UNITY ’08 Schedule at a Glance


PLEASE NOTE: Registered attendees can sign-up for workshops in the Attendee Service Center through update registration.

Alliance Events:

For AAJA's schedule events during UNITY '08, please click here.

For NABJ's schedule events during UNITY '08, please click here.

For NAHJ's schedule events during UNITY '08, please click here.

For NAJA's schedule events during UNITY '08, please click here.

 

 

          

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 Sunday, July 20
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM 
   Convergence Student Project, tentatively titled UNITYNews  
   Student Campus Boot Camp, funded by the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation  
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM 
   Student Welcome Reception, sponsored by Nissan  
 
 Monday, July 21
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM 
   Convergence Student Project, tentatively titled UNITYNews  
   Student Campus Boot Camp, funded by the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation  
12:00 PM - 5:30 PM 
   UNITY/ASNE Leadership Summit, funded by the Philip L. Graham Fund  
 
 Tuesday, July 22
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM 
   Convergence Student Project, tentatively titled UNITYNews  
   Student Campus Boot Camp, funded by the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation  
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM 
   AAJA ELP Advanced Session  
   Registration - Exhibitors and Sponsors Only  
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM 
   UNITY/ASNE Leadership Summit, funded by the Philip L. Graham Fund  
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM 
   Past President's Council Reception, by invitation only  
9:00 PM - 10:30 PM 
   President's Reception, by invitation only  
 
 Wednesday, July 23
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM 
   Convergence Student Project, tentatively titled UNITYNews  
   Student Campus Boot Camp, funded by the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation  
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM 
   UNITY/ASNE Leadership Summit, funded by the Philip L. Graham Fund  
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM 
   AAJA ELP Advanced Session  
   Registration  
   UNITY Photo Competition  
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM 
417    Flash Forward: Introduction to Essential Media Long 
Ivey 
458    A Harmonic Convergence - Part I Ribadeneira 
Chang 
Haskins 
DeVigal 
O'Leary 
Miller 
Rosado 
Gonzalez 
Mabry 
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM 
1007    The Magazine Leadership Playbook, presented by Time Inc. in partnership with the American Society of Magazine Editors and the Poynter Institute. Sponsored by Time Inc.*  
1008    Taking Charge of YOU, sponsored by NBC Universal* Whitaker 
Schiavocampo 
Pitts 
Madison 
Coleman 
Hernandez 
1009    Telling the Full Story: Reducing Disparities, Improving Outcomes for Kids and Families of Color, sponsored by The Annie E. Casey Foundation Taylor Batten 
Torres 
Spencer 
Hamilton Outtz 
Beavers 
Lubow 
258    Multimedia Storytelling Workshop: Mastering the Machines, presented by the Knight Digital Media Center Knight 
Pace-Hinton 
Rue 
Sugano 
Luckie 
Gayle 
Hernandez 
263    Immigration Storytelling: Keeping Ahead of the Fast-Changing Curve, presented by USC Annenberg's Institute for Justice and Journalism (IJJ) Koon 
Sotomayor 
Merina 
Holmes 
Bermudez 
Mendoza 
Suro 
Kowalski 
Roy 
Cose 
Gonzales 
Martinez De Castro 
Montiel 
345    Video Training for Newspapers: A Day-Long Workshop, sponsored by Gannett Co., Inc. Michaelsen 
Mars 
Saul 
361    How Green is Your Beat? Journalists of Color and Environmental Reporting, sponsored by Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. Carl 
Detjen 
Parke 
Askari 
Rodriguez 
Curwood 
Notoro Morgan 
369    Watchdog Reporting in a Diverse World: Digging In to Serve Your Community Horvit 
Donald 
Houston 
Garcia 
Torres 
Chan 
Ferguson 
Hunt 
Papajohn 
392    Enter the Leadership Zone: Brand Yourself a Success, presented by NAMME Laws 
Booker 
Smith 
534    Forward, March! TV News Bootcamp, presented by The Poynter Institute Tompkins 
Aguilar 
Lim 
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM 
   Media Showcase and Career Expo  
12:00 PM - 2:30 PM 
   AAJA ELP Networking Lunch, by invitation only  
12:00 PM - 4:30 PM 
   AAJA ELP Mentor Program  
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM 
367    Watchdog of a Different Color II: Introduction to Computer-Assisted Reporting Donald 
Loury 
Nixon 
Houston 
Torres 
415    Improving Your Flash Flair: Intermediate Horner 
Long 
Ivey 
458b    A Harmonic Convergence - Part II  
ESP2    El Poder de la Imagen y La Voz Pineda 
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM 
298    Best. Conference. Ever: Maximizing Your UNITY Experience Dade 
Aradillas 
Burgos 
Rodriguez 
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM 
   Networking Reception  
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM 
   Opening Ceremony Yu 
Perez 
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM 
   Opening Reception, co-sponsored by The Coca-Cola Company  
 
