(Photo courtesy of FORJ)
It’s hard to believe we’re less than two weeks away from this year’s conference!
Tickets are going fast, so don’t miss out on this opportunity to have conversations that matter, develop solutions that work and protect the future of rural journalism both locally and nationally.
We’ve got a packed program, free registration and limited seats. If you haven’t signed up yet, now’s the time!
Last Call for Lodging at COCC
Please send requests for lodging at the COCC residence halls by 5pm Wednesday, August 6 to info@forjournalism.org.
We have one complimentary room left but others may be booked for $88 per night.
Final Schedule Confirmed!
Session One:
Respectful Witnessing: Telling Stories With Communities, Not About Them
Torsten Kjellstrand, University of Oregon
AND
Finding the Story
Lily Raff McCaulou, Journalist and Author
Session Two:
Data Journalism
Brent Walth, University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication
AND
Cellphone Photography for Journalists
Jamie Rose, Momenta Group
Keynote:
The Importance of Rural Journalism in America
Penny Abernathy, Former Knight Chair in Journalism and Digital Media Economics, University of North Carolina
Lunch Roundtable:
Funding Rural Journalism
Jim Pollock, Associated Press
Erin Borla, Roundhouse Foundation
Session Three:
Solutions Journalism
Camilla Mortensen, Editor-In-Chief of Eugene Weekly
AND
Covering Housing and Homelessness
David Dudley, FORJournalism Reporter
Capstone:
Legal Help Resources
Rebecca Morris, OPB VP & General Counsel
Joanna Perini-Abbott, Director of the Center for Advocacy at Lewis & Clark Law School
Join your peers who believe in the power of rural journalism. Register below for free tickets!
