Coming May 15: "Survivor: The Media Edition"

The National Press Club holds a survival bootcamp for journalists on May 15. Panels focus on the top 10 things you need to do before you change jobs or get laid off, how to build your personal brand, and where journalism jobs will be in 2020. There's also a group session on online video reporting tips and tricks, run by a Medill broadcast professor. The whole day is just $15 for members, $75 for everyone else.

You can find the complete agenda for the day here. Scroll down to the bottom of the page where it says "Journalism Survival Bootcamp."

Here are some highlights:

May 15, 2010

9:15-10:30 -- How to transform yourself into a tech-savvy reporting powerhouse to cover the journalism of the future. Plus, the top 10 things you need to do now before you change jobs or get laid off.

Panelists:

• Mark Stencel, managing editor of Digital News, National Public Radio
• Mary Coffman, professor of broadcast at Northwestern University’s Medill School
• Tom Kennedy, principal, Kennedy Media, and former Managing Editor for Multimedia at The Washington Post
• Mark Schoeff, freelance journalist, formerly of Crain's Workforce Management
• Moderator: NPC Professional Development Committee Chair Susan Heavey, reporter, Reuters

10:45-Noon -- Building your Brand: How to put your best face forward and where to get the skills you need to showcase your talent.

• Meredith Hooker, managing editor for Internet, Gazette
• Joanne Allen, reporter, Reuters, Masters in New Media, American University 2010

3:00-4:00 -- Where the jobs are: What you need to do for 2010 and where journalism will be in 2020.

Panelists:

• Beth Frerking, Assistant Managing Editor, POLITICO
• Rod Kuckro, chief editor, Platts
• Ken Sands, online editor, Bloomberg Government
• Andrea Stone, senior Washington correspondent, AOL
• Moderator: NPC President Alan Bjerga, reporter, Bloomberg

Social media tips for journalists

Here's my guest post for the SmartBrief blog on social media. I covered a workshop on social media tips for journalists.