Taking It to the Net
A hat trick of workshops for do-it-yourself journalists. Learn how to use blogs, podcasts and YouTube to get your opinions out there.
Join us for three dynamic workshops—all in one day!
Hosted by Geist magazine and the SFU Writing and Publishing Program.
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Listel Hotel, 1300 Robson Street, Vancouver
9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
$99 per person (includes a subscription to Geist magazine)
Online registration is now CLOSED
But a few spots are still open. Please arrive early to pay at the door.
In our noisy, rapidly changing world it can seem as if one person’s opinion doesn’t count, but the growth of citizen journalism and participatory media tell us otherwise. Join Geist magazine and the SFU Writing and Publishing Program for a day of three dynamic workshops and learn how to harness the power of the Internet to make yourself heard — and make a difference.
Workshop Details:9:30 – 10 Introduction by John Maxwell
10 – 12 Who cares?
Journalist Shannon Rupp introduces tricks of the trade for engaging your audience. Techniques bloggers can learn from reporters. Opinion writing that provokes readers, not lawyers. Shannon will also help you focus your ideas so come ready to brainstorm.
12 – 1 Lunch
1 – 2:30 Making Connections
Not sure what’s already out there? Alexandra Samuel, CEO of Social Signal, will introduce you to pre-existing groups and offer advice on how to navigate and participate in the existing world of online activism.
2:30 – 4 Say It Yourself
In the final session, Gary Shilling will take our workshop to the net, literally. Bring your laptops, cameras, video cameras, cell phones (whatever!) and Gary will assist you to set up a blog, make a short video for YouTube or make your first podcast.
Faculty
John Maxwell has been involved in the Internet and online publishing since the early 1990s. He was a Web-entrepreneur with Knossopolis Media, one of Canada’s earliest web design collectives and was a researcher and instructional media producer at the Open Learning Agency. John is as an Assistant Professor at SFU’s Master of Publishing Program. One of his current research interests is the impact of digital technology in the cultural sector.
Shannon Rupp is an independent journalist based in Vancouver. She has written for a wide range of magazines and newspapers including the Globe and Mail, the Ottawa Citizen, Saturday Night, the Georgia Straight and The Tyee. You can read some of her articles here, here and here.
Alexandra Samuel is the CEO of Social Signal, which builds online communities for nonprofit, government and business clients. She has spent years consulting, researching and writing on web communities and civic participation by harnessing the latest generation of online tools, like blogging, social bookmarking and RSS.
Gary Shilling is a graphics savant with a lifetime of experience in print and digital media. Over the course of his career, he has been an art publisher, installed one of the first digital typesetting systems in Canada and provided creative solutions to some of the leading Canadian high-tech companies. He currently consults in graphic design as Gary Graphic in Vancouver.
Online registration is now CLOSED
But a few spots are still open. Please arrive early to pay at the door.
