Reynolds High SchoolJournalism Institute

July 19-25, 2015

Reynolds Journalism InstituteUniversity of MissouriSchool of Journalism

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July 19-25, 2015

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WORKSHOPPROGRAM

WORKSHOPPROGRAM

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WORKSHOPOUTLINE

Workshop purpose: By the end of this workshop participants will be able to: • Identify and apply the lessons from Student Journalism & Media Literacy (Fromm, Hall, & Manfull, 2015, Rosen Publishing, New York).• Recommend policies and procedures to address major management and education issues in the publication of scholastic publications. • Employ the communication tools commonly used by youth and young adults in a journalism context.• Develop lesson plans for using those tools and the elements of journalism.

Workshop method: In addition to online material delivered before and after the workshop, participants will learn from a variety of activities including lectures, field trips and laboratory projects. They will demonstrate their ability to use that information by producing multimedia stories developed from the workshop experiences. Additionally, participants will use social media tools to aid reporting.

Workshop project: Team projects: Participants will be divided into seven five-person teams. Each team will produce content for the multimedia products of the workshop, including the multimedia website and social media tools. Teams will cover events during the workshop, including lectures and field trips. Teams will alternate among these stories. For example, Team One might produce stories from the first session of the workshop; Team Two, the second session; Team Three, the third session, etc.

Individual assignments: Participants will be expected to participate actively in the discussion of workshop topics in group discussions, perhaps using various social media tools to comment about the sessions. Also, in groups of two or three, participants will write their own lesson/unit plans.

Lesson Plan: In small groups, participants will propose a lesson plan, perhaps selected from the skill areas participants identified in the pre-workshop survey as important and requiring the participants to build their skills. Lesson plans will be developed in collaboration with other institute participants to collectively develop an over-arching journalism curriculum that can be immediately useful in the classroom. This curriculum will be published on the asnemissourian.com website. Individual lesson plans may also be submitted to ASNE’s schooljournalism.org to be included in their collection of curriculum resources.

WORKSHOP OUTLINE

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Workshop objectivesParticipants of this workshop will employ a variety of communications tools and tech-niques to demonstrate their skills and knowledge to do the following:

• Develop interesting and engaging story ideas• Write stories, blurbs, headlines and teas-es• Shoot and edit video and audio• Record natural sound and live audio• Produce information graphics• Shoot and edit still pictures

• Use digital search tools and evaluate websites and other digital communica-tions services• Use interviewing techniques to find infor-mation• Use documents in reporting, including the process of requesting government documents

• Coach students to work corroboratively• Encourage diversity in coverage, staff-ing• Deal with ethical issues as they relate to scholastic publications• Identify scholastic press freedom issues and work with administrators to avoid censorship

• Develop an online publication, includ-ing working with content management systems• Develop strategies for cross-platform news distribution

• Create accounts on social network sites for student newspaper use

• Promote content in the printed and on-line products using social media tools• Connect with readers using online social media tools

• Manage, motivate and evaluate staff• Select grading and assessment tools• Conduct editorial reviews• Write publication guidelines and policies

• Establish policies for covering sensitive topics• Develop advertising and fund-raising strategies• Use desktop publishing software• Search for and evaluate Web informa-tion

WORKSHOPOUTLINE

What are some of your personal goals for the workshop? Write them here.

WORKSHOPOUTLINE

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Arrival in St. Louis or Hotel

Bus to Columbia

Opening Dinner | Workshop Orientation[RJI] Presenter: Adam Maksl | Randy Picht | Teri Hayt

8 a.m – 4 p.m

4 – 6 p.m

7 – 9:30 p.m.

Day 1 | Sunday, July 19, 2015

Day 2 | Monday, July 20, 20158:30 – 9:30 a.m.

9:45 - 10:30 a.m.

10:45 a.m. - Noon

Noon – 1:30 p.m.

1:30 – 3:30 p.m.

3:45 – 5 p.m.

5 – 6:30 p.m.

6:30 – 9 p.m.

