G S P A 2 0 1 9 F A L L C O N F E R E N C E CONVERGE

1 9 S E P T E M B E R T H E C L A S S I C C E N T E R / A T H E N S , G A

@ G S P A U G A # G S P A 1 9 Welcome to the 2019 GSPA Fall Conference!

Here are some frequently asked questions:

Q: Where is registration? A: Registration takes place on the upper level near the escalators beginning at 8 a.m.

Q: Where do sessions take place? A: Sessions will be held on the upper and lower levels. Please refer to the map.

Q: I brought a lot of copies of my publication to share. Where should I put them? A: Please leave publications to share at the registration desk.

Q: How do I get an on-site critique? A: On-site critiques of publications will be offered. Critiques will begin at 10 a.m. and are limited to 20 minutes per publication. No more than four people can participate in the critique. Meet on lower level near Grand Hall 5, just past the exhibitors A critique sign-up sheet is available online and only advisers may register. www.ugagspa. org/news

Q: How do I enter the On-the-Spot Photo contest? A: The photo contest theme will be announced 24 hours ahead of the Fall Conference on GSPA social media chan- nels and on the website. Students will have until 2 p.m. to shoot their interpretation of the photo theme. Photos must be taken on location, either in The Classic Center, or in downtown Athens or on campus during the lunch break. Students will email a JPEG of their photo to [email protected]. Winners will be announced on GSPA’s social media channels and on the GSPA website. Only one photo per student will be accepted. There is no entry fee. Winners will be announced on GSPA’s social media channels and on the GSPA website. They will receive premium swag and bragging rights.

Q: How do I enter the On-the-Spot Social Media contest? A: Share your experience on social during the conference! On Twitter and Instagram, tag @gspauga and use the hashtag #GSPA19. Judges will consider the media posts only. Media can be a designed meme (must be appropri- ate), video clip, photo, photo gallery, created GIF, etc. Be creative, but tasteful! Posts and content must be original. Posts can be made from a publication’s account or a personal account. Posts after 2 p.m. will not be considered by the judges for the contest. There is no entry fee. Winners will be announced on GSPA’s social media channels and on the GSPA website. They will receive premium swag and bragging rights.

Q: Is there a First Edition competition? A: Since the Fall Conference is much earlier in the semester, we are not holding a First Edition Competition this year. Please see information about the on-the-spot photo and social media contest opportunities.

Q: When is lunch? A: Lunch is 11:50 a.m.-1:20 p.m. Please return for Round 3 of the sessions, which begins promptly at 1:20 p.m.

Q: What should I eat for lunch? A: There are a number of dining options in downtown Athens. There are maps on the back pages of this program of many counter service and table service restaurants. These maps were provided by the Athens Convention and Visitors Bureau. Please plan your time accordingly in order to be back in sessions by 1:20 p.m. LIGOTTI HALL

Where am I? The Classic Center Sessions will be held on the upper level and lower level in the eight spaces circled below.

LIGOTTI HALL REGISTRATION

Upper Level—————

Lower Level—————

Keynote: Meredith Dean “You’re never too young”

This year, the Georgia Scholastic Press Association calls a Georgia Bulldog home with the addition of a keynote address to the Fall Conference program. GSPA welcomes University of Georgia Grady College alumna Meredith Dean (ABJ ‘14) to give an inspiring message during the General Session, 9-9:50 a.m., Grand Hall 7.

No matter your age, you have the ability to make a significant difference. By empowering others, even in the smallest of ways, you have the abil- ity to change the world. Dean reflects on all the intersecting points—seizing the unpredictable opportunities that have led her on her career path, the personal motivations and values required, the impact of digital branding/social media, and the career advice along the way - that have made her dreams/goals turn into fruition.

Dean, the program coordinator and on-air per- sonality for Ryan Seacrest Studios, creates content for pediatric patients in Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlotte, North Carolina. Prior to her current role, her multimedia experiences spanned across CNN, FOX and CBS in the United States, all the way to a travel agency in France. She also served as executive assistant to fellow Grady graduate Deborah Norville (ABJ ‘79) at “Inside Edition.”

Focused on empowering others through her storytelling, Dean founded The Dean’s List in 2015. The digi- tal branding and career consulting company helps professionals build personal websites to enhance online presence, allowing them to stand out among competitors in an increasingly crowded marketplace. The Char- lotte-based entity consults for companies like ESPN, Twitter, Apple, the Atlanta Braves and the Miss America Organization. Dean ultimately hopes to bring diverse clients’ stories to life in a digital format, empowering those she encounters in all walks of life.

For her work in entertainment and entrepreneurship, the University of Georgia Alumni Association selected her as one of UGA’s 40 Under 40 leaders in 2018. The distinction also honored Dean’s philanthropic endeav- ors. A percentage of each branding package from The Dean’s List goes toward Habitat Aid Initiative, a non- profit that works to empower women and alleviate poverty in western Kenya.

Despite her capacity for international reach, Dean hopes her message will inspire the next generation of media professionals in her home state, starting with the middle and high school students attending the Fall Conference. Check her out on social @mydeanslist, @empower_con and @merenator.

“IN MANY WAYS, THE HEART OF JOURNALISM INNOVATION IS EMERGING FROM MERCER UNIVERSITY.”

— THE PEW RESEARCH CENTER, “LOCAL NEWS IN A DIGITAL AGE”

