ASNE High School Journalism Institute
Kent State University • July 7 – 19, 2013
Before you arrive and as you pack:
Read: all instruction sheets and syllabus carefully
“Working,” by Studs Terkel if you have time
legal info links to be prepared to get the most out of Frank LoMonte’s session
Bring:AP StylebookIF you have room, but not required
your school’s publication (editorial) policy (if available)
your journalism textbook(s) if you have one and have room for it
issues of your newspaper or newsmagazine, if you have already been an adviser
A laptop if you have one.
Sunday, July 7
7 – 9 p.m.Banquet– 306A Kent State Student Center
Welcome and introductions
Candace Perkins Bowen, Director
Kent State’s Center for Scholastic Journalism
Thor Wasbotten, Director
School of Journalism and Mass Communication
LeAnne Wiseman, Director
ASNE High School Journalism Initiative
Mizell Stewart III, VP/Content, Newspapers
The E.W. Scripps Company
Instructors
John Bowen, JEA Scholastic Press Rights Commission Chair
H.L. Hall, Past JEA President, Kent State adjunct
Susan Hathaway Tantillo, Past JEA Secretary, Kent State adjunct
Mark Goodman, Knight Chair in Scholastic Journalism
Take the Chicago Tribune survey
Monday, July 8
7:30 – 9 a.m.Breakfast
The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer and Akron Beacon Journal available for each participant every morning in Reading Room, Franklin Hall
9 – 9:45 a.m.“Building community through scholastic journalism”
FirstEnergy Auditorium, Franklin Hall
Stewart
9:45 – 10:15 a.m.Discuss goals for the week.
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.Campus tour
Meet in front of Franklin Hall
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.Lunch in Student Center
1 – 2 p.mGetting connected: A little technology help
Get-acquainted experience
FirstEnergy Auditorium, Franklin Hall
C. Bowen
ASNE information
Wiseman
2 – 3:15 p.m.“What’s in it for you? What does it mean to be an adviser?”
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H.L. Hall
Writing assignment (#1)**
3:30 – 5 p.m.“SNAP: How did that happen?”
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Hall
Explain story list assignment (#2)**
Lesson Plan assignment (due later) (#3)***
5 – 6:30 p.m.Dinner
6:30 – 8 p.m.Home Teams* get acquainted, discuss censorship and legal situations and the maestro assignment
Group 1 — Room 414 Franklin Hall (Susan)
Group 2 — Room 415 Franklin Hall (John)
Group 3 — Room 417 Franklin Hall (H.L.)
Tuesday, July 9
7:30 – 9 a.m. Breakfast
9 – 10:15 a.m.“Legal Issues, Part I”
FirstEnergy Auditorium, Franklin Hall
Frank LoMonte, Student Press Law Center
Principal’s letter assignment (#4)**
10:30 – 11:45 a.m.“Legal Issues, Part II”
FirstEnergy Auditorium, Franklin Hall
LoMonte
Noon – 1:30 p.m.Lunch
2 – 3:30 p.m.“What CAN we use from the Internet?”
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Mark Goodman, Knight Chair in Scholastic Journalism
3:45 – 5 p.m.“What makes news news – or — Why are my paragraphs short?”
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C. Bowen
Hands-on exercise about news values and the difference between journalism and “English class” writing – Bring your school newspapers, if you have them. If not, bring daily commercial papers
5 – 6:30 p.m.Dinner
7 — 7:45“Editorial Policies: Everyone needs a good one”
FirstEnergy Auditorium, Franklin Hall
J. Bowen
Editorial policy assignment (#5)***
7:45 — 8:30 p.m.Home Teams Labs to discuss/work on editorial policies
Group 1 — Room 414 Franklin Hall (Susan)
Group 2 — Room 415 Franklin Hall (John)
Group 3 — Room 417 Franklin Hall (H.L.)
Wednesday, July 10
7:30 – 9 a.m.Breakfast
9 – 10:15 a.m.“What tall, dark source lurks out there?Sourcing the sources. . .
before your students even think about them”
FirstEnergy Auditorium, Franklin Hall
Barb Hipsman, School of JMC, Kent State
10:30 a.m. - noonThe Hood Story (#6)**
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J. Bowen and Co.
