Saturday, April 10th from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

at CNN Center, Downtown Altanta

Looking for some affordable multimedia skills training? Want to network with fellow NAHJ members? Do your annual review goals require you attend a training seminar? Are you an aspiring student journalist who needs to gain skills and meet possible mentors?

NAHJ Region 4 along with the CNN Diversity Council will be hosting the APJ /Multimedia Storytelling 101 training

Cost: $25 for NAHJ member, $30 for UNITY members, $40 for non-members.
$10 for NAHJ or UNITY student members, $20 non-member students

Requirements:

NAHJ Region 4 members (join or renew your membership at www.nahj.org)
Please Sign up at: nahj.region4@gmail.com(Include your name, title, and company)
Limited to 50 attendees. First come, first served, so sign up now! Payment due on site by credit card, check or cash.

ON-SITE REGISTRATION

Special for non-members: if you opt to sign up for NAHJ membership on-site, we will credit the $25 conference registration ($10 for students) toward your membership.

Also, funding has been donated so that we can offer registration waivers to 10 student members. Interested students please contact Region 4 Director Roberto Pazos at nahj.region4@gmail.com as soon as possible.

CONTENT

MULTIMEDIA STORYTELLING 101 TRAINING

Session Description:
The news business has become global and feeding the international audience quickly and constantly is a challenge. How do you report news from Asia to Latin America in this new news media environment? Come learn the advantages to becoming a multi-platform journalist, identify your transferable skills, and learn the difference between producing web and TV video.

APJ ALL-PLATFORM JOURNALIST

Session Description:
CNN has turned “one-man bands” into “all-platform” journalists, and announced an “expansion” of newsgathering with such people in dozens of American cities. With the arrival of portable digital camcorders, laptop computers with editing software, and high-speed Internet connections, now virtually anyone can produce what’s termed “news content,” and virtually everyone can shoot, edit and feed.

Instructors:

Victor Hernandez, Director of Coverage at CNN
Victor Hernandez is a Director of Coverage for CNN in Atlanta, U.S. headquarters. Mr. Hernandez is in charge of APJ – All platform journalists, working with dozens of contributors around the United States. Hernandez is also an Ethics Fellow / Leadership Programs at The Poynter Institute. He is a graduate of California State University-Fresno.

Jill Cox from CNN.com
Jill Cox, is a Senior Producer for CNN.com in Atlanta, U.S. headquarters. Today, CNN services reach nearly one billion people around the globe, a source for breaking news worldwide. Now CNN.com is expanding the online news revolution.

AGENDA:

9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
On site Registration.

10:00 a.m. 12 p.m.
Workshop: Multimedia Storytelling 101 training
Instructor: Jill Cox, Senior Producer, CNN.com

12:00p.m.-1:00p.m.
Lunch will be provided.

01:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m.
Workshop: APJ ALL-PLATFORM JOURNALIST
Instructor: Victor Hernandez, Director of Coverage at CNN
Dont miss out on this great opportunity to get some hands on training as well as network with fellow journalists.