Knight Digital Media Center May 2008 Lecture Series

Presented by: UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, Knight Digital Media Center and Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation

This event was webcast live and archives are now online.
Links in the schedule below launch separate QuickTime windows.

The New Media Lecture Series is part of a week-long multimedia training workshop for mid-career journalists sponsored by the school. Panel speakers were webcast live. Archived versions of the live casts are available by clicking the links below.

Sunday, May 18
3:15-4:30 pm
Cit-J, Community, Mashups and Mobile: How a Newspaper Company Becomes a New Media Company

Jennifer Baldwin, Contributions Editor, The Bakersfield Californian
Jason Sperber, Community Content Coordinator, The Bakersfield Californian
Matylda Czarnecka, Specialty Product Manager, The Bakersfield Californian

Monday, May 19
12:30-1:30 pm
Using Your New Skills to Get Your Dream Job
Laylan Connelly, Reporter, The Orange County Register
Download Connelly's PowerPoint slideshow

7:45-9:00 pm
Building Local Conversation with Topix
Blake Williams, Senior Director of Product Management, Topix
Download Williams' PowerPoint slideshow

Tuesday, May 20
12:30-1:30 pm
Looking Big on a Small Budget
Jay Koester, Online Editor, El Paso Times

7:15-8:30 pm
UGC and Multimedia at the BBC
Chris Walton, Assistant Editor, BBC
Download Walton's PowerPoint slideshow

Wednesday, May 21
1:30-2:30 pm
Current, Collaborative Storytelling, and our Googlezon Future
Robin Sloan, Strategist, Current