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10 Sep A conference on the future of news…

The Western Washington Pro Chapter of SPJ is co-sponsoring a conference on Oct. 10 on the Seattle University campus dedicated to the future of news.

Sessions include:

The Future of Newspapers;

Building Your Brand as an Independent Journalist;

How is Technology Shaping the Newsroom of the 21^st Century?;

Introduction to Investigative Reporting;

Online Content Management: Who’s Using What – and Why?;

Building Independent Online News Sites;

Career Transitions: Leaving Journalism Behind;

Covering The Recovery: A Primer On Business Reporting;

Online Optons: CoPress and Stunt3;

Freedom of the Press: From state sunshine laws to the federal shield law, what’s the status of legal issues impacting journalists in the PNW?;

Can Public Interest PR Help Fill the Information Gap?;

The Blogging Life;

Cool Tools;

User Generated Content: Keeping it Legal, Keeping it Lively;

and

Fair Fight or CopyRight?
Registration is $50; $15 for students and unemployed journalists.

For more information, visit www.thenewsconference.com.