- Al Tompkins. He is a broadcast/online group leader for The Poynter Institute. He writes Poynter’s “Al’s Morning Meeting” column. He has 25 years of journalism experience, including news director of WSMV Nashville.
- His session: “Ethical video editing”
- His work: “Aim for the Heart,” a guide for TV reporters, producers and photojournalists; “Al’s Morning Meeting”
- Further reading:
- “Sliding Sound, Altered Images,” by Al Tompkins (Poynter.org, 2002)
- “A Sharp Saw for Making Sound Decisions,” by Bob Steele (Poynter.org, 2001)
- Bobbi Bowman. She works at the American Society of Newspaper Editors to help increase the number of women and minorities in newsrooms. She writes for the Maynard Institute about “covering the new America.” She was a reporter and editor at The Washington Post, the Detroit Free Press and USA Today.
- Her session: “Covering the New Florida: Story ideas in an increasingly diverse community”
- Her work: articles, building diversity
- Steve Padilla. He is a deputy metro editor at the Los Angeles Times.
He has 18 years reporting and editing experience, including managing
editor of the Times Valley Edition, which led 1998 Pulitzer
Prize-winning coverage. - His session: “Three ways to sharper writing”
- Further reading:
- “Twenty-one Ways To Find Story Ideas,” by Steve Padilla (Poynter.org, 2000)
— Leann Frola, Naughton Fellow, Poynter Online
