Storytelling Innovations
presented by American Press Institute

October 2, 2007 - October 5, 2007

Who Should Attend?
Successful print reporters and editors who know they need to become multi-media storytellers; online journalists who want help in integrating their efforts with their print colleagues; and senior editors and writing coaches who seek to transform the storytelling culture of their newsrooms.

How Your Organization Will Benefit
For all the upheaval in the newspaper industry, powerful stories still connect with readers. Journalists need to develop new storytelling skills to succeed in engaging busy readers on multiple platforms.
Storytelling Innovations will prepare your reporters, editors and online staff to return to your newsroom as evangelists for innovative storytelling. They will learn:

• Alternate story forms
• Interactive storytelling methods
• Narrative techniques
• Ways to plan stories three-dimensionally

To register or for more information, click here.

"From the Presidential Archives: the story of private polling and its implications for American democracy"

September 17, 2007

The Minnesota Journalism Center is pleased to co-sponsor "From the
Presidential Archives: the story of private polling and its implications
for American democracy" featuring Lawrence Jacobs. The lecture will take
place on Monday, September 17, 2007 at 5:30 p.m. in Wilson Library, 4th
floor.

The event celebrates the 100th
anniversary of the University’s Government Publications Library’s
official federal depository status. Documents from the Library’s
collection will be on display at the event. Jacobs is is the Walter F.
and Joan Mondale Chair for Political Studies and Director of the Center
for the Study of Politics and Governance in the Hubert H. Humphrey
Institute at the University of Minnesota. He is also Professor in the
Department of Political Science. His books include Inequality and
American Democracy, Healthy, Wealthy, and Fair, and Politicians Don’t
Pander: Political Manipulation and the Loss of Democratic
Responsiveness.

This event is co-sponsored by the Friends of the
University of Minnesota Libraries, the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of
Public Affairs, Minnesota Journalism Center, the Center for Urban and
Regional Affairs, and the departments of History and Political Science.

For more information, click here.

Sustainability Workshop

May 20-22, 2007

For more information, please click here.

Minnesota Newspaper Photographers Association Conference and Awards

April 28-29, 2007

The Minnesota Journalism Center is pleased to partner with the Minnesota Newspaper Photographers Assocation to host their conference. This two-day event included judging, speaker presentations, and an awards ceremony for the MNPA.

For more information, visit mnpa.org.

Society for Newspaper Design

Design Quick Course

May 5, 2007

Check the Society for Newspaper Design website for more information!

Computer Assisted Reporting Workshop for Minnesota Daily Staff

Saturday, February 3, 2007

- Speakers include John Stefany and Mary Jo Sylwester
- Cost is $10; lunch will be provided
- More information coming soon!

SPJ Professional Chapter Event:
Without Fear or Favor: Objectivity Revisited

Monday, February 26 | 7:00—9:00 p.m.
UBS Forum at Minnesota Public Radio

SPJ will host a thought-provoking panel discussion that will explore the role of objectivity in modern journalism. Can any journalist be truly objective?

Are we moving back to an era of more partisan journalism? Is there way too much “he said, she said journalism” today? How do changes in technology, advertising and media ownership affect journalistic objectivity? The panelists will tackle these questions and many more.

The event will feature as lead panelist Stephen Ward, acting director and associate professor of journalism at the University of British Columbia's Graduate School of Journalism. Ward is author of the award-winning 2006 book “The Invention of Journalism Ethics: The Path to Objectivity and Beyond.”

The event is free and open to the public, but reservations are required. Space is limited, so we urge you to make reservations as soon as possible.

To register for this event go to: www.mnspj.org

In this one-day regional workshop you can learn a powerful new approach to the transforming newspaper business firsthand. Built on the groundbreaking concepts of renowned Harvard innovation expert Dr. Clayton Christensen, Newspaper Next is tailor-made for newspaper people and the unique needs and circumstances of newspaper organizations. This event is cosponsored by the University of Minnesota School of Journalism and Mass Communication and the Minnesota Newspaper Association.

What you will get:

• A better understanding of the forces eroding the newspaper business
• A new way to see and tap the vast realms of opportunity opening around us
• A clear, practical process — the N² Innovation Method — to unlock these opportunities with new products and services while minimizing cost and risk
• A strategic framework — the N² Game Plan — outlining the four areas of opportunity your company should pursue and some of the most promising possibilities in each

Who should attend? Publishers and top executives, plus anyone responsible for:

• A newspaper company's profit and loss
• The health and future of the company
• Strategic direction
• Creating new growth
• Developing new products and services, online or print

For more information, please check out the Newspaper Next Workshop website.

Edward R. Murrow Journalism Program

April 12-17, 2007

The School of Journalism and Mass Communication is pleased to host the Edward R. Murrow Journalism Program for the second year. The U.S. Department of State will release details about this event in early April. Sessions are not open to the general public.

