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NOVEMBER 2015
Media Literacy Week
Nov. 2-6, 2015
Media Literacy Week is designed to bring attention and visibility to media literacy education in the United States. Inspired by Canada’s Media Literacy Week, now in its 10th year, the National Association for Media Literacy Education is leading the efforts to create a media literacy week in the United States to showcase the work of amazing media literacy educators and organizations around the country. The mission of Media Literacy Week is to highlight the power of media literacy education and its essential role in education today.
The list of different events happening around the U.S. is here.
Journalism and Drinks #3: A Fundraiser for Doctors Without Borders
Nov. 4, 2015, 7pm ET
Join Roads and Kingdoms Features Editor Mitch Moxley in conversation with Mattathias Schwartz, a staff writer for The New Yorker. The pair will discuss Schwartz’s writings on the refugee crisis in Europe, including a 2014 profile of an exiled priest who helps Africans risking all to reach Europe. The talk will be followed by networking over beers in the front room of Videology from 8 p.m. onwards. Tickets are $10, available by pre-order only. Net proceeds will go to Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).
Register here.
Tow Tea: Parsing Tech Talk
Nov. 5, 2015, 4-5:30 ET
Pulitzer Hall, Columbia Journalism School, New York, NY
The Tow Center for Digital Journalism hosts Farai Chideya of The Intercept, Josh Begley of The Intercept and Marguerite Holloway of Columbia Journalism School for a Tow Tea discussion on “Parsing Tech Talk”.
Register here.
Data, Democracy and the Human Story: A Conversation with Members of Deep Lab
Nov. 5, 2015, 6:30-8pm CDT
Wintrust Hall, Loyola University Chicago Quinlan School of Business
Simone Browne, Ingrid Burrington, and Allison Burtch will discuss how their work as artists, critics and members of the Deep Lab collective engages with issues of privacy, security and surveillance.
Register here.
The New Era of Civil Rights Reporting
Nov. 5, 2015, 6-9pm CDT
ThoughtWorks NYC, 99 Madison Avenue (Between 29 and 30), Floor 15, New York
Join us for a talk between journalists who have covered civil rights issues from Ferguson to Baltimore and the rest of the country, plus a presentation from Madeline Bair of Witness, an international nonprofit organization that trains and supports people using video in their fight for human rights.
More information here.
5th International Symposium on Digital Ethics
Nov. 6, 2015, 9am-4pm CDT
Loyola University Chicago Water Tower Campus
Featuring artist and activist Hasan Elahi; Goodvertising founder Thomas Kolster; Wearable Technology Designer Maggie Orth; NPR Music Editor Jacob Ganz and a host of other scholars and researcher presenting new research on digital ethics.
Register here.
Quality Journalism in Today’s Digital Age
Nov. 7, 2015, 8:30am-4pm ET
Fordham University’s Lincoln Center campus, Lowenstein building, New York
The New York State Associated Press Association, Fordham University’s Department of Communication and Media Studies and NPR affiliate station, WFUV FM, are pleased to present a one day conference titled “Quality Journalism in Today’s Digital Age.” The conference is open to students and professional members of the media. Session topics will range from investigations in the digital age to creative storytelling across platforms to covering diverse communities.
Register here.
Using Social Data for Social Good Workshop
Nov. 7, 2015, 9am-4pm CDT
Loyola University Chicago Water Tower Campus
Featuring Check 12’s Andrew Salter; mRelief’s Rose Afriyie; Derek Edder from Datamade; Farida Viz; Twitter’s Brett Taylor and many more.
Register here.
Latest in Longform Conference
Nov. 7, 2015, 9am PT
UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, Berkeley, CA
The second annual “Latest in Longform” conference promises to be one of the most sizzling events of the year for those exploring the creative edges and the best traditions of nonfiction storytelling. Under the direction of journalist and UC Berkeley alum Constance Hale, top writers and editors will join an audience of talented journalists for an bracing, all-day conversation about the state of literary nonfiction. Keynote conversations with Julia Turner, Douglas McGray, and Rebecca Solnit will look at the landscape for groundbreaking work — whether online, in glossy magazines, or in books. Provocative panels and intensive workshops will focus on the craft. Optional master classes on Sunday, November 8, will allow attendees to dig deeper, developing new skills and insight. The fee is $275.
More information here.
2015 ICFJ Awards
Nov. 10, 2015
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, D.C.
The International Center for Journalists we will honor the achievements of four colleagues whose outstanding coverage has made a huge impact: Univision anchor Jorge Ramos, photojournalist Lynsey Addario, Cuban blogger Yoani Sánchez, and Indian investigative journalist Priyanka Dubey.
More information and registration here.
BBC Journalism: Future Uncertain?