THE CENTER FOR COLLABORATIVE JOURNALISM (CCJ) is a unique partnership between Mercer University, The Telegraph, Georgia Public Broadcasting, 13WMAZ and WMUB with generous support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and The Peyton Anderson Foundation. Our groundbreaking collaboration has students, faculty and veteran journalists working together across newsrooms. Learning in a “teaching hospital” model, our students engage the community using the latest digital tools and leave with a portfolio of published work that gives them an edge in a rapidly changing, but never more important, field. Learn more about the CCJ and events like our Media CCJ.MERCER.EDU Changemaker Scholarship Competition (Jan. 25, 2020) and Digital Media Summer Camp (June 13-20, 2020) at ccj.mercer.edu. MEGANMEGAN MORRISMORRIS MEGAN MORRIS �����������������.��� [email protected] MORRISMORRIS 770.773.0256�����������������.��� MEGAN MORRIS 770.773.0256�����������������.��� �����������������.��� 770.773.0256MEGAN MORRIS MEGAN770.773.0256�����������������.��� MEGAN MORRIS MORRIS TENNILE�����������������.��� 770.773.0256 EDWARDS TENNILE�����������������.��� 770.773.0256�����������������.��� EDWARDS ������������������.��� TENNILE770.773.0256 EDWARDS 770.773.0256TENNILETENNILE770.773.0256 EDWARDSEDWARDS [email protected]������������������.��� ������������������.��� TENNILE EDWARDS 847.867.9417847.867.9417TENNILE������������������.��� EDWARDS TENNILE������������������.��� TENNILE EDWARDS EDWARDS CHANDRA847.867.9417������������������.��� 847.867.9417 BRISENDINE ������������������.��� 847.867.9417������������������.��� ���������������������.��� CHANDRA������������������.��� CHANDRA847.867.9417 BRISENDINE 847.867.9417CHANDRA���������������������.��� CHANDRA847.867.9417 BRISENDINEBRISENDINE [email protected]���������������������.��� CHANDRA BRISENDINE ���������������������.��� CHANDRA678.588.6670���������������������.��� BRISENDINE 678.588.6670CHANDRA678.588.6670���������������������.��� BRISENDINE ANDYCHANDRA678.588.6670���������������������.��� 678.588.6670CHANDRA GRIMALDI BRISENDINE BRISENDINE ���������������������.��� 678.588.6670 �������������������.��� ���������������������.��� ANDY678.588.6670���������������������.��� GRIMALDI ANDYANDY GRIMALDI 678.588.6670770.570.8877�������������������.��� ANDY678.588.6670 GRIMALDI �������������������.��� ANDY GRIMALDI [email protected]�������������������.��� ANDY �������������������.��� 770.570.8877 GRIMALDI �������������������.��� 770.570.8877 GWEN770.570.8877ANDY �������������������.��� 770.570.8877ANDY770.570.8877 GRIMALDICHILDERS GRIMALDI �������������������.��� 770.570.8877 �������������������.��� �������������������.��� GWEN 770.570.8877�������������������.��� CHILDERS GWEN770.570.8877 CHILDERS 678.907.1891GWEN �������������������.��� GWEN770.570.8877 770.570.8877 CHILDERS CHILDERS �������������������.��� GWEN CHILDERS [email protected]�������������������.��� CHILDERS GWEN678.907.1891�������������������.��� GWEN CHILDERS CHILDERS AT YOUR HANDS NATALIE678�������������������.��� 678.907.1891 .9 07. WHITE 1 891 678.907.1891 AT YOUR HANDS ����������������.��� �������������������.��� NATALIE678.907.1891�������������������.��� WHITE AT YOUR HANDS 678.907.1891NATALIE WHITE HISTORY IS MADE.AT YOUR HANDS AT YOUR HANDS 770.540.1021678.907.1891����������������.��� NATALIE678.907.1891 WHITE NATALIE����������������.��� NATALIE WHITE AT YOUR HANDS 770.540.1021NATALIE����������������.��� WHITE HISTORY IS MADE.AT YOUR HANDS [email protected]����������������.��� HISTORY IS MADE.HISTORY IS MADE.AT YOUR HANDS KACIENATALIE770.540.1021����������������.��� 770.540.1021NATALIE KERKHOF WHITE WHITE 770.540.1021770.540.1021 HISTORY IS MADE. �����������������.��� ����������������.��� KACIE770.540.1021����������������.��� KERKHOF HISTORY IS MADE. KACIE KERKHOF HISTORY IS MADE. 321.946.5956770.540.1021�����������������.��� KACIE770.540.1021 KERKHOF KACIE�����������������.��� KACIE KERKHOF 321.946.5956KACIE�����������������.��� KERKHOF RENNA�����������������.��� RODERICK [email protected]�����������������.��� 321.946.5956KACIE KERKHOF KERKHOF 321.946.5956 �������������������.��� 321.946.5956�����������������.��� RENNA321.946.5956�����������������.��� RODERICK 912.682.5879RENNA RODERICK 321.946.5956�������������������.��� RENNA321.946.5956 RODERICK �������������������.��� RENNA RODERICK RENNA912.682.5879RENNA�������������������.��� RODERICKRODERICK ALLISONRENNA912.682.5879�������������������.��� RODERICK McCALLUM SOMETHING THIS VITAL COULD ONLY [email protected]�������������������.��� 912.682.5879RENNA RODERICK RODERICK ������������������.��� 912.682.5879 �������������������.��� ALLISON912.682.5879�������������������.��� McCALLUM SOMETHINGBE BOUND THIS BY VITAL HERFF COULD JONES. ONLY 404.909.6787912.682.5879ALLISON McCALLUM SOMETHING THIS VITAL COULD ONLY 912.682.5879������������������.��� ALLISON912.682.5879 McCALLUM SOMETHINGBE BOUND THIS BY VITAL HERFF COULD JONES. ONLY ������������������.��� ALLISON McCALLUM SOMETHINGBE BOUND THIS BY VITAL HERFF COULD JONES. ONLY 404.909.6787ALLISON������������������.��� McCALLUM SOMETHINGBE BOUND THIS BY VITAL HERFF COULD JONES. ONLY TYEALLISON404.909.6787������������������.��� COTTLE MCCALLUM SOMETHINGBE BOUND THIS BY VITAL HERFF COULD JONES. ONLY ALLISON������������������.��� 404.909.6787ALLISON McCALLUM McCALLUM SOMETHINGBE BOUND THIS BY VITAL HERFF COULD JONES. ONLY ���������������.��� [email protected] BE BOUND BY HERFF JONES. ������������������.��� TYE404.909.6787������������������.��� COTTLE BE BOUNDSEE FOR BY YOURSELF HERFF ATJONES. 229.392.70234TYE 0 4.9 COTTLE 0 9.6787 BE BOUND BYBY HERFF HERFF JONES.JONES. 404.909.6787���������������.��� TYE404.909.6787 COTTLE BOUNDBY.US ���������������.��� TYE COTTLE SEE FOR YOURSELF AT 229.392.7023TYE���������������.��� COTTLE SEE FOR YOURSELF AT SHAUN229.392.7023���������������.��� HELMEY SEE FORBOUNDBY.US YOURSELF AT TYE���������������.��� 229.392.7023TYE COTTLE COTTLE SEE FORBOUNDBY.US YOURSELF AT �����������������.��� 229.392.7023 SEE FORBOUNDBY.US YOURSELF AT [email protected]���������������.��� SHAUN229.392.7023���������������.��� HELMEY SEE FORBOUNDBY.US YOURSELF AT 678.234.1124SHAUN HELMEY SEESEE FORFORBOUNDBY.US YOURSELFYOURSELF ATAT 229.392.7023�����������������.��� SHAUN229.392.7023 HELMEY �����������������.��� SHAUN HELMEY BOUNDBY.USBOUNDBY.US 678.234.1124SHAUN�����������������.��� HELMEY 678.234.1124�����������������.��� SHAUN�����������������.��� 678.234.1124SHAUN HELMEY HELMEY �����������������.��� 678.234.1124 [email protected]�����������������.��� 678.234.1124�����������������.��� 678.234.1124 678.234.1124678.234.1124 MEGANMEGAN MORRISMORRIS MEGAN MORRIS Sessions �����������������.��� [email protected] MORRISMORRIS 770.773.0256�����������������.��� MEGAN MORRIS 770.773.0256�����������������.��� �����������������.��� 770.773.0256MEGAN MORRIS MEGAN770.773.0256�����������������.��� MEGAN MORRIS MORRIS TENNILE�����������������.��� 770.773.0256 EDWARDS 8-9 a.m. The Interview: How to Get the Most From Your TENNILE�����������������.��� 770.773.0256�����������������.��� EDWARDS ������������������.��� TENNILE770.773.0256 EDWARDS Registration Source 770.773.0256TENNILETENNILE770.773.0256 EDWARDSEDWARDS [email protected]������������������.��� Upper Floor Near Escalators Olympia Room 2 - upper ������������������.��� TENNILE EDWARDS 847.867.9417847.867.9417TENNILE������������������.��� EDWARDS TMI? There’s never enough. In this deep dive, you’ll TENNILE847.867.9417������������������.��� TENNILE EDWARDS EDWARDS CHANDRA������������������.��� 847.867.9417 BRISENDINE learn from an extrovert and an introvert about what ������������������.��� 847.867.9417������������������.��� 9-9:50 a.m. (General Session) ���������������������.��� CHANDRACHANDRA847.867.9417 BRISENDINE it takes to pull off interviews for all lengths and types 847.867.9417CHANDRA���������������������.��� CHANDRA847.867.9417 BRISENDINEBRISENDINE [email protected]���������������������.��� of stories. You will leave equipped and energized to ���������������������.��� CHANDRA BRISENDINE Welcome, Keynote, Awards 678.588.6670CHANDRA���������������������.��� BRISENDINE interview everyone from classmates and star athletes to 678.588.6670CHANDRA678.588.6670���������������������.��� CHANDRA BRISENDINE BRISENDINE Grand Hall 7 - lower ANDY���������������������.��� 678.588.6670 GRIMALDI administrators, and you will even pick up tips on what ���������������������.��� 678.588.6670���������������������.��� Gather with your fellow Fall Conference attendees for �������������������.��� ANDY678.588.6670 GRIMALDI to do when a source answers, “Oof.” Presenters: Prof. ANDY678.588.6670ANDYANDY678.588.6670 GRIMALDIGRIMALDI a welcome from Grady College Dean Charles Davis 770.570.8877�������������������.��� Lori Johnston and Andy Johnston [email protected]�������������������.��� ANDY GRIMALDI and an inspiring message by Meredith Dean. The ses- ANDY �������������������.��� 770.570.8877770.570.8877 GRIMALDI 770.570.8877ANDY �������������������.��� 770.570.8877ANDY770.570.8877 GRIMALDI GRIMALDI sion concludes with the announcement of the summer GWEN�������������������.��� CHILDERS How Digital Innovation is Reinventing the Media �������������������.��� GWEN770.570.8877�������������������.��� CHILDERS yearbook and literary magazine contest winners. �������������������.��� GWEN 770.570.8877 CHILDERS Parthenon 1 -upper 678.907.1891GWEN GWEN�������������������.��� GWEN770.570.8877 770.570.8877 CHILDERS CHILDERSCHILDERS �������������������.��� GWEN CHILDERS 2019 represents a milestone year for the media in- �������������������.��� �������������������.��� 10-10:50 a.m. (Round 1) [email protected] CHILDERS dustries as digital innovation continues to reinvent GWEN678.907.1891�������������������.��� GWEN CHILDERS CHILDERS AT YOUR HANDS NATALIE678�������������������.��� 678.907.1891 .9 07. WHITE 1 891 678.907.1891 how media content is created and consumed. This AT YOUR HANDS ����������������.��� �������������������.��� NATALIE678.907.1891�������������������.��� WHITE Social Media & The Attention Age AT YOUR HANDS 678.907.1891NATALIE WHITE Athena ABC - upper session will present key media trends and explain how HISTORY IS MADE.AT YOUR HANDS AT YOUR HANDS 770.540.1021NATALIE678.907.1891����������������.��� NATALIE678.907.1891 WHITE ����������������.��� NATALIE WHITE We live in the Attention Age­. As we scroll on social transformation means new opportunities for the next AT YOUR HANDS 770.540.1021NATALIE����������������.��� WHITE HISTORY IS MADE.AT YOUR HANDS [email protected]����������������.��� generation of media professionals. Presenter: Dr. Keith HISTORY IS MADE.HISTORY IS MADE.AT YOUR HANDS KACIENATALIE770.540.1021����������������.��� 770.540.1021NATALIE KERKHOF WHITE WHITE media, everything we encounter pulls for our atten- 770.540.1021770.540.1021 Herndon HISTORY IS MADE. �����������������.��� ����������������.��� KACIE770.540.1021����������������.��� KERKHOF tion. We are also a room of content creators working HISTORY IS MADE. KACIE KERKHOF HISTORY IS MADE. 321.946.5956770.540.1021�����������������.��� KACIE770.540.1021 KERKHOF to win eyes. This session will address the social psy- KACIE�����������������.��� KACIE KERKHOF Double-Duty Design 321.946.5956KACIE�����������������.��� KERKHOF chology of social media in this unique period of media RENNA�����������������.��� RODERICK Parthenon 2 - upper [email protected]�����������������.��� 321.946.5956KACIE KERKHOF KERKHOF consumption. Presenter: Marilyn Primovic 321.946.5956 Have you scavenged your counseling office for the lat- �������������������.��� 321.946.5956�����������������.��� RENNA321.946.5956�����������������.��� RODERICK 912.682.5879RENNA RODERICK est college recruiting literature? If not, you’re missing 321.946.5956�������������������.��� RENNA321.946.5956 RODERICK Live broadcasting sporting events with the NFHS �������������������.��� RENNA RODERICK out on TWO great opportunities. The first is to study RENNA912.682.5879RENNA�������������������.��� RODERICKRODERICK platform ALLISONRENNA912.682.5879�������������������.��� RODERICK McCALLUM brochures, mailings and catalogs from professional de- SOMETHING THIS VITAL COULD ONLY [email protected]�������������������.��� 912.682.5879RENNA RODERICK RODERICK Olympia Room 1 - upper ������������������.��� 912.682.5879 signers who are aiming at the same audience you are… �������������������.��� ALLISON912.682.5879�������������������.��� McCALLUM BluePrints and WJAG-TV students from Cedar Shoals SOMETHINGBE BOUND THIS BY VITAL HERFF COULD JONES. ONLY 404.909.6787912.682.5879ALLISON McCALLUM teenagers! The second is to learn more about colleges, SOMETHING THIS VITAL COULD ONLY 912.682.5879������������������.��� ALLISON912.682.5879 McCALLUM collaborated with the Grady Sports Media program at SOMETHINGBE BOUND THIS BY VITAL HERFF COULD JONES. ONLY ������������������.��� ALLISON McCALLUM universities and technical schools. Who knows… SOMETHINGBE BOUND THIS BY VITAL HERFF COULD JONES. ONLY 404.909.6787ALLISON������������������.��� McCALLUM UGA last year to learn to use the NFHS online plat- SOMETHINGBE BOUND THIS BY VITAL HERFF COULD JONES. ONLY TYEALLISON404.909.6787������������������.��� COTTLE MCCALLUM while using these pieces to inspire your 2020 yearbook SOMETHINGBE BOUND THIS BY VITAL HERFF COULD JONES. ONLY ALLISON������������������.��� 404.909.6787ALLISON McCALLUM McCALLUM form to live broadcast football and basketball games. SOMETHINGBE BOUND THIS BY VITAL HERFF COULD JONES. ONLY ���������������.��� [email protected] design, you may also find your post-high school des- BE BOUND BY HERFF JONES. ������������������.��� TYE404.909.6787������������������.��� COTTLE Students will break down the different roles and BE BOUNDSEE FOR BY YOURSELF HERFF ATJONES. 229.392.70234TYE 0 4.9 COTTLE 0 9.6787 tination! We will examine the latest trends in college BE BOUND BYBY HERFF HERFF JONES.JONES. 404.909.6787���������������.��� TYE404.909.6787 COTTLE responsibilities that go into producing a live sports BOUNDBY.US ���������������.��� TYE COTTLE brochure design and discuss how you can apply these SEE FOR YOURSELF AT 229.392.7023TYE���������������.��� COTTLE broadcast, and they’ll also discuss what teachers and SEE FOR YOURSELF AT SHAUN229.392.7023���������������.��� HELMEY trends to your yearbook. Presenter: Julie Weeks SEE FORBOUNDBY.US YOURSELF AT TYE���������������.��� 229.392.7023TYE COTTLE COTTLE administrators might consider in deciding how to im- SEE FORBOUNDBY.US YOURSELF AT �����������������.��� 229.392.7023 SEE FORBOUNDBY.US YOURSELF AT [email protected]���������������.��� SHAUN229.392.7023���������������.��� HELMEY plement such a program at their school. Their adviser SEE FORBOUNDBY.US YOURSELF AT 678.234.1124SHAUN HELMEY Considering Diversity: Designing for Inclusivity SEESEE FORFORBOUNDBY.US YOURSELFYOURSELF ATAT 229.392.7023�����������������.��� SHAUN229.392.7023 HELMEY will offer practical suggestions for implementation as �����������������.��� SHAUN HELMEY Grand Hall 3 & 4 -lower BOUNDBY.USBOUNDBY.US 678.234.1124SHAUN�����������������.��� HELMEY well as lessons learned from the experience, and Carlo 678.234.1124�����������������.��� This interactive session will challenge participants to SHAUN�����������������.��� 678.234.1124SHAUN HELMEY HELMEY Finlay from the Grady College of Journalism will �����������������.��� 678.234.1124 define diversity and develop practical methods for rep- [email protected]�����������������.��� 678.234.1124�����������������.��� discuss how these experiences can connect students to 678.234.1124 sports journalism opportunities and higher education. resenting the entire community in written and visual 678.234.1124678.234.1124 Presenters: Jake Castile, Jordan Dulcio, Tristan content. Presenter: Prof. Sabrena Deal Lankford, SaeJin Mallon, Denton Redmond, Alex Soto, adviser Marc Ginsberg, adviser; Prof. Carlo Finlay Sessions

