The Journalism Programs at the Newhouse School of Public Communications and the Journalists Association of New York, invite journalism faculty and students to a virtual State of the Field seminar on Saturday, March 6th. This seminar is free of charge and geared toward journalism students and young professionals working in all journalism platforms.
Below is the program, full of outstanding speakers:
STATE OF THE FIELD 2021
8:30am Welcome Remarks
8:45-9:15am Keynote, Weijia Jang CBS News Senior White House Correspondent
9:20-10:30am Opening Session, Misinformation and Disinformation, Al Tompkins, The Poynter Institute
10:30-10:45am Break
10:45-11:45am General Session Panel Discussion:
Beat Reporting: How to develop a subject-area specialty and thrive as a journalist
Karen DeWitt – New York State Public, Radio Capitol Bureau Chief
Myles Miller – WNBC TV New York, General Assignment Reporter
Erin Billups – Spectrum News, National Health Reporter
Cathleen F. Crowley – Albany Times Union, Data Journalist, Web Producer
Moderator: Simon Perez, Newhouse Broadcast and Digital Journalism professor
1:00-2:15pm Concurrent Sessions
Session 1: Creative Storytelling-Pandemic or Not, with Boyd Huppert, KARE-TV Reporter
Session 2: Where is the Industry headed, RTDNA Newsroom Survey with Bob Papper Newhouse Broadcast and Digital Journalism Adjunct Professor
Session 3: Better Photography for All News Platforms
Kevin Rivoli The Auburn Citizen – Staff photographer
N. Scott Trimble Syracuse Media Group Photojournalist, Drone photojournalist
Moderator: Seth Gitner, Newhouse Magazine, News and Digital Journalism professor
Session 4: Finding Your Voice for Radio, TV, and Podcasts, George Bodarky WFUV New York News and Public Affairs Director
2:20-3:30 pm General Session
Panel Discussion: Reporting on Social Justice: Challenges and Strategies for Journalists
Amanda Barrett – Deputy Managing Editor, The Associated Press
Richard Prince – Columnist for Journal-isms, and former Washington Post Journalist
Sarah Glover – NBC Manager of Social Media Strategy, former President of NABJ, Newhouse alum
Duchesne Drew – President, Minnesota Public Radio
Moderator — Lynne Adrine, Director, Newhouse DC Graduate Program; Adjunct Broadcast and Digital Journalism
3:35 -4:45 pm General Session
Managing Newsroom Stress and Trauma in a Pandemic, Al Tompkins, The Poynter Institute with Sidney Tompkins, LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor)
For information, please email Newhouse BDJ program at nhbdj<at>syr.edu