Breaking News: Get it Right Away will be the theme of the four annual conference of the Intercollegiate Online News Network (ICONN) in Nashville, Tenn., on March 29-30, 2012.
The conference will be at the John Seigenthaler First Amendment Center on the campus of Vanderbilt University.
The form for registering for the conference can be found at http://bit.ly/ICONN4registration, or use the form on this page. The registration fee is $25 for all attendees.
The conference will feature a wide variety of sessions about campus journalism, starting a campus news website, and online journalism education. The featured speaker for the Friday lunch is Mike Keith, voice of the Tennessee Titans.
Space at the conference is limited, so those who wish to attend should register as soon as possible. The deadline for completing the registration process is March 23, 2012.
Information on conference arrangements — hotels, directions, parking, etc. — is forthcoming.
Intercollegiate Online News Network
Fourth Annual Conference
March 29-30, 2012
First Amendment Center, Nashville
Conference theme: Breaking News: Getting it Right Away
Schedule (tentative)
Thursday, March 29
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. – Registration
Session 1: 1 – 2:15 p.m.
Welcome and arrangements
Mark Johnson, University of Georgia: Fail Faster (on deadline)
Session 2a: 2:30 – 3:45 p.m.
Covering breaking news on campus
Jim Stovall, University of Tennessee
Session 2b: 2:30 – 3:45 p.m.
Advertising on the web
Dean Littleton, vice president/sales, WVLT-TV Knoxville
Session 3a: 4 – 5:15 p.m.
Law and the web journalist on campus
Roy Moore, Dean, College of Mass Communication, Middle Tennessee State University
Session 3b: 4 – 5:15 p.m.
Tips on starting and operating an ICONN news website
Matthew Broaddus, University of Tennessee
Dinner on your own:
Nashville is famous for its music and its local restaurants. We’ll provide a list of recommendations.
Friday, March 30
8 – 9:15 a.m. – ICONN Board of Directors meeting
Session 4a: 9:30 – 10:45 a.m.
Multimedia reporting
Mark Johnson, University of Georgia
Session 4b: 9:30 – 10:45 a.m.
ICONN Editors Roundtable
Dr. Katarina Spasovska, Western Carolina University, moderator
Session 5: 11 – 11:45 a.m. (general session)
ICONN, present and future
Jim Stovall, University of Tennessee
Lunch
Mike Keith, Voice of the Tennessee Titans, speaker
Epilogue session: 1:30 – 2 p.m.
Your Textbook as E-Book: The Future of Your Backpack
Jim Stovall, University of Tennessee
