Program PDF - ACP/CMA National College Media Convention

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Wednesday, Oct. 28
Pre-convention Workshops
Thursday, Oct. 29
Breakout Sessions
Keynote: Ken Herman
TCCJA Awards Ceremony
CMA Adviser Awards
Movie Screening: Suffragette
ACP/CMA Adviser Reception
Steve Jobs on Creativity
Friday, Oct. 30
Breakout Sessions
Keynote: Investigative Journalism
CMA Pinnacle Awards
CMA Meet in the Suite
Saturday, Oct. 31
Breakout Sessions
CMA Hall of Fame Reception
ACP Awards Ceremony
Zombie Stories: Interviewing the Undead
Sunday, Nov. 1
Keynote: Black Lives Matter
ACP Best of Show Awards Ceremony
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Welcome to the ACP/CMA National College Media
Convention in Austin, where you’ll jam out to music
and turn up the volume on your media skills. There
is certainly no better place to apply your journalism
skills than the dubbed “Weird City” of the U.S.
More than 2,000 student journalists and advisers
will be immersed in culture with hundreds of
sessions, keynotes, workshops, critiques, special
events, trade show and awards ceremonies. As
the live music capital of the world, Austin is a city
where creativity and ideas are always the song of
choice. Before, after or between sessions, walk the
few blocks to the famous 6th Street entertainment
district, take in the view from the Hangar Lounge
or shop the boutique-lined sidewalk in the Second
Street District.
Welcome to the
ACP/CMA National
College Media
Convention in
Austin, Texas.
Head back for more than 300 practical and
professional learning sessions, from high-profile
keynotes to specific, problem-solving breakouts,
hands-on workshops and discussions. Visit the
trade show to meet vendors offering student media
products and services, network with Professionals
in Residence, get your media critiqued, watch onsite broadcast studios or register for ACP’s Best of
Show contest.
Listen as award-winning professionals from Austin share tips on covering news in the 11th largest city in
America. For Halloween, share your costume on social media and celebrate in the heart of Texas with a
special brainstorming session and zombie interviewing adventure. Plus, attend a special screening of the
feature film “Suffragette,” starring Meryl Streep and Carey Mulligan.
Attend a performance featuring the story of one of the most creative and influential innovators of our
generation, Steve Jobs, to hear how creativity inspired him to start two innovative companies that changed
the universe. And be inspired by the best of college media with ACP’s Pacemaker and CMA’s Pinnacle
awards.
Rachele Kanigel,
President, College
Media Association
Diana Mitsu Klos, Executive
Director, Associated
Collegiate Press
Over your four-day stay in Austin, swap strategy with your fellow media colleagues, chat with keynote
speakers and network with professionals. You’ll return to campus full of energy, stories and a whole
new tool-kit of journalism skills. Social media will be buzzing this week with our attendees sharing their
convention memories and photos, so don’t forget to join the conversation using #collegemedia15.
From the “Weird City” of the U.S., the Fall National College Media Convention is the place to uncover your
own unique journalism skills.
Let’s get started.
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Convention Maps ................................... 4
Keynote Speakers ................................... 6
Convention Sponsors ................................... 8
Special Events ................................... 9
Adviser-only Events ................................... 11
Tuesday, Wednesday Convention Sessions ............................. 12
Thursday Sessions ................................... 13
Thursday At a Glance .............................................................14
Friday Sessions ................................... 25
Friday At a Glance ...........................................................26
Saturday Sessions ................................... 40
Saturday At a Glance .............................................................42
Sunday Sessions ................................... 53
CMA Awards ................................... 54
ACP Award Finalists ................................... 61
Convention Officials ................................... 65
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Acp/cma national college media convention • Austin, Texas
Program Design
Amber Billings,
Digital and Design Coordinator,
Associated Collegiate Press
Photo Credits
Getty Images, John R. Rogers,
Austin Convention and Visitor’s Bureau
Associated
Collegiate Press
College media
association
The oldest and largest collegiate journalism organization, Associated
Collegiate Press has been helping students and advisers achieve
excellence in media since 1921.
The voice of collegiate media and its advisers, College Media Association
serves student media pros, staffs and programs with education, research
and resources. Founded in 1954 as the National Council of College
Publications Advisers, CMA now has more than 700 members — the
people who advise the nation’s collegiate media newspapers, yearbooks,
magazines, broadcast and electronic media and their staffs — from coast
to coast.
ACP provides professional services to student-directed news
organizations, including newspapers, online, yearbooks, magazines and
broadcast.
ACP is home of the Pacemaker, the most prestigious honor in student
journalism, and publishes The Pacemaker, an annual showcase of awardwinning student work. Other resources include a Model Code of Ethics,
an online information hub, Facebook discussion groups and discounts
for Poynter NewsU and Camayak.
ACP’s upcoming educational programming includes:
• Best of the Midwest College Newspaper Convention,
Jan. 29-31, 2016, in Minneapolis.
• National College Journalism Convention,
Feb. 18-21, 2016, in Los Angeles.
• ACP Summer Workshop, July 14-17, 2016, in Minneapolis.
The Spring National College Media Convention convenes each March
in New York City. NYC16 will be held at the Sheraton New York, March
12-15, 2016.
College Media Association’s Pinnacle Awards recognize the best
college media across nearly 100 categories. College Media Review, its
flagship journal, is the leading academic journal on advising collegiate
media. The CMA listserv gives members the opportunity to gain quick
advice from colleagues and discuss breaking news and issues affecting
collegiate media.
For more information, visit collegemedia.org.
Along with the Pacemaker, ACP recognizes excellence through individual
award competitions and the convention’s Best of Show. Membership
includes eligibility for all competitions.
To learn more, go to acp.studentpress.org.
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VENDORS:
• Annenberg School for
Communication and
Journalism, University of
Southern California – Booth
203
• Arthur L. Carter Journalism
Institute, New York University
– Booth 205
• Associated Collegiate Press
– Booth 210
• The Associated Press
– Booth 113
• Bar-Z – Booth 208
• Camayak – Booth 301
• College Media Association
– Booth 204
• College Promotions Network
– Booth 308
• Columbia Journalism School
– Booth 211
• CUNY Graduate School of
Journalism – Booth 302
• Define American – Booth 209
• Drexel University/Drexel
Publishing Group – Booth 103
• Friesens – Booths 310, 312, 314
• GateHouse Media, Center for
News Design – Booth 200
• Herff Jones – Booth 115
• Institute on Political Journalism
– Booth 212
• Northwestern University,
Medill School of Journalism,
Media, Integrated Marketing
Communications – Booth 213
• Precision Camera – Booth 214
• Roberts Camera – Booth 207
• Rushworks – Booth 304
• Signal Campus – Booth 400
• SNO Sites – Booth 215
• Suffragette (Focus Features)
– Booth 205
• Student Press Law Center
• The McCandlish Phillips
Journalism Institute at The
King’s College in New York City
– Booth 202
• The University of Alabama
Journalism Department –
Booth 306
• Town News – Booths 201, 300
• Yik Yak – Booth 101
Bolded vendors are also convention sponsors.
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Keynote Speakers
Friday: Activism and Journalism
Nicole Cásarez is an attorney and a communication
professor at the University of St. Thomas, where
she teaches media law and ethics, privacy law and
journalism. She has also taught constitutional
law, privacy law and First Amendment law at the
University of Houston Law Center. She has a bachelor of
journalism as well as a law degree from the University of
Texas, and a master’s in communication/public relations management
from the University of Houston. Before joining the UST faculty, Cásarez
practiced law at Vinson & Elkins.
Cásarez has directed an innocence investigations/wrongful convictions
class at UST since 2001, and she and her students have worked on
numerous capital and non-capital cases through the Innocence Project
of Texas and the Texas Innocence Network. She received national media
attention in connection with the case of Texas death row inmate Anthony
Graves, whose conviction was reversed by the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of
Appeals in 2006. Ultimately, Graves was exonerated in the fall of 2010.
Cásarez serves as the chair of the Houston Forensic Science Center, which
governs the City of Houston’s independent crime lab. She writes and
speaks frequently about First Amendment, privacy and criminal justice
issues, and in 2009, she was elected to the American Law Institute.
Pamela Colloff is an executive editor at Texas
Monthly and has written for the magazine since 1997.
Her work has also appeared in the New Yorker and
has been anthologized in Best American Magazine
Writing, Best American Crime Reporting, Best American
Non-Required Reading, and Next Wave: America’s New
Generation of Great Literary Journalists.
Colloff is a five-time National Magazine Award finalist. She was
nominated in 2001 for her article on school prayer, and then again in
2011 for her two-part series, “Innocence Lost” and “Innocence Found,”
about wrongly convicted death row inmate Anthony Graves. One month
after the publication of “Innocence Lost,” the Burleson County district
attorney’s office dropped all charges against Graves and released
him from jail, where he had been awaiting retrial. Colloff’s article—an
exhaustive examination of Graves’s case—was credited with helping
Graves win his freedom after 18 years behind bars.
In 2013 she was nominated twice more, for “Hannah and Andrew” and
“The Innocent Man,” a two-part series about Michael Morton, a man who
spent 25 years wrongfully imprisoned for the murder of his wife, Christine.
The latter earned a National Magazine Award for Feature Writing.
In 2014 the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University
awarded her the Louis M. Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in
Journalism.
In 2015 Colloff was nominated for her fifth National Magazine Award, for
“The Witness,” a profile of a former TDCJ employee who, over the course
of her career, had watched the execution of 278 death row inmates.
Colloff holds a bachelor’s degree in English literature from Brown
University and was raised in New York City.
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Lisa Falkenberg has been a Houston Chronicle
metro columnist since 2007. She writes twice weekly
on topics including criminal justice, education and
politics. A sixth-generation Texan, Lisa is the daughter
of a truck driver and a homemaker, raised in Seguin.
While studying journalism at the University of Texas, she
covered the Texas Legislature for two news bureaus. She
joined The Associated Press’ Dallas bureau in 2001 and the Chronicle in
2005. Her columns have earned top honors from the American Society
of News Editors, the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors, and she
was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Commentary in 2015.
Anthony Graves
On Aug. 22, 1992, the life of Anthony Graves was
forever changed. He awoke that morning totally
unsuspecting of the tidal wave of events that would mark
his last day of freedom for the next 18 and a half years.
Anthony vividly remembers that day:
“At 11 am on Sunday morning, I woke up to a knock at the front
door. I looked through the peep hole to see who it was and it was
my neighbor Mike. I opened the door to greet him and to see what
he wanted. Mike told me that the police were looking for me. After
hearing this unbelievable news, I immediately called my aunt to see if
the police had come to her home looking for me. I assumed that if this
news was true then they would surely go to my aunt’s home because
I went there every day. She told me they had not come. I hung up the
phone with my aunt, put on a shirt, and went looking for the police.
When I got down stairs, I noticed a police car pulling up to my house
so I went outside. I stopped to wait on the officer to get out. He asked
me my name and then proof of identification. Once he confirmed it
was me, he said that he had been instructed to come pick me up and
bring me to the station. Since I knew that I had not done anything
wrong, I went with the officer. What I didn’t know was that my worst
nightmare awaited me ... I was being charged with capital murder.”
Today, Anthony has turned this horrific tragedy into an amazing triumph
by becoming a voice for the voiceless in the area of death penalty reform
throughout the United States and the World. This Emmy Award winner
is not only an accomplished motivational speaker, community advocate,
and consultant in both the legal and criminal justice systems, he is also
the founder of a non-profit, a prominent activist with the ACLU and other
organizations, and serves on the Board of The Texas Coalition to Abolish
the Death Penalty.
Anthony’s story has not only been told by him to live audiences around
the globe, it has also received renowned interest by the media. His
story has been featured on two cover stories of Texas Monthly and in
the CBS 48 Hour Special “Grave Injustice” – which won the prestigious
Emmy Award. He continues to remain a media magnet as an analyst
and consultant for issues of wrongful conviction and criminal justice
reform for media outlets such as Al Jezeera TV and Huffington Post Live.
Anthony makes a concerted effort to bring honor to his experience by
using it as a platform that continues to raise awareness and keep the
issues surrounding it relevant to the United States and the world so that
there will always be a “voice for the voiceless.” As he does so, Anthony’s
mission continues to grow in strength and in numbers ... there is no
turning back from his strong desire to inspire and encourage people
around the world for change in the criminal justice arena.
Keynote Speakers
Thursday: The future of
newspapers. Is there one?
Ken Herman
Pulitzer Prize winner and Austin American-Statesman
columnist Ken Herman began his journalism career in
1975 at The Lufkin Daily News in East Texas. In 1977,
he joined The Associated Press in Dallas, later working
for AP in Harlingen and Austin. In 1988 he became
Austin Bureau Chief for The Houston Post. When the
Post folded in 1995 (not his fault), Herman joined the Austin AmericanStatesman as Capitol Bureau Chief.
In 2001, after covering George W. Bush’s presidential campaign, Herman
went to Washington for a six-month stint as Cox Newspapers White
House correspondent. He returned to Austin in June 2001 to résumé
covering state government and politics.
In June 2004, he returned to Washington to cover the Bush re-election
campaign. From January 2005 through February 2009 he was Cox
Newspapers White House correspondent.
Sunday: Black Lives Matter
The civil rights movement
and the criminal justice system
Margaret Haule
Margaret Haule is the founder of the Black Lives Matter
Austin chapter. She has been active in social issues
such as HIV/AIDS, immigration, education, and civil
rights. The chapter was created due to a need of
an organization that could address the disparities of
African-Americans in Austin. The National Black Lives
Matter is the vanguard of a New Civil Rights Movement in the wake of
criminal injustice and mass incarceration. The chapters are local and
independent and the Austin chapter focuses on criminal justice reform.
NELSON LINDER
In 1992, Nelson Linder founded the controversial
Garvey/Allen/Washington Project, an organization that
combined the philosophies of Marcus Garvey, Richard
Allen, Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Dubois. That
organization primarily focused on self-empowerment
and Social Justice for African Americans. In 2000, he
was elected as the president of the Austin Branch of the NAACP. He has
compared his work to a crusade and has written a position paper called
“Unfinished Business” dedicated to continuing the pioneering work of the
Civil Rights Movement.
