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2008 GPA Education Schedule For more information or questions, please contact: Ashley Holt or call 770-454-6776 Registration fee includes lunch, drinks and snacks. Payment is due upon receipt of invoice.GPA is committed to providing high-quality, affordable professional training. ALL SEMINARS BEGIN AT 10 A.M. AND LAST UNTIL 3 P.M. COST: $40.00 (per GPA member) TO ATTEND. Back to the Basics: News & Editorial Thursday, May 8, 2008 Location: The Macon Telegraph Instructor(s): Jack Smith, J. Smith Consulting, LLC This session is designed for beginning reporters and other news staffers who may not have had much formal journalism training or just need a refresher course. Topics include the importance of accuracy, clarity and integrity in every news story; news story basics; the difference between straight news and the narrative approach and when to use them; writing leads with punch; writing for the readers and not sources; feature-writing basics; covering your beat; basic interviewing techniques; going beyond the ordinary coverage of your community and how to identify and write "water cooler" stories readers will talk about.  Blogging (Blogging: n. A Web log v. blogged, blog * ing, blogs To write entries in, add material to, or maintain a Web log.) Thursday, June 26, 2008 Location: Georgia Press Association Conference Center, Atlanta Instructor(s): Jim Wooten, Associate Editorial Page Editor, Atlanta Journal-Constitution & Walter Geiger, Publisher/Editor, The Herald-Gazette, Barnesville As channels of communication change daily, new forms of media are constantly popping up. Get tips on successfully starting and managing a blog. Narrative Writing Thursday, September 18, 2008 Location: The Macon Telegraph Instructor(s): Charles Richardson, Editorial Page Editor, The Macon Telegraph Get advice on characterization, setting, theme, conflict, point of view, sequencing and transitions. Bring past experiences and stories for examples to use during class. Newspaper Layout & Design Thursday, October 2, 2008 Location: The Macon Telegraph Instructor(s): Anita Sue Hagin, AME for Presentation & Features, Savannah Morning News How can you make your newspaper's pages more appealing? This session will walk you through the basics and introduce innovative approaches to layout and design to make your paper's pages come alive. For onsite technology training, please contact Mike Freyberger or read more about GPA Technology Onsite Training DIRECTIONS TO THE TELEGRAPH The Telegraph 120 Broadway Macon GA (478) 744-4200 Directions: Take I-75 to I-16 East or I-95 to I-16 Exit at the Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. (Exit 2) Go right at the light. At the next light, Riverside Dr., take a right. Go left on Broadway and park in the lot across from the main entrance to The Telegrpah offices. |
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