[AEJMC Newspaper Division list] Still time to register for Future of Editing pre-AEJMC convention workshop

[Susan Keith]

Dear Newspaper Division members,

There are still a few seats available for the Newspaper Division's
pre-conference workshop, The Future of Editing, which runs from 1 to 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 4, at the Boston Sheraton.

The workshop, which costs $35, will feature discussions with top newspaper
editors, including the Boston Globe's Marty Baron; copy desk professionals,
including editors from the Boston Globe, the New York Times, the Christian
Science Monitor and the Dallas Morning News; online editors; and professors
who are teaching editing in innovative ways. It should benefit not only
editing professors, but also faculty who want to incorporate into their
courses discussions of editing or how newspapers are approaching newer
media.

To register, contact Susan Keith of Rutgers University at
susank at rci.rutgers.edu or 718-683-7071

Here's a look at the workshop, session by session:

Session 1, The Future of Newspapers
A discussion on what's ahead for newspapers with some of New England's top
editors:
-- Marty Baron, editor of the Boston Globe
-- Felice Belman, editor of  the Concord (N.H.) Monitor
-- Chazy Dowaliby, editor of The Patriot Ledger of Quincy, Mass., and The
Enterprise of Brockton, Mass.
-- Leah Lamson, editor of the Worcester (Mass.) Telegram & Gazette
Moderator: Newspaper Division head Jack Rosenberry of St. John Fisher
College, a former editor at the Rochester (N.Y.) Democrat & Chronicle and
other newspapers.

Session 2, The Future of Copy Editing
What is the state of copy editing in the United States? What new roles are
copy editors taking on? Those topics will be discussed by four veterans of
copy desk transitions:
-- Gillian Charters, a copy editor at the Christian Science Monitor
-- Jim Franklin, assistant night editor/metro slot at the Boston Globe
-- Mike Richard, a New York Times Metro Desk staff editor who edits the
Times' City Room blog
-- Chris Wienandt, president of the American Copy Editors Society and
business copy desk chief at the Dallas Morning News
Moderator: Susan Keith of Rutgers University, a former copy editor at the
St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times and other newspapers.

Session 3, The Future of Online Editing
Does editing for online news sites mean something different than editing for
print? What's the role of an online editor, anyway? Four professionals and a
professor will take up these questions.
-- Christopher Grotke and Lise LePage, iBrattleboro.com
-- Damon Kiesow, online managing editor of the Nashua (N.H.) Telegraph
-- Jeanne Leblanc, former online editor of the Hartford Courant
-- John Russial, associate professor, University of Oregon
Moderator: Leslie-Jean Thornton of Arizona State University, a former editor
at several daily and weekly newspapers in New York, Connecticut and
Virginia.

Session 4, The Future of Editing Instruction
What does the evolution of editing in the industry mean for how professors
should teach editing? Hear some ideas from three professors with innovative
approaches:
-- Andy Bechtel, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
-- Rick Kenney, University of Central Florida
-- Jill Van Wyke, Drake University.
Moderator: Susan Keith of Rutgers University

Susan Keith, Ph.D.
Assistant professor
Department of Journalism and Media Studies
School of Communication & Information
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
4 Huntington Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
(732) 932-7500, ext. 8235
susank at rci.rutgers.edu
http://tinyurl.com/lqogsu
Office: CILS 106