Noon - 1:30 p.m.Lunch
2 p.m.Leave for Akron Beacon Journal
2:30 p.m.Tour of ABJ
4 – 5:30 p.m.Attend afternoon news meeting at Akron Beacon Journal
5:30 – 7 p.m.Dinner
7 – 7:30 p.m.Retake Chicago Tribune survey
Debrief Beacon Journal trip, discuss assignments
FirstEnergy Auditorium, Franklin Hall
7:30 — 8:30 p.m.“Smartphone photography: Better than you think”
FirstEnergy Auditorium, Franklin Hall
Dave LaBelle, School of JMC, Kent State
Thursday, July 11
7:30 – 9 a.m.Breakfast
9 – 9:30 a.m.Debrief Hood
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J. Bowen
9:45 – 10:45 a.m.Digital Overview: Multimedia, Round 1
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David Foster, School of JMC, Kent State
10:45 a.m. – Noon“Writing the lead – even if it isn’t the lead”
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Susan Hathaway Tantillo
Bring your school newspapers, if you have them. If not, bring daily commercial papers.
Leads assignment (#7)**
Noon – 2 p.m.Lunch (work time)
2 – 2:30 p.m.Discuss and compare leads
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Tantillo
2:45 – 3:45 p.m.“Maestro…and what you’re going to be doing now” FirstEnergy Auditorium, Franklin Hall C. Bowen
Maestro team story assignment (#8)**
3:45 – 5 p.m.“Writing great reviews: More than just your opinion”
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Hall
Play review (#9)**
5:30 p.m.“Working” at Porthouse Theatre
Box dinner to go; meet in The Nest, second floor Student Center, to get dinners, catch the bus
Spend some time with home teams, discussing maestro topics
Friday, July 12
7:30 – 9 a.m.Breakfast — the Great Linen Exchange
9 – 10:15a.m.Audio: Multimedia, Round 2
FirstEnergy Auditorium, Franklin Hall
Casey Braun, Student Media, Kent State
10:30 a.m. – noon“Interviewing to develop the story”
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Jan Leach, School of JMC, Kent State
Noon – 1:30 p.m.Lunch
1:30 — 2:45 p.m.“Dig a little, laugh a little, cry a little” (features) FirstEnergy Auditorium, Franklin Hall
Hall
2:45 – 3 p.m.Break
3 — 4:30 p.m.Home Teams – Brainstorm for topics, divide into maestro teams, check out equipment
Different corners, FirstEnergy, Franklin Hall
By 4:30 p.m.Report your maestro topics to Candace
After 4:30 p.m.Leave for weekend if desired
6 p.m.Dinner in Stopher-Johnson lounge, Room 262
Weekend Fun and Learning: “Shattered Glass” and “Good Night, and Good Luck” and more.Time pending. Teaching materials available. Television and DVD player in Room 262.
Saturday, July 13
a.m.Breakfast/lunch/work on assignments/free time
1:30 p.m.Trip to Cleveland and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Dinner – 6:15 p.m., Blue Canyon Kitchen and Tavern
Sunday, July 14
Breakfast options
Study time/labs/access to area churches
1 p.m. Optional trips to….
Optional visit to Kent State University Museum for a fashion exhibit
6 p.m.Dinner plans pending. Time to relax or study
Monday, July 15
7:30 – 9 a.m.Breakfast –
9 – 9:45a.m.Home Teams to work on features and in maestro teams
First draft of feature selected Friday due after lunch
Group 1 — Room 414 Franklin Hall (Susan)
Group 2 — Room 415 Franklin Hall (John)
Group 3 — Room 417 Franklin Hall (H.L.)
10– 11:15 a.m.“SoundSlides: Multimedia, Round 3”
FirstEnergy Auditorium, Franklin Hall
Bruce Zake, School of JMC, Kent State
11:15 a.m. – 12:30“Avoiding the same old, same old” (sports)
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Jon Wile, creative director, American City Business Journals
12:30 – 1:45 p.m.Lunch
1:45 – 3 p.m.“Digital Photography”
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Wayne Dunn, OSMA president/JEA mentor
3:15 – 4 p.mMaestro team time
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4– 5:15 p.m.“Coaching to get the best”
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C. Bowen
5:15 – 6:45 p.m.Dinner
6:45 – 8:15 p.m.CHOOSE ONE, depending on your interest:
A. “Getting your publication online: The basics of WordPress”
Room 104, Franklin Hall
Lisa Bowen, online master’s graduate, Kent State
B. “Mucking out the mud in photos…with Photoshop”
Room 313, Franklin Hall
Georgia Dunn, Ohio state JEA director
C. “Individualized digital photography session”
Room 417, Franklin Hall
W. Dunn
D. “Storify, Pinterest, Instagram and others: New ways to tell stories”
Room 415, Franklin Hall
J. Bowen
Tuesday, July 16
7:30 – 9 a.m.Breakfast
9 – 10:30 a.m. “Publication Design 1.0”
FirstEnergy Auditorium, Franklin Hall
Sarah Nichols,Whitney High School, Rocklin, Calif.