Get The Picture will be sharing their expertise on constructing a great Grand Hall 5 - lower yearbook. The presentation will go over each aspect of The two hardest things to figure out in photojour- making a yearbook: design, photography, copywriting nalism are where to point the camera and when to and PR/marketing. Pandora’s Editor-in-Chief will also push the button. But you need to learn how to push discuss the essential skills of being an editor and ensur- the button. And what all those other buttons do. Get ing a quality book. Presenters: Laura Burr, Corina Ed- ready for a lightning lesson on exposure, lens se- wards, Marianna Hiles, Charlie Vu lection, autofocus and the four images you need for every story you cover. Presenter: Prof. Mark Johnson Sports and Social Media Olympia Room 2 -upper First Amendment Rights, Or Lack Thereof: A member of the Grady Sports Media faculty will share Navigating Press Freedom in High School tips on how to use Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Live Grand Hall 7 - lower to cover sports events and to promote your sports cover- Given the dearth of protections for high school jour- age. Presenter: Dr. Welch Suggs nalists, it’s incumbent that advisers and editors learn to navigate the choppy waters of press freedom when Lit Mag A-Z the press is not exactly free. We’ll discuss a variety of Parthenon 1 - upper tactics that have worked through the years and take Lit Mag A-Z covers the basics of running a literary art any questions you have. Presenter: Dr. Charles N. magazine. The session provides an overview of staff Davis structure, soliciting artwork and writing, design and ethics. The presentation includes valuable information New Advisor Q&A for experienced literary-art magazine staffers as well as Upper level-meet at registration students who intend on participating in literary art-mag- Are you sparkling new to advising? Have your sur- azine production in the future! Presenters: Beatrice vived your first year? Are you in year two, three and Acheson, Georgia Blue Simmons and David Ragsdale still asking yourself, “How does everyone else do this?” Then join us for a round table Adviser Q & A. Level Up! The Bigger Picture Facilitated by a former high school yearbook adviser, Parthenon 2 - upper now professional “yerd” (yearbook nerd), you’ll leave The importance of taking your yearbook game to the with questions answered, resources, and some new next level doesn’t mean you forget your past. Presenter: friends who’ll march beside you as you navigate this Ed McConnell year. Think this is worth your time? It is! No matter how long you’ve been in this game, we all have some- AP Style/Grammar Slammer thing we can learn from each other. Grand Hall 3 & 4 - lower *Advisers Only Presenter: Natalie White Does the “10 items or less” sign at Walmart make you cringe? Do you love correcting relatives’ use of “your” 11 - 11:50 a.m. (Round 2) and “you’re” on Facebook? Do you ever want to work as a journalist or editor professionally? Come hone your 10 Tips for hosting a podcast/broadcast skills at the Grammar Slammer and learn a few AP Style Athena ABC -upper rules in the process. Presenter: Dr. Joe Dennis Tips to help you master the art of being a good host. Presenter: Sonya Green Is health care the beat for you? Grand Hall 5 - lower Building a Yearbook Is Facebook really damaging your brain? How do brain Olympia Room 1 - upper injuries affect high school athletes? And why did the The Executive Board of UGA’s Pandora Yearbook will CDC warn about a zombie apocalypse? These are the Sessions types of stories that health care reporters explore daily. can do this. And while these images add a certain value Learn what it’s like to cover the health care beat—and to our lives, these kinds of photos don’t separate you how high school journalists can make a difference in from anyone else with a cell phone. As photographers, your city’s health. Presenter: Prof. Sabriya Rice we have the power and skills to tell stories visually with images. When thinking how your publication can be The First Amendment and New Media enjoyable today as well as meaningful 100 years from Grand Hall 7 - lower now, you need to start thinking about using images to New media are reshaping the gathering, production tell stories instead of as something to decorate a page. and distribution of news and information, with the Presenter: Andrea Briscoe effect frequently of challenging long-held legal prin- ciples. It is the First Amendment’s job to keep up—to Management: A lesson in teambuilding and creating breathe life into the freedoms of speech and press, no multimedia packages matter the media of the day. Presenter: Dr. Jon Peters Parthenon 1 - upper Want to learn everything you need to know about 1:20 - 2:10 pm (Round 3) working together with a team to create stunning multi- media packages? Learn the roles of each staff member Owning The Story: How To Localize Current Global in the creation of a larger package, including the writer, Events and Transform Your Journalism photographer, webmaster and social media coordina- Athena ABC - upper tor. Explore effective ways to pitch and select the best What makes a story truly unforgettable? Is it the pre- story ideas, and watch as the story progresses from an sentation, or the way it resonates in the hearts’ of the idea to an engaging multimedia package. Learn what public? In an age of technological, social and political work must be done on the front end, by each staff advancements like none other, it is incredibly import- member, to ensure a comprehensive, compelling and ant for students to be informed about the world around timely package. Presenters: AJ Carr, Owen Donnelly, them, and how it pertains to their communities. Learn Lilli Sams, Krista Shumaker and adviser David Ragsdale how to draw students to your publication for current global events and updates by localizing global stories, Mods for Modern Design and implementing eye-catching, innovative multime- Parthenon 2 - upper dia concepts to your articles. Presenters: Shree Delwadia Learn how to easily incorporate great modular design and Shreya Mishra to your spreads. See the latest in design trends and learn some great ideas to expand the coverage in your Building a Yearbook Culture 2020 yearbook. Presenter: Tara Hays Olympia Room 1 -upper One key to a successful yearbook experience is creating Careers in Public Affairs Communications a yearbook culture. Some teachers are able to build a Grand Hall 3 & 4 - lower culture of yearbook that yields fun and hard work. This Do you have a passion for politics or issues? Have you class will focus on what a yearbook culture includes ever attended a rally for a candidate or a cause? Do and how to create one of your own. Presenter: Andrea you dream of being a White House press secretary or Avery political commentator? Would you like to write about national, state, or local politics? If you answered yes Snapshots vs. storytelling to any of these questions, you may be interested in a Olympia Room 2-upper career in public affairs communications. This session Snapshots are informal. We snap them quickly and we will describe this career field and some of its prominent post them on our Instagram. It’s a picture of my boy- practitioners. Presenter: Prof. Joe Watson friend and me at the UGA game. It’s the group photo someone grabbed after the birthday dinner. Everyone Sessions