The Many Ways of Using Storytelling to Engage Readers[Fred W. Smith Forum]Presenters: Sue Skalicky | Adam Maksl

The Tools of the Trade: Easy (and Some Free) Tools for Storytelling[Fred W. Smith Forum]Presenter: Adam Maksl

Overview of Team Reporting Projects / Initial Team Meetings[Fred W. Smith Forum]Presenter: Adam Maksl

Lunch on Your Own / Cash Per Diem Checks

Building Reporting Skills and Developing Story Ideas[Fred W. Smith Forum]Presenter: Sue Skalicky

Using Social Media [Fred W. Smith Forum]Presenters: Sue Skalicky | Adam Maksl

Dinner on Your Own

Content Management Systems / Equipment Orientation / Team Meetings / Work on Profile Stories[Fred W. Smith Forum]Presenters: Adam Maksl | Sue Skalicky | Roger Gafke

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Day 3 | Tuesday, July 21, 2015Sharing Profile Stories / Suggestions for Revision[Fred W. Smith Forum]Presenters: Sue Skalicky | Adam Maksl

Building Basic Writing & Editing Skills / Coaching Writers[Fred W. Smith Forum]Presenter: Sue Skalicky

Lunch Presentation: Building Basic Design Skills [Palmer Room]Presenter: Sue Skalicky

Building Video Storytelling Skills[Fred W. Smith Forum]Presenter: Stacey Woelfel

Breakout Workshops

1. Print Design – Principles, Techniques & Tools[247 Walter Williams Hall]Presenter: Sue Skalicky

2. Video Editing – Principles, Techniques & Tools [45 Walter Williams Hall]Presenter: Stacey Woelfel

3. Social Media – Hands-on Lab[Lambert Room]Presenter: Adam Maksl

4. Infographs & Alternative Story Forms[Fred W. Smith Forum]Presenter: Reuben Stern

Dinner on Your Own(All Teams – Find local stories nearby)

Story Production and Work Session[247 Walter Williams Hall, 206 Neff Hall]

8:30 – 9:30 a.m.

9:45 a.m. - Noon

Noon – 1:30 p.m.

1:30 – 3 p.m.

3:15 – 5 p.m.

5 – 6:30 p.m.

6:30 – 9 p.m.

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Day 4 | Wednesday, July 22, 2015Cross-Cultural and Diversity Issues in Journalism[Fred W. Smith Forum]Presenter: Cynthia Frisby

Revisiting Legal Issues in Scholastic Journalism[Fred W. Smith Forum]Presenter: Adam Maksl

Lunch presentation: ASNE Youth Journalism Initiative & News Literacy[Palmer Room]Presenters: Le Anne Wiseman | Megan Schumacher

Telling High-Impact Feature Stories[Fred W. Smith Forum]Presenters: Aaron Manfull| Adam Maksl

Breakout Workshops

1. Digital Design Principles[247 Walter Williams Hall]Presenter: Aaron Manfull

2. Photojournalism: Principles, Techniques & Tools[Lambert Room]Presenter: Rick Shaw

3. Using Open Records in Reporting[Spencer Room]Presenter: Adam Maksl

Dinner on Your Own(All Teams – Find local stories nearby)

Story Production and Work Session[247 Walter Williams Hall, 206 Neff Hall]

8:30 – 10 a.m.

10:15 - 11:15 a.m.

11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

1 – 2:30 p.m.

2:45 – 4:45 p.m.

5 – 6:30 p.m.

6:30 – 9 p.m.

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Day 5 | Thursday, July 23, 2015

Day 6 | Friday, July 24, 2015

Day 7 | Thursday, July 25, 2015

Creating a Staff Manual[Fred W. Smith Forum]Presenter: Adam Maksl | Aaron Manfull

How to Build a Journalism Curriculum[Fred W. Smith Forum]Presenter: Aaron Manfull

Lunch Discussion: DIY Video[Palmer Room]Presenter: Mike Wheeler | Kevin Allen

Field Trip to Churchill Museum[All Teams -- Find a story at the Churchill Museum]

Sink or Swim: Applying Workshop Concepts to Real-World Issues[Various rooms in RJI; Dinner will be provided]

8:30 – 9:45 a.m.

10 - 11:15 a.m.

11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

1 – 5 p.m.

6:15 - 9 p.m.

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Meet in Hotel Lobby for Bus to St. Louis Airport7:30 a.m.

8:30 – 9:45 a.m.

10 a.m. – Noon

Noon – 1:30 p.m.

1:30 – 3:45 p.m.

4 – 5:30 p.m.

7 p.m.

Unconference Sessions[Fred W. Smith Forum and other locations TBD]

Lesson Planning Work Session[Fred W. Smith Forum, 206 Neff Hall, & 247 Walter Williams Hall]

Lunch on Your Own

Story Production and Work Session[45 & 247 Walter Williams Hall]• Finish other stories during this time for publication to the Web• Lunch on your own during the work session.

Show & Tell[Fred W. Smith Forum]Presenter: Adam Maksl

Closing Dinner[Elm Street Ballroom]