This is too far and too expensive for me to get to; do we have *anybody* who could go? I'd be happy to help work on presentation materials and the like but the key thing is can we get represented?
We've just been Digg'd and Slashdotted for our story on the "Anonymous" attack on CoS websites. The key thing I note in all the coverage is that we're treated no differently than if a link to BBC News Online had been posted. Combine this with things like David Shankbone's interviews and you could say "Wikinews has arrived". Who can go and deliver this message?
Brian McNeil
-----Original Message----- From: wikinews-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:wikinews-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Sue Gardner Sent: 24 January 2008 20:31 To: Wikinews mailing list Subject: [Wikinews-l] [Fwd: Fwd: Deadline near for Best Practices: Editorial and Commentary in Cyberspace seminar]
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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: *Vikki Porter* <kdmcinfo@usc.edu mailto:kdmcinfo@usc.edu> Date: 23 Jan 2008 16:27 Subject: Deadline near for Best Practices: Editorial and Commentary in Cyberspace seminar To:
Excuse cross posts. Please pass this announcement on to interested colleagues. Thanks so much. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------
Best Practices: Editorial and Commentary in Cyberspace March 2-5, 2008 Los Angeles, CA hosted by the Knight Digital Media Center USC Annenberg School for Communication in partnership with The National Conference of Editorial Writers
APPLICATION DEADLINE: FEB. 1, 2008
Fellowship applications are now being taken for this special seminar in which the National Conference of Editorial Writers joins with the Knight Digital Media Center to explore interactive models for community opinion.. Participating journalists will seek to identify models for online commentary and opinion that promote civic engagement. The conference will be held at the Knight Digital Media Center, USC Annenberg School for Communication, Los Angeles, CA.
Up to 24 fellows will be selected, representing editorial writers and editors, especially NCEW members, who are working in online platforms. Among the topics to be covered are:
. A New Role? The role of a news organization`s commentary and opinion in a digital world. . Tools of Engagement. Exploration of technology used by news organizations to engage with audience. . Models for Engagement. Best strategies for exploring community issues. . Best Practices. Defining guiding principles for news organizations. . Covering communities of difference. Identifying and providing access to under-served communities.
WHO SHOULD APPLY: Editorial editors/writers, producers working in online news environments.
WHAT`S INCLUDED: Lodging, meals, instruction and resource materials are included in the fellowship. Participants are responsible for their travel and incidental costs.
HOW TO APPLY: All application materials must be filled out online. Go to http://www.knightdigitalmediacenter.org/seminars/online_application/ http://www.knightdigitalmediacenter.org/seminars/online_application/
Workshops are residential and fellows are expected to attend all seminar sessions as well as other related activities, stay in the host hotel and participate in organized meals with other fellows. As part of the application process, fellows agree to share the knowledge they gain from the seminar with colleagues at their news organizations in a form that is most suitable to the subject matter and the organization`s needs.
COMMITMENT TO ACTION: We want to make sure the fellows we select will make a difference when they return to their newsroom. In addition to passing along training, we would like you and your supervisor to develop an action plan for putting what you learn to work for the benefit of your news organization. Plans must be submitted to KDMC@USC within 30 days after you return home.
QUESTIONS? Contact Vikki Porter at vporter@usc.edu mailto:vporter@usc.edu, 213-437-4417 or Sophie Lafferty at slaffert@usc.edu mailto:slaffert@usc.edu, 213-437-4416.
The Knight Digital Media Center is a partnership of the USC Annenberg School for Communication and the University of California Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. -- Vikki Porter Director Knight Digital Media Center USC Annenberg School for Communication One California Plaza 300 South Grand Avenue, Suite 3950 Los Angeles, CA 90071 Tele: 213-437-4417 Fax: 213-437-4424 Email: vporter@usc.edu mailto:vporter@usc.edu www.KnightDigitalMediaCenter.org http://www.KnightDigitalMediaCenter.org
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