Category Archives: Session Notes

How Do I Create A Business Plan

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Journalism That Matters

Submitted by andrewhumphrey1 on Mon, 06/14/2010 – 11:58am. The attendees were Helen Fu, Betsy Spratt, and Daniel Wallace. Helen expressed her legal background, and Andrew asked here what the legal side of starting a business entailed.  Helen responded by stating … Continue reading →

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What Process & Criteria Shall JTM use to give $4000 and Attendance to an Innovation Event or RJI?

Posted on June 12, 2010 by Journalism That Matters

Session Convenors: Linda Jue & Peggy Holman Session Reporter: Peggy Discussion Participants: Linda Jue, Peggy Holman, Betsy Spratt (for part of the session) Saturday – St. Andrews G – Lunch We talked through a set of criteria and process.  Here’s … Continue reading →

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Connecting Mentors or Peer-to-Peer Coaching

Posted on June 12, 2010 by Journalism That Matters

Session Convenor: Lori Robinson Session Reporter: Lori Robinson Discussion Participants: Roger Gafke – gafker@missouri.edu, Cambrey Thomas – cambrey.5egmail.com, Desiree Cooper – descooper@aol.com, Alicia Buggs – vevabuggsv@yahoo.com, Michael Price – Michael.k.price@census.gov, Dori J. Maynard – djmcomaynardije.org, Kwan Booth – kwan@oaklandlocal.com, Tim … Continue reading →

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How we get sources to answer our phone calls as solo website journalists

Posted on June 12, 2010 by Journalism That Matters

Session Convenor: Kadidjri Lahab Discussion Participants: Kadidjri Lahab, Matt Renner In no particular order here were the suggestions: 1. Explain clearly, concisely with confidence why your writing the article and give a brief description of the online magazine website for … Continue reading →

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Media’s Role in Civic or Political Engagement + Dialogue

Posted on June 12, 2010 by Journalism That Matters

Session Convenor: Brian Connors Discussion Participants:  Brian Connors, ++ Friday – St. Andrews A -3:00pm Combined with: Giving Public Policy Coverage a more human face and How do we create Journalism that serves the community, spurs public action, policy change, … Continue reading →

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Giving Public Policy a more human face

Posted on June 12, 2010 by Journalism That Matters

Session Convenor: Cheryl Fields, Kwan Booth, and Brian Connors Discussion Participants: Cheryl Fields, Kwan Booth, Brian Connors, ++ Combined with: How do we create Journalism that serves the community, spurs public action, policy change & community interaction? and Media’s role … Continue reading →

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Collegiate press corps

Posted on June 12, 2010 by Journalism That Matters

Session Convenor: Sue Ellen Christian, Western Michigan University; Joe Grimm, Michigan State University Session Reporter: Joe Grimm Discussion Participants: Sonya Bernard-Hollins, editor, Community Voices, Kalamazoo, Mich.; Jeff Brown, All Headline News, Wellington, Fla.; Eugene Daniel III, student, Elon University, Marietta … Continue reading →

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Cultivating a healthy commercial ecosystem

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Journalism That Matters

Submitted by gsamek on Wed, 06/09/2010 – 1:31pm Session Convenor: Geoff Samek Session Reporter: Geoff Samek Discussion Participants: Helen Fu, Jeffrey Jones, Kaarli Tasso, Travis Mitchell, Eugene Daniel III, Andrew Humphrey, Eric Galatas, (Two others only left email addresses) What’s … Continue reading →

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Can we view the current upheaval in American journalism within frameworks of larger shifts (e.g. in human values or institutions)?

Posted on June 8, 2010 by Journalism That Matters

Submitted by ruthseymour on Tue, 06/08/2010 – 5:56pm Session Convenor: Ruth Seymour, Assistant Professor of Journalism, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan Session Reporter: Ruth Seymour and Davar Ardalan Discussion Participants: Kat Aaron, Davar Iran Ardalan, Sonya Bernard-Hollins, Sue Ellen Christian, Ryan … Continue reading →

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What is required to nurture innovation?

Posted on June 8, 2010 by Journalism That Matters

Submitted by Bill Densmore on Tue, 06/08/2010 – 2:47pm Session Convenor: Roger Gafke, Reynolds Journalism Institute Session Reporter: Roger Gafke Discussion Participants: Kwan Booth, Mary Ann Mohring, Peggy Holman,Linda Jue, Lori Robinson,and others Session title:  What is required to nurture … Continue reading →

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