2008
PRE–CONFERENCE PROGRAMMING
Thanks to generous grants from The Henry Luce Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation,* as well as additional program assistance from One Nation, Religion Newswriters is pleased to announce this year's pre-conference programs for religion reporters. Events will take place Sept. 17-18, 2008, in Washington, D.C., preceding RNA's Annual Conference there.
This year's pre-conference programming includes:
• Covering Islam
• Getting Up to Speed on Multimedia:
A Practical Primer for Print Religion Journalists
Covering Islam
• Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008
• 8 a.m.–7:30 p.m.
• Cost: $35 / FREE for scholarship recipients
• Mandatory attendance for conference scholarship recipients
• This program includes continental breakfast, lunch and dinner on Wed., Sept. 17.
• A full lineup of speakers and panels for this program appears below.
How can you accurately, fairly and insightfully cover a faith community that includes up to 7 million individuals of wide-ranging ethnicities and races, representing first-generation immigrants as well as the descendants of African slaves?
To help answer this question, Religion Newswriters and program sponsor One Nation: Liberty and Justice for All, have identified leaders from the American Muslim community who will talk about: the basics of the faith, the leadership role of women, and the rise in civic participation among American Muslims. Together we have also invited journalists with extensive experience covering this community—to talk to you about the challenges of getting the story right.
One Nation is a philanthropic collaborative that is working to integrate diverse voices into mainstream media coverage in order to advance the principles of pluralism and tolerance.
Getting Up to Speed on Multimedia:
a Practical Primer for Print Religion Journalists
• Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008
• 8:30–10:30 a.m.
• Cost: $10 / FREE for scholarship recipients
• This program includes continental breakfast and lunch on Thurs., Sept. 18.
• A full lineup of speakers and panels for this program appears below.
Lynda Kraxberger has a “walk before you run” mentality when working with digital storytelling tools. In this two-hour workshop, she starts with the basics of online story forms and offers practical tips for writing more conversational copy. You’ll get performance tips and learn the underlying “grammar” that improves the quality of any visual story. Finally, you’ll walk away with a list of best practices for taking your own multimedia work to the next level.
Kraxberger teaches convergence journalism to students at the Missouri School of Journalism. She coaches students on multi-platform and multimedia storytelling for online, print, radio and television newsrooms. Her roots as a newscast producer in medium-market TV stations shaped her interest in visual storytelling. Now, she merges audio and video editing techniques with print to create “new” story forms online. In 2007, Kraxberger was awarded Missouri’s prestigious Kemper Fellowship for Outstanding Teaching.
Who can attend pre-conference programs?
Anyone is welcome to register for pre-conference programs. Individuals may sign up for both programs. Space is limited to 60 participants for each program and is reserved on a first-come, first-served basis.
How to register
• (NEW!) Full conference registration via online form.
• (NEW!) Raffle tickets, guest meal (banquet) tickets via online form (purchased separately from registration).
• Full conference registration (guest tickets, raffle tickets incuded) via downloadble PDF (fax or mail with payment).
For pre-conference programming questions, please contact Michelle Stacho at 614-891-9001, ext. 4# or e-mail her at Stacho@RNA.org.
Pre-conference Program schedule (subject to change)
| WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 17, 2008—COVERING ISLAM |
| 8–8:30 a.m. |
Registration & continental breakfast |
| 8:30 a.m. |
PROGRAM: Covering Islam begins with a welcome |
| 9–10:30 a.m. |
PANEL: About Islam
A lecture and Q&A covering the basics of the faith
Speaker:
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Imam Mohamed Magid, director, All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS)
|
| 10:30–10:40 a.m. |
Break |
| 10:45 a.m.–Noon |
PANEL: Women and American Islam
Discussion on how American Muslim women are increasingly taking on leadership roles in their communities and the implications for the U.S. and beyond
Speakers:
• Maha ElGenaidi, founder & president of Islamic Networks Group (ING)
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Daisy Khan, executive director, American Society for Muslim Advancement
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Dalia Mogahed, executive director, Gallup Center for Muslim Studies
• Mona Eltahawy, freelance journalist and commentator
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| Noon–1:30 p.m. |
Lunch at The Hamilton Crowne Plaza
Sponsored by Baker, featuring author Will Davis
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| 1:30–2:45 p.m. |
PANEL: American Muslim Civic Participation
Discussion on rising civic and interfaith participation from the American Muslim community and what it means to communities throughout the U.S.
Speakers:
• Edina Lekovic, communications director, Muslim Public Affairs Council
•
Zeenat Rahman, outreach and training coordinator, Interfaith Youth Core
•
Farid Senzai, director of research, Institute for Social Policy and Understanding
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| 2:45–2:55 p.m. |
Break |
| 3–4:30 p.m. |
PANEL: Reporting on American Muslims
Discussion on current coverage and how to overcome challenges reporting on the American Muslim community
Speakers:
• Maria Ebrahimji, producer, CNN
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Anisa Mehdi, documentary filmmaker
• Tayyibah Taylor, Azizah Magazine
• Jamie Tarabay, NPR
|
| 4:45–5 p.m. |
Evaluations & wrap up |
| 6–7:30 p.m. |
Dinner at The Hamilton Crowne Plaza
Sponsored by The Fetzer Institute's Campaign for Love & Forgiveness |
| THURSDAY, SEPT. 18, 2008—MULTIMEDIA |
| 8 a.m–6 p.m. |
Registration desk open |
| 7:30–8:30 a.m. |
Continental breakfast & sponsored press conference
Press conference at 8:15 a.m. in breakfast room. Sponsored by Jossey-Bass. |
| 8:30–10:30 a.m. |
PROGRAM: Getting up to Speed on Multimedia:
A Practical Primer for Print Religion Journalists
Workshop speaker: Lynda Kraxberger, Missouri School of Journalism
Topics to be covered:
• What are people doing online?
• Writing for the ear: Conversational writing
• Writing for the ear: Adding natural sound
• Visual composition and grammar
• Performance tips & tricks
• Best of the Web |
Noon |
Pre-conference programming ends with a sponsored lunch.
Sponsored by Council for America's First Freedom |
*This program was made possible (in part) by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York. The statements made and views expressed are solely the responsibility of the author.
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