Instructors: Elizabeth Smith, Victoria St. Martin & Chris Whitley
Reporting schedule
All times Eastern.
Monday, July 19, 2021
3 p.m. ET
Opening, introductions, a look at week ahead, goals to achieve
3:30 p.m.
Why is reporting important? Why is ethical reporting important?
Guest speaker: Arelis Hernández, The Washington Post (if not on deadline)
4 p.m.
Story ideas: How to find better stories
4:30 p.m.
Interviewing, sourcing, social media
5 p.m.
Assignment: Come up with full story pitch complete with sources
7 p.m.
Group brainstorming session
Tuesday, July 20, 2021
3 p.m. ET
Guest speaker, Kimbriell Kelly, Los Angeles Times
4 p.m.
Media law: libel, privacy, fair use
5 p.m.
Assignment: Spend some time interviewing, researching and gathering material for story pitch
7 p.m.
Report back progress, group discussion
Wednesday, July 21, 2021
3 p.m. ET
Empathy and journalism, with mindfulness exercise
4 p.m.
Story structure: news, feature
5 p.m.
Assignment: Start writing story pitch
Thursday, July 22, 2021
3 p.m. ET
Self-editing, rewriting
4 p.m.
Go over story pitches, give feedback
4:30 p.m.
Guest speaker: Ted Kim, The New York Times
6 p.m.
Celebration: perhaps graduation ceremony?
Schedules
Week One
Audience engagement
Business advisers
Design/redesign
Digital storytelling
Managing all digital
Photojournalism
Recruitment/retention/training
Reporting
Student business managers
Video production
Week Two
Ad rep bootcamp
Commentary: editorials & opinions
Organizational leadership
Newsletters
Podcasting & audio
Social justice & inclusive reporting
Sports
Yearbooks & feature magazines