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Special Events
In case 300+ breakout sessions aren’t enough,
we’ve planned on-site, out-of-session extras for
every day.
9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m.2:30 p.m. Friday SALON ABC; 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Saturday SALON HJK
On-Site Critiques
Want 50 minutes of an expert’s undivided
attention? When you register online, add a
critique with a CMA member and expert in
media, who will review your publication, cover to
cover, or your website, page by page.
You’ll direct the conversation to focus on
whatever area you’d like to discuss the most:
design, photo, writing, editing, coverage,
processes, deadlines, conflicts, leadership, etc.
Our goal is to help student media learn and
grow. CMA critiquers may ask about your
vision for your student media, your audience
and other specific areas so they have a better
understanding of your needs. And you’ll walk
away with detailed recommendations, advice,
examples and ideas to make your publication or
site (and you and your staff) better.
If you’ve pre-registered online, come to the
Critique desk to sign up for a time slot.
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday
and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday SALON ABC
Professionals in Residence
This program gives you 20 minutes to ask
whatever you’d like to know from a pro in your
field, from what life is like in a professional
newsroom to input on your portfolio. Sign up in
the registration area for your time slot.
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday
and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday Salon ABC
Broadcast Live: Join On-Site TV/radio studios
CMA proudly presents the convention’s
streaming radio station, NCMCradio, DJ’d by
students (including you, if you’re interested)!
NCMCradio will begin broadcasting in the trade
show hall at 9 a.m. Thursday, and the live studio
will be operated until 2 p.m. Friday. You can
listen to NCMCradio throughout the convention
at ncmcradio.org.
Select attendees will participate in the creation of
a live television newscast that will originate from
the special NCMCTV studio in the trade show
hall. Newscasts will run live at 4 p.m. Thursday
and 2:30 p.m. Friday and will be streamed
live at ncmctv.org. The workshop will include
hands-on instruction from Austin-area television
professionals and collegiate educators.
10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Friday Salon ABC;
10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Saturday Salon HJK
Adviser Is In
Get help from a seasoned professional with
some one-on-one time. Drop by and ask your
question or bounce off an idea or vent a bit. This
is for students or advisers.
1-1:50 p.m. Saturday 410
Austin Photo Shoot-out Critique
Fine-tune your photo skills with Austin and its
people as your subject. For the 21st year, student
photojournalists can compete in an on-site
competition. To learn more, visit the registration
desk. Bradley Wilson, photographer and media
adviser at Midwestern State University, will run
the event.
To participate, students must be registered for
the convention, provide their own equipment
and attend a school that is a member of ACP
or where the adviser is a member of CMA.
On Saturday, pro photographers will critique
submissions, and the class will select a class
favorite for recognition at the closing ceremony.
4-8 p.m. Wednesday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Thursday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday Salon ABC
SPLC Silent Auction
The CMA Silent Auction to benefit our friends
at the Student Press Law Center will be held
near the trade-show area. Shoppers can peruse
the donated books, handmade items and more
and fill out bid sheets from 9 a.m. Thursday to
3 p.m. Friday. Last year’s auction raised $2,300
for SPLC while helping bidders find interesting
reading material, jewelry, art and other items,
sometimes at bargain prices.
7-9 p.m. Thursday 406
This one-hour performance imparts three
stories from the iconic Steve Jobs. One of the
most creative and influential innovators of our
generation, Jobs’ words share how creativity
inspired him to start two innovative companies
that changed the universe: Apple Computers and
Pixar Animation. Written and performed by Geoff
Carr. Adult language.
9-11 p.m. Saturday 406
If you can interview a zombie, you can interview
anyone alive. We’ll give you a clean white Zombie
Stories T-shirt, and if you pose quality questions
to our professionally made-up zombies, you
can win a zombie conversion for yourself on
Halloween in Austin (which is also the best
Facebook profile photo ever). But if you ask
crappy questions, your white shirt will get
doused with fake (?) blood. Are you willing to
bleed for your media?
6-10 p.m. Thursday Alamo Draft House
MOVIE SCREENING: “Suffragette”
Free screening of the film “Suffragette,”
exclusively for convention attendees, followed
by Q&A. Limited seating.
Academy Award nominees Carey Mulligan
and Helena Bonham Carter, and three-time
Academy Award winner Meryl Streep, lead the
cast of a powerful drama about the women who
were willing to lose everything in their fight for
equality in early-20th-century Britain. Inspired
by true events, “Suffragette” is a moving drama
exploring the passion and heartbreak of those
who risked all they had for women’s right to
vote – their jobs, their homes, their children,
and even their lives.
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Adviser-only events
6:15-7:30 p.m. Thursday Salon HJK
If you’re new to CMA or ACP, join us for a frosty adult beverage after
the CMA Adviser Awards. If you’ve done this before, then you know
the reception is the perfect place to fetch a free drink and a couple of
appetizers before hitting the town. If you haven’t, it’s a great chance to
meet fellow advisers and plan your evening.
8-10 p.m. Friday Presidential Suite
Join CMA President Rachele Kanigel and the CMA board for an adviser-only
social soirée in the presidential suite. Drinks and snacks provided by the
president. If you don’t know many (or any) CMAers, this is the easiest way
to meet them.
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Convention Sessions
Tuesday
9 a.m.-5 p.m. 403
CMA Board of Directors Meeting
The CMA Boad of Directors meets to discuss
and act on policy and association business.
While the meetings are open, the board may
vote to go into executive session for various
reasons, including items involving personnel and
contractual obligations.
Rachele Kanigel, College Media Association
Wednesday
9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 403
CMA Board of Directors Meeting
The CMA Boad of Directors meets to discuss
and act on policy and association business.
While the meetings are open, the board may
vote to go into executive session for various
reasons, including items involving personnel and
contractual obligations.
2-5 p.m. 402
Print/Multimedia Design: Jump OVER the Shark
Don’t let your great stories and visuals die on the
printed page. Take it to the next level: incorporate
multimedia elements so your narrative steps
up, not only in visual design, but in coherent
storytelling and reader engagement.
Steve Dorsey, Austin American-Statesman
Gary Mezker, Long Beach State
2-5 p.m. 415AB
Fast and Furious: The Society
for News Design QuickCourse This long-running pre-convention workshop
is chock full of fresh ideas. We’ll tackle the
fundamentals — story forms, strong visuals,
tasteful typography and smart packaging. Then
we’ll move into the trends in news design, with
dozens of ideas for photos, graphics and stories
from publications around the world. Bring copies
of your publication, in print or PDF, for the best
part of the QuickCourse — our group critiques.
You’ll leave with the targets you’ll need to
improve your publication.
Ron Johnson, Indiana University
Tracy Collins, Gannett Phoenix Design
Studio and the Arizona Republic
2-5 p.m. 417AB
Interactive Storytelling Tools
Students need to learn to use interactive tools
to do your best work in a variety of areas such
as data visualization, curation and storytelling.
In this workshop, you will learn an approach
for teaching yourself new interactive tools, and
you’ll put that strategy into practice by learning
a new tool during the workshop. Bring a laptop
computer, tablet or smartphone to work on. If
you’re interested in trying a data visualization
tool, load some data from your school onto your
computer to work with.
Steve Buttry, Louisiana State University
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Tuesday,
Wednesday
2-5 p.m. 616AB
Leadership Improvisation
Despite thousands of books on the subject,
leadership is not easy to define, learn or teach.
But these experienced advisers are here to
help: They’re going to teach you about you. By
getting to know yourself, your style and your
motivation, you can become a more effective
college media leader. This hands-on workshop
will teach you how to focus on the ways you
thrive and to bring out the best in those you
work with in the newsroom, business office or
broadcast station. You¹ll learn how to harness
your leadership personality and help your staff
be better journalists and co-workers – so that
your organizations create better media. Along
the way, you’ll improv your way through
it-happened-to-me student media conflicts.
Come with an open mind and few inhibitions to
this fun, interactive session.
Kelley Callaway, Rice University
Adrianne Harris, Roger Williams University
2-5 p.m. 400
Student Media Business for Beginners
After losing a million bucks over the last
decade, The Daily Evergreen changed course
in 2012 through critical assessment of what
had gone wrong, what could be done better,
and how other student media programs
were succeeding. We’ll share these lessons—
from advertising strategies and revenue
diversification, to creating more campus buy-in,
changing a department’s culture and everything
in-between…plus the things that didn’t work (so
you don’t have to repeat those mistakes).
Candace Baltz, Orange Media Network
at Oregon State University
2-5 p.m. 602
Beginner InDesign
Try out the basics of this powerful, professional
design and layout program from Adobe. If
you are new to InDesign or need a refresher
course, this session is for you. Type, design and
illustration tools make this software the leader in
the publishing industry. There will be a 45-page
reference guide for participants to take at the
end of the session.
Jim Anderson, Balfour Publishing
2-5 p.m. 615AB
Beginner Photoshop
No photo comes out of the camera ready
to use. Photoshop brings out the detail you
want to have when publishing your captured
moments. Fifteen different Photoshop tips and
tricks for the beginner user, or those wanting
to revisit basic techniques, that include color
correction, cropping, cutouts, layers, removing
and adding content. A 48-page reference guide
will be provided at the end of the session for
session participants.
Hal Schmidt, Balfour Publishing
4-8 p.m. Salon ABC Fourth Floor
Convention Registration and Check-in
Check in or register for the convention here and
receive your name badge, program and more.
If you have questions or need help, this is your
convention information center.
Best of Show Entries
The ACP Best of Show contest is available to all
publications that have students attending the
convention. Bring your newspaper, yearbook,
magazine, website URL or broadcast URL to
registration by 2 p.m. Friday to enter. Winners
will be announced after Sunday’s closing
keynote. The contest is $15 for ACP members
and $30 for non-members.
Convention Trade Show
Visit the trade show floor where you’ll have
the opportunity to browse companies and
schools offering services and products for
collegiate media programs. Be sure to stop by
the engagement center Thursday and Friday to
check out other student publications and the
SPLC Silent Auction.
Engagement Center
Drop off your publication and sift through those
of your peers in the engagement center.
Thursday Convention Sessions
8 a.m.-2 p.m. Salon ABC Fourth Floor
Engagement Center
Speaker Check-in
Professional speakers: This is where you’ll check
in, pick up your nametag and get any last-minute
info you might need. (Advisers and students
who are speaking will get all they need at the
convention registration/check-in desk.)
8 a.m.-2 p.m. Salon ABC Prefunction
Media Tour Sign Up
Get a glimpse behind the scenes of Austin
media, big and small, by signing up – first-come,
first-served. The limited spots fill fast. Then meet
your chaperone at the appointed date and time,
and you’ll join your peers for a walk and talk.
(See full list online at collegemedia15.com.)
9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Salon ABC Fourth Floor
On-Site Critiques
processes, deadlines, conflicts, leadership, etc. If
you’ve pre-registered online, come to the Critique
Desk to sign up for a time slot.
SPLC Silent Auction
Bid on donated, handmade items, DVDs and
more to benefit the Student Press Law Center.
Previous auctions have raised $2,300 for
SPLC while helping students and advisers find
interesting reading material, jewelry, art and
other items, sometimes at bargain prices.
Want to know what life is like in the newsroom
of a major metro daily? Or behind the scenes at
a TV station? Need some input on your portfolio
from a pro designer or photographer or advice
from an editor on how to begin your job search?
The Professional in Residence program gives
you 20 minutes Thursday and Friday to ask
field. Sign up in the registration area ASAP –
slots will fill quickly.
9-9:50 a.m. 404
First Things First: Teach Your University Well
Ninty-nine percent of your fellow Americans can’t
name all five freedoms in the First Amendment,
so if you don’t teach them, who will? Learn why
it’s important and how to do it, from creating
creative First Amendment events inside and
outside the classroom to dealing with those who
blame the media for all their problems.
Gene Policinski, Newseum Institute and the First
Amendment Center; Andrea Frantz, Buena Vista
University; Mark Witherspoon, Iowa State Daily
9-9:50 a.m. 416AB
Livestream Your World
Periscope is a newish livestreaming app that
allows your viewers immediate access to,
and participation in, your live broadcast. In
this hands-on session, learn how your media
organization can use Periscope, and get tips
for best practices. Download the Periscope
app (free) beforehand, and we’ll Periscope
ourselves.
Jill Van Wyke, Drake University
9-9:50 a.m. 614
Photoshop 101
This Adobe program can do a lot and be very
intimidating, but it doesn’t have to overwhelm
beginners. This hands-on session will explore
the basics of the program for anyone new to
Photoshop.
9-9:50 a.m. 615A
Surviving the Start of Your TV Career
Soon, you’ll be venturing out into the professional
world—so eager and excited to start your first
job in local or maybe even network news. There
are a lot of landmines to avoid at the start of
your career. Hear from a pro with experience
in all aspects of the television industry about
what new professionals do that can hurt or help
their careers. Also, learn how you can make
yourself stand out so you can jump at that next
promotion or advancement opportunity.
Patti Smith, KVUE TV, Austin
9-9:50 a.m. 615B
Swag Swap
You’ve got cool stickers, buttons, ping pong balls,
stadium cups, pens, canteens, pith helmets,
throw pillows…you get the idea. Bring your best
promo stuff and swap it out for cool stuff from
other college media outlets. We’ll also share
stories about what promotional items work &
why, vendor success and horror stories, and how
your swag is, or should be, a reflection of your
media outlet. Paul Glover, Henderson State University
9-9:50 a.m. 616A
Native Advertising
What is native advertising and should it be part
of your digital offerings? Learn the difference
between sponsored content, promoted content,
branded content and promoted social media.
Maintaining that line between advertising and
editorial is most important, but knowing how to
provide native content or advertising can provide
new revenue for your student media.
Paul Bittick, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
9-9:50 a.m. 617
Yearbook: The Tie that Binds
Finding a way to make a large yearbook
representing a diverse campus can be
challenging, but by developing a theme and a
library of visual elements, yearbook staffs can tie
the book together. This yearbook expert will talk
about how to brainstorm theme ideas and ways
to use them to drive coverage, illustrate pages
and make your book feel complete.
