Schedule

9 to 9:30 am

Paper Money – SPJ is sending advertising experts to student newspapers for free. Want to be next? Learn how, and leave with your own appointment. More details here.

9:30 to 10 am

Critiques and resume reviews.

10 to 10:30 am

Chicken Salad – Print isn’t dead, but the way student newspapers are doing it ensures a slow, painful death. Learn how to use print in the modern era – by watching actual student pages rewritten and redesigned in mere minutes. Don’t like what you see? Make a compelling counter-argument and win cold hard cash.

10:30 to 11 am

Critiques and resume reviews.

11 to 11:30 am

SEO When You’re SOL – You know Search Engine Optimization is crucial for finding readers and even landing jobs. But SEO is also a career unto itself – and not the one you want. Learn how busy journalists optimize their SEO and their time. If all you know about SEO is what you’ve Googled, here are proven techniques and efficient shortcuts specifically for journalists.

11:30 to noon

Critiques and resume reviews.

noon to 12:30 pm

TBA

12:30 to 1 pm

Critiques and resume reviews.

2 to 2:30 pm

TBA

2:30 to 3 pm

Critiques and resume reviews.

3 to 3:30 pm

TBA

3:30 to 4 pm

Critiques and resume reviews.

4 to 4:30 pm

TBA

4:30 to 5 pm

Critiques and resume reviews.