SPJ Region 1 Conference Schedule Continues to Grow
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Friday, April 19
Zoom Session 1 11:45 – 12:45
Nadine Strossen on First Amendment Rights
Zoom Session 2 1:15 – 2:15 (Bill Bordy Theater)
A Conversation with Joe Kahn, executive editor of the New York Times
12 pm – 2 pm Registration and Socializing
Emerson College Bill Bordy Theater
216 Tremont St.
Boston, MA 02116
Conferences Sessions
Emerson College Little Building
80 Boylston St.
Boston, MA 02116
Session 1 2:30 – 3:30
Panel A: How to Get a Job Part 1 – Paula Bouknight, Chris Vaccaro, Ciara Speller
Panel B: How to Interpret Polls: Asst. Professor Spencer Kimball Emerson College
Panel C: Data Visualization in Journalism: Dr. Zhao Peng Emerson College
Panel D: The business of journalism Doug Struck, Emerson College
Session 2 3:45 – 4:45
Panel A: Launching SPJ’s First Student Podcast
Panel B: How to Build a Brand: Matt Shearer WBZ Radio, Linda Zebian Muck Rack, Dan McGowan
Panel C: A Chat with Local Independent Publishers: Jason Pramas, HorizonMass/Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism, and Marc Levy, Cambridge Day
Panel D: Boston Globe/Charles Stuart podcast: Kristin Nelson, Head of Audio at the Boston Globe, and Elizabeth Koh, Investigative Reporter at The Boston Globe
Session 3 5:00 – 6:00
Panel A: How to be a successful SPJ College Chapter: Payton Cavanaugh Emerson College SPJ
Panel B: The urgency of covering racial inequity: a fireside chat with staff of The Emancipator, including Editor-in-Chief Jamil Smith: Jamil Smith, Editor in Chief, Cristal Balis, Special Projects & Marketing Lead, Melissa Clavijo, Social Producer, and Alex LaSalvia, Digital Producer.
Panel C: Labor/Rights at Work panel: Peter Szekely NewsGuild NH
Panel D: Sports journalism and gambling: Bill Speros
Saturday, April 20
Emerson College Little Building
80 Boylston St.
Boston, MA 02116
Registration: 9:00 – 9:30
Session 4 9:30 – 10:30
Panel A: Trauma-Informed Journalism: Sarah Kess Boston University
Panel B: Journalism and the Law: Emily Sweeney, Justin Silverman, Rob Bertsche, and Roy Gutterman
Panel C: The Modern (Remote) Newsroom: Joe Dwinell
Panel D: Grants and News nonprofits
Session 5 10:45-11:45
Panel A: Journalism to Teaching: Lu Ann Reeb Emerson College
Panel B: State of the Free Press 2024: Robin Andersen, Guy Robinson, Mischa Geracoulis and Allison Butler
Panel C: Community Journalism: Dan Kennedy, Ellen Clegg, Charlie Breitrose, Editor Watertown News
Panel D: Journalists who write books: Emily Sweeney (moderator), Bev Ford, Phyllis Kara, Dave Wedge
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
MOE Awards Luncheon, Keynote Leslie Visser CBS Sports – separate ticket needed
Lions Den, Emerson College
Session 6: 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Panel A: Report for America: Kim Kleman
Panel B: Investigative reporting: Phillip Martin (moderator), Patricia Wen, Jenifer McKim
Panel C: Dale R. Anglin/Press Forward
Panel D: Covering the Gardner Heist: Bruce Gellerman (moderator), Stephen Kurkjian
Session 7: 3:45-4:45
Panel A: Zoom talk with Taylor Lorenz
Panel B: Student-run media focusing on off-campus reporting: Larry Tung, Chris Vaccaro
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