Jen Bladen, Journalism
and Leadership Consultant
9-9:50 a.m. 619
Advising 101: Introduction to Advising
Being a newspaper reporter, a journalism
professor or a broadcast professional is a breeze
in comparison to advising college media. There
is a lot more than laying out a page or editing
a clip. Allow veteran advisers to advise you on
what it takes to survive these first years. Topics
include the role of the adviser and its challenges;
how to develop your advising style; and the
basics of advising a newsroom.
Kelly Messinger, Capital University;
Stanley Lee, Leeward Community College
9-9:50 a.m. 408
Apps 101: What They Should Include, How to
Promote and Ways to Sell Them
If you are thinking about launching an app,
looking to improve your current app’s success
or want to share the lessons you’ve learned
along the way, this is your session. The panel
of your peers, led by an industry leader, will
talk about ways they are building their app
foundations, where they’ve stubbed their toes
and ways they are already finding success.
We’ll examine what users will expect in an
app for content, ways to promote the app for
downloads and revenue opportunities for your
sales staff.
Tim Roberts, iCampusTimes
9-9:50 a.m. 412
How to Get the Most Out of an Internship
Your professors, your adviser, even your mother
keep nagging you to get an internship, but how
do you make sure you’re not just running errands
for the editor-in-chief or answering phones? How
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At a Glance Thursday
9-9:50 a.m.
10-10:50 a.m.
11 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
Design Ideas from the
Professionals
400
Writing About Women’s Health
Magazine Editing:
Tips from the Pros
402
First Things First:
Teach Your University Well
404
406
Apps 101: What They Should Include,
How to Promote and Ways to Sell Them
408
410
Tackling the Top 10 1A Challenges
Facing Student Media in 2015
How to be a Kinder, Gentler and
More Effective Leader
Shoot First and
Ask Questions Later
Native Content on Social Media:
What Works? What Doesn’t?
Help! My Business Office
is in Shambles!
Watchin’ the Dogs
How to Get the Most Out of an
Internship
412
414
How to Build Your Own Place
to Work
When You See (Bleep!) You Don’t
Like ...
Watch Your Language!
Engaging the Tranquility University
Syndrome: Covering “Bad News” on Campus
415AB
Do Newsrooms Matter?
Writing Sports Profiles
416AB
Livestream Your World
Cut the Crap: Eliminating Errors
417AB
Graphics for Word People
Writing Magazine Features –
And Getting Them Published
602
Photojournalism Composition
that Involves the Viewer
Breathing Life Into Your Cutlines
613
SALON HJK
SIXTH FLOOR
Keynote:
The Future of
Newspapers.
Is There One?
Ken Herman,
Austin American-Statesman
Livetweet This!
Alternative Story Forms
Taking Care of You
Opinion Roundtable
614
Photoshop 101
Making Photoshop Fun
How Do I Do Better InDesign?
615A
Surviving the Start of Your Career
Covering Sports on Television
Directing Television
and Video Projects
615B
Swag Swap
Video Killed the Radio Star:
Radio Relevance Today
Royalties and Licensing for
Streaming Radio
616A
Native Advertising
Special Sections and Events
Hitting the Wall: Student Media Access
Issues at Private Universities
Cover Breaking News in Real
Time, Ethically and Accurately
Producing Television News
616B
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12:30-1:20 p.m.
617
Yearbook: The Tie That Binds
Yearbook: Leading a Yearlong
Passion Project
Yearbook:
Visual and Verbal Storytelling
619
Advising 101:
Introduction to Advising
How “HIP” Are You?
How Close is Too Close
Thursday At a Glance
1:30-2:20 p.m.
2:30-3:20 p.m.
3:30-4:20 p.m.
Evening
400
DOUBLE SESSION: Austin City Limits:
Behind the Scenes of an Iconic American TV Show
How to Cover Speeches
and Other Feature Events
402
Deadlines Decoded
Running With the Bulls (Without Being
Gored): The Art and Science of Sports
Broadcasting
404
The Great 2015 First
Amendment Trivia Contest
A Better Version of Reality:
The Ethics of Photo Manipulation
in Print and Online Journalism
The State of the
First Amendment
406
Comedy is Serious Business, and
You’re Not Taking it Seriously
5 Reasons Your
Staff is Falling Apart
Your Images Are Your Legacy
408
Free Tools to Increase Your
Social Media Following
The Past, Present and Future
of Digital Media
Shooting Video on Your
Smartphone
410
If You Can’t Text, It Doesn’t Exist:
Covering Racism
Campus Media ABC’s for Gen XYZ’s
From a Movement to a Magazine
412
Investigative Reporting Abroad
Media Business Models 101
Streams. Compressors. Bits.
(No Water, Air or Kibbles.)
414
The Record Review is Dead: New
Ways to Talk About New Music
Tight, Bright Writing
CMA Research Panel
The Art of Writing
a Great Game Story
The Art of the Unboring Profile: Using All
Your Senses to Make Interesting People
More Interesting
415AB
7-9 p.m. 406
6-10 p.m.
Alamo Draft House
(Off-site)
Movie Screening: “Suffragette”
416AB
Making Student Newspapers
for 20-somethings
Build Service Into Your Structure
Make Your Mark: Promotions and
Branding for Electronic Media
417AB
Your Favorite Band Sucks:
Lamentations of a Cranky Former Critic
Producing a Campus Magazine
Just Your Type
602
Literary Magazine Roundtable
Funding Your College
Literary Publication
Has Your Literary Journal
Flatlined? Shock it Back to Life
613
First Amendment Advocacy Committee, Fall Meeting
614
Long-Form Journalism: Finding Bigfoot
and Other Stories from the Road
615A
DOUBLE SESSION: Final Cut Pro X Tutorial
TCCJA Business Meeting
615B
Where Do You Have to Be?
Internet Radio and Social Media
Clean Up Your Audio
Scrounging for Fun and Profit
616A
Brand Yourself
Stonewalled: How to Use Your Editorial
Voice to Gain Access to Public Information
Training Your Advertising
Sales Staff
616B
Missouri College Media
Association Membership Meeting
Using Student Lead Workshops
to Enhance the Co-Curricular Experience
Opinion That Matters
617
Yearbook: Making it Pretty
Focus on Great Photography
Yearbook: Herding Cats
619
The Dreaded A-Word
Advising 102: What You Need to
Know About “The Money Side”
Advising 103: Advisers’ Guide
to Policies and Procedures
6:15-7:30 p.m.
SALON HJK
SIXTH FLOOR
DOUBLE SESSION: InDesign 101
4:30-6 p.m. 615A
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Convention Sessions Thursday
do you develop a reputation as an invaluable selfstarter? A panel of pros who oversee interns will
offer advice on how you can snag an internship
and come away with great clips, contacts and
maybe even a job offer at the end.
Jason Jarrett, Austin American-Statesman;
Molly McManus, CultureMap; Kate X Messer,
The Austin Chronicle; Rachele Kanigel, San
Francisco State University
9-9:50 a.m. 417AB
Graphics for Word People
What is a graphic and what kind of story really
needs a graphic with it? What are some of the
common mistakes papers make when trying to
use graphics? How can I, as a reporter, help get a
graphic for my story? Better yet: When should we
NOT use a graphic with a story? We’ll address all
this and more.
Charles Apple, Houston Chronicle
9-9:50 a.m. 415AB
Do Newsrooms Matter?
With the ability to communicate and produce
content from anywhere on campus or across
the globe, what role does the physical newsroom
space play in college media? Election night
pizza is a staple for everyone, but what are the
differences in newsroom usage for print vs.
digital-only media outlets? Join in this interactive
panel discussion to share ideas on the current
role and future of the newsroom.
Allison Bennett Dyche, Appalachian State University
9-9:50 a.m. 602
Photojournalism Composition
that Involves the Viewer
Composing for impact and meaning matters.
How you frame your subject matters and what
you include, or don’t include, in the viewfinder is
key. Learn how to improve your composition and
thereby tell better stories visually. Learn to edit
through composition.
Kevin Kleine, Berry College
10-10:50 a.m. 400
Design Ideas from the Professionals
From trendy design ideas to unique stories and
packaging, university yearbooks derive ideas
from professional media around the world. Create
cutting-edge spreads using everything from cutout-background photos to embedded storytelling
videos to add depth and dimension to your book.
Laura Schaub, Lifetouch
10-10:50 a.m. 404
Tackling the Top 10 1A Challenges Facing
Student Media in 2015
What’s the biggest challenge facing student media
in 2015? Is it an information wall built to keep press
out? Or campus ignorance about what a free press
actually means? Learn how the two leaders in
First Amendment education break down the top
10 1A hurdles student media leaders face, and
how to diffuse them with professionalism.
Gene Policinski, Newseum Institute and
the First Amendment Center; Frank LoMonte,
Student Press Law Center
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10-10:50 a.m. 406
How to be a Kinder, Gentler
and More Effective Editor
Sure, what you say matters. But, how you say it
can make all the difference. Learn how strong
communication skills can lead to better team
relationships and improved writing from your staff.
This session will provide strategies, tips and even
some practice putting these best practices to use.
Megan Fitzgerald, Nova Southeastern University
10-10:50 a.m. 616B
Cover Breaking News in Real Time, Ethically
and Accurately
Some stories demand to be covered in real time
– a violent crime on campus, a natural disaster,
the sudden resignation of a top college figure.
But before you hit the “tweet” or “post” button,
be sure you’re acting ethically and providing
accurate information.
10-10:50 a.m. 408
Native Content on Social Media:
What Works? What Doesn’t?
Many believe native content on social media is
the future of journalism. Others believe it will be
the downfall of our industry. This session will
look at the first few months of the experiment
and how news organizations are responding.
Dale Blasingame, Texas State University
10-10:50 a.m. 417AB
Writing Magazine Features —
And Getting Them Published
A great magazine article seamlessly blends
the necessary facts with elements of expert
storytelling. Learn feature writing structure, plus
get ideas for enterprise stories and advice on
how to freelance for magazines from the former
editor-in-chief of House Beautiful, Traditional
Home and Art & Antiques magazines.
Mark Mayfield, University of Alabama
10-10:50 a.m. 410
Watchin’ the Dogs
Join us for tips, tricks and maybe a few rules
for covering student government without being
banished for the rest of your college career.
Kenna Griffin, Oklahoma City University
10-10:50 a.m. 412
How to Build Your Own Place to Work
From remodeling a commercial space to
acquiring a client base, Kim Watson walks you
through her journey of a 20-year freelance career
to agency owner. After 19 years in a home-based
office Kim decided to fulfill a life long dream of
owning her own full-fledged business. She took
the philosophy of “build it and they will come” and
went for it! This session will informally discuss
dealing with renting commercial space, building
the space out, having the capital to get started,
balancing the books, attracting new clients,
meeting deadlines, using social media, marketing
yourself, staying current with trends, continuous
education and so much more.
Kim Watson, Pinnacle Graphics
10-10:50 a.m. 414
Watch Your Language!
Why are phrases like “wheel-chair bound,”
“same-sex marriage,” “powwow” and “committed
suicide” not just linguistic minefields but
potentially inaccurate? What pronouns do
you use for a person who identifies as neither
male nor female? In this interactive session
for reporters and editors the author of the
forthcoming Diversity Style Guide will help you
write with accuracy and sensitivity about a
diverse world.
Rachele Kanigel, San Francisco State University
10-10:50 a.m. 415AB
Writing Sports Profiles
Profiles are meant to offer a slice of life, an
insight into an athlete’s routine either on or off
the field. Learn how to capture readers by finding
and telling stories that are better reported,
written and sourced.
Joe Gisondi, Eastern Illinois University
10-10:50 a.m. 614
Making Photoshop Fun
With any of the Adobe products there are
numerous ways to the do the same task, but
this session will show you the shortcuts and the
things you didn’t know the program could do.
Bring your questions.
10-10:50 a.m. 615A
Covering Sports on Television
In the expanding universe of sports coverage
on television, it’s more important now than ever
to ensure that your local sports coverage is the
best it can be. From breaking local stories in
social media to telling in depth feature pieces on
local athletes, local sports coverage can dictate
the tone and timeliness of how national outlets
cover a story. In this session two professional
local sports reporters and anchors will discuss
the best practices of sports coverage on TV. Shawn Clynch and Matt Mitchell, KVUE TV Austin
10-10:50 a.m. 615B
Video Killed the Radio Star:
Radio Relevance Today
Almost 35 years ago, when MTV launched as
a music video channel – the first song played
became a #1 hit on radio “Video Killed the Radio
Star.” Three decades later MTV airs few music
videos, and radio – is it still relevant? KUT and
KUTX in Austin, Texas, have continued to thrive.
Stewart Vanderwilt, Director of KUT and KUTX
and Assistant Dean for Media Operations at
the Moody College of UT will share some of the
attributes he believes are important to success
of radio and how they may translate to the
student media experience.
Stewart Vanderwilt, KUT & KUTX Radio Austin
10-10:50 a.m. 616A
Special Sections and Events
The days of regular print advertising funding
your publication are over. Special sections or
niche publications can account for more than
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NO PLACE LIKE MEDILL
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MEDILL WELCOMES JOURNALISTS TO THE
ACP/CMA NATIONAL COLLEGE MEDIA CONVENTION
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50 percent of your print revenue. Find out what
works for college media and for your market.
Also learn how to add value by hosting events on
your campus.
10-10:50 a.m. 416AB
Cut the Crap: Eliminating Errors
Mistakes, large and small, eat away at your
credibility. How can you and your staff stop
them? After combing through a year’s worth of
critiques to find the most common errors, an
adviser offers tips on how to prevent them from
sullying your own publication or website.
Lola Burnham, Eastern Illinois University
10-10:50 a.m. 617
Yearbook: Leading a Yearlong Passion Project
Yearbook leaders face all the same challenges
as their newspaper, magazine and broadcast
counterparts, but they also have a few
struggles unique to yearbooks. It’s difficult
to keep staffers interested in a project that is
published only once a year, covers an entire
school and school year and has creative
challenges no one else faces. This session
will help yearbook leaders develop strategies
for recruiting and retaining staff and leading a
successful publication.
Jen Bladen, Journalism and Leadership Consultant
10-10:50 a.m. 619
How “HIP” Are You?
High-impact practices are the best way to
engage students, and the best way for them to
develop skills for that first job. Come hear about
effective high-impact practices and how they
can relate to student media.
