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2006 Arizona Press Club Fall Workshop, co-sponsored by the NAU School of Communication
 

Please join the Arizona Press Club and Northern Arizona University under the cool pines of Flagstaff for a special training workshop devoted to print journalists including reporters, photographers and design editors. This daylong event will feature top award-winning working journalists from Phoenix and Tucson explaining the secrets of our craft, at no cost to you!

When: 10 a.m. To 4 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 28, at the NAU School of Communication, followed by the best happy hour in northern Arizona at 5 p.m. Zane Grey ballroom, Hotel Weatherford.
Where: School of Communication (Bldg. 16), Northern Arizona University Campus, view campus map here
Cost: Free
Getting there: From the south. Interstate 17 becomes Milton Road heading north into Flagstaff. At the second light, University Drive, turn right (east), which will lead you onto the NAU campus. Turn left at light onto Knoles Drive. Head north, through two stop signs. The School of Communication will be on your right (east side of street). A parking lot is available on your left (west side of street). A warning, there’s lots of construction going at NAU, so much of the north campus is closed to thru-traffic. Accessing the campus via University to Knoles is your best bet.

RSVP: To help us gauge the number of attendees, please RSVP to Laura Clymer at lclymer@azdailysun.comby Oct. 26. Thanks.
 

SCHEDULE
10 a.m. — Good morning and welcome. Nametags, coffee and donuts.

10:15 a.m. — 11:30 a.m.: Open Meetings/Open Records. What is the public entitled to regarding public record? We’ll get a public records update about the law and what it provides by SPJ Past President Mark Scarp, and take a look a recent case study: Arizona Daily Sun versus the city of Williams with Arizona Daily Sun Editor Randy Wilson and Arizona Daily Sun reporter Larry Hendricks. The Arizona Daily Sun received first place in the 2005 Arizona APME contest for its coverage of the force-out of the Williams police chief.

11:30 a.m. — 1 p.m.: Lunch break — on your own. University Union on campus is a short walk from the School of Communication building and has several food options. Also close by are several restaurants including: Oregano’s, Crystal Creek Sandwich Company and Beaver Street Brewery.
(The Arizona Press Club board will meet)

 1 p.m. — 1:55 p.m.: Breakout sessions

Writing workshop: ‘I Dunnit’ — Investigative reporting by Paul Rubin, reporter, Phoenix New Times and 2005 Arizona Press Club Virg Hill “Journalist of  the Year.” Rubin will dissect for attendees how he wrote his story about a false murder confession by a Kentucky inmate. Journalists planning to attend this session are encouraged to read Rubin’s article prior to attending. It is available here:

http://phoenixnewtimes.com/Issues/2006-09-21/news/feature.html

Photojournalism workshop: How to approach the photo story, plus tips for improving your photos. Pat Shannahan, staff photojournalist, The Arizona Republic. Pat was the Press Club’s 2005 first runner-up for Photographer of the Year. Previously, he was named Photographer of the Year in 2004 and 2001.

SPECIAL 2-HOUR WORKSHOP Computer-assisted reporting with Steve Doig, Arizona State University, 1-3 p.m.
Steve is the Knight Chair in Journalism at ASU and has participated in numerous, award-winning computer-assisted reporting projects, including the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service, 1993

2 p.m. — 2:55 p.m.: Breakout sessions
Editorial writing: Making your point. Le Templar, Opinion page editor East Valley Tribune, and Mark Scarp, local news columnist and editorial writer for the East Valley & Scottsdale Tribune.
Writing workshop: Feel the Beat. How to develop a beat. Stephanie Innes, Arizona Daily Star. Innes, who got her start right here in Flagstaff at the Arizona Daily Sun, created her most recent assignment as Faith and Values reporter for the Arizona Daily Star. She’s won numerous statewide and regional awards for beat reporting, religion reporting and investigative reporting.

3 p.m. — 3:55 p.m.: Breakout sessions
Writing workshop: Beyond the inverted pyramid — how to organize the “big” or enterprise stories. Patti Epler, East Valley Editor, East Valley Tribune and Reporter Craig Anderson. Epler and Anderson will talk about a recent project that generating plenty of award buzz for its reporting, editing and presentation.
Design workshop: How to make your paper look like a million bucks, without costing a million bucks.
 
5 p.m. Portfolio review and “The Best Happy Hour in Northern Arizona” Zane Grey Ballroom at Hotel Weatherford, 23 N. Leroux St. (at the corner of Leroux St. and Aspen Ave. in historic downtown Flag). No-host happy hour, the first round of appetizers is on the Arizona Press Club.