Staff Diversity Matters creatively encourage membership in your publication Grand Hall 5 - lower through various multimedia outlets. Reach out to stu- If your staff all thinks the same way, your publication is dents around the school and learn how to expand your only going to offer one perspective. That’s a detriment audience. Presenters: Grace Drawdy and Kate Haas to your journalism skills and ultimately to your audi- ence. This session will cover kinds of diversity a staff Convergence should seek, practical recruitment tips for accruing a Parthenon 1 - upper more diverse staff and success stories that show why Is your publication stuck in the early 2000s? Are you diversity matters. Presenter: Megan Volpert looking to truly take your news outlet into the digital age? This presentation will cover various aspects of Everything I Learned from Blowing Up on YouTube convergence journalism, including online multimedia, Grand Hall 7 - lower social media and cross-platform content. You will leave I’ve accidentally gone from journalist to pro YouTuber this session with the tools to make more interactive in a few months. Here’s everything I’ve learned about content for all media platforms and improve the qual- the media business in the process, including how spon- ity of your convergence publication. Presenters: Elena sorships work, how agents and other people “discover” Gilbertson Hall, Natalie Ripps and David Ragsdale you, how to read large-scale audience analytics, and how to effectively market content.Presenter: Adam Broadcast Story Telling 101 Ragusea Parthenon 2 - upper Quick tips, tricks and notes on how to put together a 2:20 - 3:10 p.m. (Round 4) story for television news broadcast. Presenter: Amyre Makupson Fundraising Ideas Athena ABC - upper Angles in Feature Writing You’ll walk away with creative ideas for raising money Grand Hall 3 & 4 - lower so you can have exactly the yearbook your students The feature story can take many forms: profiles, -is deserve with less budgetary stress. Presenter: Andrea sues-oriented, event coverage, etc. They all share some Avery common writing principles. Learn how to make your feature story strong. Presenter: Carolyn Crist Fixing Crazy – Minimize Yearbook Stress and Maxi- mize Yearbook Fun Filling the Hole: How to Create a Media Organiza- Olympia Room 1 - upper tion in Today’s Society There’s a certain amount of yearbook craziness we can- Grand Hall 5 - lower not fix. Mayhem caused by rain days, internet outages, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communi- scheduling mix-ups, personality conflicts and unan- cation never had a women-led organization before. swered requests can cause your best laid plans to go There was a hole within the college’s list of clubs and awry and your stress to skyrocket. However, building a organizations. Women in Media was founded in 2018 production schedule that creates predictability, stabil- as Grady’s first women-led media organization. The ity and flexibility will help you maintain your sanity, founding members were tasked with how to create and minimize stress and maximize fun. Presenter: Gwen establish a brand new media organization that attract- Childers ed members. Learn how to fill in the hole and establish a new media organization to fit within today’s society. How to Increase Recruitment Presenters: Mariah Cooper and Jayda Hill Olympia Room 2 - upper Want to grow your journalism staff? Learn how to Sessions