Jake Lowary, Austin Peay State University
10-10:50 a.m. 602
Breathing Life Into Your Cutlines
The pictures have been selected. Now what
about the cutline? This sessions will be a walk
through on how to write better cutlines that lend
impact to your photos.
10-10:50 a.m. 402
How to Survive in the Ever-Changing World of
Sports Journalism and Have a Kickass Time
Technology has disrupted sports journalism
like everything else and the last decade has
seen an explosion in sports news, analysis
and chatter. Independent bloggers, fans and
the athletes themselves are breaking their
own news via sports-related websites and
social networks, challenging traditional sports
journalists at their own game. A veteran
sportswriter who covers college sports will
discuss how to report and tell great sports
stories in this demanding environment – and
have a blast doing it.
Suzanne Halliburton, Austin American-Statesman
11 a.m.-12:20 p.m. Salon HJK Sixth Floor
Keynote: The future of
newspapers. Is there one?
Pulitzer Prize winner Ken Herman writes a
column for Austin American-Statesman. He
began his careeer at Lufkin Daily News in 1975
and joined The Associated Press in 1977.
In 1988 he became the Austin Bureau Chief
for The Houston Post and in 1995 he joined
the Statesman as Capitol Bureau Chief and
political reporter. He has also served as Cox
Newspapers White House Correspondent.
Ken Herman, Austin American-Statesman
12:30-1:20 p.m. 400
Writing about Women’s Health
Reporting on the fallout of reproductive health
policies can get emotional, political and fiery. In this
session, a professional who covers women’s health
will explore how to set politics aside, get the
facts straight and humanize the people affected.
Alexa Garcia-Ditta, Texas Observer
12:30-1:20 p.m. 616A
Hitting the Wall: Student Media Access
Issues at Private Universities
Student media journalists at private
universities gather information without all of
the benefit of open access laws that apply at
public institutions. Panelists will share their
issues and suggestions, after which audience
members are invited to do the same. Student
media advisers at public colleges also will find
this session helpful.
Jeanne Criswell, University of Indianapolis;
Hillary Warren, Otterbein University; Frank
LoMonte, Student Press Law Center; Julie
Freeman, Baylor University
12:30-1:20 p.m. 406
Shoot First and Ask Questions Later
Photojournalists have to be concerned about
many aspects of the law, including invasion
of privacy, trespassing, open records, open
meetings and even national-security issues.
More and more, photojournalists are being told
“You can’t take a picture here.” Come discuss
the issues regarding photojournalism and the
law with the attorney for the National Press
Photographers Association.
Mickey Osterreicher, National Press
Photographers Association
12:30-1:20 p.m. 416AB
Livetweet This!
Make the most of live-tweeting or live-blogging
an event or breaking news. We’ll explore the
platforms available, talk pros and cons, and
examine ethical and logistical challenges. If the
gods of wi-fi and 3G smile upon us, we’ll livetweet and live-blog the session itself.
12:30-1:20 p.m. 412
When You See (Bleep!) You Don’t Like …
Staff not performing up to your standards?
Staff quarrels having a negative impact on your
product? Don’t hire The Equalizer or go find a
Terminator T-800 to go back in time to “take care
of things.” Allow this handsome presenter to
give you some advice on how to navigate those
situations, including something known in the
South as the “Come to Jesus Meeting.”
Fredrick Batiste, Houston Community College
12:30-1:20 p.m. 414
Engaging News Project: Using Research
to Improve Journalism The Engaging News Project’s goal is to make
journalism more commercially viable and
democratically beneficial. Some of the areas we’ve
researched include comment sections, social
media buttons, homepage design and online polls
and quizzes. Come learn about our research and
see how it can be used in your newsroom. Katie Steiner and Alex Curry,
University of Texas at Austin
12:30-1:20 p.m. 410
Battling the Tranquility University Syndrome:
Covering “Bad News” on Campus
At both private and public colleges there can
exist pressure on student reporters and faculty
advisers to modify news coverage about
sensitive or controversial matters. What happens
when legitimate news is unflattering to the
college? Do newspapers on these campuses
exercise prior restraint? Should they? Who
decides? When does the paper cross the line?
What happens when the president or another
school official calls? A veteran adviser shares
his experiences and insights, and offers practical
advice about reactive and proactive measures
to help put out fires or avoid them, including
possible incorporation.
Shawn W. Murphy, SUNY Plattsburgh
12:30-1:20 p.m. 602
Taking Care of You
We’re not supposed to feel. We’re just
supposed to get the news and put it in the
paper. But we’re not robots. We’re humans.
Journalists write about traumatic events
like child abuse, rape, natural disasters, car
wrecks, and mass shootings, sometimes all
within the same week. It’s impossible not to
have feelings about traumatic topics. Learn
how to take care of yourself while covering
other people’s traumas, how to identify signs
of emotional stress in yourself and your
coworkers, and what to do if you think you’re
suffering emotional trauma.
12:30-1:20 p.m. 613
Opinion Roundtable
Opinion writers and editors deal with issues
different than any other section of the paper.
So here’s your chance to talk with others who
know what it’s like to be in your opinionated
shoes. Got a problem you need help solving or
an idea to flesh out? Bring them to this laidback discussion.
Brian Thompson, Flagler College
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12:30-1:20 p.m. 614
How Do I Better Use InDesign?
You can place a picture, check your links and
change the fonts, but you know there must be
easier ways to accomplish advanced tasks. This
session will literally take your questions and show
you how to do these more complicated tasks.
12:30-1:20 p.m. 615A
Directing Television and Video Projects
Aaron Brown worked on television productions
for The Discovery Channel, A&E, National
Geographic, and The History Channel, just to
name a few, before founding his own company
Onion Creek Productions in 2010. Aaron will
share his views on what makes a good director
and how you can become a director who creates
the freshest, most compelling content possible.
Aaron Brown, Onion Creek Productions
12:30-1:20 p.m. 615B
Royalties and Licensing for Streaming Radio
There’s a lot that can be confusing about the
requirements of streaming your station’s signal
on the net. Well, this session will help clear
up that confusion. Learn copyright 101 for
webcasting and specific issues that relate to
SoundExchange royalties, forms, and payments
for college radio webcasters. And of course
there’ll be time for Q&A. Whether you have a
terrestrial station or a web-only operation, this
is a must-attend session for any college radio
station streaming their signal on the web.
Henry French, SoundExchange
12:30-1:20 p.m. 408
Help! My Business Office is in Shambles!
Whether your business office is a one-person
horror show, or it is a group set adrift with no
goal in sight, this session is for you. Come learn
how to build a college media business office
that actually works. This session is especially for
small organizations with little resources.
Michael Giusti, Loyola University New Orleans
12:30-1:20 p.m. 616B
Producing Television News
Everyone says it’s important to have a
television news program on your campus
television station, but what are the essential
elements of that program? This session will
explore how to cover your campus and create
a television news program that reflects your
community and mirrors professional news
products at the same time.
Frank Volpicella, KVUE TV Austin
12:30-1:20 p.m. 617
Yearbook: Visual and Verbal Storytelling
Yearbooks aren’t like other publications, so
writing for them shouldn’t be like writing
newspaper articles or broadcast copy. This
session will explore how to go beyond reporting
to storytelling in both words and images.
Jen Bladen, Journalism and Leadership
Consultant
20
12:30-1:20 p.m. 619
How Close is Too Close
For Advisers Only! Advisers work closely with
students at all hours of the day and night. They
naturally develop deep working relationships
with their students, and sometimes it’s
hard to tell where to draw the line between
being a trusted adviser, and being too close.
Recognizing that advisers are in different
situations and have different tolerances, this
session will provide some things to think
about, and help in determining ground rules for
interacting with their students.
Geoff White, Radford University
12:30-1:20 p.m. 417AB
Alternative Story Forms
Sometimes, the line blurs between a page design
and a graphic. In this session, we’ll discuss
ways to use graphic elements to tell a story so
effectively that the graphic presentation ends up
being the story itself.
12:30-1:20 p.m. 402
Magazine Editing: Tips from the Pros
How do you take so-so copy and make it sing?
How can you trim the fat from flabby stories?
How do you improve writing without taking away
the writer’s voice? These magazine editors will
share tricks and strategies for helping you create
a professional-quality publication.
Michael Ray Taylor, Henderson State University;
Kimya Kavehkar, Austin Monthly;
Molly McManus, CultureMap
1:30-2:20 p.m. 402
Deadlines Decoded
Tired of your staff missing deadlines? The
answer isn’t money or intimidation, the answer
is motivation. It’s just like training a puppy. Come
learn how you too can have obedient and loving
staff instead of a group of deadline scofflaws.
1:30-2:20 p.m. 404
The Great 2015 First Amendment Trivia Contest
Want to test your First Amendment knowledge
alongside your fellow staffers? Care to take on
your favorite journalism professor in a showdown
of wit and 1A trivia? Now is your chance! In this
rapid-fire, information-filled session, you can walk
away with the coveted title 2015 1A CMA Champ
or with terrific prizes offered by the Society for
Collegiate Journalists national office.
1:30-2:20 p.m. 408
Free Tools to Increase Your Social Media Following
Learn about tools that you probably don’t
know about (or don’t use well), which will help
you get — and keep — followers on Twitter,
Facebook, and elsewhere. Plus, they’ll improve
your interaction with your audience and increase
exposure to your journalistic content.
Andy Dehnart, Stetson University
1:30-2:20 p.m. 410
If You Can’t Text, It Doesn’t Exist:
Campus Media ABC’s for Gen XYZ’s.
In an age of YouTube, selfies and Snapchat,
campus media advisers and employers must
find ways to work with all social technologies,
and all generations using them. While a
most important device is already in the palm
of students’ hands (a smartphone), we, as
campus media advisers and employers
(especially in entry-level positions) need to
explore how our students (Millennials, Gen Y,
Gen Z) want to use social technologies and
how they want to take that learning into the
workplace. In a 2015 piece in the New York
Times, it was said we are either “romanticizing
or criticizing” the various generations;
therefore, what we hope to explore is how
we interact with the practical realities of all
Millennials, Gen Y and Gen Z.
M. E. Yancosek Gamble, Bethany College;
Dr. Mort Gamble, Bethany College;
George Manahan, The Manahan Group
1:30-2:20 p.m. 412
Investigative Reporting Abroad
As a television and radio correspondent for PRI,
NPR and FRONTLINE/World, Amy Costello has
covered everything from child labor in Ivory
Coast and sex abuse among UN peacekeepers
in the Democratic Republic of Congo to
genocide in Sudan and AIDS in South Africa.
She’ll share riveting tales from her experiences
as a foreign correspondent and explain how
it led to her current venture, Tiny Spark, an
independent news program and podcast that
reports on international aid and for-profit social
good initiatives.
Amy Costello, Tiny Spark
1:30-2:20 p.m. 414
The Record Review is Dead:
New Ways to Talk About New Music In the age of streaming music services like
Spotify and Rhapsody traditional record reviews
have become less valuable as a source of music
discovery for readers and a driver of web traffic
for publications. We look at listicles, quick hit
features and curated playlists as well as social
media driven approaches to covering new
releases. We’ll also talk about live show reviews,
music festival coverage and cover general tips
on breaking into the field of music writing and
developing your voice. Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin AmericanStatesman / Austin360.com
1:30-2:20 p.m. 416AB
Making Student Newspapers
for 20-somethings
We’ve gone from a broadsheet to a tabloid in
about two months, what we call a complete
overhaul. We have changed the logo, branding,
office and website. This session would talk about
my perspective as a student leader changing
everything about the paper in about two months.
Talking about what I would and would not do
again, painting offices at 2 am, downloading
more peacock images than ever imagined and
keeping the staff morale up at the same time.
The Colonnade, the student newspaper in
discussion, has been around for many years and
has historically been a broadsheet, but changing
to a tabloid will be a whole new adventure.
Anyone thinking of overhauling their student
newspaper should attend this for brutal honesty
about the frustrations and joys that come from
drastic renovations. Taylor Hembree, Georgia College & State University
1:30-2:20 p.m. 417AB
Your Favorite Band Sucks:
Lamentations of a Cranky Former Critic
This session will lean on Pat Beach’s years as
a music critic, but the techniques he offers can
be applied to criticism of any art form – books,
movies, a play, pretty much anything. He still
has a few scars for confrontations with angry
readers and is still recovering from the infamous
Neil Diamond Episode.
Patrick Beach, Austin American-Statesman
1:30-2:20 p.m. 602
Literary Magazine Roundtable
Bring your ideas and questions to share at
this roundtable for literary magazine editors
and staffers. We’ll discuss staff structures,
submissions, design, marketing, budgets, event
planning, and anything and everything else related
to operating collegiate literary arts publications.
Allison Bennett Dyche, Appalachian State
University; Rhonda Ross, Texas Women’s University
should you look to add to your social
media strategy? Lance Liguez, University of Texas at Arlington
Dr. Shelley Wigley, University of Texas at Arlington
1:30-2:20 p.m. 614
Long-Form Journalism: Finding Bigfoot and
Other Stories from the Road
This writer trekked into swamps, mountains
and other remote area during the past several
years to follow bigfoot investigators for Monster
Trek: The Obsessive Search for Bigfoot. He also
spent a recent summer driving along Illinois
Route 1 in order to show students that stories
can be found anywhere. This project culminated
in a six-part, 14,000-word series that included
rapid-fire interviews during ferry rides, a trek
to an abandoned witch’s graveyard and some
unconventional writing approaches. We’ll discuss
both reporting and writing.
1:30-2:20 p.m. 616A
Brand Yourself
Learn to make effective, unique and credible
color choices and gain color inspiration from
some of the most creative examples found in
marketing and advertising today. This crash
course in color theory can be applied to many
of your projects, including branding, packaging,
page layout, displays, advertising design, logos,
websites and more.
Randy McCauley, Texas A&M
University-Central Texas
1:30-2:20 p.m. 615B
Where Do You Have To Be?
Internet Radio and Social Media
Social media has helped level the playing field
for online radio stations, allowing them to
engage with their audiences just as well (or
better) than their AM/FM big brothers. But
beyond Facebook and Twitter, what platforms
1:30-2:20 p.m. 616B
Missouri College Media Association
Membership Meeting
Students and advisers from all Missouri schools
are invited to discuss changes to the Missouri
College Media Association’s state contest, as well
as plans for the April 2016 MCMA convention in
Cape Girardeau. MCMA officers will be on hand to
provide updates and answer questions.