Visiting journalists from China, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, and Malaysia

For more information about the Murrow Program, click here.

Frank Premack Public Affairs Journalism Awards
Celebrating 30 Years of Excellence in Public Affairs Journalism

Monday, April 23, 2007
5:00 p.m.
Mississippi Room, Coffman Memorial Union
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

New Format!
Please join the Minnesota Journalism Center as we celebrate the 30th annual Frank Premack Public Affiairs Journalism Awards. The Premack Awards will have a new format this year, as we will bring together the award winners with a distinguished panel of experts for a symposium to discuss the importance of public affairs journalism in Minnesota. The sumposium will feature Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak. Participants will include the 2007 winners of the Premack Awards as well as a panel of journalists and educators.

A Q&A session will follow the panel discussion.

The Premack Symposium is free of charge and open to the public.

Congratulations to this year's winners:

Metro Daily Award: The St. Paul Pioneer Press and reporters Megan Boldt, MaryJo Sylwester, Meggen Lindsay, and Doug Belden fo "Schools that Work"

Outstate Daily Award: The Rochester Post-Bulletin and reporter Jeff Hansel and photographer Jerry Olson for "Living on the Edge"

Weekly Award: Pulse of the Twin Cities and reporters Max Sparber, Steve Butcher, Lydia Howell, and Phil Willkie for "Cover series on homelessness"

Opinion Award: The Star Tribune and Dave Hage for "Time for calm talk about immigration"

Graven Award: The Star Tribune's Denise Johnson

“Crisis Communications: Calming our Colleagues”

February 9, 2006

This presentation discussed the different aspects involved within media during times of crisis. Also included were examples of communications strategies for some University-specific events. Speakers included Gail Plewacki, Communications Director for the City of Minneapolis, and Sara Dietrich, Assistant Communications Director for the City of Minneapolis.

Spring Celebration is a chance to celebrate graduates, scholarship winners, and everyone in the SJMC for another wonderful year!

MMPA's Magazine Summit and Expo

June 6-7
Sheraton Bloomington

Attend the first-ever Minnesota Magazine & Publications Association's
Midwest Summit & Expo!

Learn how important your cover is from the magazine doctors John Brady and Greg Paul; sell more advertising with practical tips from Jenae Rubin; and learn about circulation, production, management, the Internet, and more. The expo will feature local and regional publishing experts. For additional information and online registration, visit www.mmpa.net

Multimedia Producers Workshop

August 11 - 13, 2006

• A two-day conference for professional journalists charged with producing
  multimedia content for online publications.
• The conference will feature both discussion and hands-on sessions focused on improving audio, video and Flash storytelling skills.
• Session topics will include: what we know about digital storytelling use and usability; online storytelling concepts, tools and training; and working with your newsroom.
  
• F e a t u r i n g : Mindy McAdams of the University of Florida; Regina McCombs of
  StarTribune.com; Nora Paul of the University of Minnesota; Joe Weiss of
  the Raleigh News and Observer Online.

Sponsored by the University of Minnesota School of Journalism and Mass Communication's Institute for New Media Studies and Minnesota Journalism Center, StarTribune.com, and the National Press Photographers Association Region 5. Registration is limited to 50 participants.

National Television Academy with visiting Danish Journalists

Monday, August 21, 2006 - Friday, August 25, 2006

For more information, contact Rachel Johnson in the Minnesota Journalism Center.

Workshop on Medical and Health Journalism
for the Korean Press Foundation

September 13 - 15, 2006

12 participants from newspapers, broadcast outlets, and magazines will participate in this informational workshop. Topics will include examining practices for covering medical and health topics in journalism.

Revolutions, Reporters and Realities-The Media and Cuban President Fidel Castro
A Conversation with New York Times correspondent Anthony DePalma

Monday, Sep. 25
5:30 p.m. Registration
6:00 p.m. Program
Coffman Memorial Union Theater
$5 for SJMC students and MIC members; $15 non-members
Advanced registration required

Join the Minnesota Journalism Center and the Minnesota International Center as New York Times correspondent Anthony DePalma shares his insight into the current situation in Cuba and the historical context in which Fidel Castro rose to power. DePalma's new book, The Man Who Invented Fidel: Castro, Cuba and Herbert L. Matthews of The New York Times, investigates the effects of the media--specifically foreign correspondent Herbert Matthews--in shaping American perceptions of Cuba and Fidel Castro, and its influence in the fall of the Batista regime. The book offers insights into the Cuban-American relationship and discusses today's media controversies and the difficult balancing act of responsible journalism. Should journalists try to remain objective, or to convey what they see as the truth?

