9:00 - 9:30 a.m. |
Continental breakfast/networking |
9:30 - 9:45 a.m. |
Welcome and introductions |
9:45 - 10:45 a.m. |
How to Become a Mobile Journalist: Mobile Made Easy
An introduction to news reporting using only smartphones, MP3 players and tablets
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Allissa Richardson, mobile media professor at Bowie State University, founder of MojoMedia Works and a 2014 Visiting Nieman Fellow |
Introduction: The Harvard Crimson |
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10:45 - 11:00 a.m. |
Break |
11:00 a.m - 12:15 p.m. |
Journalism Lightning Round: A barrage of insights and useful information to help you report on campus and beyond
Journalists share experiences, tips and personal perspectives
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Tammerlin Drummond, metro columnist for the Oakland Tribune/Bay Area News Group, 2014 Nieman Fellow |
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Darcy Frey, author and journalist specializing in narrative nonfiction; Briggs-Copeland Lecturer on English at Harvard, 2011 Nieman Fellow |
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Leslie Hook, Beijing correspondent for the Financial Times, 2014 Nieman Fellow |
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Laura-Julie Perreault, staff reporter covering international affairs for Montreal’s La Presse, 2014 Nieman Fellow |
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Tim Rogers, founder and editor of The Nicaragua Dispatch, 2014 Nieman Fellow |
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Jeff Young, communications officer, Pew Environment Group, former host and senior correspondent for PRI’s “Living on Earth,” 2012 Nieman Fellow |
Introduction: The Harvard Crimson |
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12:15 - 1:15 p.m. |
Lunch with Lightning Round Speakers
Meet with speakers to ask questions and learn more about their work |
1:15 - 2:30 p.m. |
Newsroom Innovation: How to Think Outside the Box
Two leading practitioners share ideas about journalism innovation
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Jeff Howe, assistant professor of journalism at Northeastern and a 2010 Nieman Fellow, currently developing a new media innovation program for graduate students |
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Jason Tuohey, editor of BostonGlobe.com |
Introduction: The Harvard Crimson |
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2:30 - 2:45 p.m. |
Break |
2:45 - 4:00 p.m. |
Breakout Sessions: Training in a Nutshell (choose one session)
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Reporting with Sound: Alison MacAdam, senior editor of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” 2014 Nieman Fellow; and Chris Arnold, NPR correspondent, 2013 Donald W. Reynolds Nieman Fellow in Business Journalism |
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Introduction to Data Journalism: Maggie Mulvihill, clinical professor of journalism, BU, co-founder of New England Center for Investigative Reporting, 2005 Nieman Fellow |
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The Art of the Interview: Flavia Krause-Jackson, diplomatic correspondent for Bloomberg News, 2014 Nieman Fellow; and Martha Bebinger, public radio reporter, WBUR in Boston, 2010 Nieman Fellow |
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Social Media Best Practices: Susie Banikarim, network television and video producer, 2014 Nieman Fellow |
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4:00 - 4:15 p.m. |
Break |
4:15 - 4:45 p.m. |
Reporting on Higher Education: What You Need to Know
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Jeffrey R. Young, editor and writer for The Chronicle of Higher Education, 2014 Nieman-Berkman Fellow in Journalism Innovation, currently studying MOOCs |
Introduction: The Harvard Crimson |
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4:45 - 5:00 p.m. |
Final thoughts and questions |
5:15 - 7:00 p.m. |
Dinner at The Harvard Crimson
14 Plympton St., Cambridge |
Unless otherwise noted, all events will take place at
Lippmann House, One Francis Ave., Cambridge, Mass. |