 Thursday, July 24
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM 
   Convergence Student Project, tentatively titled UNITYNews  
7:00 AM - 7:00 PM 
   Registration  
7:30 AM - 8:45 AM 
BFAST1    Breakfast -- Activism and Blogging, sponsored by General Motors  
BFAST3    Breakfast -- Building UNITY, presented by UNITY: Journalists of Color, Inc. Sutton 
Lincoln Michel 
Tong 
Funabiki 
Gonzalez 
BFAST4    Breakfast -- Sports Keynote Breakfast, sponsored by ESPN, Inc. King 
Hill 
Bray 
Broussard 
Gomez 
Kim 
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM 
   AAJA ELP Mentor Program  
   UNITY Photo Competition  
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM 
   Media Showcase and Career Expo  
9:15 AM - 11:00 AM 
   Plenary Session: Is Change in the Air: 1968 to 2008 and Beyond, How Race has Changed America, co-sponsored by RiseUp Publications Trahant 
Pitts 
Zia 
Gutierrez 
Maynard 
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM 
LUNCH2    Lunch 'n' Learn Event -- The Diabetes Explosion: A Call to Action for Journalists of Color, sponsored by Novo Nordisk  
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM 
   Press Conferences  
LUNCH3    Lunch 'n' Learn Event -- How to Get a Media Grant, sponsored by the Ford Foundation Newton 
Sims 
   NABJ Hall of Fame Luncheon  
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM 
   Town Hall Meeting  
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
   Media Receptions  
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM 
   Presidential Candidates Forum, co-sponsored by CNN/Time Magazine  
9:30 PM - 2:00 AM 
   NAHJ: Fiesta to the Chicago Beat  
 
 Friday, July 25
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM 
   Convergence Student Project, tentatively titled UNITYNews  
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM 
   Registration  
7:30 AM - 8:45 AM 
BFAST5    Breakfast -- International Women's Media Foundation O'Brien 
Munoz 
McGinnis 
Gross 
Bunyan 
Simpson 
BFAST6    Breakfast -- The New Wave of "Journalists", sponsored by McDonald's USA Henry 
Canizares 
Hoxle 
Whitman 
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM 
   UNITY Photo Competition  
9:00 AM - 10:45 AM 
   Plenary Session: What the World Needs Now: Globalization and the Impact of the Media, co-sponsored by Eli Lilly and Company  
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM 
1003    International Reporting: How to Cover the World in the Era of Media Changes Richburg 
Pan 
Rajkumar 
Joshi 
138    Lurid or Luminous? The Art of the Live Shot Granda 
Garcia 
Aguilar 
Dale 
Collura 
149    Who Moved My Pen? How Getting Organized Helps You Get the Story Duncan 
181    Donuts, Brass, and Bullets: Covering the Cop Shop Loury 
Santos 
Gest 
Rosario 
Dorfman 
199    Stepchild No More: Becoming a Successful Freelancer Collier 
Brown 
Tisdale 
246    Incarceration Nation: Covering America’s Prison-Industrial Complex Fears 
Richardson 
Gotsch 
Mauer 
Arboleda 
Fields 
257    From Watchdog to Lapdog? Protecting Investigative Reporting In The New Economy Garcia 
Ferguson 
Horvit 
Boardman 
314    Mining Diamonds in the Rough: Recruiting the Journalist of Tomorrow Brill 
Johnson 
Andrews 
Ford 
Smith 
330    Media Spotlight: Confronting the Nation's Most Pressing Health Issues Graham 
O'Brien 
Arroyo 
Alanis 
Moore 
Ida 
378    Get Your Blog On, sponsored by Time Inc. Sreenivasan 
Muhammad 
Kelly 
Gillingham-Ryan 
Walton 
Cox 
516    Cultural Competency: Turning Theory into Action, presented by NPR Magagnini 
Malik 
Woods 
Norris 
Azocar 
AAJA1    Survivors' Guide to Newsroom Politics, presented by the Asian American Journalists Association Olmstead 
Grimm 
Bui Barnett 
Joseph 
Fuentes 
Duron