If you are on the fence about traveling to Fort Collins for the Oct. 9 J-Day state conference, check out this list of speakers and sessions. The challenge is finding ways to get to everything you want to see and hear. Watch for the final session schedule, coming soon.
Deadline to register for J-Day is Oct. 1, so don’t delay in making your plans.
Broadcast/Video
Jeremy Jojola, 9News – investigative reporting
Cory Morlock, ASD20 & Adam Dawkins, Regis Jesuit – sequence of three sessions on getting started in broadcast
Paul Daugherty, CU-Boulder – ADVISERS: getting into video
Scott Melanson, DCSD and Jim McClurg, Rock Canyon HS – making videos that don’t suck
Jeff Browne and Amanda McManus, CU-Boulder – ADVISERS: moving online is EZ
Web, Tech & Social Media
Scott Trudeau, Adobe – Making Adobe products work for student media
Ben Reed, Standley Lake HS – Growing a complete social media presence
Sarah Zerwin and Rachel Perley, Fairview HS – How to make social media essential
Jeff Browne & Emily Johnson, CU-Boulder – social media
Michael Humphrey, CSU – Making a living writing on the Internet
Rocky Mountain Student Media students – multimedia reporting
Camille Quinones & Jennifer Orvis, Walsworth Publishing – making (journalism) life easier with apps
Design
Anastasia Harrison, Legend HS – innovative news design
Laura Schaub, Lifetouch – Typography and design
Laura Schaub, Lifetouch – Trends in yearbook theme & design
Cindy Todd, 2013 YAOY – Ideas from the professionals
Brenda Gorsuch, 2014 YAOY – Designing for readers
Brenda Gorsuch, 2014 YAOY – Trends in magazine design
Yvette Manculich, Powell MS – Purposeful design for yearbooks
Photojournalism
Jed Palmer, Sierra MS – Visual storytelling through photos
Kenn Bisio, Metropolitan State University of Denver – Seeing as a photojournalist
Cindy Todd, 2013 YAOY – Action photos
Rob Rathbun, Balfour – Photojournalism
Reporting & Writing
Kristi Rathbun, Rock Canyon HS – reporting verbally and visually, the first step
Stephen Wahlfeldt, Rocky Mountain HS – interviewing tips
Annie Gorenstein, Arvada West HS & Justin Daigle, Brighton HS – improving your writing painlessly
Bonnie Katzive, Monarch HS – review writing, print and online
Darrell Blair, CSU – sports reporting and writing
Tony Phifer, CSU – sports writing
Michelle Hasler, University of Nebraska – Lincoln – better writing in five steps
Cindy Todd, 2013 YAOY – Telling stories in your publication
Brenda Gorsuch, 2014 YAOY – Newspaper storytelling and readers
Kate Jeraki, CSU – everybody needs an editor
Staff Organization/Leadership
Angela Banfield, Coronado HS – Creating unity among staffs
Jess Leifheit, Castle View HS, Karen Slusher, Eaglecrest HS, & Adam Dawkins, Regis Jesuit – panel on converging media staffs
Justin Daigle, Brighton HS & Carrie Hendrix, Lewis-Palmer HS – Empower your yearbook staff
Coverage
Nic Garcia & Maura Walz, Chalkbeat Colorado – Getting and staying on top of education issues
Greg Luft, CSU – Covering tragedy
Nicole Arduini & Genise Cushman, Herff Jones – Boosting yearbook coverage
Peter Griffin & Tina Cleavlin, Jostens – Humans of Colorado
Kris Kodrich, CSU – Storytelling for journalists
Marguerite Moritz, CU-Boulder & panel – covering tragedies on campus
The Present & Future of Media
Rocky Mountain Student Media panel – opportunities to explore on campus
Jeff Dodge, CSU – we still need good journalism
Lynn Schofield Clark, DU – career success after graduation
David Freed, CSU (and Pulitzer winner from the LA Times) – Making it, as a career
Clarissa Crozier, CSU – the Communications Institute could be for you next summer
Will Reutemann, CSU – what Colorado State University offers you
Press Law & Ethics
Carrie Faust, Smoky Hill HS – your rights and responsibilities in Colorado
Darcy Stanco, Palisade HS – The First Amendment and you
Jack Kennedy, CHSPA – Why administrators should demand great student media
