Free, Virtual Day-Long State of the Journalism Field Seminar Slated for March 6 for New York Journalism Students and Journalists

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 6^th.  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