How to Play to Digital Journalism’s Strengths in Your you know what you need to prepare for and debunk Newsroom common UGA admission process myths. Helen Ma- Grand Hall 7 - lower hany will give you information on majors and certifi- Digital journalism has changed the way we think about cate programs offered in Grady, the Grady application reporting—in positive and negative ways. In this ses- process and student organizations and opportunities sion, we will talk about engagement, multiplatform within Grady. Presenters: Keegan Householder and storytelling and design thinking—three of the most Helen Mahany high-profile elements of digital today—in ways that can directly and practically apply to your newsrooms. Be Using Research to Know Your Audience and Your ready to work through scenarios and make plans for Own Brand what you could be doing more effectively in the digital Grand Hall 3 & 4 - lower sphere, while still retaining strong journalism ethics. Your publication is a brand, and every successful Presenter: Dr. Amanda Bright brand must know the value of research. Learn how to understand the wants and needs of your target audi- ences, and contemplate ways to better streamline your 3:20 - 4:10 p.m. (Round 5) own organization. As new media reshapes content consumption, it is important to stay ahead of the Free Tools game. Learn from real-world examples and hear tips Athena ABC - upper from current advertising and public relations students Overview of free or nearly free tools that will help you at Grady College. Presenter: Prof. Tom Cullen make or create journalistic pieces. Presenter: Debbie Blankenship Producing a Video News Package on the Go Grand Hall 5 - lower Brainstorming! You no longer need thousands of dollars of video Olympia Room 1 - upper equipment to film a professional quality video news A combination of writing, photography and design package. In this session we will be going over how geared toward yearbooks. Presenter: Wendy Welch to use your smart phone to film edit and distribute a social media news video. Presenter: Matt Binford Instant Infographics Olympia Room 2 - upper How to Tell a Story + Talk to Anyone Discover ways to develop fun and compelling info- Grand Hall 7 - lower graphics—no design experience necessary—utilizing Storytelling is essential to good journalism. The best (sometimes free) online tools. Presenter: Dr. Joe Dennis storytellers can talk to anyone, even if they’re intro- verts. In this session, we’ll review the basic principles So, You Want to be a Communications Major? of powerful storytelling (beyond the 5Ws and an H) Parthenon 1 - upper to craft compelling content and stories that can be Calling all seniors (and younger students who like to told at scale through technology. We’ll also share real think ahead)! Let’s talk about taking your passion for all stories and tips for how to talk to anyone to discover things GSPA and turning that into your college major. their own stories the world may want to know. Presenter: Samantha Meyer Presenter: Lauren Patrick

What it Takes to Get into UGA and Grady Parthenon 2 - upper Get the inside scoop on University of Georgia and Grady College admissions. Keegan Householder will let

GSPA Save-the-dates

Spring Competitions - First Amendment Essay Contest entries due Jan. 24, 2020 - Georgia Champion Journalist and Jr. Champion Journalist entries due: Feb. 5, 2020 - General Excellence, Individual Entries for Broadcast, Newsmagazine, Newspaper & News Web- site entries & nominations for Achievement Awards (all publication types): Open Jan. 3-March 6, 2020

Spring Workshop & Awards - April 13, 2020, UGA Georgia Center in Athens

2020 Media & Leadership Academy - June 2020 TBD - Need-based scholarship applications due April 30. General applications available in December and due May 15, 2020, or until program is full. - Updates to be posted on www.ugagspa.org/academy Presenters

Beatrice Acheson is a senior at Clarke Central High school newspapers and yearbooks, as well as speaking and School in Athens, Georgia. Beatrice has served as the writing about trends in journalism education. At Eastern Editor-in-Chief of the iliad Literary-Art Magazine for two Illinois University, Bright taught news writing and design, years. She hopes that her work provides a creative outlet for advised the Warbler yearbook, and taught online courses her school community as well as her staff. for journalism advisers. Recently, she was media content coordinator for Indiana State Online, website co-adminis- Andrea Avery has been serving Atlanta’s schools through trator and social media director for the Illinois Journalism Jostens for five years. As a former high school teacher and Education Association, and education editor for MediaShift. yearbook adviser, Andrea brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to her customers. Andrea believes that each Andrea Briscoe is a second-year Ph.D. student at the school and student should be celebrated in a unique and University of Georgia. Briscoe formerly served as the meaningful way. She works with advisers and staffs to high- Official Photographer for Governor Nathan Deal and an light and convey the passion and pride of their schools. adjunct photojournalism instructor at the University of Georgia. Her previous photojournalism experience also Matt Binford is a third year PhD student specializing in includes: Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, candidatepho- journalism and political communications. Here at Grady tos.com, MainStreet News, and the Red and Black. Briscoe College he teaches students the basics of video production received a master’s in mass communication from Louisiana and video news reporting in introductory video journalism State University, focusing her research on women in photo- classes. Prior to attending Grady, Matt worked in the music journalism. She obtained undergraduate degrees from UGA industry doing video for nationally broadcasted award where she studied visual journalism and political science. shows and popular musicians including Twenty One Pilots, Weird Al Yankovic, and Sara Bareilles. Rebecca Burns serves as publisher of The Red & Black Publishing Company, Inc., an independent student media Debbie Blankenship is the director of the Center for nonprofit that publishes the largest student newspaper in Collaborative Journalism at Mercer University. She studied Georgia, provides journalism training, produces year-round graphic communications and psychology as an undergrad- daily online news, and publishes a family of specialty pub- uate and received her graduate degree in Mass Commu- lications including “UGA 101” and the 50,000-circulation nications from the University of Georgia. At Georgia, she “University of Georgia Visitors Guide.” Prior to joining The was news editor of the award-winning, five-day-a-week Red & Black in 2015, Burns had more than two decades ex- student newspaper The Red & Black. She went on to work perience in journalism and media management. She is the for publications in South Carolina and Georgia and won former editor in chief of Atlanta Magazine and previously awards in news and feature writing in the annual state press served as director of digital strategy for its parent compa- association competitions. She later worked for former U.S. ny, Emmis Publishing, whose other titles included Texas Congressman Jim Marshall, D-Ga., and specialized in vet- Monthly and Los Angeles Magazine. The author of three erans’ issues while continuing to freelance for Macon-area books, she teaches part-time at the University of Georgia publications. Blankenship joined the CCJ in 2013 as jour- and previously taught at Emory University. She continues to nalist-in-residence and newsroom coordinator. She coordi- work as a freelance writer and editor, contributing to publi- nated and produced stories for the Center’s first community cations such as The Guardian and POLITICO. She tweets engagement project, “Macon in the Mirror.” The project @RebeccaBurns. won numerous awards including first place in the Com- munity Service category and second place for Best Online Laura Burr, from Bishop, Georgia, is a third year UGA- News Project. “Macon in the Mirror” also was a finalist for public relations major with minors in Spanish and Fashion the McClatchy President’s Award for Journalism. Merchandising. She is the editor-in-chief of the Pandora- Yearbook. Dr. Amanda Bright teaches classes in multiplatform jour- nalism and projects, as well as graphics. She also serves as AJ Carr is a junior at Clarke Central High School in Athens, the managing editor for the Grady Newsource digital pres- Georgia, and is a sports staffer for the ODYSSEY Media ence. Prior to joining Grady College, Bright spent 15 years Group. This is his second year on staff after spending his in print and online journalism as a reporter, photographer, freshman year in the Journalism I staff. Carr enjoys playing copy editor/designer, page one editor and news editor. She on the CCHS varsity football team and looks to improve on also spent 10 years teaching journalism and advising high his writing throughout his ODYSSEY career. Presenters

