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Friday, Aug. 7, 2015 Friday, Aug. 7, 2015 6:30 a.m. – 7:30 a.m. HEALTHY NABJ: MORNING WORKOUT - ZUMBA Powered by Buick Start your convention day with a workout! Join workout instructor Mary Pirela, voted Best Zumba® Instructor of the year by the Star Tribune, and dance your way into shape. Location: Minneapolis Hilton, DR3 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. REGISTRATION & WELCOME CENTER Make sure to check in with the NABJ Registration and Welcome Center for all of your convention materials. This is the place where you can purchase registrations and tickets to special events, including the Sports Task Force Party, the 5K Walk/Run, the Salute to Excellence Awards Gala and Saturday Gospel Brunch. Location: Convention Center, Exhibit Hall B 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. NABJ Voting Open for Election 2015 #Nabjelection15 Location: Convention Center, Exhibit Hall B 7:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. STUDENT MULTIMEDIA PROJECT #Nabjstudentprojects Powered by John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, The Star Tribune Locations: Student Project Newsroom, Convention Center, 205 AB Student Project Public Relations Office, Convention Center, 202 AB 7:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. JOURNALISM HIGH SCHOOL WORKSHOP (JSHOP) #Jshop15 Powered by MGM Resorts International Location: University of Minnesota Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center, 2001 Plymouth Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55411 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT BREAKFAST: CULTIVATING PERSONAL WEALTH #nabj40prudential Powered by Prudential Financial Inc. This exclusive breakfast seminar will bring together respected industry leaders, including personal -finance and business journalists and trusted -financial professionals for an in- depth discussion about wealth building and retirement planning strategies. The event, “Cultivating Personal Wealth V,” will highlight key findings from our most recent African American Financial Experience survey. The media and -financial industry leaders will give you tips and strategies not just for you to build your personal portfolio to withstand risks and achieve fi-nancial success, but also for covering today’s issues on money and finance On Twitter: Follow at #PruAAFE Location: Minneapolis Hilton, Symphony VI, VII Moderator: Sharon Epperson, CNBC Panelists: Alfred Edmond Jr., Black Enterprise Khalilah Harris, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African-Americans Ivory Johnson, CFP, ChFC, CNBC, Delancey Wealth Pete Rhodes, Urban Mass Media Group, BMA Cable Networks 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT BREAKFAST: BLACK AND BLUE: WHAT THE MEDIA IS MISSING IN REPORTING ON THE POLICE Powered by NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and The Cochran Firm As we approach the one-year anniversary of the police killings of John Crawford III, Michael Brown, and Eric Garner, the NAACP LDF and The Cochran Firm will host a breakfast discussion of issues including police brutality, broken window policies, black incarceration rates, and prison abuses, as well as the reform measures -- increase law enforcement training and end school to prison pipeline -- that can end this epidemic. Location: Minneapolis Hilton, Marquette IV, V Moderator: Michelle Miller, CBS News Panelists: Marquis Jenkins, Criminal Justice Practice, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Janai Nelson, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Derek Sells, New York Office, The Cochran Firm Shean D. Williams, Atlanta Office, The Cochran Firm Michael Wright, Ohio Office, The Cochran Firm 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. ASNE Executive Suite / Minority Leadership Institute #Nabj40execsuite (Invite Only) Powered by ASNE, The McClatchy Company, & CBS News 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. NABJ BUSINESS MEETING #nabj40meeting Location: Convention Center, Auditorium 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. NABJ Press Office Powered by Thomson Reuters Check out the NABJ Mobile App for a full listing of NABJ press conferences and convention news. Location: Convention Center, Exhibit Hall B- Foyer 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Cyber Café Need to check your email? Charge your device? Meet us at the Cyber Café. Location: Convention Center, Exhibit Hall B 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m "Me Time - We Time" Social Media Lounge & Charging Station Powered By Walt Disney World Follow the conversation online at #NABJ40 as our convention communication team interviews special convention guests in our social media lounge. Also come by to relax and charge up. Location: Convention Center, Exhibit Hall B- Foyer WORKSHOP BLOCK IV 10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. DO THE HUSTLE: JOB TRANSITIONS IN THE DIGITAL AGE #nabj40hustle TRACK: Learn Keeping up with the pace of change is a challenge, especially