#training – SPJ Madison

SPJ Madison, Madison College host Podcasting Training

spjmadisononline — Tue, 19 Apr 2016 20:26:38 +0000

MADISON — Are you an avid podcast listener? Or does the medium have you stumped? Join us for the Madison pro chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists’ 2016 Spring Training to learn the skills and tools you need to compete in the world of podcasting and explore ways to make it work in your newsroom.

“How To Make Audio Podcasting Work For You” will take place Friday, May 6 at the Madison Area Technical College – Downtown campus, 211 North Carroll Street, in Madison. Morning sessions and lunch will be held in Room 240; a hands-on training session will be in Room 421. It will begin at 10 a.m. with registration starting at 9:30 a.m

Podcasting training is free for SPJ members. There is a charge of $10 for students, who are eligible to attend the morning sessions, $20 for other morning-only session attendees, and $30 for attendees of the morning and afternoon sessions. The later session will be a hands-on training course in audio recording and editing for a podcast that is limited to 20 attendees.

A catered lunch and snacks are included with all registrations. The morning sessions will be turned into podcasts, and the podcast links will be made available after those sessions have ended on the Writer’s Life Lecture Series podcast.

Madison College’s Journalism Program, of the School of Arts and Sciences, is generously sponsoring the event.

The session schedule is as follows:

9:30-10:00: Registration

10:00-11:00: “Podcasting 101 For Journalists”
Led by Madison College journalism instructor Larry Hansen, this session will offer an overview of the medium’s role in news coverage as well as covering the do’s and don’ts of podcasting along the way. Hansen will be joined by fellow Madison College instructor and former Wisconsin Public Radio Morning Edition host Terry Bell and Isthmus staff writer Dylan Brogan.

11:00-12:00:”Podcasting in Wisconsin’s Newsrooms”
Wisconsin journalists will share their experiences with producing podcasts for their respective news outlets while sharing tips for getting started. Panelists include Katie O’Connell, producer and host of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s “Behind the Headlines” and “Unsolved” podcasts; Jason Galloway, Wisconsin State Journal Badgers football beat reporter and host of “The Red Zone” podcast; James Mills, freelance journalist, author, and creator of “The Joy Trip Project” podcast

12:00-1:00 – Lunch and Networking

1-3:15: “Podcasting Basics: A ‘Hands-On’ Workshop”
Get a hands-on approach to recording audio, sound editing, and voicing while pulling together a sample podcast. A focus will be on the program, Garage Band, but trainer Terry Bell will also provide tips for other free programs available. This program is limited to 20 attendees; slots are filled on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Panelists may change. Register here.

Direct questions to Breann Schossow, SPJ Madison secretary, at [email protected] or journalism instructor Larry Hansen, at [email protected].

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SPJ Madison announces major national conference: Reporting on Religion — Media, Belief and Public Life; March 14, 2016

spjmadisononline — Wed, 16 Dec 2015 16:58:17 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Mark Pitsch, 608-252-6145

MADISON, WI — Religious faith remains a key component of public and private life in the United States. Yet, America’s religious landscape is shifting, and as a result news coverage of religion has never been more important.

The Madison chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, the Lubar Institute for the Study of the Abrahamic Religions at UW-Madison, the UW-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication, and the Stephen & Laurel Brown Foundation invite you to a major national conference on journalism and religion.

“Reporting on Religion: Media, Belief and Public Life” will give journalists an opportunity to explore one of the most important, sensitive and controversial topics in contemporary America.

The one-day conference – held Monday, March 14, 2016, in Madison WI — will feature journalists and scholars who will help journalists and students gain a deeper understanding of the role religion plays in public life, how religion is represented – or not – in the news media today, and how to improve reporting of this important subject. The conference will culminate in a keynote address, open to the public, by television journalist David Gregory, the author of “How’s Your Faith? An Unlikely Spiritual Journey” and the former moderator of Meet the Press.

Registration is now open. Click here for the conference website, and to register.

The conference lineup includes sessions on:

“America’s Changing Religious Landscape.” Besheer Mohamed, senior researcher for the Pew Center on Religion and Public Life, will present Pew’s groundbreaking research on religion in America. Cathy Lynn Grossman, senior reporter, Religion News Service, will comment.
“How the Press Covers Religion and Spirituality” with Grossman, James Davis, contributor to GetReligion.org and The Florida Catholic, Chuck Stokes, editorial/public affairs director, WXYZ-TV, Detroit, and Jaweed Kaleem, senior religion reporter, Huffington Post.
Some of the hottest issues surrounding religion and public life in the U.S., including the conservative and liberal divide in Catholicism and other Christian faiths, fast-growing U.S. religions, and religious extremism. With Doug Erickson, religion and education reporter for the Wisconsin State Journal, Bob Smietana, news editor, Christianity Today, and Dilshad Ali, managing editor, Patheos Muslim Portal.
“A Journey Through New York City Religions” with Tony Carnes. Carnes has documented religion in the nation’s largest city for the last five years.
“Religious Freedom and Freedom of Conscience,” a wide-ranging discussion featuring religious advocates, with a response from David Gregory, former moderator, Meet the Press.

