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John Canzano, staff writer at The Oregonian, Jan. 23 -- Blogging, a new way to think about instantaneous and tangential news. Canzano is a prominent sports writer at The Oregonian who writes a well-read blog that often breaks news about regional sports issues. His talk will be about the power of blogging as well as the challenges of maintaining such a feature.
Jonathan Nelson, staff writer at The Columbian, Jan. 30 -- How to dig up stories (and news) and turn those into digital gold. A veteran reporter, who worked at The Oregonian and The Bakersfield Californian before joining The Columbian, Jon shares tips on how to find and develop the compelling stories of our community and transform them for a web audience.
Staci Tucker, Web Development Lead for Kaiser Permanente's information technology division, Feb. 6 -- As online manager for The Columbian, Tucker drastically turned around that newspaper's web site with her inventive approaches to modern media delivery, ranging from e-mail news to R.S.S. feeds to cellphone updates. The focus of her talk will be what's ahead in the industry, looking five to 10 years in the future. She recently took a new job outside the media, so she brings that perspective as well.
Troy Wayrynen, photo editor at The Columbian, March 5 -- Taking a news story beyond words. Wayrynen has been a regional leader in developing news stories into multimedia masterpieces. He will talk about the many options available, and show examples, primarily focusing on videos and slideshows.
Matt Wastradowski, staff writer at The Columbian, April 9 -- Here's a recent WSU Vancouver graduate who worked on The VanCougar and has parlayed that experience into a staff position at The Columbian. He's been thrust into this ever-changing (and super intense) media environment and brings that fresh perspective to the industry. His talk will be about the kinds of jobs out there right now, including information about his stint as an ad copywriter at Fred Meyer, and what it takes to make it in the modern media industry.

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Wrapping up the term

Assignments

Week 15 (April 23): Due

Week 14 (April 16): Due

Week 13 (April 9): Due

Week 12 (April 2): Due

Week 11 (March 26): Due

Week 10 (March 19): Due

Week 9 (March 5): Due

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Week 4 (Jan. 30): Due

Week 3 (Jan. 23): Due

Week 2 (Jan. 16): Due

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