Tamara Buck and Jay Forness, Southeast
Missouri State University; Jack Dimond,
Missouri State University
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Yearbook: Make it Pretty
Think beyond photo, headline, story, and
captions. Learn to integrate visual elements,
develop color palettes and coordinate fonts in
this session for yearbook designers who are
ready to take the next step in design.
1:30-4:30 p.m. 613
First Amendment Advocacy Committee,
Fall Meeting
By invitation only. Members of this CMA
committee (formerly the Adviser Advocacy
Committee) meet for their annual training.
Chris Evans, The University of Vermont;
Mark Witherspoon, Iowa State Daily
1:30-2:20 p.m. 619
The Dreaded A-Word
It’s the word most of us hate to hear or just
really don’t understand at all. Assessment is a
thing, and we need to understand it. Let’s have
a conversation about how you do it and what
student media can do in general.
2:30-3:20 p.m. 404
A Better Version of Reality: The Ethics of Photo
Manipulation in Print and Online Journalism
Examples of photojournalists manipulating images
have become ubiquitous in the modern print and
online media. This presentation will discuss the
ethical dilemmas inherent in altering photos and
present several recent examples of photos that have
been altered and published in major professional
newspapers, magazines and websites.
Mark Zeltner, Slippery Rock University
1:30-2:20 p.m. 406
Comedy is Serious Business,
and You’re Not Taking It Seriously
What do Tina Fey, Conan O’Brien, and The
Onion have in common? They all launched
their careers at (or as!) college humor
publications — and so did countless of
entrepreneurs, artists, and visionaries who
owe their success to the skills they learned
at their humble humor rags. Comedy not only
spans and unites all your media properties, it
has more potential than any other medium to
create leaders and entrepreneurs.
Todd Ross Nienkerk, Four Kitchens
1:30-3:20 p.m. 615A
DOUBLE SESSION: Final Cut Pro X Tutorial
So whether you love it, hate it, or don’t know
much about it, Apple’s Final Cut Pro X is here to
stay. The platform has some amazing features
that allow you to maintain the creativity but
speed up the process. A professional editor and
Apple Certified Final Cut Pro trainer who uses
it every day will lead this tutorial and show you
some tips and tricks that will help you whether
you’re a first time user, relatively new user, or
transitioning user from FCP 7 or Adobe Premeire. This is a double session, so there will be plenty
of time to get into the specifics of the software
and ask questions. Justine Spinoza, A/V Concepts
1:30-3:20 p.m. 400
DOUBLE SESSION: Austin City Limits: Behind
the Scenes of an Iconic American TV Show
Austin City Limits is the longest running music
series in American television history. Created
by KLRU and broadcast on PBS for 40 years,
ACL has become an institution, a recipient of a
Peabody Award, an official Rock & Roll Hall of
Fame Landmark, and the only TV series to ever
be awarded the National Medal of Arts. This
double session panel discussion will include
details on the history of the show, what it’s like
to produce a live music show for television,
and how ACL has broadened their brand to
include a music festival and a premiere live
music venue.
Tom Gimbel, Terry Lickona, Jeff Peterson, Leslie
Nichols, Ed Bailey, and Emily Bolf; Austin City Limits
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2:30-3:20 p.m. 406
5 Reasons Your Staff is Falling Apart
Fights breaking out in the newsroom?
Disregarded deadlines? Other news outlets
scooping a story that happened 10 feet from
your office? Chances are it’s not entirely on them.
Learn from a former college managing editor’s
mistakes and save your staff before things
completely fall apart.
Blythe Steelman, Clemson University
2:30-3:20 p.m. 408
The Past, Present and Future of Digital Media
You know how to use Twitter, Instagram,
Facebook and SnapChat for communicating with
your friends. But do you know how to use them
for communicating with your audience? Learn
about the power of digital/social media, how to
use it as communicators, and why it will be so
important in your career.
Amy DeVault, Wichita State University
2:30-3:20 p.m. 416AB
Build Service Into Your Structure
We’re all taught in J-School 101 that you are
objective and unbiased at all times. Let’s talk
about why you ARE biased to one thing: your
community. Service can be part of your structure
and incredibly engaging.
2:30-3:20 p.m. 616A
Stonewalled: How to Use Your Editorial Voice to
Gain Access to Public Information
Tired of being stonewalled by university and
public officials? Find out what a last-resort,
Page 1 editorial, support from faculty and an
official interview policy can do to open up the
channels of communication for your reporters.
We’ll show you how the Daily Titan put together
its Page 1 editorial and used follow-up stories
to get national attention and positive results on
campus. We’ll throw in some FOIA tips, too.
Jason Shepard, Bonnie Stewart, Rudy
Chincilla, and Spencer Custodio; California
State University, Fullerton
2:30-3:20 p.m. 414
Tight, Bright Writing
Pare your sentences like apples. Slice, dice, and
get to the core of meaning. Come to this session.
Peggy Elliott, University of South Carolina Aiken
2:30-3:20 p.m. 415AB
The Art of Writing a Great Game Story
A good game story puts the reader in the stands
when they weren’t there. A great game story tells
the reader what will happen next and why. Telling
that story requires research, getting to know the
game’s players and weaving that information
around what you saw in the game.
Douglas Pils, Texas A&M University
2:30-3:20 p.m. 410
Covering Racism
In this session, students and an adviser will
describe how The Oklahoma Daily broke the
story and stayed on top of it after the paper
received a video of a racist chant by fraternity
members on a party bus. The emailed video
began a historic week in which an entire campus
joined the conversation about lingering, usually
covert racism. We’ll talk about what we did last
spring and what we’re doing now to keep that
conversation going.
Judy Gibbs Robinson and Blayklee Buchanan,
University of Oklahoma
2:30-3:20 p.m. 417AB
Producing a Campus Magazine
How do you come up with ideas to write and
produce a campus magazine? This session will
guide you from start to finish on feature writing,
leads and editing. We will spend extra time on
writing profiles and creative nonfiction.
D’Arcy Fallon, Wittenberg University
2:30-3:20 p.m. 602
Funding Your College Literary Publication
With the common occurrence of tight budgets and
constant scrambling for available dollars across
our nation’s campuses you might think the college
literary journal would top the list of most endangered
species. However, even the tech-savvy, digital
natives of today who expect instant gratification to
be served with their non-fat, vanilla double mocha
latte still experience a thrill like no other when they
see their work published for the first time. Today
literary journals still serve as a springboard to
many new writers yet finding the dollars to publish
these tomes of student work is becoming more
and more difficult. Join us for a panel discussion
on tried-and-true to outside-the-box methods of
funding this worthwhile publication.
Allison Bennett Dyche, Appalachian State
University; Rhonda Ross, Texas Women’s University
2:30-3:20 p.m. 615B
Clean Up Your Audio
This session will look at different ways to
capture good audio and clean it up in postproduction, if needed. Using Adobe Audition,
techniques such as normalization, EQ and noise
reduction will be demonstrated.
Paul Glover, Henderson State University
2:30-3:20 p.m. 412
Media Business Models 101
Come learn the difference between a competitive
advantage and a target market. In just 50
minutes, this session will give you the tools to
identify ways your organization can actually
make money in today’s media environment.
2:30-3:20 p.m. 616B
Using Student-Led Workshops to Enhance
the Co-Curricular Experience
Is your organization or E-Board stagnant? Are
you having trouble motivating your staff to get
things done? Find out how we keep a staff of
more than 120 students motivated and inspired
through student-led professional and leadership
development workshops and how that’s
enhanced our co-curricular experience.
Michael Moccio, Emertainment Monthly,
Emerson College
2:30-3:20 p.m. 617
Focus on Great Photography
One of the most important elements of a great
yearbook is amazing photography. This session
will look at the art (and touch a little on the
science) of photography. Lots of images will
illustrate the basics of good photography.
2:30-3:20 p.m. 619
Advising 102: What You Need to
Know About “The Money Side”
Very often college media advisers come
in knowing all about the journalism or the
technological aspects, but we don’t always
know everything about the business side. You
know, the part that pays the bills. This session
will talk about everything from establishing ad
rates, how to manage expenses and ways to
find additional revenue.
Nicki Boudreaux, Nicholls State University
Candace Baltz, Orange Media Network at Oregon
State University
2:30-4:20 p.m. 614
DOUBLE SESSION: InDesign 101
Like most good things, InDesign has to be
practiced to be learned. But this highly interactive
session will give you all the tools you need to start
designing newspaper, yearbook and magazine
pages. If you are new to InDesign, start here.
3:30-4:20 p.m. 602
Has Your Literary Journal Flatlined?
Shock it Back to Life
The college literary journal can still have a healthy
heartbeat even in today’s digital world. Learn
techniques for determining submission guidelines,
soliciting submissions, selecting works for
publication and even funding options for producing
a print product. Bring your literary journal back to
life with this informative how-to session.
Rhonda Ross, Texas Women’s University
3:30-4:20 p.m. 400
and Other Feature Events
Ready to show everyone your reporting chops?
This is the first part of two sessions. In this
session, we’ll outline ways to cover campus
entertainment events and speeches. We’ll then
form a plan to cover “Steve Jobs on Creativity,”
a one-man show presented at the conference.
We’ll share the results in the second session
after the event.
Geoff Carr, North Idaho College
3:30-4:20 p.m. 402
Running With the Bulls (Without Being Gored):
The Art and Science of Sports Broadcasting
Tom Dore broadcast the Chicago Bulls games for
17 years, so he knows a little about making a sport
come alive for a listener. This session will help those
who aspire to broadcast games. Dore will break
down the differences between play-by-play and color
commentary roles, and will outline best practices of
research/preparation for each role in a broadcast.
Tom Dore, Former Chicago Bulls Announcer
3:30-4:20 p.m. 404
The State of the First Amendment
Think you know more than others about the First
Amendment? Come join the discussion as the
chief operating officer of the Newseum Institute
and of the Institute’s First Amendment Center
analyzes what Americans think and know about
the First Amendment, based on the latest of the
State of the First Amendment surveys.
Amendment Center
3:30-4:20 p.m. 406
Your Images Are Your Legacy Copyright violations, as innocent as they
sometimes are, cost professional photographers
money. And it’s all too easy to grab an image
and publish it “courtesy of Google.” Discuss the
issues surrounding copyright, Creative Commons
and fair use for producers and consumers of
photojournalism online and in print. Mickey Osterreicher, National Press
3:30-4:20 p.m. 408
Shooting Video on Your Smartphone
Each of us has a camera, microphone, computer
and editing bay in our pocket or purse. When
news calls, take out your smartphone and use
the tips from this hands-on session to make and
upload a video.
Jay Hartwell, University of Hawaii
3:30-4:20 p.m. 410
From a Movement to a Magazine
Amid racial tensions on campus, Clemson
University minority students sought a place
to make their voices heard. Student editors
discuss the inspiration and development
behind a magazine for minority students at a
predominately white, Southern university. The
Melanin team will analyze and discuss the
importance of a minority publication on a PWI
campus as well as the need for these students
to create their own narrative.
Jackie Alexander, Tylaar Miller, Wesley Hudson,
Edith Dunlap, Nigel James, Jessica Houston;
Clemson University
3:30-4:20 p.m. 412
Streams. Compressors. Bits.
(No Water, Air or Kibbles.)
YouTube or Vimeo? h.264 or MPEG-4? 480i,
1080p or UDH 4k? Confused yet? You’re not
alone. This session will take the “geek” out of
shooting and distributing your digital videos
via the web and mobile platforms. The session
covers production tips, hardware/software
recommendations, hosting options, etc.
3:30-4:20 p.m. 414
CMA Research Panel
Hear from fellow advisers who have conducted
scholarship on college media. These top
research papers are the result of a peer-reviewed
selection process, designed to showcase some
of the excellent research being done on college
media issues today.
Lisa Lyon Payne, Virginia Wesleyan College
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3:30-4:20 p.m. 415AB
The Art of the Unboring Profile:
Using All Your Senses to Make
Interesting People More Interesting
Profiles can be tricky. This session will offer
tricks, tips and suggestions on unusual
questions to ask (and maybe a few not to ask).
3:30-5 p.m. 416AB
Make Your Mark: Promotions
and Branding for Electronic Media
What makes a truly significant promotions
campaign? How can I create a brand for my
campus station that will resonate with our
audience? Great promotions and branding
means more than winning awards, it means
you have integrated creativity with audience
recruitment and retention to take your station
to the next level. In this session two promotions
and marketing professionals will share tips and
best practices that will make your promotions
and branding memorable and effective.
Dax Dobbs and Mark Willenborg, KVUE TV
3:30-4:20 p.m. 616A
Training Your Advertising Sales Staff
Being prepared is the basis for selling advertising.
This session will cover the steps required to be
successful in building the confidence of new sales
people. It will also cover what things are needed
to understand your unique market.
Ron Spielberger, University of Memphis
3:30-4:20 p.m. 616B
Opinion That Matters
Everyone has an opinion. So why are opinion
columns so hard to write? Coming up with
compelling and insightful opinion can be
agonizing. But it doesn’t have to be. Learn
from a newspaper adviser and award-winning
columnist how to find issues that matter to
readers, how to “people-ize” them, and most
importantly, how to bring energy and life to
your commentary.
Brian Thompson, Flagler College
3:30-4:20 p.m. 617
Yearbook: Herding Cats
Whether your school is tiny or massive,
finding stories that adequately sum up the
college experience can be difficult. Making
sure you get outside of your comfort
zone, covering all aspects of the student
experience, and still covering the faculty,
staff and academics of your campus takes
lots of planning. This session will help you
explore areas and topics you might have been
missing and how to seek them out.
3:30-4:20 p.m. 619
Advising 103: Advisers’ Guide
to Policies and Procedures
Every good program starts with a solid
foundation. This is a crash course in how
to set policies for your staff with a look at
basic student media law and ethics. Veteran
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advisers will touch on topics such as social
media, prior review, handbooks and student
media advisory boards.
David Swartzlander, Doane College
3:30-4:20 p.m. 417AB
Just Your Type
There are rules in typography? Who knew? Can
we break the rules? Yes, if the reader “gets it.”