More information about the conference lineup, the conference organizers and logistical details can be found here.

The conference is generously underwritten by the Lubar Institute and the Stephen & Laurel Brown Foundation, creators of Upper|House. It will be held at Upper|House, 365 East Campus Mall, adjacent to UW-Madison’s Vilas Hall.

Patron sponsors include the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association, the Wisconsin Newspaper Association, the Wisconsin State Journal and WKOW-TV. The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism is a supporting sponsor.

Registration includes lunch and is free for students, $15 for SPJ members, and $30 for non-SPJ members. The conference is aimed at journalists, but is open to the general public.
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SPJ Training: Sources and Stories in Minority Communities

spjmadisononline — Tue, 11 Mar 2014 19:30:45 +0000

In a recent essay discussing the portrayal of Asians in mainstream media outlets, Tom Huang, Sunday and enterprise editor for the Dallas Morning News, suggests that “what’s missing in our coverage are the everyday acts and opinions, quirks and foibles, that make Asians individuals, that make them human.” He might very well have been talking about African-Americans, Latinos, Native Americans and members of other racial minority groups, too.

Too often, stories involving racial minorities fit stereotypes rather than reflect the richness of ordinary life. To help journalists in Madison and across Wisconsin better incorporate the voices of racial minorities in their stories and newscasts, the Madison chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists invites you to a unique, day-long training session.

“Developing Sources and Uncovering Stories in Minority Communities” will take place Friday, April 11, in Room 226 of the UW-Madison Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street, Madison. It will begin at 10 a.m. and conclude at 3:30 p.m., with registration starting at 9:30 a.m. It is free for SPJ members and high school and college students; there is a charge of $30 for non-members. A catered lunch and snacks are included.

Generous sponsorship is offered by the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association, the Wisconsin Newspaper Association, WISC-TV-Channel 3, the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism and the Wisconsin State Journal.

The training session schedule is as follows:

9:30-10:00: Registration

10-10:10: Welcome

10:10 am-11:15 am: How diverse are your sources?
UW-Madison Prof. Hemant Shah discusses his research on race and the media and walks journalists through how to conduct a sourcing audit. The audit will provide journalists with a baseline for one month of the racial makeup of their sources.

11:15 am-12:15 pm: Lessons from the minority press.
Ray Allen, owner, Madison Times; Derrell Connor, host, Outreach, WIBA, Madison; and Luis Montoto, owner, LaMovida Radio, discuss their work and what the mainstream media can learn from it.

12:15-1:00 pm: Lunch and Networking

1:00 pm-2:15 pm: Enriching words and images: Sources and stories.
Brenda Gonzalez, community marketing equity manager, Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin, board of directors, Urban League of Greater Madison; Nichelle Nichols, chief academic officer, Boys and Girls Club of Dane County; Anne Thundercloud, owner, Thundercloud Communications, former spokeswoman, Ho-Chunk Nation; and Peng Her, vice president of promise zone and partnerships, Urban League of Greater Madison, share strategies to incorporate minority voices in every day work and find stories in minority communities

2:15 pm-3:15 pm: Media Case study: The Capital Times
Katie Dean, city editor, and Jason Joyce, news editor, of The Capital Times discuss the newspaper’s approach to covering race in Madison and commitment to providing a forum for the discussion of race relations.

3:15-3:30 pm: Wrap up and evaluation

To register, go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spj-madison-minority-communities-training-tickets-10903614003a. College and high school journalists should contact Mark Pitsch, Madison SPJ president, for complimentary registration; 608-252-6145, [email protected].

Journalists can also join the Madison chapter of SPJ for $75 annually and attend the Minority Communities training and future training opportunities for free. Go to https://www.spj.org to become a member. On-site training registration may be available depending upon the number of advance registrations. Room capacity will limit the number of registrations.

The Pyle Center has wireless access, but attendees may want to consider bringing a wireless air card or hot spot. Parking is available at the Lake Street Ramp, 415 N. Lake St.

Direct questions to Mark Pitsch at 608-252-6145 or [email protected].