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Pre-registration for this event has closed. You may, however, register on site at the event. The on-site registration fee is $150. Here's your chance to join some of journalism's best storytellers for an intensive narrative writing seminar. Learn what narrative writing is, how to choose a story that's ripe for a narrative approach, and how to get it done on deadline. Discover strategies and resources to help promote narrative writing within individual newsrooms — changing the way you and your colleagues think about, report and write news and feature stories. A unique collaboration between The University of Alabama and The Anniston Star, The Teaching Newspaper (Knight Fellows in Community Journalism) and the Society of Professional Journalists, this workshop also includes a lecture by Gay Talese, an early proponent and practitioner of narrative writing, and workshops by noted writers and The University of Alabama faculty Rick Bragg, Dr. Wilson Lowrey, Butler Cain and Andrew Grace. Finally, sit back and relax while you listen to the storytelling talents of Kathryn Tucker Windham.  Rick Bragg Writing in Color We will talk about writing in color. Not the idea of the so-called color piece, but the idea that almost any big story can have true, dramatic color, imagery and detail. If newspapers are going to matter, first, they have to be read. Butler Cain Telling Stories with Audio: Small Ways to Make a Big Impression This session will explore ways to use recorded audio to capture the audience's interest and enhance the narrative of the story. It will also consider why audio is important to news reports, and it will examine some common mistakes to avoid. The session will also highlight techniques for capturing audio and the equipment used in that process. Wilson Lowrey Is Digital Journalism Community Journalism? This session explores ties between digital journalism and community journalism. Assuming “community journalism” means listening to community voices and helping a community know itself, the session shows how multimedia, interactive storytelling can nurture community by involving citizens in storytelling, and by providing powerful new ways to express the richness and diversity of a community’s story. This session will also take a critical look at these types of stories. Are audiences ready for them? These stories can involve and inform, but can they also confuse? Andrew Grace Documentary Storytelling In this session we’ll discuss the elements of compelling non-fiction film. We’ll look at historical and contemporary examples of documentary work and examine what themes and techniques best lend themselves to the medium. Finally, we’ll look to the future — to the democratization of the documentary form by inexpensive digital technology, and to the limitless possibilities for the future of the medium. Butler Cain Telling Stories with Audio: Small Ways to Make a Big Impression This session will explore ways to use recorded audio to capture the audience's interest and enhance the narrative of the story. It will also consider why audio is important to news reports, and it will examine some common mistakes to avoid. The session will also highlight techniques for capturing audio and the equipment used in that process. Pricing Register by Feb. 26 and pay only $85 for admission. After Feb. 23, you must register on-site. The on-site registration fee is $150. Your registration includes the following: — Admission to Gay Talese lecture — Admission to Rick Bragg workshop — Admission to Sessions with Hardy Jackson, Dr. Wilson Lowrey, Butler Cain and Andrew Grace — Tuesday dinner at The Anniston Star, sponsored by The Anniston Star, The Knight Fellows in Community Journalism and The University of Alabama — Wednesday lunch with Kathryn Tucker Windham — Wednesday & Thursday breakfast Hotel Information The Victoria A Country Inn, Hotel, Restaurant & More 1604 Quintard Avenue Anniston, Alabama 36201 Reservations: 800/260-8781 General: 256/236-0503 Rate: $76.59 per night (good until Feb. 16, 2007) Reference Ayers Institute to get the discounted rate. Questions? Contact Chris Vachon, Society of Professional Journalists, by phone at 317/927-8000 x 207 or via e-mail.
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Jeff South was state editor and database editor at the Austin American-Statesman before heading to academia in 1997 under the mistaken impression he’d have summers off. He is an associate professor in the School of Mass Communications at Virginia Commonwealth University, where he teaches news writing, legislative reporting, communications technology and media ethics. South has served as a trainer for SPJ, IRE, AP and other organizations. He frequently conducts workshops on, and writes about, computer-assisted reporting, online journalism and media convergence. In 2003, South was awarded a fellowship from the American Society of Newspaper Editors to work at The Charlotte Observer. In 2007, he will serve a six-month Knight International Press Fellowship in Ukraine. For more than 20 years, he was a reporter and editor in Texas, Arizona and Virginia for newspapers such as the Dallas Times Herald, the Phoenix Gazette and The Virginian-Pilot. He also served two years with the U.S. Peace Corps in Morocco.
Lee Anne Peck has taught English, journalism, and communications courses since 1988. Most recently she was an assistant professor of international communications at Franklin College Switzerland, Lugano. Over the years, she has advised three student newspapers.