Type choices can make or break the success of
your yearbook.
3:30-4:20 p.m. 615B
Scrounging for Fun and Profit
You have a story to tell, but no picture, no visuals,
no budget and no clue. That’s when we’ll find out
how brilliantly resourceful you are. …Or, you can
come to this session and we’ll show you some
cool shortcuts and strategies. Your call.
3:30-4:20 p.m. 615A
TCCJA Business Meeting
All advisers for Texas Community College
Journalism Association will gather for their fall
business meeting.
Texas Community College Journalism Association
4:30-6 p.m. 615A
Texas Community College Journalism
Association members are invited to an Awards
Ceremony. TCCJA will also hold a contest, and
at 5:45pm, all TCCJA members will meet at the
front of hotel for the contest rules.
Texas Community College Journalism Association
5:30-6:15 p.m. Salon HJK- Sixth Floor
CMA Adviser Awards
Join the CMA Awards Committee and Board of
Directors in recognizing excellence in college
media advising. Say congratulations to Adviser
Award honorees as they’re recognized and
at the adviser-only reception that will follow.
The CMA board will also distribute board and
presidential citations and acknowledge Hall of
Fame members.
College Media Association
6-10 p.m. Alamo Draft House (off-site)
MOVIE SCREENING: “Suffragette”
Free screening of the film “Suffragette,”
exclusively for convention attendees, at the
Alamo Drafthouse. Followed by Q&A with
representatives who worked on the film.
Limited seating.
Academy Award nominees Carey Mulligan and
Helena Bonham Carter, and three-time Academy
Award winner Meryl Streep, lead the cast of a
powerful drama about the women who fought
for equality in early-20th-century Britain. Inspired
by true events, “Suffragette” is a moving drama
exploring the passion and heartbreak of those
who risked all they had for women’s right to vote
– their jobs, their homes, their children, and even
their lives. The film also stars Brendan Gleeson,
Anne-Marie Duff, Ben Whishaw, Romola Garai,
and Natalie Press. “Suffragette” is directed by
BAFTA Award winner Sarah Gavron from an
original screenplay by Emmy Award winner Abi
Morgan.”
6:15-7:30 p.m. Salon HJK- Sixth Floor
If you’re new to CMA or ACP, join us for a frosty
adult beverage after the CMA Adviser Awards.
If you’ve done this before, then you know the
reception is the perfect place to fetch a free drink
and a couple of appetizers before hitting the
town. If you haven’t, it’s a great chance to meet
fellow advisers and plan your evening.
and Associated Collegiate Press
7-9 p.m. 406
This one-hour performance imparts three
stories from the iconic Steve Jobs. One of the
most creative and influential innovators of our
generation, Jobs’ words share how creativity
inspired him to start two innovative companies
that changed the universe: Apple Computers and
Pixar Animation. Written and performed by Geoff
Carr. Adult language.
Friday Convention Sessions
8-8:50 a.m. 616A
ACP Advisory Committee Meeting
Members of the ACP Advisory Committee
are invited to provide feedback, advice and
suggestions to the ACP Staff. We will examine
initiatives, resources and programming
opportunities for the upcoming year.
Engagement Center
Speaker Check-in
info you might need. (Advisers and students who
are speaking will get all they need at convention
registration.)
SPLC Silent Auction
Bid on donated, handmade items, DVDs and
more to benefit the Student Press Law Center.
Last year’s auction raised $2,300 for SPLC while
helping students and advisers find interesting
reading material, jewelry, art and other items,
sometimes at bargain prices.
Want to know what life is like in the newsroom
of a major metro daily? Or behind the scenes at
a TV station? Need some input on your portfolio
from a pro designer or photographer or advice
from an editor on how to begin your job search?
The Professional in Residence program gives
you 20 minutes Thursday and Friday to ask
field. Sign up in the registration area ASAP –
slots will fill quickly.
Be a DJ on NCMCRadio
CMA proudly presents the convention’s
streaming radio station, NCMCradio, DJ’s by
students (including you, if you’re interested)!
NCMCradio will begin broadcasting at 9 a.m.
Thursday, and the live studio will be operational
until 2 p.m. Friday. You can listen to NCMCradio
throughout the convention at ncmcradio.org.
9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Salon ABC Fourth Floor
On-Site Critiques
Desk to sign up for a time slot.
The Live Television Newscast Project
Select attendees will participate in the creation
of a live television newscast that will originate
from the special NCMCTV studio in the exhibit
hall. Newscasts will run live at 4 p.m. Thursday
and 2:30 p.m. Friday and will be streamed
live at ncmctv.org. The workshop will include
hands-on instruction from Austin-area television
professionals and collegiate educators.
9-9:50 a.m. 404
Censorship 2.0:
Free-Speech Issues on Social Media
Colleges are cracking down on what both students
and employees can say on social media, even when
they’re using personal devices off-campus. Is this
constitutional, and how can student journalists help
push back against the loss of digital freedoms?
Frank LoMonte, Student Press Law Center
9-9:50 a.m. 417AB
Diversity Isn’t a Four-Letter Word
With major news outlets creating positions for
reporters to cover “Black Twitter,” how do we
discuss diversity in our newsrooms? Learn how
to discuss microaggressions, social justice and
covering the narratives of marginalized groups to
beef up your campus coverage.
Jackie Alexander, Clemson University
9-9:50 a.m. 602
Tips and Tricks in Photoshop and InDesign
How do you create cutout-background photos?
How can we eliminate “noise” from our photos?
How can we “colorize” a black and white photo?
Using Photoshop to edit photos and create
special effects is an essential part of design.
Sometimes using InDesign with Photoshop can
add a special touch to the look you want. Learn
how to use Photoshop and InDesign to create
the coolest looks for your publication.
9-9:50 a.m. 615A
Breaking Into TV News:
It Takes More Than Good Looks Before you start telling other people’s stories,
you’ll need a news director to believe in YOUR
story. Television news is a competitive, fastpaced and ever-changing industry. Find out what
experience you need, the skills you should be
learning, what the bosses want to see and how
to stand out from the rest from a 23-year-old
who earned his stripes first in a small market
and is now reporting in a Top #50 newsroom.
Bring your questions and let’s get you hired! Joe Fisher, Multimedia Journalist, WAVY-TV 10
9-9:50 a.m. 615B
What the Hell Do I Do Now?
Are you ready to begin a career in media but
have no idea where to begin? The answer is
everywhere. In this session John Laird, who
is the Promotions Director for Emmis Austin
Radio’s General Market stations, an on-air host
for 93.3 KGSR, owner of the music/film blog Side
One Track One and more, will offer insight, tips
and proof that taking any and all opportunities
and exploring personal interests can put you on
the track to success in the industry.
John Laird, KGSR 93.3 FM Austin and
Sideonetrackone.com
9-9:50 a.m. 416AB
Advertising 101
Print, digital or broadcast – the basics are the
same when it comes to marketing your media to
campus, local and national advertisers. Spend
a few hours learning the basics of consultative
selling and properly marketing your media to
those customers. We will discuss the importance
and value of a media kit/rate card; how to properly
bundle all of your media to simplify the process
and basics of the sales process.
9-9:50 a.m. 617
Getting Everyone in the Book It’s not as easy as it sounds. While high school
books potentially include everyone through
the portraits pages, it’s much harder to get all
the students at a college campus represented
in a yearbook. Come hear alternative ways to
include everyone, and get organizational tips
that will help you keep track of who has been
featured in your book.
9-9:50 a.m. 619
Advisers Roundtable
Sometimes you just want to chat. Come join new
and veteran members as we discuss the challenges
we face, and hopefully offer a few solutions.
9-9:50 a.m. 614
How to Build an Industry Recognized
Entertainment Magazine in Two Years or Less
We believe entertainment journalism can change
the world; students offer a unique perspective
on popular media. Find out how to create your
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Convention Sessions Friday
9-9:50 a.m.
400
Building Better Relationships
with Your Administrators
For Editor’s Only: Rule With an
Iron Fist Yet Wear a Velvet Glove
401
SCJ National Council Meeting
SCJ Members and Guests
11 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
12:30-1:20 p.m.
What I’ve Learned
Since Graduation
Friday Night Lights: A
Photographer’s Guide
ACP State Collegiate Press Association
Directors and Organizers
Let’s Cure Hazelwood
Libel? That’s Your Opinion!
406
Life After Student Media 1
Drone Technologies: A New
Frontier in Media
408
The Digital Story:
Find It, Tell It, Share It
You Can Do It: Developing a
Student Media App
410
Products That Sell
The Ins and Outs of Back to
School Guide Publications
412
How to Pitch Your Way into
Magazines and More
Tweeting Your Way to A Dream
Job
414
Your Own Sense of Style
402
Censorship 2.0: Free-Speech
Issues on Social Media
404
SALON HJK
SIXTH FLOOR
Keynote:
Activism and
Journalism
Don’t Regret the Error
415AB
Destination D.C.: Journalism
in Our Nation’s Capital
I Don’t Think We’re in Kansas Anymore:
New Media at the Newspaper
416AB
Advertising 101
A Killer Among Us
417AB
Diversity is a Four-Letter Word
Those Crazy Lawmakers
Want to Do WHAT?
602
Tips and Tricks in
Photoshop and InDesign
But I Don’t Want to
Be a Journalist
Dealing With Campus Disasters:
Are You Prepared?
614
How to Build an IndustryRecognized Entertainment Magazine
in Two Years or Less
Finding Stories in Education Data
Tell Me More About Interviewing
615A
Breaking Into TV News: It Takes
More Than Good Looks
Am I Green or Blue?
Finding Your Audience
615B
What the Hell Do I Do Now?
Radio News:
Beyond the Headlines
Digital Media and the Law
Sales Training Q&A
Understanding the Sales Process
616A
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10-10:50 a.m.
Nicole Cásarez, University
of St. Thomas; Pam Colloff,
Texas Monthly; Lisa
Falkenberg, Houston
Chronicle; Anthony Graves
That One Crazy Idea: The Thrill and
Danger of Writing Opinion Columns
Let’s Talk Conflict
Critical Thinking for Journalists
616B
Taking Better Enterprise Photos:
Slices of Life
Storytelling at a Two-Year School
“But We Don’t Have a Journalism
Program!”: Training New Staff in a
High-Turnover Environment
617
Getting Everyone in the Book
Yearbook: Design Inspiration
Corgis and Cupcakes: Making
Yearbook Distribution Fun
619
Advisers Roundtable
Advising 104:
What Students Want
Advising 201:
Relationships on Campus
1:30-2:20 p.m.
2:30-3:20 p.m.
3:30-4:20 p.m.
Evening
“Journalism Students are Destined to be
Poor” and Other Stupid Lies, Debunked
400
Know Your (Copy)Rights
401
CMA Past President’s Luncheon
Dow Jones News Fund Exam for 2016 Data,
Digital and Editing Internships (3:30-5 p.m.)
402
DOUBLE SESSION: One for All and All for One:
White Space, Sports Pages and Multiplatform Design
I’m a Graphic Designer
and You Can Be Too!
404
It’s the Democalypse!
Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid!
Objectivity, Credibility, Activism and Social
Media: When it Rainbows, it Pours
406
You’re Running What Photo?: Applying
Photojournalism Ethics in the Newroom
408
Out of the Abyss: User Generated
Content in Student Media
Media Metrics Matter
Sea Change: Results of a Student
Media Survey on the Effects of
Disruptive Innovation
410
The Amazing and Awesome
AP Style News Quiz
The Fluff Stuff
The Business of Freelancing
412
Elbowing Your Way Into the Pack:
Covering the 2016 Presidential Election
Reporting With Your Senses
Don’t Blow Your Top
414
Eliminate Those Correction
Boxes on Page 2
Spanish-Language Media Today:
¿Qué Pasó?
How to Create a Journalism-Based Justice
Project at Your University
415AB
When Everyone Bails and Everything Fails,
You Still Gotta Get the Stuff Done!
Chasing the American Dream on Campus:
What College Journalists Need to Know
about International Students and DREAMers
Don’t Be a Tool
416AB
Stranger than Non-fiction: Producing
Satire in a Traditional Newsroom
Covering Your State Legislature
Covering Tragedy with
Compassion
417AB
Small Pay, Big Rewards
How to Save Your School
I’ll See You in Court: How One Student
Editor Survived a Libel Lawsuit
602
The Value of Professional
Photojournalism
Covering Trauma
Is This a Circus or a Sales Office?
614
Tough Interview? You Can Do It!
Now Trending: How to Identify
and Report on Trends
Writing with Voice in Narrative
and Other Features
Chicken Salad
Advisers Under Fire
11 p.m.-12 A.m. 406
Midnight Snack
If it Bleeds, it Leads?
3:30-5 p.m.
SALON HJK
Sixth Floor
CMA Pinnacle Awards
8-10 p.m.
Presidential Suite
‘How Many Likes?’ News
Reporting and Social Media
615A
615B
Producing Radio Beyond Radio
616A
Cloudy with a Chance of Saturation:
Building a Marketing Team
Color Trends in Advertising
616B
More than Stayin’ Alive: Ideas to Reinvent
Your Student Media Operations
Twitter Energizes
the “Meeting Story”
Editing in the Lens: Avoiding
Becoing Part of the Political Story
617
Advertising and Promotional
Ideas for Collegiate Yearbooks
Creating Cohesion
With Your Staff
Social Media Tools for Yearbooks
619
Critiquing the Student
Newspaper
CMA Speed Dating
How Do You Teach Writing?
Producing Morning Radio
DOUBLE SESSION: College Radio and the FCC (3:30-5 p.m.)
Keeping Score
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own entertainment magazine on campus and
learn how to get interviews with the stars, press
passes to movies, San Diego Comic Con, and get
more than 130,000 views a month.
Michael Moccio and Michelle Douvris,
Emertainment Monthly, Emerson College
9-9:50 a.m. 616B
Taking Better Enterprise Photos: Slices of Life
What makes a good enterprise photo and
what should I look for to get them? Get these
answers and view award-winning feature
photography examples. Learn how to get great
enterprise photos by capturing an exceptional
moment within a common, everyday occurrence.
