Pre-convention workshops – Friday, March 1 from 1-5 p.m.
Preregistration required – See the registration form
Podcasting – Dr. Laura Smith, School of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of South Carolina
Podcasting is one of the most rapidly growing communication platforms in America today. This workshop is designed to teach you the fundamentals of audio production for a listening audience (including field gathering, voice recording & non-linear audio editing). Note: If you have a laptop, please bring it to the workshop so you can download the software. We will be using Audacity to edit practice projects.
Photography – Renee Ittner-McManus, School of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of South Carolina
Leverage the impact of your photos through creative use of compositional techniques combined with a purposeful usage of the exposure triangle to transform ordinary photos into extraordinary. Bring your cameras and join us for this fast-paced informative hands-on session taught by photojournalist and SJMC instructor Renée Ittner-McManus.
Broadcasting – Rick Peterson, School of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of South Carolina
See Carolina News in action with veteran broadcaster and instructor Rick Peterson
Investigative Reporting – Brandon Shulleeta, School of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of South Carolina
Veteran investigative reporter and SJMC instructor Brandon Shulleeta will share tips for finding and breaking big stories. His reporting has uncovered secret lobbying by the Catholic Church to block lawsuits from victims of child molestation; incompetency from Tropical Smoothie that led to a hepatitis breakout; and a Social Security administrative law judge who routinely denied benefits to disabled people while refusing testimony from their physicians.
Social Media Insights – St Cyr Luttmer of the Social Media Insights Lab at the College of Information and Communications, University of South Carolina
Your social media content, platform and timing can help boost your message. Knowing what kind of reach you’re getting can help your tailor messages so they’re seen by the widest possible audience. St Cyr Luttmer is coordinator of the College of Information and Communications Social Media Insights Lab.
