NAHJ, NABJ Team Up for Online Training in Philly

Learn Multimedia, Broaden Your Skills

New year, new you! Start off the new year by learning multimedia; it will broaden your skill set. Participate in a discussion on the state of old media vs. new media, sports journalism online, the impact of social networking and blogging. Attend hands-on sessions in computer labs that will provide demonstration on software programs such as Flash, Photoshop and Final Cut. Learn how to write for the web, how video has impacted visual journalism, how to produce a show for the web and how to vidcast. You can bring laptops, but there will be computers with the skills-based programs available for your use. 

The National Association of Hispanic Journalists Region 3 and the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists have teamed up to produce a skills-based multimedia conference titled "La Nueva Frontera Digital: A Multimedia Experience for Journalists." The conference takes place on Saturday, January 31, 2009 at Temple University's Tuttleman Hall, on 13th & Montgomery Streets, from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 

Some of the panelists include: Ju-Don Roberts, washingtonpost.com; Madison Gray, blackvoices.com; Hugo Balta,Telemundo; John Cassidy, Eric Cortes, Caroline Bean, and Meryl Levitz, Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corp; Cindy Casares, guanabee.com; Steve Luketkin, Professional Podcasters LLC; Dan Gross, Phila Daily News; Yvonne Latty, New York University; Gustavo Martinez, Al Dia; Karen Turner, Temple University; Frank Wiese, Philadelphia Inquirer and John Jervay, nbcsports.com.

Registration rates: $20 students, $30 members of NABJ/PABJ, $40 non-members. Registration includes lunch and an evening reception. Conference registrants are invited to attend a special evening reception at the National Constitution Center's upcoming exhibit "America I AM: The African American Imprint," presented by Tavis Smiley. The exhibit celebrates over 400 years of African American contributions. On display are various artifacts, multimedia, photos and documents. It debuts its nationwide tour in Philadelphia at the Constitution Center. The reception begins after the conference, around 6:30 p.m. at the National Constitution Center, 525 Arch Street, Philadelphia. www.constitutioncenter.org

Visit and join the conference facebook page for updates: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=36035707192 

Conference program sponsors include the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corp www.gptmc.org, Cardenas-Grant Communications www.cgcimpact.com, and Temple University www.temple.edu/journalism. 

Visit www.gophila.com for overnight accommodations information and for a barrage of helpful insight with regard to your Philadelphia visit. They have a package that includes free overnight parking. 

If you have questions, please feel free to contact conference co-chairs Sarah Glover at 215-854-5210 sglover@phillynews.comor Regina Medina at 215-854-5985 medinar@phillynews.com