55 p.m.: Breakout sessions
Writing workshop: ‘I Dunnit’ — Investigative reporting by Paul Rubin,
reporter, Phoenix New Times and 2005 Arizona Press Club Virg Hill “Journalist of
the Year.” Rubin will dissect for attendees how he wrote his story about a
false murder confession by a Kentucky inmate. Journalists planning to attend
this session are encouraged to read Rubin’s article prior to attending. It is
available here:
http://phoenixnewtimes.com/Issues/2006-09-21/news/feature.html
Photojournalism workshop: How to approach the photo story,
plus tips for improving your photos. Pat Shannahan, staff photojournalist, The
Arizona Republic. Pat was the Press Club’s 2005 first runner-up for Photographer
of the Year. Previously, he was named Photographer of the Year in 2004 and 2001.
1-3 p.m. SPECIAL
2-HOUR WORKSHOP Computer-assisted reporting with Steve Doig <http://www.public.asu.edu/~sdoig/index.htm>
, Arizona State University.
Steve is the Knight Chair in Journalism at ASU and has participated in numerous,
award-winning computer-assisted reporting projects, including the Pulitzer Prize
<http://www.pulitzer.org/>
for Public Service, 1993
2 p.m. — 2:55 p.m.: Breakout sessions
Editorial writing: Making your point. Le Templar, Opinion page editor
East Valley Tribune, and Mark Scarp, local news columnist and editorial writer
for the East Valley & Scottsdale Tribune.
Writing workshop: Feel the Beat. How to develop a beat. Stephanie
Innes, Arizona Daily Star. Innes, who got her start right here in Flagstaff at
the Arizona Daily Sun, created her most recent assignment as Faith and Values
reporter for the Arizona Daily Star. She’s won numerous statewide and regional
awards for beat reporting, religion reporting and investigative reporting.
3 p.m. — 3:55 p.m.: Breakout sessions
Writing workshop: Beyond the inverted pyramid — how to organize the “big” or
enterprise stories. Patti Epler, East Valley Editor, East Valley Tribune and
Reporter Craig Anderson. Epler and Anderson will talk about a recent project
that generating plenty of award buzz for its reporting, editing and
presentation.
Design workshop: How to make your paper look like a million bucks,
without costing a million bucks. Jose Merino, editor of La Estrella de Tucson.
Merino brought his transforming design talent to the Arizona Daily Star. He now
edits La Estrella de Tucson, the Spanish language newspaper of the Daily Star.
5 p.m. Portfolio review and “The Best Happy Hour in Northern Arizona”
Zane Grey Ballroom at Hotel Weatherford, <http://www.weatherfordhotel.com/>
23 N. Leroux St. (at the corner of Leroux St. and Aspen Ave. in historic
downtown Flag). No-host happy hour, the first round of appetizers is on the
Arizona Press Club <http://www.azpressclub.org/>
.
Arizona Newspaper Association Conference in Scottsdale Oct. 14