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| FRIDAY MAY 23 | ||||||||||
| 8:00-9:00 | REGISTRATION OPEN | |||||||||
| 9:00-9:15 | INTRODUCTIONS/WELCOME | |||||||||
| 9:15-10:45 | British Columbia/Alberta | Leduc | Yukon | Turner Valley | ||||||
Protecting Sources MPBQ MP Serge Menard Discusses his bill that would give protection in law for journalists'sources. Does it go far enough? Bill-C426 has passed 2nd reading |
Responsible Journalism and Defamation Legal seminar by media lawyer Matt Woodley |
Gold in Cyberspace Harness the power of the internet to discover value By CBC investigative Reporter David McKie |
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| 10:45-11:00 | Coffee Break - Sponsored by the Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association | |||||||||
| 11:00-12:30 | Chairman | Leduc | Yukon | Off-Site | Off-Site | |||||
Travel Writing The secrets of being a great travel writer By Sun Media travel columnist Doug English |
Blogs Gone Wild How to have a riveting blog. By Canoe.ca Assistant Managing Editor David Newland |
Gold in Cyberspace Harness the power of the internet to discover value By CBC investigative Reporter David McKie |
Time to go Pro Panel Is it time journalists were professionally certified? By Allan Bass & Nick Russell |
Computer-Assisted Reporting - Excel I By CBC's David McKie and CAR expert Fred Valance-Jones |
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| 12:30-2:00 | CAJ/CIDA FELLOWSHIP LUNCH -Devonian Room | |||||||||
| 2:00-3:30 | Chairman | Leduc | Yukon | Turner Valley | Off-Site | |||||
| From Press Release to Pulitzer Cecil Rosner How to pick out the threads of a great story in the most mundane assignment To be repeated |
It's a VJ World Scott Rensberger How to tell a memorable,character-driven story when your main pieces of equipment are aA digi-cam and a laptop. |
Crime and Punishment Bruce Owen and Mike McIntyre These two takes you behind the police tape to explain how to crack the crime beat. To be repeated |
Writing Excellence Judy Monchuk, former writer-editor from The Canadian Press tells you how to may your work sing. |
Computer-Assisted Reporting - Excel I By CBC's David McKie and CAR expert Fred Valance-Jones |
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| 3:30-3:45 | Coffee Break | |||||||||
| 3:45-5:15 | Chairman | Leduc | Yukon | Turner Valley | ||||||
| From Press Release to Pulitzer Cecil Rosner How to pick out the threads of a great story in the most mundane assignment To be repeated |
You don't suck at Math Prof. Kelly Toughill Find stories buried in Columns of figures from budgets, polls etc. To be repeated **Limited enrolment |
Dodging Bullets Dealing with publication bans, search warrants, etc. By media lawyer Fred Kozak |
Blogs Gone Wild David Newland Repeat |
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| 7:00 p.m. | Metro Billiards 10250 106 St. Meet and Greet Sponsored by City of Edmonton | |||||||||
| SATURDAY, MAY 24, 2008 | ||||||||||
| 9:30-11:00 | Athabasca | Leduc | Strathcona | Turner Valley | ||||||
| Engage! Using Social Media (Facebook etc.) to involve your audience By Author and social Media consultant Gene Smith |
Crime and Punishment Bruce Owen and Mike McIntyre Repeat |
It's a VJ World Scott Rensberger How to tell a memorable,character-driven story when your main pieces of equipment are aA digi-cam and a laptop. |
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| 10:30-10:45 | Coffee Break - Sponsored by APTN, Aboriginal Peoples Television Network | |||||||||
| 10:45-12:15 | Athabasca | Leduc | Strathcona | Turner Valley | ||||||
| Engage! Using Social Media (Facebook etc.) to involve your audience By Author and social Media consultant Gene Smith |
Talk Radio Panel Is it journalism or entertainment? Dave Rutherford, John Gormley,Ron Wilson |
Time to go Pro (Panel) Is it time journalists were professionally certified? By Allan Bass & Nick Russell |
Celebrity Journalism Presentation by Leslie Miller Reporter-anchor ABCTV Los Angeles |
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| 12:30-2:00 | KATHY GANNON KEYNOTE LUNCH - Sponsored by CBC News | Devonian | ||||||||
| 2:00-3:30 | Athabasca | Leduc | Strathcona | Turner Valley | Off-Site | |||||
| Narragative Writing Investigative reporting techniques By Toronto Star's Robert Cribb |
Human
Rights Commissions Panel Liberal MP Keith Martin and CHRC's Ian Fine and Ezra Levant |
Human
Rights Commissions Panel Liberal MP Keith Martin and CHRC's Ian Fine and Ezra Levant |
Blogs Gone Wild David Newland Repeat |
Computer-Assisted Reporting - Excel II David McKie & Fred Vallance-Jones |
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| 3:30-3:45 | Coffee Break | |||||||||
| 3:45-5:15 | Athabasca | Leduc | Strathcona | Turner Valley | Off-Site | |||||
| Don't Fear the Blackberry Edmonton Journal's Allan Mayor, Edmonton Sun's Tom Braid,The Canadian Press's Heather Boyd and Bob Weber. Moderator: Paul Mennier Citytv anchor/content manager |
Celebrity Journalism Leslie Miller Repeat |
Writing Excellence Judy Monchuk Repeated |
You don't suck at Math Kelly Toughill Repeated |
Computer-Assisted Reporting - Excel II By CBC's David McKie and CAR expert Fred Valance-Jones |
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| END OF DAY | ||||||||||
| 6:00-7:00 | CASH BAR - RECEPTION PRIOR TO CAJ AWARDS GALA | |||||||||
| 7:00-9:30 | CAJ AWARDS GALA EVENING DINNER (BC/AB/Yukon) with Victoria B.C. Jazz singer Maria Manna performing live. | |||||||||
| 9:30-11:00 | City of Edmonton and partners hospitality suite at the Westin Hotel | |||||||||
| SUNDAY MAY 25 | ||||||||||
| 9:30-11:00 | Leduc | Turner Valley | Consulate | Chancellor | ||||||
| Never Mind the All Inclusive The secrets of being a great travel writer By Sun Media travel columnist Doug English |
Get your stuff published How to become a successful author By author/speaker Kelly Keehn |
Getting Kicked While You are Down – The Truth about Citizen Generated News The future of blogs and how the news industry is changing. Rachel Nixon, global news director of NowPublic.com |
Narragative Writing Robert Cribb Repeated |
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| 11:00-11:15 | Coffee Break - Sponsored by The Toronto Star | |||||||||
| 11:30 | KEYNOTE - DAPHNE BRAMHAM - Sponsored by CanWest News Service | Manitoba/Saskatchewan | ||||||||
| 1:15-2:00 | CAJ Annual General Meeting | location TBD | ||||||||