J-Week 2010 Radio Track

THURSDAY, May 6 – APTI

Conference Room, APTI Building, 3877 University Drive
8:30 a.m.: Light breakfast and introductions.

9-10:15 a.m.: Making basic stories more interesting, with NPR’s Tom Goldman: How to find the human elements, real-world impacts and other aspects of otherwise dry topics.

10:30-11:45 a.m.: Concise radio reporting, with Northwest News Network’s Tom Banse: Identifying the most important elements of a story amongst a myriad of possibilities. How to stay on track, avoid tangents and identify which audio to use. (Bring a script to edit.)

Noon-1:15 p.m. Lunch group listening session, with NNN’s Tom Banse and NPR’s Tom Goldman: Our guest trainers play and discuss reports that serve as examples of new, different or just plain great radio news approaches.

1:30-2:30 p.m.: Sweeten the sound, with APRN’s Dave Waldron: Audio processing with Adobe Audition and CoolEdit, plus how to get better sound in the first place, including phone audio.

2:45-4 p.m.: APRN in the present and future, with APRN’s Lori Townsend: What’s happening with the network, what it can do to better support station news staff, and what station news staff can do better to help APRN. Also, plans for series or other group projects.

4-5:30 p.m.: Listening session #1: One-on-one coaching (sign up early) sessions with NPR’s Tom Goldman, NNN’s Tom Banse, CoastAlaska’s Ed Schoenfeld, KTOO’s Rosemarie Alexander or APRN’s Dave Donaldson. Those not in individual sessions can be part of a group listening session. Bring scripts and reports for feedback.

FRIDAY, May 7 at APTI

8:30 a.m.: Light breakfast and introductions.

9-9:50 a.m.: Multimedia options for small radio stations, moderated by APRN’s Annie Feidt: What works best to enhance online coverage. With Annie Feidt on video, KMXT’s Jay Barrett on posting scripts and Ed Schoenfeld on links, photos and extra audio.

10-10:50 a.m.: The ethics and practice of editing audio, with CoastAlaska’s Ed Schoenfeld: How and when to make actualities shorter and more concise. Keeping context and the speaker’s voice while editing to make it easier for the listener to hear and understand.

11 a.m.-noon: Listening session #2: One-on-one coaching (sign up early) sessions with Tom Goldman, Tom Banse, Ed Schoenfeld, Annie Feidt, Lori Townsend or Rosemarie Alexander. Those not in individual sessions can be part of a group listening session. Bring scripts and reports for feedback.

11 a.m.-noon: Covering the Capitol, with APRN’s Dave Donaldson: Tips and tools for covering local or regional issues in the Legislature and the Capitol from your location station.

FRIDAY, May 7 afteroon – Radio track moves to UAA

Move to University of Alaska Lee Gorsuch Commons, 3700 Sharon Gagnon Lane, west of Elmore Road between Tudor Road and Providence Drive.

1:30-2:50 p.m.: Making local sports more interesting, with NPR’s Tom Goldman: Moving beyond scores and coach interviews. Using but not overusing sound. Bringing a broader approach to sports reporting.

3-4:20 p.m.: On the road again panel, moderated by CoastAlaska’s Ed Schoenfeld: Reporting from communities you don’t know well without falling into the traps of parachute journalism. How to plan and explain your role to people who don’t understand how news media works. With Northwest News Network’s Tom Banse and APRN’s Annie Feidt.

SATURDAY – Radio track continues at UAA

Saturday, May 8, University of Alaska Gorsuch Commons, Sharon Gagnon Lane

Noon: Native issues panel, moderated by APRN’s Lori Townsend: Three panelists to be announced.