One of the best, most affordable, ways for journalists to get training is by going to journalism conferences. But few of us can attend all of them. Fortunately, a number of journalism conferences do outstanding jobs publishing coverage online, offering those who can’t make it in person a great resource.
Online News Association
This past weekend, the Online News Association held its annual conference in Hollywood and a team of students wrote up summaries of the events, from panels on interactivity to a keynote speech by Wonkette. (Disclaimer: I’m an ONA board member and the conference chair).
http://journalists.org/conference/
UNITY
Highlights from the world’s largest gathering of journalists of color, when more than 8,000 journalists gathered in August in Washington, D.C. Lots of articles about diversity in news.
http://www.unityjournalists.org/DC2004/
APME
Coverage of the annual meeting of the Associated Press Managing Editors association, with articles on everything from credibility to the newsroom of the future.
http://www.courier-journal.com/apme/
NAA
The Newspaper Association of America’s conference covered topics such as ethics and how to grow readership.
http://www.naa.org/conferences/annual04/live/
ASNE
The American Society of Newspaper Editors’ conference covered topics such as freedom of information and women in newsrooms.
http://www.asne.org/images/2004reporter/
SND
Society for News Design conference blog, covering everything from creativity to infographics.
http://www.sndsj.org/blog/
IRE/NICAR
Here’s a list of links to coverage of dozens of annual conferences from Investigative Reporters and Editors and the National Institute for Computer Assisted Reporting, each one packed with scores of tips.
http://www.ire.org/training/pastconferences.html
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