10:30 – 10:45 a.m Break
Choose one morning session and one afternoon session that will be useful for what you need to take back to your school and/or what will help you now with your maestro project.
10:45 – Noon• “Video Workshop”
Room 117, Franklin Hall
SusanZake, School of JMC, Kent State
•“SoundSlides Workshop”
Room 417, Franklin Hall
B. Zake
•“Collaborative writing:
Team approach to polishedheadlines, captions and alt copy”
Room 414, Franklin Hall
Casey Nichols, Rocklin High School, Rocklin, Calif.
• “Desktop Publishing Workshop”
Room 415, Franklin Hall
G. Dunn
Noon – 1:30 p.m.Lunch
1:30 – 2:45 p.m.• “Photography Workshop”
Room 417, Franklin Hall
W. Dunn
• “WordPress Workshop, More Advanced”
Room 415, Franklin Hall
S. Zake and B. Zake
• “Journalistic hierarchy:
Organize to collaborate and create richer, deeper publications”
Room 414, Franklin Hall
C. Nichols
• “Interactive Storytelling: More tools for your belt”
Room 117, Franklin Hall
S. Nichols
3 — 3:15 p.m.Break
3:15 – 5 p.m.Home teams
Group 1 — Room 414 Franklin Hall (Susan)
Group 2 — Room 415 Franklin Hall (John)
Group 3 — Room 417 Franklin Hall (H.L.)
5 – 7 p.m.Dinner
7 p.m. - ?“Leadership: Building a team & establishing ownership”
FirstEnergy Auditorium
S. Nichols
Wednesday, July 17
7:30 – 9 a.m.Breakfast
9 – 10 a.m.“Advertising tips for your publication”
FirstEnergy Auditorium, Franklin Hall
Marina Hendricks, NAA, online master’s, Kent State
10 – 10:45 a.m.Squeeze in an interview or take some pics?
10:45 – Noon“Involving your audience: Using social media, polls, focus groups and crowd sourcing”
FirstEnergy Auditorium
S. Nichols
Noon – 2 p.m.Lunch
2 – 3:30 p.m.“Media Ethics: What could possibly be wrong when right vs. right?”
FirstEnergy Auditorium, Franklin Hall
Leach
3:30– 5:30 p.m.Home teams
Group 1 — Room 414 Franklin Hall (Susan)
Group 2 — Room 415 Franklin Hall (John)
Group 3 — Room 417 Franklin Hall (H.L.)
5:30 — 6+ p.m.Dinner – pizza and such
Room 110, Franklin Hall
6:30 — ? p.m.Labs open for work
Thursday, July 18
7:30 – 9 a.m.Breakfast
9 – 10:30 a.m.Staff organization and grading
FirstEnergy, Franklin Hall
Staff
Labs open for work
First deadline for Maestro Projects to Home Team leaders before lunch
Noon — 2 p.m.Lunch/labs
2 p.m.— ?Team time
Afternoon and evening – Individual consultations/lab work/maestro groups
Portfolios due at 8 p.m.
Friday, July, 19
7:30 – 9 a.m.Breakfast
Check out of dorm. Luggage storage will be available until after lunch
9 – 10:30 a.m.“Final Session: What Haven’t We Covered?”
Motivation/networking/JEA and Scholastic Press Associations
FirstEnergy Auditorium, Franklin Hall
11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.Closing luncheon, Kent State Student Center
Vans depart for airport promptly at 1p.m. from Stopher/Johnson Hall
* Much of our discussion and hands-on work will be as part of a Home Team, a group of 11or 12 with a lead teacher, working together all during the institute.
**Due in Portfolio – Thursday at 8 p.m.
Writing assignment about advising (Assignment #1)
Story ideas with sources (due five days and submit top three 7/17) (Assignment #2)
Principal’s letter (Assignment #4)
Hood story (plus 75-word rewrite) (Assignment #6)
Leads (Assignment #7)
Feature story and “sidebar” (Maestro project first deadline before lunch) (Assignment #8)
“Working” review (Assignment #9)
***Due Aug. 1 — Required for Graduate Credit
Lesson Plan for ASNE(Assignment #3)
Editorial Policy (Assignment #5)
Final reflection paper
1ASNE High School Journalism InstituteJuly 7 – 19, 2013
Kent State University