As of 8/27, online registration for this event has ended. You can register on site tomorrow, 8/28, at 8:30am.-9am. PLEASE NOTE: Due to an unexpected high turnout for this event, we have closed admittance to the closing reception because we have reached room capacity. You will be able to attend the workshops, but not the reception. We look forward to seeing you!

This is an unprecedented time—and opportunity—for the ethnic and community news media.

Your combined audiences now reach well over 60 million Americans nationwide, a clear indication that you are indispensable to the communities you cover. At the same time, you have never faced such huge challenges: adapting to rapidly changing new media technologies, often on a shoestring budget; revamping business operations in the face of plummeting small business ad dollars; and remaining a vibrant and relevant voice for the diverse communities you serve.

Now is the time to seize the moment!

• Dive into learning cutting-edge multimedia journalism skills.

• Expand your networks by collaborating with colleagues and meeting experts in

multimedia journalism.

• Learn about innovative solutions to better serve your community and build your business.

We’ve designed this hands-on multimedia training conference with the ethnic and community news media’s needs in mind. Intensive boot camps and a diverse selection of in-depth workshops will teach you new media skills and social networking strategies; show you how to grow and “control” your Web site—and stop letting it control you; and introduce you to innovative business strategies to help your news outlet navigate through and even thrive in this tough economy.

This conference is the first in a series of affordable classes, workshops, and training conferences the Renaissance Journalism Center and ZeroDivide will be cosponsoring over the next several years in its efforts to bridge the digital divide.

Conference Highlights

• A one-and-a-half day multimedia training boot camp* (8/27, 1pm-4pm; 8/28, 8:30am-4:30pm) THIS CAMP IS FULL, WAITING LIST ONLY.

In Producing Multimedia Content, small teams learn and practice the fundamentals of multimedia news production and editing. Requires preregistration on a first-come, first-served basis, as space is limited to 16.

*This boot camp includes an additional training session on Thursday, August 27, from 1pm–4pm at SFSU College of Extended Learning, 835 Market Street. Participants, especially those new to multimedia journalism, are strongly encouraged to attend both sessions, to reap the maximum benefits from the training.

• Multimedia Hasta En La Sopa a full-day multimedia boot camp taught in  Spanish and English. (8/28, 8:30am–4:30pm)

Participants explore Web start-up strategies, blogging and learn fundamental video production skills. This boot camp requires preregistration on a first-come, first-served basis, as space is limited to 16.

•16 in-depth workshops taught by leading multimedia journalists and new media trainers (8/28, 8:30am–4:30pm)

Workshop Topics include:

• New business innovations to help your organization survive and thrive in the recession.
  
• The nonprofit business model, is it for your organization?
• Design fundamentals for the Web
• Launching a Web site on shoestring budget
• Storytelling in sound (led by KQED Radio)
  
• Using social networking tools such as YouTube, Facebook, and smart phones to build your brand and reach new audiences (led by Public Media Collaborative)
  
• Going mobile

• Closing reception features keynote speech by NAACP President Benjamin Todd Jealous. (8/28, 5pm–7pm)

You will also have the opportunity to see the short film "Voices for Justice," on the history of the Latino press in the United States. LIght hor d'oeuvres, wine and beverages will be available.

• Learn about the Renaissance Journalism Center’s new mini-grant program, The Media Greenhouse, for the ethnic and community media. (8/28)

The grants program, funded by the Ford Foundation, McCormick Foundation and ZeroDivide, is designed to help the ethnic and community media bridge the digital divide and continue to meet the news and informational needs of their communities. At the conference we’ll provide information about the program.

Registration Details:

• The general registration fee of $25 covers a boot camp or workshops, and reception.

• The two boot camps require preregistration. Space is limited to 16 participants per boot camp and reservations are on a first-come, first-served basis.You can only choose one boot camp. Please note that Producing Multimedia Content includes a one-and-a-half-day commitment. To reserve your space, choose a boot camp from the dropdown menu in registration.

Stay tuned for more details or visit the Renaissance Journalism Center.