Nov. 11, 2015, 2-3:30pm UTC
Barclay Room, Green Templeton College, Oxford
Richard Tait, professor of journalism and former BBC governor, Cardiff University, will present on the topic.
More information here.
A Puzzling Celebration of The Nation’s 150th Birthday
Nov. 11, 2015, 7-9:30pm PT
The Women’s Building, 3543 18th Street #8, San Francisco, CA
The year marks the 150th anniversary of The Nation, the oldest weekly news magazine in America. In honor of this historic anniversary, Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto, the creators of The Nation’s weekly crossword puzzle, will host an evening of specially-created word games and puzzles. The evening will feature an introduction to cryptic crosswords, including solving an as-yet unpublished Nation crossword puzzle together with the entire group. This will offer newbies a chance to learn how it all works, and experienced solvers an opportunity to show off.
More information and registration here.
The Newswomen’s Club of New York’s Front Page Awards
Nov. 12, 2015
New York, NY
The Front Page Awards, established in 1937-1938, are one of the few awards in the world that expressly recognize journalistic excellence by newswomen. The contest this year will honor female journalists in 44 categories, spanning online, television, radio, newspapers, wires, photography and magazines.
More information here.
Journalism + Silicon Valley Conference
Nov. 12, 2015, 9:30am-5:30pm
Pulitzer Hall, Columbia Journalism School, New York, NY
Journalism is increasingly dependent on and influenced by the companies that dominate the social web. Social networks and search companies like Facebook, Twitter & Google are no longer “just platforms” and are now actively shaping how journalism is practiced and funded.
Speakers and topics will include: A keynote conversation about the relationship between news organizations and social networks: Emily Bell and Mark Thompson, CEO of The New York Times; The rights and responsibilities of platforms and publishers; Improving quality and depth in the technology journalism beatHow newsrooms have adapted to storytelling through platforms to reach new audiences; The benefits and drawbacks of news organizations tackling their own platforms and distribution mechanism.
More information here.
Poliak Lecture With Mark Stephens
Nov. 12, 2015, 6-8pm
Pulitzer Hall, Columbia Journalism School, New York, NY
The Poliak Center for the Study of First Amendment Issues will host Mark Stephens as the 2015 Fall Lecturer. Stephens, a renowned U.K. lawyer, has undertaken some of the highest profile cases in the U.K. and abroad. In 2011, Her Majesty the Queen appointed Stephens Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for his services to law and the arts. RSVP is required for all parties beyond Journalism students. To RSVP, email JSchoolRSVP@columbia.edu. A reception will follow. #CJSPoliak
More information here.
What’s Going On? 1969-1974 | Photographs by Ken Light
Nov. 13, 2015
UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, North Gate Hall, Berkeley, CA
“What’s Going On” is a monograph of photographs taken from 1969-1974 showing Ken Light’s early work as he documented America and the political upheaval of his generation. He began this work at 18 years old and some of the images were published in the underground newspapers back in the day, but many were not. America in this era was deeply divided and at war with itself, yet Americans saw much promise and felt that fundamental change was possible. It was a time when young people believed they could create a better world.
More information here.
The Transparency Series: Illustration (Workshop)
Nov. 14, 2015, all day ET
Pulitzer Hall, The Brown Institute, Columbia Journalism School
In this daylong workshop, Ellen Weinstein, world-renowned illustrator and frequent contributor to many publications, will introduce basic visual thinking skills that will lead you through visualizing a story from text. How do you employ visual metaphors without being cliche? How do you create visual empathy with a subject? When is humor appropriate? During the day, we will create, discuss and think about word and image, not as separate entities but as halves of a whole. The Transparency Series is A unique set of seminars and hands-on workshops that bring new technology and design ideas to the Columbia Journalism community. Our goal is simple — help students learn new ways to find and tell stories, new ways to inform and entertain. Each topic will commence with a Friday evening panel discussion and will follow with a Saturday hands-on workshop centered around building. Contact: Michael Krisch, 212-854-9756.
More information here.
Digiday Programmatic Summit 2015
Nov. 15-17, 2015
Nashville, TN
The summit will address how brands, agencies and publishers are adjusting to the changing dynamics of modern media buying.
More information here.
Streaming Media West 2015
Nov. 16-18, 2015
Huntington Beach, Calif.
The event hosts content owners, viral video creators, online marketers, broadcast professionals and ad agencies to learn the latest online video technology.
Register here; use hashtag #SMWest.
The Future of Television News
Nov. 18, 2015, 2-3:30pm UTC
Barclay Room, Green Templeton College, Oxford
Bruno Patino, director of the Journalism School, Sciences Po, Paris, ex-director of digital, strategy and TV channels at France Télévisions, will present on the topic.
