SPJ Offers Training for Journalists, Students

Journalists, both the professional and the student variety, have an outstanding opportunity to learn from other experts this Saturday, Oct. 24, at the University of Oregon.

The Oregon and Southwest Washington chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists will host the third annual “Building at Better Journalist” conference in UO’s School of Journalism and Communication (Allen Hall). Registration opens at 8 a.m., with the keynote talk at 9 a.m.

On the agenda are sessions on writing, mobile reporting, producing video for the Web, covering business before and after a crisis, and career-building. Speakers include reporters, editors and photojournalists from the Oregonian, Investigate West, Willamette Week, KGW Media Group, ReadWriteWeb and the New York Times.

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