when a paycheck is involved. This session will help participants explore ways to find consistent income streams. Despite changing times, journalism skills are in demand and services such as Upwork and Elance have millions of opportunities that prove this. Come learn how to navigate employment in the 21st century. Location: Convention Center,101A Moderator: Dr. Syb Brown, Belmont University Panelists: Nicki Mayo, Nicki Mayo News Doug Mitchell, NPR Charles Robinson, Maryland Public Television Benet Wilson, All Digitocracy NARRATIVE STORYTELLING: TEN TIPS YOU’LL WISH YOU’D LEARNED 10 YEARS SOONER #nabj40narrative Track: Learn Boyd Huppert has 12 National Edward R. Murrow Awards on his shelf, and in this session, participants will hear how he has produced consistently compelling journalism, from long form to daily deadline news. Huppert, a reporter for KARE 11 in Minneapolis, will share 10 tools that can transform any journalist from simple gatherer of facts to narrative writer. Joining Huppert in this workshop coordinated by the Southern New England Association of Black Journalists will be Jonathan Malat, Huppert’s frequent collaborator and a three-time National Press Photographers Association Photographer of the Year. Location: Convention Center, 101B Moderator: Boyd Huppert, KARE 11, Minneapolis Presenter: Jonathan Malat, KARE 11, Minneapolis US VERSUS THEM #nabj40usthem TRACK: Sports The day-to-day relationship between sports journalists and sports media relations representatives is a contentious one. Sports media relations directors are fearful of social media, columnists and bloggers. Sports journalists feel that public relations teams are too protective of players and coaches, often joining interviews and cutting them short. This workshop will explore who is right and wrong and whether this tension can be repaired. Location: Convention Center,101C Moderator: Mike Hill, Fox Sports Panelists: Josina Anderson, ESPN B.J. Evans, Cleveland Cavaliers Tim Frank, NBA Chris Haynes, Cleveland Cavaliers Arthur Triche, CBS Radio Atlanta EBOLA IN WEST AFRICA: NPR’S COVERAGE OF THE SILENT KILLER #nabj40ebola TRACK: Specialize The NPR news team will share its experiences during this session covering Ebola in Africa and the United States. Panelists will discuss how they managed to report safely from the field as well as how the news organization responded to staff and societal anxieties about the outbreak. NPR’s coverage of the crisis earned it a George Foster Peabody Award for distinguished and meritorious public service journalism. Location: Convention Center, 101D Moderator: Jonathan Blakley, Minnesota Public Radio Panelists: Rolando Arrieta, NPR Nurith Aizenman, NPR Jason Beaubien, NPR David Sweeney, NPR THE BLACK PRESS: USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO ELEVATE BLACK CONSCIOUSNESS #nabj40blackpress TRACK: Inform Significant black journalism history was made with the 1758 launch of Freedom’s Journal, the first black-owned and -operated newspaper in the country. Today, the black press is considered to be crucial to progress. But as technology continues to alter and mold the journalism industry, can black media outlets keep up? This session features black media executives who will delve into this topic and address job openings and related topics. Location: Convention Center,101E Moderator: Tene Croom, Tene Croom Communications Panelists: Lee Bailey, EURweb.com Johann Calhoun, The Philadelphia Tribune Lyne Pitts, The Root.com AN INTRODUCTION TO DATA JOURNALISM AND INFOGRAPHICS #nabj40data TRACK: Learn Are you curious to unlock the potential of data through simple tools? Ever wondered how to boost your nut graph with data? Have you considered the value of data in finding unique stories? From freeing data from PDFs to using 5th-grade math to finding trends, this workshop and lecture will introduce participants to the power of data as foundation for stories and demonstrate the many ways data can shape those stories. Location: Convention Center, 101F Presenter: Joanna Kao, Al Jazeera America HOW A JOURNALISM FELLOWSHIP CAN TRANSFORM YOUR CAREER #nabj40fellows TRACK: Immerse Fellowships offer promising journalists the opportunity to study, innovate and experiment in a stimulating academic setting surrounded by colleagues from around the world. The John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford University, the Knight-Wallace Fellowships at the University of Michigan and the Nieman Foundation fellowship at Harvard University offer varying paths to personal and professional growth. In this session, alumni and staffers representing these programs will discuss the benefits, how the programs work, ways to prepare and figuring out whether a fellowship is the right decision. Location: Convention Center, 101G Moderator: Justin Ellis, Nieman Foundation for Journalism Panelists: Latoya Peterson, Fusion Jonathan Blakely, Minnesota Public Radio Marcia Pledger, Cleveland Plain Dealer PROSTATE CANCER DISPARITIES IN BLACK AMERICANS #nabj40cancer Powered
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