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Wednesday, April 20
3-6 Registration
5:30-6:30 pm – Worship
6:30-7:30 – Opening Reception
Thursday, April 21
8:00-9:15 am Breakfast
8:30-8:50 am – Morning worship
9:15-10:30 – Workshops
10:30-10:45 – Coffee break
10:45-noon – Workshops
12:15 – 1:45 pm – Lunch & keynote
2:00 – 3:00 pm – Panel (Race, Religion, & the Media)
3:15 – 4:00 pm – Table discussions
4:15 – 5:15 – Business meeting
Evening – free time
Friday, April 22
8:00-9:15 am Breakfast
8:30-8:50 am – Morning worship
9:15-10:30 – Workshops
10:30-10:45 – Coffee break
10:45-noon – Workshops
12:15 – 1:45 pm – Lunch & keynote (Grant Wacker)
Afternoon – free time
6:30 – 7:00 pm – Awards Reception
7:00-10:00 pm – Awards Dinner
WORKSHOPS: (Subject to change)
Thursday, April 21, 9:15 – 10:30 a.m.
Workshop 1 – Editorial Track: Matt Franck (St. Louis Dispatch) Enterprise Journalism – Going After a Story
Workshop 2 – Editorial: Grant Wacker and Jay Blossom
Workshop 3 – Barry Hill: Digital Engagement and Marketing
Thursday, 10:45 a.m. – Noon
Workshop 4 – Prof. Sandra Davidson: The Internet, Advertising and the Law
Workshop 5 – Prof. Mark Horvit: Investigative Journalism
Workshop 6 – Vicki Biggs: How to Build Your Social Media Profile
Thursday, 12:15 – 1:45 p.m.
Luncheon Keynote: Lisa Sharon Harper, Shalom
2 – 3:15 p.m. Panel Discussion: Race, Religion, and the Media
- Leah Gunning Francis, Author, Eden Seminary Prof.
- The Rev. Starsky Wilson, Pastor, Co-chair of the Ferguson Commission
Friday, April 22, 9:15 – 10:30 a.m.
Workshop 7 – Advertising: Kevin Shanley: The Internet, Advertising, and the Law
Workshop 8 – Social Media — Angelea Taipe Brown: How to Build Your Social Media Profile
Workshop 9 – Marketing (Repeat): Barry Hill: How to Get New Advertisers
Friday, April 22, 10:45 – Noon
Workshop 10 – Design: Toky Brand & Design — Do’s and Dont’s of Good Web Design
Workshop 11 – Angelea Taipe Brown: Integrating Social Media With Your Online Publication
Workshop 12 – Marketing: Atomic Dust — Strengthening Your Brand
12:15 – 1:45 p.m. Lunch keynote: Grant Wacker