9-9:50 a.m. 415AB
Destination D.C.:
Journalism in Our Nation’s Capital
This session will discuss how to land an internship
and full time employment in Washington, D.C. In
the past a journalism job in D.C. was only possible
after a long career elsewhere. The landscape has
changed dramatically and now D.C. can be a great
place to launch your journalism career. Learn how
to navigate the D.C. media market and find many
“off the radar” job opportunities.
Joe Starrs, The Institute on Political Journalism
9-9:50 a.m. 410
Telling the Whole Story:
The Fundamentals of Solutions Journalism
The news is riddled with depressing stories
about societal problems. What about the other
half of the story? Solutions journalism is rigorous
and compelling reporting about responses to
social problems. This session will explore the
fundamentals of solutions journalism, helping
you make your reporting stronger, higher-impact,
and more engaging for your audience.
Samantha McCann, Solutions Journalism Network 9-9:50 a.m. 400
Building Better Relationships
with Your Administrators
Students, bring your advisers! Advisers, bring
your students! Learn how to work together to
build and nurture relationships with the powersthat-be at your school to prevent problems with
censorship or adviser interference down the line.
Chris Evans and Cory Dawson, University of
Vermont; Mark Witherspoon, Iowa State Daily
9-9:50 a.m. 401
SCJ National Council Meeting
By invitation only: Members of the Society for
Collegiate Journalists’ National Council will
gather for their annual fall meeting. Sally Renaud and Andrea Frantz,
Society for Collegiate Journalists
10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Friday Salon ABC
Adviser Is In
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10-10:50 a.m. 400
For Editors Only: Rule With an Iron Fist
Yet Wear a Velvet Glove
If you work at a big newspaper at a big school, maybe
it’s easy to recruit obedient reporters who fill dozens
of pages with pristine copy. For the rest of us, it’s
about small staffs, tight deadlines, and short tempers.
Learn the Five Rules of Ruling Well from a pro editor
and volunteer adviser whose newsroom of eccentrics
has won national awards by doing things differently.
Michael Koretzky, Society of Professional Journalists
10-10:50 a.m. 404
Let’s Cure Hazelwood
How North Dakota passed the nation’s newest
and most comprehensive statute protecting
student press rights and adviser job security, and
how you can convince your state to be next.
Frank LoMonte, Student Press Law Center;
Steve Listopad, Valley City State University
10-10:50 a.m. 406
Would you like to take your knowledge of and
passion for design, writing and journalism and
use it in a fulfilling career with outstanding
long term income potential? If you’re a media
student who has some business acumen, an
entrepreneurial spirit, and who enjoys working
with students, then a career as a yearbook sales
representative might be for you. Come and learn
about this challenging and rewarding career path
that will allow you to control your own destiny.
Reese Ericson, Ryan Rinaldi
and Lisa Llewllyn, Walsworth Publishing
10-10:50 a.m. 408
The Digital Story: Find It, Tell It, Share It
Effective 21st century journalists must use
technology to find, tell and distribute stories. This
session teaches how to produce up-to-the-minute
digital content, how to use converged information
sources like Twitter and Facebook to generate
coverage ideas, and how to format/distribute what
you produce so audiences can easily access it.
10-10:50 a.m. 410
Products That Sell How can your media group better serve your
core audience while simultaneously creating new
and exciting opportunities for your clients? Let’s
explore how product development paired with a
winning sales strategy can resonate to both your
readers and your advertisers.
Mollie Pointer, Atlantic Media
10-10:50 a.m. 412
How to Pitch Your Way into Magazines and More
How do you find places to publish your writing? How
do you craft effective pitches that will get an editor’s
attention? How do you find success as a freelancer?
A journalist, TV critic and writer who’s written for
BuzzFeed, Playboy, HitFix, NPR, The New York Times
and The Daily Beast, among other publications, will
give you secrets to making your way as a writer.
Andy Dehnart, Stetson University
10-10:50 a.m. 414
Your Own Sense of Style
Local style trumps AP’s rules. But do your
reporters know your local style? Get started
writing a style guide individualized for your
publication/website. Figure out when to follow
AP’s rules and when it’s wise to go your own way.
Lola Burnham, Eastern Illinois University
10-10:50 a.m. 415AB
I Don’t Think We’re in Kansas Anymore:
New Media at the Newspaper
Veteran newspaper columnists Kirk Bohls and
Cedric Golden of the Austin American Statesmen
tell their story of transformation. They both
started their careers as classic print journalists,
but as tastes have changed, they began to adopt
high tech approaches to delivering newspaper
content to distracted readers. Listen in as this
entertaining duo reflects on the trials and errors
they have encountered when they added blogs,
tweets, live chats, and comedy videos to their
traditional print columns.
Kirk Bohls and Cedric Golden,
Austin-American Statesman
10-10:50 a.m. 416AB
A Killer Among Us
When a college student’s parents and sister were
found shot to death, the student newspaper’s
first instinct was to approach him with
compassion. When he was accused of being the
killer, everything changed. Come to this session
to learn how The Oklahoma Daily covered a
major crime story. You’ll also get a refresher
course on criminal court proceedings in case
you, too, have a killer on campus someday.
Judy Gibbs Robinson, University of Oklahoma
10-10:50 a.m. 417AB
Those Crazy Lawmakers Want to Do WHAT?
Concealed weapons on campus. Out-of-state tuition
for undocumented students. Amnesty for underage
drinkers. These are just a few college-related bills
debated in state legislatures this year. If you aren’t
reporting on your state legislature, you’re missing
some important (sometimes outrageous) stories.
Bring your laptop or tablet for hands-on training.
Erin Gibson, University of Southern Indiana
10-10:50 a.m. 602
But I Don’t Want to Be a Journalist
So you work for student media, and the biggest
lesson you learned is you don’t actually want to
go into media. How do you translate what you’ve
learned into a real world job? This session will
break down the skills you are acquiring now and
help you apply them to a résumé. You will need a
pen or pencil for this session.
10-10:50 a.m. 615A
Am I Green or Blue?
This session will aim to help editors and
compositors decide on using a blue screen or
a green screen…or both…for their chroma-key
projects. Pros and cons of each will be explored.
Paul Glover, Henderson State University
10-10:50 a.m. 615B
Radio News: Beyond the Headlines
Discover the elements of producing a great radio
news story from audio collection, interviewing
techniques, and editorial decision making. You’ll
hear examples of award-winning radio news,
and learn how your station can move beyond
the headlines to cover your campus with quality
radio news that engages your audience.
Joy Diaz, KUT 90.5 FM Austin
10-10:50 a.m. 614
Finding Stories in Education Data
There are many higher education data sources
you can mine to get story ideas and additional
information to make your stories better.
We’ll show you what they are, how to avoid
pitfalls, and tips on making smart use of
data in reporting.
Joshua Hatch and Brian O’Leary,
The Chronicle of Higher Education
10-10:50 a.m. 616A
Sales Training Q&A
What are common mistakes made by sales
reps? Is your ad team’s “tool kit” up to date
for a successful year? Wondering about the
best steps for newbies? Sit in on this Q&A
session with professors whose passion on
sales training will get you moving in the
right direction.
Michael Levin, Otterbein University;
Amie Mowrey, Kennesaw State University
10-10:50 a.m. 402
Friday Night Lights: A Photographer’s Guide
In Texas, football is a religion. It’s king. It
occupies Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and
Monday from little league to JV to pro. Come
learn some tips for shooting all kinds of football.
Bradley Wilson, Midwestern State University
10-10:50 a.m. 616B
Storytelling at a Two-Year School
Think that great stories only happen at four-year
schools? Think again. We’ll take an awardwinning story and take it apart from idea creation
to last-minute editing. Then we’ll hear your ideas
for the story you really want to do.
Chris Whitley, Tarrant County College
From death row to the national stage, Anthony
Graves has witnessed the life-changing
impact of investigative journalism. Graves
spent years proclaiming his innocence after
he was convicted of capital murder in 1994
and sentenced to death, but it was not until
University of St. Thomas journalism professor
Nicole Cásarez and her undergraduates
began investigating his case that it came
unraveled. Texas Monthly executive editor
Pamela Colloff brought their findings to light
in 2010, in a damning, 14,000-word exploration
of the case. Six weeks later, after 18 years
behind bars, Graves was released from jail
and subsequently exonerated. The power of
investigative journalism is exemplified by the
work of Lisa Falkenberg, who won the 2015
Pulitzer Prize in Commentary for her “vividlywritten, groundbreaking columns about grand
jury abuses that led to a wrongful conviction
and other egregious problems in the legal and
immigration systems.”
Nicole Cásarez, University of St. Thomas;
Pam Colloff, Texas Monthly; Lisa Falkenberg,
Houston Chronicle; Anthony Graves
10-10:50 a.m. 617
Yearbook: Design Inspiration
Need some tips on yearbook design? What are
the newest colors or the most popular fonts?
This session with a yearbook pro will help
answer these questions and more.
10-10:50 a.m. 619
Advising 104: What Students Want
Advising isn’t a science, and your style and
approach will change based on the students
you work with. Hear what students want from
the students themselves. A panel of students
from around the country will give you tips on
what works for them and why they love their
advisers.
Ana Costa, New Jersey City University
10-10:50 a.m. 401
SCJ Members and Guests
The Society for Collegiate Journalists is the
nation’s oldest honor society for student media
leaders. This session, led by advisers for Society
for Collegiate Journalists chapters, lets SCJ
students and those interested in starting SCJ
chapters at their schools meet and talk about
activities, the national contest and awards.
Please join us!
Sally Renaud and Andrea Frantz,
Society for Collegiate Journalists
11 a.m.-12:20 p.m. Salon HJK Sixth Floor
Keynote: Activism
and Journalism
12:30-1:20 p.m. 402
ACP Los Angeles Planning Meeting
ACP programming committee members, let’s
talk through possible pre-con and regular
sessions for Feb. 18-21 Midwinter Conference
in Los Angeles. Advisers interested in helping
plan conventions or doing sessions should join
us to find out how to get involved. Associated Collegiate Press
12:30-1:20 p.m. 404
Libel? That’s Your Opinion!
An “editorial” or “commentary” label isn’t a “get
out of libel free” card. Opinion columns can, and
do, raise legal issues for student media. We’ll
give recent examples and pointers on how to
strengthen opinion pieces with verification.
12:30-1:20 p.m. 406
Drone Technologies: A New Frontier in Media
Drone technologies are an inspiring new
industry. The potential applications of this new
technology are simply staggering. For decades,
the media has used aerial photography to tell
stories such as natural disasters, traffic and
protests primarily through footage shot from
helicopters. These shots are now accessible via
drone at a fraction of the cost. That being said,
the use of drones comes with legal and privacy
concerns. We’ll look at how to use drones, what’s
happening now, and what’s in the future for
drone technologies.
Chris Bonnet and Joshua Barnett, Lyft Aerial
12:30-1:20 p.m. 408
You Can Do it: Developing a Student Media App
Why should student media operations consider
developing their own apps rather than using a
third-party service? What does a good app look
and function like? Why does a student media
operation need to develop and maintain an
app? How does a student media program hire
an app developer? What are the challenges and
opportunities? Is a stand-alone app necessary?
This mobile app developer will answer these
questions and more.
Jeff Linwood, Mobile App Developer
12:30-1:20 p.m. 410
The Ins and Outs of Back
to School Guide Publications
The presentation will focus on strategies for
community college students to produce a backto-school publication through interactive, handson activities with attendees, handouts/diagrams,
visual presentation and group discussions.
Shannon E. Philpott,
St. Louis Community College - Meramec
12:30-1:20 p.m. 412
Tweeting Your Way to A Dream Job
If you know how to think strategically about
social media, you are a valuable hire. Period. If
you aren’t already using Facebook, Instagram,
Snapchat, Storify, Twitter and emerging social
media tools to present stories in creative ways
and making it a top priority, we’ll tell you how you
can start. You’ll also hear how one recent grad
used her college social media experience to land
her dream job -- and how you can, too.
Jena Heath, St. Edwards; Hannah Thornby and
Debbie Hiott, Austin American-Statesman; Tristan
Hallman, Dallas Morning News; Corrie MacLagga,
Texas Tribune
12:30-1:20 p.m. 414
Don’t Regret the Error
Copy editors are the last line of defense
against errors in the paper in copy, headlines
and captions. Yet editing is as much of an art
as science. Discuss top tips for editors and
a methodology for editing even those pesky
captions.
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12:30-1:20 p.m. 415AB
That One Crazy Idea: The Thrill and Danger
of Writing Opinion Columns
As veteran columnist for the Austin-American
Statesman, Kirk Bohls has been the soul of sports
in the Austin market for more than four decades.
During that tenure, he has found himself in the
middle of the conversation on Heisman selection,
coach firing and hiring, student-athlete conduct,
and much more. An engaging and humorous
speaker, Bohls will help aspiring columnists
navigate the pitfalls in articulating what can and
should be on the agenda without raising the kind
of controversy that seems to oppose or even
harm the entire community.
Kirk Bohls, Austin-American Statesman
12:30-1:20 p.m. 602
Dealing With Campus Disasters:
Are You Prepared?
Campus shootings have become so common,
“campus shootings” has its own Wikipedia entry.
Bomb threats have caused college campuses
to be evacuated. From car crashes to assaults
to mass-casualty events, learning to deal with
public safety officials and planning for such
eventualities have become routine parts of
campus life for student reporters.
S. Griffin Singer, University of Texas at Austin
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12:30-1:20 p.m. 417AB
Critical Thinking for Journalists
Editors have the tough job of deciding what to
publish and when to publish it — no small task.
Critical thinking makes the difference between
being an original source of news and information
and being an echo chamber. This session will cover
the big questions to ask yourself before you release
a story. Not an editor? Join us — it may open
your eyes to a new way of approaching stories.
Beth Francesco, University of Texas at Arlington
12:30-1:20 p.m. 416AB
Let’s Talk Conflict
Student media relishes when conflict erupts
on campus, but sometimes implodes when
conflict exists in our own newsrooms. Bring your
conflicts, and leave with a solution.
12:30-1:20 p.m. 614
Tell Me More about Interviewing
Get the interview. Know the types of questions.
Roll with surprises. Be a smart closer. This
session is perfect for the novice interviewer and
a refresher for experts. This session is best for
print/web writers but broadcast folks can also
walk away with a gem.