Jake Castile, Cedar Shoals High School, is a senior and lead concepts, common design challenges, idea generation, producer of the WJAG-TV Sports live broadcast team. brainstorming, and content writing and editing using Ado- be Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign). Gwen Childers is a Certified Journalism Educator who fell in love with yearbooking nearly 40 years ago as a middle Meredith Dean is the Program Coordinator/On-Air Per- school yearbook staff member, and she’s been working on sonality for Ryan Seacrest Studios and the CEO/Founder of yearbooks ever since. She taught a variety of classes for ten The Dean’s List. Meredith’s 9-5 and 5-9 helped her become years including high school and middle school English/LA, one of Charlotte’s 30 Under 30 and UGA’s 40 Under 40 Yearbook Journalism and Newspaper Journalism and has Leaders. When wearing her entertainment industry hat, been serving as a Herff Jones yearbook representative for 15 she creates uplifting programming for pediatric patients at years. Gwen lives in Dacula with her husband, Mark, with Seacrest Studios, a radio/tv station located in Levine Chil- whom she’s been very happily married for 25 years. Their dren’s Hospital. Her multimedia experiences has spanned two children, Ethan and Ashely, are students at Georgia from CNN, FOX, and CBS to a travel agency in France. As Southern and UGA, respectively. an entrepreneur focused on empowering others, she created her digital branding and career consulting company, The Mariah Cooper is a second year intended Advertising Dean’s List, to help professionals get their dreams jobs by Major with a minor in Women’s Studies and is obtaining a building personal websites and enhancing their online pres- certificate in New Media. She is the VP of member relations ence. A portion of profits all go to Habitat Aid Initiative, her for Women In Media. family’s non-profit which builds sustainable communities, clinics, girls schools, and wells in the Western Kenya area. Carolyn Crist is a freelance journalist for consumer and Outside of building digital brands for clients worldwide, trade publications such as Atlanta Magazine, Reuters, TDL also hosts engaging & inspiring events focused on Runner’s World and Wired. Her Reuters stories are regularly building community including Dinners, Meetups, and Em- picked up by Huffington Post, Business Insider and Yahoo! powerCon. Her mission is to help young professionals stand She studied journalism at Grady College and worked at The out in a competitive job market, empower all walks of life, Red & Black newspaper. and to bring diverse client’s stories to life in a digital format.

Originally from the United Kingdom, Prof. Tom Cullen Shree Delwadia is excited to begin her second year at The moved to Athens in 2015 to complete his master’s degree at Bird Feed as a sophomore at South Forsyth High School! the University of Georgia. He now teaches Public Relations Last year, she was the social media lead and this year she Communication, working with undergraduate students to took over the role of Features Editor. She is excited to dis- develop their knowledge of the writing tools necessary to cover new stories around the school and community. Two the practice of public relations. He also assists with the Yar- of her ride-or-die shows are Grey’s Anatomy and Friends. brough Crisis Communication Coalition internship. She is a part of the Student Government Association, HOSA, and UNICEF. In her spare time, she is usually with Dr. Charles N. Davis is the dean of the Henry W. Grady her family and friends or dancing her heart out. Shree has College of Journalism and Mass Communication Davis a strong interest in medicine and hopes to pursue a career worked for ten years as a journalist after his graduation in healthcare one day. You can contact her via twitter @ from North Georgia College, working for newspapers, ShreeDBirdFeed or using her email shreedelwadiabirdfeed@ magazines and a news service in Georgia and Florida before gmail.com. leaving fulltime journalism to complete a masters degree from the University of Georgia and a doctorate in mass Dr. Joe Dennis is department head and an assistant pro- communication from the University of Florida. He spent fessor of communications at Piedmont College, where he 14 years as a faculty member, including four as department advises the Piedmont College student newspaper, The Roar, chair at the Missouri School of Journalism. Davis also spent and the Yonahian yearbook. His experience in professional five years at Mizzou as executive director of the National media includes serving as the news editor of The Walton Freedom of Information Coalition. Tribune (Monroe, Georgia), covering sports for several sub- urban Chicago newspapers, serving as sports information Prof. Sabrena Deal teaches Graphic Communication and director for North Central College, hosting a nightly radio Advertising Message Strategy. She works with undergrad- show on WPUP-FM (Bogart, Georgia) and running the uate students to develop an understanding of basic design Georgia Scholastic Press Association. Presenters

Owen Donnelly is a junior at Clarke Central High School the honor of being selected for the Knight-Wallace Jour- in Athens, Georgia, and serves as the Digital Editor and nalism Fellowship at the University of Michigan. Green Writing Coach for the ODYSSEY Media Group. He is worked at 91.3 KBCS radio station in Bellevue/Seattle, WA responsible for the daily update of the ODYSSEY website as for eight years where she held the titles of Interim Assistant well as the creation of multimedia stories and has worked General Manager, News Director, Managing Producer and on multiple award-winning packages. He hopes to tell Talk Show host. She is the Board President for the National powerful stories in new and innovative ways with engaging Federation of Community Broadcasters, NFCB. She is a multimedia and photos. former media advisory board member for the South Seattle Emerald. Grace Drawdy is a junior and has been a part of The Bird Feed, South Forsyth High School’s online newspaper, for Kate Haas is a senior at South Forsyth High School and this three years. This year, she is the associate editor of the is her third year writing for The Bird Feed. She has previ- newspaper. She has previously been the photo/video editor ously worked as the features editor and will spend her final and the social media lead. You can find her making a splash year as senior editor. Her favorite pastimes include reading, at the Cumming Aquatics Center where she is a year-round, writing, and watching movies and TV shows. She aspires to competitive swimmer. Grace loves to live life loud. Her one day live in New York City and to travel the world. Kate heart beats for kids fighting pediatric cancer, and she wants is looking forward to this year on The Bird Feed and cannot to heal them all. She loves spending time with her friends. wait to see what exciting articles she will write. You can In a rare moment of downtime, you can can find Grace contact her at [email protected] or through her having a solo dance party or binging Netflix. Twitter, @khbirdfeed.

Jordan Dulcio, Cedar Shoals High School, is a senior and Tara Hays is a former Gwinnett County High School lead camera operator for the WJAG-TV Sports live broad- Language Arts teacher and yearbook adviser and 18-year cast team. Balfour Yearbook representative. She is a two-time Balfour National Office of the Year Recipient. Hayes loves her job Corina Edwards is a fourth year UGA interior design because “once a teacher, always a teacher.” She now gets to major with a certificate in entrepreneurship, and she is the teach “yearbook” to schools all throughout north Georgia. photography editor for Pandora yearbook. Dr. Keith Herndon is the William S. Morris Chair in News Prof. Carlo Finlay, the assistant director of Grady Sports Strategy and Management, Director of the James M. Cox Jr. Media, worked in sports and entertainment media Institute and Professor of Practice in Journalism at Grady relations before returning to UGA, his alma mater, in 2012. College. Prior to joining the faculty, Herndon was a media His teaching specialties include social media as it applies to research consultant with Internet Decisions, LLC, a strategic sports. planning firm he began in 2005. A founding executive of Cox Enterprises’ Internet division, serving as Vice President Elena Gilbertson Hall is a senior at Clarke Central High of Operations and Vice President for Planning and Product School in Athens, Georgia, where she is the Editor-in-Chief Development, he was also Director of Operations at Cox for the ODYSSEY Media Group. Gilbertson Hall has been Radio Interactive, a pioneer in streaming media. Dr. Hern- on the staff of the ODYSSEY for four years, previously don began his career while a student at the UGA, working serving as a news writer. She hopes to give a voice to CCHS as a reporter for his hometown paper in Elberton, Ga., and students, provide them with balanced news and expand then as a sportswriter for the Anderson (S.C.) Independent her journalistic portfolio while also growing the ODYSSEY and the Athens Banner-Herald. After graduation, he was a Media Group. Pulliam Journalism Fellow, covering business news at The Indianapolis News. He was a business reporter at The Atlan- Sonya Green is the Engagement Reporter at Mercer Uni- ta Journal-Constitution before becoming assistant business versity’s Center for Collaborative Journalism. In this role, editor, deputy business editor and administrative editor. Green works with partners, The Telegraph, Georgia’s third-largest daily newspaper and Georgia Public Broad- Marianna Hiles, UGA Pandora’s Copy Editor, is from Dun- casting, the third-largest public broadcaster in the country woody, Georgia. She is a second year English and women’s based on population reach. Prior to this position, she had studies double major. Presenters