Advanced registration is required. To register, visit www.micglobe.org
or call 612.624.4421

Tracy Kidder Visits the U of M

The Minnesota Journalism Center along with the Department of English Language and Literature welcomes author Tracy Kidder. Kidder has won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the Robert F. Kennedy Award, among other literary prizes. He is the author of The Soul of a New Machine, House, Among Schoolchildren, Old Friends, and Hometown.

Event Schedule

October 10, 2006
Midmorning interview with Kerri Miller
Private reception, 5-7 pm, Freeman Room, Humphry Institute
Dialogue with Larry Jacobs, "Good Societies," 7:30 pm, Cowles Auditorium, introduction by Patricia Hampl

October 11, 2006
MFA program events
5:30 pm Med School panel, Weisman Museum

October 12, 2006
10:00-12:00 meet with 20 CLA Honors Undergraduates
6:00 pm cocktail reception for Scribes Fellowship

More journalism-specific event information to come soon.

Supply, Demand, and Deadlines

The 2006 Supply, Demand, and Deadlines Workshop will be held in Washington, D.C. on
October 15-17. The 2006 conference will be by invitation only and will feature Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke as keynote speaker.

The workshop returns to Minneapolis in June 2007 with an open application process. Information about the 2007 conference will be available in January 2007.

You may request information by sending an email to: mnjrnctr@umn.edu.

For additional information, click here.

Voting with a Mouse;
How Blogging has Changed Electoral Politics

Please join us for a presentation by David Carr

Monday, October 30
Noon - 1:30 p.m.

Cowles Auditorium
Humphrey Institute for Public Affairs

Free and open to the public

David Carr writes a column for the Monday Business section of the New York Times that focuses on media issues including print, digital, film, radio and television. He also works as a general assignment reporter in the Culture section of The New York Times covering all aspects of popular culture. Carr began working at the Times in 2002 covering the magazine publishing industry for the Business section. Prior to arriving in New York, Carr served as editor of the Washington City Paper, an alternative weekly in Washington D.C. for five years. During that time, he wrote a column, "Paper Trail," which focused on media issues in the nation's capital. In 1997, Carr received first place in the media category of the Association of Alternative Weeklies annual awards for "Good News..." From 1993 to 1995, Carr was editor of the Twin Cities Reader, a Minneapolis-based alternative weekly, and wrote a media column there as well.

Global Communication and the Future of Global Commerce
A Lecture by Satish Korde

Tuesday, Dec. 5
5:45 p.m. Reception
6:30 p.m. Lecture
Memorial Hall, McNamara Alumni Center
FREE and open to the public

Join us for a lecture by Satish Korde, president of the WPP Ford Group and the mastermind behind Ford Motor's worldwide advertising strategy. Mr. Korde is one of the world's foremost authorities on global advertising, emerging markets, and international commerce. He will share his insights and expertise on:

• international strategic communication
• the future of branding
• doing business in China, India, and other emerging markets

Satish Korde is president of the WPP Ford Group. WPP is the world's second-largest advertising and public relations holding company, encompassing Young & Rubicam, Ogilvy& Mather, and J. Walter Thompson. Mr. Korde directs the global strategy for all three agencies and also serves as the worldwide account managing director for Ford Motor's advertising. A world business traveler for 15 years, he is currently based in London, New York, and Detroit

Taste of AAJA

Tuesday, December 12
6:30 pm - 10 pm
Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum

Asian Cuisine - Entertainment - Silent Auction - Art Gallery

Emceed by Amelia Santaniello, WCCO anchor, and Vineeta Sawkar, KSTP anchor

Featured cusine by Bombay Bistro, Camdi, Sawatdee, Lucky Dragon

Listening to the Voice of the People: Integrating User-Generated Content into Everyday News

February 3, 2005

A conference on digital storytelling with speakers whose presentations discussed how one becomes a digital storyteller, how BBC chooses its digital storytellers, and a look at how local journalists have responded to user-generated content.

2005 Midwest Graduate Student Conference

April 16, 2005

A gathering of graduate students from around the Midwest including sessions on new media laws and identity issues; new media content, credibility, and ideology; media effects; and representations of race and nationality.

Supply, Deadline, & Demand: A Workshop on Economics for Journalists.

June 12-14, 2005

A conference on economics for journalism featuring a panel on pros and cons of enterprise zones and a tour of the Federal Reserve Bank.

WPI Transparency Reporting

June 20-July 1, 2005

A two week seminar for journalists from all over the world to promote and strengthen press freedom throughout the world.

2005 New Graduate Student Orientation

August 29, 2005

An opportunity for new graduate students to meet professors, advisors, and staff as well as familiarize themselves with the building and grounds.

Holiday Emeriti Luncheon

December 9, 2005

A luncheon for faculty and staff to celebrate the holiday season and the year’s accomplishments.