Surviving the New Realities of the News Business
Open to everyone interested in the media business. Portion of proceeds go to BABJ Scholarship Fund. Sponsored by the Birmingham Association of Black Journalists.
With all the turmoil in the media, you need to know to survive? This special half-day session gives you some answers.
It will take a hard look at what’s happening in the media business and why; offer advice from people who know on how to reinvent yourself; and give you practical tips on how to start your own business if you no longer want to work for a company that may be forced to lay you off.
In addition to getting the real deal from people who have been there, you’ll also get a chance to share best practices with each other.
- When: Saturday, June 27
- Where: The Birmingham News, 2201 Fourth Ave. N. [map]
- Cost: $15, includes continental breakfast and box lunch.
- Register by today, June 24, or notify Vickii Howell by e-mailing editor[at]birminghamview.com by June 25.
- For more information, e-mail Willie Chriesman at willie[at]chriesman.com.
Schedule
9–9:30 a.m.: Registration
9:30–10:20: Opening Panel–The State of the Industry
- Gene Kirkconnell, GM, NBC 13
- André Natta, Internet entrepreneur
- Scott Mauldin, Former NBC 13 Reporter
- George Daniels, Assistant journalism professor, University of Alabama
- Nichele Hoskins, Heart & Soul Magazine, former senior editor at Southern Progress Corp.
10:30–11:20: Reinventing Yourself for the New World of Media
- André Natta, Internet entrepreneur
- Atticus Rominger, Former Fox 6 reporter
- Marie Sutton, Former Birmingham News reporter
11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.: Going Out on Your Own
- Edith Ingram, Central Alabama Women’s Business Center
- Malena Cunningham, former NBC 13 anchor
- Vickii Howell, former Birmingham News reporter
- Scott Mauldin, Former NBC 13 Reporter
12:30–1: Lunch/Networking
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