More information here.
Tow Tea: FOIA Workshop
Nov. 19, 2015, 4-5:30 ET
Pulitzer Hall, Columbia Journalism School, New York, NY
The Tow Center for Digital Journalism will host a workshop on accessing and collecting data and information made available under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The Freedom of Information Act is a law that gives individuals the right to access information from the federal government.
Register here.
Tow Tea: FOIA Workshop
Nov. 19, 2015, 4-5:30 ET
Pulitzer Hall, Columbia Journalism School, New York, NY
The Tow Center for Digital Journalism will host a workshop on accessing and collecting data and information made available under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The Freedom of Information Act is a law that gives individuals the right to access information from the federal government.
Register here.
Alissa J. Rubin in Conversation With Jill Abramson
Nov. 19, 2015, 6pm ET
Pulitzer Hall, Columbia Journalism School, New York, NY
Jill Abramson, former executive editor of the New York Times, in conversation with her friend and colleague and 2015 John Chancellor Award Winner Alissa J. Rubin. Rubin first worked with Abramson when they were both young reporters at The American Lawyer. Abramson successfully recruited Rubin to join the New York Times in 2007 as Baghdad correspondent. Join for a lively conversation about the risks and rewards of a career in journalism, their years together at the Times, the challenges of being a female war correspondent, family and work life balance, and advice for students in the audience.Reception starts at 6, discussion at 6:30 pm. Open to the public. RSVP required.
RSVP here.
Widening Notions of Offence and the Impact on a Free Media
Nov. 18, 2015, 2-3:30pm UTC
Butler Room, Nuffield College, Oxford
Jodie Ginsberg, editor in chief, Index on Censorship, will present on the topic.
More information here.
Meet CPJ’s International Press Freedom Award Winners
Nov. 23, 2015, 12:30-1:30pm ET
Pulitzer Hall Stabile Student Center, New York, NY
Meet the journalists receiving the Committee to Protect Journalists’ International Press Freedom awards this year, from Ethiopia, Syria, Paraguay and Malaysia. Dean Steve Coll will host.
Information here.
Are the BRICs Building a New World Media Order?
Nov. 23, 2015, 2-3:30pm UTC
Barclay Room, Green Templeton College, Oxford
Daya Thussu, professor of international communication, and co-editor of Mapping BRICS Media, University of Westminster, will present on the topic.
More information here.
Re-shaping the Online News and Media Industry: The Shift From Destination to Distributed Media
Nov. 23, 2015, 5:30-7pm UTC
The media industry continues to undergo significant and revolutionary change at an ever-increasing pace. At the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism’s memorial lecture, Jimmy Maymann, former CEO of The Huffington Post will outline how this change is ultimately the result of a shift from destination to distributed media, and how publishers can respond in order to capitalise on the opportunities inherent in this change.
Registration here.
DECEMBER 2015 AND BEYOND
Tow Tea: Network Analysis for Investigative Journalism
Dec. 3, 2015, 4-5:30 ET
Pulitzer Hall, Columbia Journalism School, New York, NY
The Tow Center for Digital Journalism is pleased to host a Tow Tea with Sheila Coronel, Academic Dean of Columbia Journalism School, regarding Network Analysis for Investigative Journalism. Dean Coronel will be joined by a number of other speakers, to be confirmed.
Register here.
The Transparency Series: Networks (Workshop)
Dec. 5, 2015, all day ET
Pulitzer Hall, The Brown Institute, Columbia Journalism School
This workshop will focus on the creative and critical use of complex networks through relationship mapping and visual analysis in order to expand the individual’s thinking about the network as a medium. Starting from hand drawn simple graph diagrams, participants gradually build complex network models. Emphasis will be on network mapping / modeling, relational thinking, centrality and clustering analysis and information design. The Transparency Series is a unique set of seminars and hands-on workshops that bring new technology and design ideas to the Columbia Journalism community. Our goal is simple: help students learn new ways to find and tell stories, new ways to inform and entertain. Each topic will commence with a Friday evening panel discussion and will follow with a Saturday hands-on workshop centered around building. Contact: Michael Krisch, 212-854-9756.
More information here.
For a roundup of must-go journalism conferences, see Contently’s list here.
Sonia Paul is a freelance journalist based in India and the U.S., and is the editorial assistant at MediaShift. Her work has appeared in a broad range of media, including the Al Jazeera Media Network, Caravan, Foreign Policy, Guardian, Mashable, New York Times, PRI’s The World, Roads & Kingdoms and VICE News. She previously produced the grant-funded podcast series Shizuoka Speaks, based in Japan. She is on Twitter and Instagram @sonipaul.