News Reporting & Writing and the Uptown Exchange student newspaper at Truman College welcome you to chat with professional journalists on a variety of topics, including how to pursue stories for publication and broadcast.
On-line columnist and marketing specialist Esther J. Cepeda (above) speaks on March 10 about new media communications.
SCHEDULE
Discussions take place at Truman College (1145 W. Wilson, Uptown, Chicago), 11:45am, Room #2953.
TUES. 2/10 — Former feature writer and editor of the Wilmington Morning Star in North Carolina, CLIFTON TRUMAN DANIEL directs Public Relations and writes web stories that represent Truman College to the world. Daniel will speak on his journalism experiences and the differences between news writing and PR. He will also talk about specific approaches to on-line reporting and writing.
TUES. 3/3 — ANTONIO ROSAS-LANDA visits from HOY newspaper, Chicago’s Spanish-language daily, where he works as Senior Editor of the Editorial Page. He’ll talk about the significance of opinion pages for Chicago Latino journalism.
TUES. 3/10 — Born and raised on the North Side of Chicago, ESTHER J. CEPEDA studied Integrated Marketing Communications at the Medill School of Journalism and has worked as a columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times and as a high-school bilingual teacher. With diverse experiences in the media and business worlds, she now self-syndicates the “600 Words” column and serves as Chief Marketing and Communications Officer for the Illinois Student Assistance Commission. She’ll talk about new media communications.
TUES. 3/17 — Publisher of Gay Chicago Magazine, CRAIG GERNHARDT speaks about the biz and new media of journalism, including his work as an on-the-ground neighborhood journalist-blogger in Rogers Park.
TUES. 3/24 — Staff writer for the Chicago Reader, BEN JORAVSKY has written about neighborhood news for years and currently pens a column called “The Works” every week about Chicago politics. Author of four books, including Hoop Dreams, Joravsky will talk about writing for an alternative weekly and covering the city.
THURS. 3/26 — Investigative reporter and Medill School of Journalism graduate JEFF KELLY LOWENSTEIN writes as a staffer for the Chicago Reporter and will talk to students about developing the instincts of an investigative reporter.
THURS. 4/16 — A seasoned, award-winning writer with numerous credits at local publications, LINDA LUTTON will share experiences at her new job with local public-radio affiliate WBEZ as their education reporter.
TUES. 5/5 — Award-winning journalist and Medill graduate ROXANE ASSAF works at Truman as Director of Teaching and Learning Programs, in addition to having been a television producer, disc jockey, documentary filmmaker, essayist, and performance artist. Her work in Bethlehem and Jerusalem won a 2002 National Arab Journalists Association’s Excellence in Journalism Award.
THURS. 5/7 — GEOFF DOUGHERTY founded the Chi-Town Daily News in 2005 with experience as an investigative reporter for the Tribune, Miami Herald, and St. Petersburg Times. He will discuss his current work as editor and C.E.O. of the Daily News and the new-media landscape of Chicago journalism.
TUES. 5/12 — Truman Communications faculty ROBERT HUGHES has had a distinguished teaching career notable also for his publishing of a book-length memoir and regular contributions to the Chicago Tribune, WBEZ’s “848,” and the “My Turn” section of Newsweek. Hughes will talk about how he started writing and how he now teaches students to become perspective writers.
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