Jayda Hill is a senior advertising major with a minor in Lexie Little is the graduate assistant for the Georgia Scho- sports management obtaining a certificate in New Media. lastic Press Association and a master’s student in Journal- She is the founding president of Women in Media. ism & Mass Communication at Grady College. She earned her bachelor’s degree in communication at the University Keegan Householder is a fourth year UGA senior graduat- of Tennessee, Knoxville where she majored in journalism ing in May studying sociology. He is an intern in the Office and French. Prior to her time in Athens, Lexie worked of Undergraduate Admissions and has served in many stu- as a feature writer and event photographer for VIPSEEN dent groups during his time on campus including: the Arch Magazine in Northeast Tennessee and as a sports columnist Society, Dawg Camp Extended Orientation, and the Student for Rocky Top Insider. She also served as a student me- Government Association First-Year Programs. dia editor-in-chief and radio deejay at UT-Knoxville. Her professional practice centers around feature writing, sports Prof. Mark Johnson teaches photojournalism, multimedia reporting, web publication and longform journalism. Her journalism, video journalism and graphic design courses research interests include media history and critical cultural in addition to serving as Grady College’s Chief Technology studies in mass communication. Officer. He directs the annual Woodall Weekend Workshop that takes advanced photojournalism students into rural Helen Mahany has been the Grady College prospective Georgia counties to tell their stories as well as a fall work- student advisor since July 2019. Her primary responsibilities shop that has centered on motorsports photojournalism include meeting with high school students and their fam- and the Georgia National Fair in the past. He developed the ilies, intended-Grady freshmen and undergraduates who college’s first dedicated online news site and runs have not been accepted to Grady College yet, and transfer VisualJournalism.info. students. She provides information on all that Grady has to offer and how to apply to Grady once accepted to UGA. Andy Johnston has covered sporting events on every level in his 31 years as a writer and editor for five daily news- Amyre Makupson is news director at WMUB and the Cen- papers and two websites. He was recognized as one of the ter for Collaborative Journalism at Mercer University. An country’s top sports columnists in 2004. He and his wife eight-year veteran of television news, Makupson has worked Lori started Fast Copy Communications, a freelance writ- nearly every job within the news industry including eve- ing/editing company that contributed more than 1,000 arti- ning anchor, reporter, producer, photographer and editor. cles a year to publications and websites across the country. Makupson is a graduate of Howard University in Washing- His clients have included the NCAA, The Associated Press, ton, DC, receiving her Bachelor’s Degree in journalism. She FoxSportsSouth.com, DawgNation, CNN and the AJC, went on to complete her Master’s Degree at Wayne State among others. University in Detroit, MI, in Communications.

Lori Johnston is a lecturer at the Grady College of Journal- SaeJin Mallon is a senior at Cedar Shoals High School and ism and Mass Communication, where she teaches a variety a WJAG-TV Sports producer. He is in his second season of of classes, including Reporting and Writing Across Plat- keeping statistics for the live sports broadcast team. forms and Investigative Reporting. She is a former Associ- ated Press writer and magazine editor, as well as co-founder Ed McConnell is a former editor-in-chief of his high school of Fast Copy Communications with her husband, Andy. Her yearbook and a Journalism Education graduate from Ball work has been published by media outlets including Cox State University. He began his career as a teacher and ad- Media Group/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, CNN, The viser of high school yearbooks and newspapers. McConnell Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Scripps Networks and joined Lifetouch in 1998 where he has had the opportu- Atlanta Magazine. Lori has two degrees from Grady Col- nity to help yearbook advisers and their staffs capture and lege: a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a Master of Fine preserve memories. With experience ranging from book Arts in Narrative Media Writing. planning and production to photography and desktop pub- lishing McConnell’s years of experience have helped take Tristan Lankford is a senior at Cedar Shoals High School hundreds of yearbooks to the next level. and BluePrints Magazine Associate Editor. He is in his second season as a color commentator for the WJAG-TV Sports live broadcast team. Presenters

Samantha Meyer is Grady College’s director of experiential Dr. Jonathan Peters is a media law professor at the Univer- learning. She began her time at the University of Georgia as sity of Georgia, with appointments in Grady College and an undergraduate student in Public Relations and Women’s the School of Law. He is also the press freedom correspon- Studies, after working her way up her high school’s year- dent for the Columbia Journalism Review, and occasion- book staff to editor-in-chief. After graduating in May 2013, ally he writes about legal issues for other newspapers and she attended graduate school in Grady College and then magazines, such as Esquire, The Atlantic, Slate, Wired and started working in the UGA Career Center as the career The Nation. He is a volunteer First Amendment lawyer for consultant for Grady students, helping with all of their the Student Press Law Center. career questions. Marilyn Primovic is a UGA Grady Ph.D. student and con- Shreya Mishra is the web editor and previously the social tent creator for UGA Student Affairs. She researches influ- media lead on The Bird Feed, South Forsyth High School’s ence on social media and writes articles for UGA websites online newspaper. She is thrilled to be working on the about student involvement. journalism staff again this year. She enjoys creative writing, opinion writing and photography. She is excited to explore David A. Ragsdale, CJE, has advised student publications new forms of creative and innovative journalism and multi- since 2001 at Clarke Central High School in Athens, Geor- media. Feel free to contact her on Twitter @smishrabirdfeed gia, where his duties include advising the Odyssey News- or via email [email protected]. magazine, Odyssey Online, ODTV and iliad Literary-Art magazine. He was the Georgia Scholastic Press Association Ed Morales is the editor for the alumni magazine at the Adviser of the Year in 2007, was named an ASNE Reynolds University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business. Before High School Journalism Fellow in 2014 and was named a joining the University of Georgia, he served as the Edi- Distinguished Adviser by the Columbia Scholastic Press tor-in-Chief for the Athens Banner-Herald/Online Athens. Association in 2019. He was the editorial adviser to The Red & Black for eight years. He is graduate of the University of Maryland. Adam Ragusea is Journalist in Residence and Visiting As- sistant Professor of Journalism at Mercer University’s Cen- Stephanie Moreno is the scholastic outreach coordinator ter for Collaborative Journalism, which unites a commercial and director of the Georgia Scholastic Press Association. newspaper, a public broadcaster, and an undergraduate She also manages two summer outreach programs: the Me- journalism program in a “teaching hospital” model of jour- dia and Leadership Academy for high school students and nalism education and practice. He hosts and produces the the Management Seminar for College News Editors. She has weekly podcast “The Pub” for the public broadcasting trade experience in community journalism, multimedia story- publication Current, which features his commentaries and telling, public relations and social media content produc- interviews on issues affecting public and non-profit media. tion and management. She joined Grady College’s external relations team in 2014 as a public relations specialist. Prior Denton Redmond, Cedar Shoals High School, is a senior to UGA, she was a digital news editor and also worked in and BluePrints Magazine Sports Editor. He is in his sec- regional radio as a news director. She is a UGA alumna. ond season as a play-by-play announcer for the WJAG-TV Sports live broadcast team. Lauren (Morgan) Patrick graduated from UGA’s Grady College of Journalism & Mass Communication in 2007 Prof. Sabriya Rice has more than 15 years of experience where she served as Editor-in-Chief of The Red & Black. working as a health and medical journalist at some of the After UGA, she worked in print for The Gwinnett Daily nation’s top news organizations. She now directs a profes- Post, JEZEBEL, and AutoTrader magazines before pivoting sional master’s degree program that prepares students to to digital when she launched PrettySouthern.com. Since cover health and medicine, and helps them to get hands-on 2011, Lauren has been making waves in Atlanta’s market- experience creating digital content for Grady’s news services ing technology scene running Pretty Southern plus growth as well as for professional media organizations. marketing for tech startups. She serves as an advisor for The Atlanta Tech Village and recently came on board as head of Natalie Ripps is a junior at Clarke Central High School and marketing at Motivo (wearemotivo.com). Follow Lauren on the variety editor for the ODYSSEY Media group. Ripps social media @pretty_southern. previously attended GSPA and SIPA conferences. Presenters

