Community Media Connections: Linking with the News


A workshop for print and electronic journalists, co-sponsored by the Pew Center for Civic Journalism and the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education

Community Media Connections:
Linking with the News 

January 11-13, 2002
San Francisco, CA

Journalists around the country are developing new tools and new sensibilities to help to find better stories and report them in ways that re-establish connections with readers, viewers and listeners. Come hear how to: 

 

  • Map your community.
  • Identify gaps in your coverage.
  • Discover untold stories.
  • Build new interactions.
  • Engage people in new ways.

 

Sign up today. Spaces are limited.

Registration Fee: $35 

The Pew Center will cover meals, training materials, and up to two nights’ lodging at the Hilton San Francisco near Union Square. 

Participants are responsible for transportation costs. 

For more information, contact the:

Pew Center for Civic Journalism
1101 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 420
Washington, DC 20036-4303

Phone: 202-331-3200
Fax: 202-347-6440
E-mail: news@pccj.org

Tentative Agenda

Friday, January 11, 2002

6:00 p.m. Cocktails and Dinner 

WELCOME: Jan Schaffer, Executive Director, Pew Center
Mark Trahant, Chairman and CEO, Maynard Institute
KEYNOTER: David Yarnold, Executive Editor, San Jose Mercury News 

Saturday, January 12, 2002

8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast

8:30 – 9:15 a.m. Building New Connections: Civic and Interactive 

Jan Schaffer, Executive Director, Pew Center

9:15 – 10:15 Covering All Connections: Recognizing Fault Lines 

Dori J. Maynard, President, Maynard Institute

10:30 – Noon Telling Untold Stories 

Sandy Close, Executive Editor, Pacific News Service: New ethnic media
Steve Magagnini, Ethnic Affairs Reporter, The Sacramento Bee: Beat coverage 
Craig Franklin, Producer, Special Projects, KRON-TV, San Francisco: Race relations

Noon – 1:30 p.m. Lunch 

KEYNOTER: Paula Madison, General Manager, KNBC-TV, Los Angeles

1:30 – 3:30 p.m. Interactive Stories: Making High Connections 

Ken Sands, Interactive Editor, The Spokesman-Review: E-mail beats 
Mark Briggs, Multimedia Editor, The Herald, Everett, WA: Clickable maps
Emilio Nicolas Jr., VP and General Manager, KVDA-TV, San Antonio: Web cams in Hispanic households
Evelyn Messinger,Director, Internews Interactive, San Rafael, CA: Videoconferencing – Lucille’s Kitchen, Minneapolis Public Television and the Star Tribune
Pamela Moreland, Online Team Leader, San Jose Mercury News: Web content 

3:30 – 5 p.m. Mapping Your Community

Dennis Foley, Ombudsman, The Orange County Register 
Kamrhan Farwell, Assistant Metro Editor, The Press- Enterprise, Riverside, CA
John X. Miller, Public Editor, Detroit Free Press

SATURDAY NIGHT – FREE TIME

Sunday, January 13, 2002

8:00 – 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast

8:30 – 10:00 a.m. Covering Multicultural Communities 

Dan Rosenheim,News Director, KPIX-TV, San Francisco
Raul Ramirez, News Director, KQED-FM, San Francisco 
Panelist to be announced.

10:15 – 11:15 a.m. What do Readers and Viewers Want? 

Dennis Foley, Ombudsman, Orange County Register 
John X. Miller, Public Editor, Detroit Free Press
Dick Rogers, Reader Representative, San Francisco Chronicle

Noon Adjourn