Journalism program gears up for symposium
Kevin Williams
Issue date: 11/19/08 Section: News
RMU's applied journalism program will proudly present is third-annual Journalism Symposium this coming March, and it's set to be the biggest event in the program's young history.
Scheduled for March 30, 2009 in the Sewall Center, the event is set to attract high school and college students from across the region, with presenters from local newspapers, magazines, and television and radio stations.
"It's a great opportunity for students of any discipline to learn things outside of the classroom from experienced professionals," said Marc Seamon, assistant professor of communication and faculty adviser of The Sentry.
Seamon also said that the event is open to everyone, not just journalism students.
"This would be a great opportunity for students if instructors in the School of Communications and Information Sciences include the event as part of their curriculum for the spring semester," explained Seamon.
This year's symposium will be a re-vamped version of past events, with the offering of more perspectives, more professional insight and more opportunities to learn something about media and communication.
"There's something for everyone," said Seamon.
In years past, the symposium was composed of three to four speakers speaking sequentially, followed by a keynote speaker at lunch time.
"Everyone did the same thing," said Seamon. "This year, the students will have the chance to diverge and learn about the things that they want to learn about."
This year, attendees can choose from among 19 sessions, each devoted to a different journalism-related topic. The offerings will include photojournalism, covering the arts and entertainment, newspaper layout and design, diversity issues, graduate school opportunities in journalism, poetry and creative writing, media ethics, graphic design, Web design, environmental journalism, radio, television, magazine, writing play reviews, sports and politics.
"There will be six sessions occurring at any given time," said Seamon. "It's more of a conference-type event than the prior symposiums."
Scheduled for March 30, 2009 in the Sewall Center, the event is set to attract high school and college students from across the region, with presenters from local newspapers, magazines, and television and radio stations.
"It's a great opportunity for students of any discipline to learn things outside of the classroom from experienced professionals," said Marc Seamon, assistant professor of communication and faculty adviser of The Sentry.
Seamon also said that the event is open to everyone, not just journalism students.
"This would be a great opportunity for students if instructors in the School of Communications and Information Sciences include the event as part of their curriculum for the spring semester," explained Seamon.
This year's symposium will be a re-vamped version of past events, with the offering of more perspectives, more professional insight and more opportunities to learn something about media and communication.
"There's something for everyone," said Seamon.
In years past, the symposium was composed of three to four speakers speaking sequentially, followed by a keynote speaker at lunch time.
"Everyone did the same thing," said Seamon. "This year, the students will have the chance to diverge and learn about the things that they want to learn about."
This year, attendees can choose from among 19 sessions, each devoted to a different journalism-related topic. The offerings will include photojournalism, covering the arts and entertainment, newspaper layout and design, diversity issues, graduate school opportunities in journalism, poetry and creative writing, media ethics, graphic design, Web design, environmental journalism, radio, television, magazine, writing play reviews, sports and politics.
"There will be six sessions occurring at any given time," said Seamon. "It's more of a conference-type event than the prior symposiums."
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