National Jewish Student Journalism Conference!![]() Photo Courtesy of Flikr User Heidiologies. Do you like writing?Come learn from the best at the National Jewish Student Journalism Conference on May 16th-17th in New York City.Register Now!
Presented by New Voices Magazine and the Jewish Student Press Service and hosted by Avanim, the literary journal of Columbia/Barnard Hillel, the Columbia Current and the NYU Jewish Voice, the conference features workshops and panels on campus Jewish publications, writing on Israel, and more. It will be held at the Kraft Center for Jewish Life in Manhattan, 606 W. 115th St. Past conferences have featured presentations by Ethan Bronner and Clyde Haberman of The New York Times, Alana Newhouse of Tablet, J.J. Goldberg of The Forward, Susan Weidman Schneider of Lilith, Josh Friedman and Sam Freedman of the Columbia Journalism School, Esther Kaplan and Ari Berman of The Nation, Daniel Sieradski of jewschool.com and the JTA, and Nathan Glazer of Harvard University.
Registration fee is $40, which includes two breakfasts, two lunches and conference materials. For more information contact ben@newvoices.org or call 212.675.1168. Register Now! Space is limited! Registration deadline is May 12th.
Conference Agenda:Sunday, May 16th
9:00 Registration, Coffee & Donuts Panelists 10:30 Workshop: Beyond "Once Upon a Time:" Telling Your Story. Ruvym Gilman, Editor, Alef Next Magazine 12:00 Lunch 1:00 Panel: How do we cover local and national news? Panelists 2:00 Workshops: How to structure a short story or article How to structure a short story: Rachel Trager, MFA student, Columbia School of the Arts 3:00 Break 3:30 Panel: How should Jewish students cover Israel? Moderator Panelists 4:45 Speaker: Confessions of a Jewish Journalist
Monday, May 17th
9:00 Breakfast 9:30 Speaker: What makes an issue "Jewish?" Rabbi Avi Katz Orlow, Jewish Education Specialist, the Foundation for Jewish Camp 10:30 Panel: Editing and running a Jewish student publication Panelists Moderator 12:00 Lunch and closing
Frequently Asked Questions:Where is the conference being held? If I’m coming from out of town, where will I stay? Will the food be kosher? How much does the conference cost? Is this fee refundable if I decide not to come? Are there scholarships available? When is the registration deadline? You must register by May 12th to secure a place at the conference. I have more questions. Whom should I ask? Email Ben Sales at ben@newvoices.org or call 212.675.1168 |