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
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Subject: [Wikinews-l] [Fwd: Fwd: Deadline near for Best Practices: Editorial
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Subject: Fwd: Deadline near for Best Practices: Editorial and
Commentary in Cyberspace seminar
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:30:25 -0800
From: Sue Gardner
To: Sue Gardner <sgardner(a)wikimedia.org>
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From: *Vikki Porter* <kdmcinfo(a)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.
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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(a)usc.edu
<mailto:vporter@usc.edu>, 213-437-4417 or Sophie Lafferty at
slaffert(a)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(a)usc.edu <mailto:vporter@usc.edu>
www.KnightDigitalMediaCenter.org <http://www.KnightDigitalMediaCenter.org>
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