Lilli Sams is a junior and the Social Media Coordinator for Prof. Joseph Watson, Jr. is the inaugural Carolyn Caudell the ODYSSEY Media Group at Clarke Central High School Tieger Professor of Public Affairs Communications at in Athens, Georgia. Sams enjoys playing soccer, running, Grady College. In this role, Watson oversees the first creating art and spending time with loved ones. program in the nation to provide students with practical training in the strategy and practice of public affairs com- Krista Shumaker is a junior at Clarke Central High School munications focused on public policy and politics. Watson in Athens, Georgia. She serves as the photography editor brings 20 years of experience in public affairs, campaigns for the ODYSSEY Media Group. Shumaker has attended and communications. conferences such as GSPA and SIPA. Julie Weeks, CJE, is a publishing representative at Wals- Georgia Blue Simmons is a senior at Clarke Central High worth Yearbooks. Weeks spent ten years advising school School in Athens, Georgia and serves as the Visuals Direc- newspapers, yearbooks, literary magazines and news broad- tor for the iliad Literary-Art Magazine. She strives to solicit casts. Her staffs earned top GSPA awards in three of the and display artwork from students across Clarke Central. four areas for their divisions as well as national recognition from a variety of student journalism organizations. For the Alex Soto, Cedar Shoals High School, is a broadcast pro- past 18 years, she has served as a publishing representative ducer for WJAG-TV News. He operates the graphics for the assisting schools in the creation of their yearbooks. She WJAG-TV Sports live broadcasts. earned Certified Journalism Educator status as a class- room teacher and still enjoys teaching and coaching staffs Dr. Welch Suggs, Jr., is an associate professor at UGA in design, feature writing, photography and marketing. A Grady College. Previously, he had careers as a journalist, as graduate of UGA who loves reasons to visit the campus, a policy advocate, and as a university administrator. Suggs Weeks has been involved as an adviser or presenter at GSPA reported for Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal and the for nearly three decades. Chronicle of Higher Education among other publications before coming to UGA, where he earned his Ph.D. in higher Wendy Welch began her career with Lifetouch in 2008 as a education policy from the Institute of Higher Education. sports and portrait photographer. For the past nine years, Suggs moved to the Grady faculty in 2011, and is associate she has enjoyed assisting schools with telling their unique director of the Grady Sports Media program. story through photography and one of a kind yearbook publications. Prior to joining Lifetouch, Wendy was a tech- Sharon Swanepoel is Co-Publisher/Editor of Monroe Local nical support specialist with GeekSquad and has two Lean/ News and Loganville Local News. She is also Publisher/Edi- Six Sigma certifications focusing on project management. tor at Walton Living Magazine. Swanepoel began her career Her technical expertise has been a great asset to yearbook in journalism in 1995 as a freelance writer for the Walton advisers and students who work with multiple software Tribune. She expanded that to include the Gwinnett Daily programs across several platforms. Post in 1997 and in 2001 she joined the Gwinnett Daily Post newsroom as a staff writer/editorial assistant. Swanepoel Natalie White is a self-professed nerdy adventurer. Having helped launch the Loganville Tribune in 2005, moving to begun her teaching career provisionally, her whimsical spin The Walton Tribune in 2010. on education not only produced academic results but noto- riety for her school, county, and for Hall County. Under her Megan Volpert is the adviser for Roswell High School’s advisement, her yearbook staffs were awarded more than news site, The Sting. She has been teaching in Fulton thirty journalism accolades and honors. She was eventually County for 14 years and was Roswell’s Teacher of the Year in promoted to program director for the gifted school-within- 2014. Volpert is also a professional journalist. She writes for the-school. After ten years as an educator, White took her PopMatters and is the author of many books on pop culture, love of yearbook one step further and joined Herff Jones including two Lambda Literary Award finalists, a Georgia Yearbooks as the Northeast Georgia Partner. She is still Author of the Year finalist, and an American Library Asso- an educator, working inside classrooms all over northeast ciation honoree. Georgia teaching writing, design and photography; mentor- ing advisers with her own personal experience; and encour- Charlie Vu is a fourth year UGA graphic design major from aging pride and school culture. Danielsville, Georgia. He is the art director for Pandora. Where to eat: Counter service

Downtown Athens Counter Service Restaurants Plenty of counter service options just steps from The Classic Center and downtown hotels. You Are Here 1 Athens CVB & Classic Center

Counter Service 2 1000 Faces Coffee

3 Arden's Garden

4 Athens Bagel Company 19 2 5 Barberito's Southwestern Grille & Cantina - Downtown

6 Ben & Jerry's Scoop Shop

7 Chick-fil-A Downtown

8 Cinnaholic

9 D.P. Dough

10 Dawg Gone Good BBQ 1

11 Eddie's Calzones

12 Frutta Bowls 10 13 Fuzzy's Taco Shop

14 Georgia Theatre Rooftop 4

15 Gigi's Cupcakes 29 16 Gyro Wrap 5 26 11 13 17 Insomnia Cookies 17 28 24 3 18 Jittery Joe's - Downtown 14 21 31 19 Lindsey's Culinary Market 27 18 6 25 23 30 20 Little Italy 22 16 7 20 21 Pita Pit 8 12 22 Pouch Savory World of Pies 9 23 Starbucks 15

24 Subway- Downtown

25 Taco Stand - Downtown See Full Size 26 Ted's Most Best

27 Walker's Coffee & Pub

28 Wing Zone

29 Zaxby's - Downtown

30 Zombie Coffee and Donuts

31 Wings Over Athens goo.gl/WQqF5q Leaflet Where to eat: Table service

Downtown Athens Counter Service Restaurants Plenty of counter service options just steps from The CDowntownlassic Center and Athensdowntown h oTteablels. Service Restaurants You Are Here 1 AthensD CinVinBg d&i sCcolavsesriiecs C aeren tjuesrt steps away from The Classic Center and downtown hotels. Counter Service You Are Here 2 1000 Faces Coffee 1 Athens CVB & Classic Center 3 Arden's Garden Table Service 4 Athens Bagel Company 19 2 Amici Italian Cafe 2 5 Barberito's Southwestern Grille & Cantina 3 Athens Wok - Downtown 4 Blind Pig Tavern - Downtown 6 Ben & Jerry's Scoop Shop 5 Clarke's Standard 7 Chick-fil-A Downtown 6 Clocked! 1 8 Cinnaholic 7 DePalma's Italian Cafe - Downtown 9 D.P. Dough 8 Dolce Vita Trattoria Italiana 10 Dawg Gone Good BBQ 1 9 Five Bar 22 11 Eddie's Calzones 10 The Globe 17 12 Frutta Bowls 10 11 The Grill 4 13 Fuzzy's Taco Shop 12 Iron Factory 3 14 Georgia Theatre Rooftop 4 13 Last Resort Grill 29 15 Gigi's Cupcakes 2 14 Mayflower Restaurant 25 29 16 Gyro Wrap 5 26 11 15 Mellow Mushroom 13 27 17 Insomnia Cookies 17 12 28 24 1253 16 Mother Pho 5 3 18 Jittery Joe's - Downtown 14 20 21 31 17 The National 28 8 19 Lindsey's Culinary Market 26 27 18 7 6 6 25 11 13 23 18 Pauley's Original Crepe Bar 18 30 20 Little Italy 22 7 9 10 16 19 19 The Place 20 21 Pita Pit 1614 8 24 12 20 Porterhouse Grill 22 Pouch Savory World of Pies 9 Starbuc2k1s Shokitini 23 15 21 24 Subway2-2 DSoowunthto Kwitnchen + Bar

25 Taco St2a3ndT a- qDuoewrian Ttoswunnami See Full Size 26 Ted's M2o4stT Bheasi St poon 25 The Rook and Pawn 27 Walker's Coffee & Pub See Full Size 28 Wing Z2o6neTrappeze Pub

29 Zaxby's2 7- DUotwagnet:o Awtnhens Sushi Bar

30 Zombie2 C8 oWffeaeffl ea nHdo uDsoen -u Dtsowntown

31 Wings O29veTr hAet hWeonrsld Famous goo.gl/WQqF5q Leaflet

goo.gl/dJXkmw Leaflet

Set sail for your media career at Piedmont College Your media career doesn’t have to end in high school! Be the next editor for our award-winning newspaper, yearbook, literary magazine, radio station or broadcast channel, while earning your degree in mass communications or sports communications. Schedule a visit to our beautiful campus in the foothills of the North Georgia mountains at www.piedmont.edu or email [email protected].

Let SNO worry about hosting and security while Be a News herO you save the world. Teach Them how to investigate, • affordable, adaptable Websites for high School report, & Post. Journalism Programs (We’ll Host). • heroic Tech Support • invincible Security • rock-Solid hosting • Mighty Mobile apps The FuTure www.snosites.com iS iN YOur The POWer haNdS. of the Press.

[email protected] | 855-543-9766 GSPA appreciates the generous support of the following sponsors: Thank you GSPA appreciates the generous support of the following sponsors:

Special Thanks: GSPA Student Advisory Board GSPA Advisory Board Lexie Little, GSPA Graduate Assistant The Grady College Ambassadors Grady College External Relations