Peggy Elliott, University of South Carolina Aiken
12:30-1:20 p.m. 615A
Finding Your Audience
You’ve got a great story and a talented team to
make it come to life. Why is nobody watching?
After writing and producing three feature-length
films, Michael B. Allen has seen the highs and
lows of seeking an audience. Come listen as he
shares the key principles of finding and engaging
a fanbase for your work.
Michael Allen, Riot Studios
12:30-1:20 p.m. 615B
Digital Media and the Law
Anyone with a website, social media presence or
an app should know the legal issues involved in
producing media for digital platforms. Copyright,
licensing, advertising, contracts....there’s a lot
of information you need to know to ensure that
your digital operation does not get you into legal
hot water. The presenter will offer invaluable
expertise on many of the legal issues that arise
in connection with digital media operations.
Don Martin, P.C.. Broadcast, Media, and
Entertainment Attorney
12:30-1:20 p.m. 616A
Understanding the Sales Process
New to sales? Constantly running into closed doors?
Getting hung up on? This session will teach you
the basics of advertising sales, from prospecting
to the customer needs analysis and closing.
12:30-1:20 p.m. 616B
“But We Don’t Have a Journalism Program!”:
Training New Staff in a High-Turnover Environment
Your reporters wouldn’t recognize a good lead
if it bit them in the behind, and they think a nut
graf is a chart comparing almonds to cashews
... but hey, you have to have reporters, right? If
that sounds familiar, you most likely work with
media at a two-year college, where turnover
is high and training opportunities may be few
and far between. Learn how one community
college adapted The Daily Collegian’s Candidate
Program to meet the unique challenges of a twoyear college newspaper.
Ben Lathrop, Minneapolis Community
and Technical College
1:30-2:20 p.m. 404
It’s the Democalypse! Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid!
You’ve just taken over the United States, and as
its new dictator, you have to decide how best to
control your citizens. So which First Amendment
freedoms do you get rid of first. You decide, then
we’ll see how well you control the masses.
1:30-2:20 p.m. 408
Out of the Abyss: User Generated Content in
Student Media
News operations depend on content
generated by readers and others. Learn how
professionals verify the photographs and
videos and ensure that we are not endangering
the citizen journalist.
12:30-1:20 p.m. 617
Corgis and Cupcakes: Making Yearbook
Distribution Fun
Whether you sell your book or it’s included in
a student fee of some sort, distribution is the
most important aspect of the yearbook. All
your hardwork doesn’t matter if no one gets the
book. This session will look at fun ways to make
yearbook distribution an event and maybe even a
marketing and recruiting tool.
Kelley Callaway, Rice University;
Ryan Almon, Balfour Publishing
1:30-2:20 p.m. 410
The Amazing and Awesome AP Style News Quiz
Do you know the eight states that are never
abbreviated? Do copy editor’s love reading your
work? If you caught the error in the last sentence
and love game shows mixed with irreverent
humor, then this session is for you. The student
who correctly answers the most Associated
Press Stylebook-themed questions claims
the $15 prize, the contents of the “make-itinteresting” bucket and bragging rights. #APQuiz.
12:30-1:20 p.m. 619
Advising 201: Relationships on Campus
You’re the one stuck between a rock and a
hard place… meaning the media staff and your
administration. Veteran advisers will discuss how
to manage your publication’s image on campus by
navigating campus politics and building alliances.
Bob Bergland, Missouri Western State University
1:30-2:20 p.m. 412
Elbowing Your Way Into the Pack: Covering the
2016 Presidential Election
Politicians with an eye on the White House are
fanning out across the country campaigning.
They’ve already been in Iowa for months. An
adviser and students from Iowa talk about
covering stump speeches, debates, the media
scrum and Donald Trump - so you can be
prepared if they invade your campus.
Mark Siebert, Simpson College
12:30-1:20 p.m. 400
What I’ve Learned Since Graduation
Two 2014 student media grads (Georgia
Southern and UCLA) tell you what they wish
they’d known before they started their pro jobs.
And what they’ve learned that can help you find
and love your first job.
Jennifer Curington, Community Impact
Newspaper; Jillian Beck, Bastrop Advertiser
and Smithville Times
1:30-2:20 p.m. 400
Know Your (Copy)Rights
Can I use a photo I found online in my
newspaper or yearbook? What about images
from movies and TV shows? Does the
“30-second rule” really exist? Copyright laws can
be confusing, but knowing what you can and
can’t do could save you from embarrassment
and legal issues. This session sheds light on the
most common copyright issues encountered by
publications staffs.
1:30-2:20 p.m. 414
Eliminate Those Correction Boxes on Page 2
Tips for editors, copy editors and designers on
how to produce a cleaner product, eliminate
extensive page fixes on deadline and reduce
correction boxes in the next edition.
S. Griffin Singer, University of Texas at Austin
1:30-2:20 p.m. 415AB
When Everyone Bails and Everything Fails, You
Still Gotta Get the Stuff Done!
The most important trait for a journalist -- or
anyone for that matter -- is the ability to get stuff
done, no matter what. A former editor in chief
of the Iowa State Daily who now designs for
Gannett had a special talent for getting it done.
In this interactive presentation, he’ll show you
why it’s important, how he did it in one special
case and how you can do it on a daily basis.
Jake Lovett, Gannett
1:30-2:20 p.m. 416AB
Stranger than Non-fiction:
Producing Satire in a Traditional Newsroom
Imagine Jon Stewart sitting in the morning
meeting at CBS News. Sound ridiculous? At
Florida Southern, the student media students
work together to produce satire pieces for a
website alongside traditional news media like a
newspaper and a weekly news show. Find out
about the advantages such a set-up can have, as
well as the challenges of covering traditional news
and creating satire in the same newsroom.
Mike Trice, Florida Southern College
1:30-2:20 p.m. 616B
More than Stayin’ Alive: Ideas to Reinvent Your
Student Media Operations
Join us for a discussion about ways to make
your student media operation successful in
the changing media marketplace. We’ll talk
about content initiatives, changing business
practices and other ways you can approach
your student media operation to keep it vibrant
and relevant.
Susan Zake, Kent State University; Chuck Clark,
Western Kentucky University; Charlie Weaver,
Emerald Media Group
1:30-2:20 p.m. 417AB
Small Pay, Big Rewards
Smaller schools and community colleges rarely
have much of a budget to pay staffers, much less
editors. The misconception, though, is that money
alone is the only way to keep the staff growing
and in place. Wrong! Learn how to attract and
retain staffers with incentive programs, training
sessions, social activities, and cost-effective
newsroom strategies that will leave staffers
wanting big rewards without a big paycheck.
Shannon E. Philpott,
St. Louis Community College - Meramec
1:30-2:20 p.m. 602
The Value of Professional Photojournalism
What makes a photograph worth publishing
in an age when images are shared in an
instant, around the world? The National Press
Photographers Association commissioned a
study in association with the Poynter Institute to
find out. Come hear and discuss those findings
with NPPA general counsel Mickey Osterreicher:
people value journalistic photography and can
readily differentiate between professional and
amateur photographs! Also get to see a just
released video narrated by Bill Moyers explaining
the issues.
Mickey Osterreicher, National Press
1:30-2:20 p.m. 614
Tough Interview? You Can Do It!
You’ve got the basics down, but your stomach
aches at the thought of interviewing the college
spokeswoman who always criticizes you.
Or the student who just lost a loved one to a
tornado? Learn how to do these interviews while
respecting your subjects -- and yourself.
David Simpson, Georgia Southern University
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Producing Radio Beyond Radio
This session will take a look at how public
radio goes back to its roots to reach out to the
community both digitally and face to face. Join
a veteran radio host and producer who will
offer tips to help you produce radio shows that
entertain and engage your audience.
Rebecca McInroy, KUT 90.5 FM Austin
1:30-2:20 p.m. 616A
Cloudy with a Chance of Saturation:
Color Trends in Advertising
Ever wondered how to market your student
media organization as a singular entity? Whether
you have a newspaper, website, radio, magazine,
yearbook, TV or just a few of these components,
learn how to present your department as one
cohesive brand across all platforms and media.
Randy McCauley,
Texas A&M University–Central Texas
1:30-2:20 p.m. 617
Advertising and Promotional Ideas for
Collegiate Yearbooks
Learn ways to promote your publication by
engaging campus groups through partnerships.
Utilize social media and the newest technology,
such as Augmented Reality, to extend coverage
while promoting your publication.
Ryan Rinaldi, Walsworth Yearbooks
1:30-2:20 p.m. 619
Critiquing the Student Newspaper
College newspaper staffs need – and crave
– feedback. The nature of the feedback, both
constructive and destructive, can affect future
performance, staff morale, and the education
process. When do you use the whip versus
the carrot as a motivator? A veteran adviser
offers his expertise in giving critiques, inviting
educators from the outside, and having a
systematic means for letting the staff know
how they are doing. Bring your ideas to share
with colleagues.
Shawn W. Murphy, SUNY Plattsburgh
1:30-2:20 p.m. 406
You’re Running What Photo?: Applying
Photojournalism Ethics in the Newsroom
You are feeling pressure to run that great
shot but have ethical concerns. This former
photojournalist and photojournalism instructor
will direct discussion about the various
considerations in the decision making process. A
look at past problem photos will be included.
1:30-2:20 p.m. 401
CMA Past Presidents’ Luncheon
CMA President Rachele Kanigel will welcome
her predecessors to Austin. By invitation only.
1:30-3:20 p.m. 402
DOUBLE SESSION: One for All and All
for One: White Space, Sports Pages
and Multiplatform Design
Sports page design is as important as front
page design when designing across multiple
platforms. Go back to your paper armed
with ideas after two multiple-award winning
Society of News Design visual editors discuss
approaches to make the sports page look good
in print and on mobile.
Jason Jarrett, Austin American-Statesman
2:30-3:20 p.m. 400
Chicken Salad
The stories are late, the photos are weak, and
production deadline is in 36 hours. Even so, the
EIC hovers over your computer and whines, “Can’t
you add a pull-quote or a chart or something?”
How can you whip up award-winning designs
under these conditions? A pro designer shows
you how – by revamping actual college
newspapers, from front pages to feature spreads.
And in minutes, not hours. Note: This presentation
features educational nudity and profanity.
2:30-3:20 p.m. 404
Advisers Under Fire
Muscatine Community College, Fairmount State
University, Northern Michigan, Delta State -- all are
schools where advisers have been removed from
their jobs. Advisers are often on the front lines of
the fight for a free student press, but sometimes
have little protection themselves. Hear a panel
discussion on how to galvanize your students and
fight for your rights as an adviser.
Frank LoMonte, Student Press Law Center;
Chris Evans, The University of Vermont
2:30-3:20 p.m. 408
Media Metrics Matter
Learn how a college newsroom set specific
goals to increase page views and social media
reach, then used easily available metrics to
build audiences -- even in the summer when
news is slow. Along the way, we learned to
curate conversations that started on Instagram,
Vine, Twitter and elsewhere instead of simply
writing stories.
Judy Gibbs Robinson, University of Oklahoma
2:30-3:20 p.m. 410
The Fluff Stuff
Not every journalist’s dream is to write
about crime, political corruption, and town
hall meetings. Some of us crave compelling
interviews with prominent figures in music,
television, sports, and the fashion industry. It’s
nothing to be embarrassed about. We will teach
you how to interview, report, and write about
today’s biggest names. Keep and use your
ethics, learn to take interviews to the next level,
and hold your own with the A-listers. Remember,
you’re the star of your publication.
Cassie Morien, University of Texas
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2:30-3:20 p.m. 412
Reporting With Your Senses
Knowing how to use non-verbal communication
makes your reporting and your job interviewing
more successful and your writing more
enjoyable and useful. Learn how, including why
physical descriptions of sources’ non-verbal
actions makes them real and more fun and
interesting to read about and how your own nonverbals (gestures, posture, voice and even smell)
can really help in a job interview.
Nils Rosdahl, North Idaho College
2:30-3:20 p.m. 414
Spanish-Language Media Today: ¿Qué Pasó?
The changing demographics of the United States
make the importance of this oft-ignored segment
of media even more important throughout
the United States. An adviser will discuss her
research on Spanish-language media, specifically
focusing on newspapers, and professionals from
area media will discuss the opportunities and
challenges in Spanish-language media today.
Kay Colley, Texas Wesleyan
2:30-3:20 p.m. 415AB
Chasing the American Dream on Campus:
What College Journalists Need to Know about
International Students and DREAMers
International students are a fast-growing
presence on American campuses, and they
have fascinating stories to tell – and they
can give college journalists an outsiders’
perspective on campus news and an insiders’
view of major stories from around the world.
Meanwhile, DREAMers – undocumented
students brought to the U.S. as children – have
become a growing political force, coming out
of the shadows to push for the right to attend
college as in-state residents. Covering these
students starts with understanding their lives
and their issues.
Dave Harmon, Austin American-Statesman
2:30-3:20 p.m. 416AB
Covering Your State Legislature
A professional journalist speaks about covering
the Texas Legislature — the greatest, or most
horrifying show in state lawmaking. She’ll give
tips, tricks and things to watch for when covering
your own legislature.
Alexa Garcia-Ditta, Texas Observer
2:30-3:20 p.m. 417AB
How to Sue Your School
It is easy to say that you’ll take something all
the way to the Supreme Court, but what does
it mean to really do that? If your adviser has
been reassigned, your students have been
harassed or your records requests rejected,
a lawsuit may be an option. However, there is
no textbook, no blog, no YouTube video that
shows all of the steps in the process. In this
session, hear about the practical steps from
those who have been there.
Hillary Warren, Otterbein University
2:30-3:20 p.m. 602
Covering Trauma
Journalists write about traumatic events like child
abuse, rape, natural disasters, car wrecks, and
mass shootings, sometimes all within the same
week. It’s impossible not to have feelings about
traumatic topics, but it’s possible to still cover
them with poise and professionalism. Learn how
trauma coverage differs from other types of news
and how best to report about victims.
prep sheets, and using social media to your
advantage. Take what you learn back to your
campus station to create a show that not
only informs and entertains your campus
and community but also helps you produce a
professional quality show that can get you a job
in the industry.
Daniel Gallo and Carissa Jaded; Dudley & Bob
Morning Show, KLBJ 93.7 FM
2:30-3:20 p.m. 614
Now Trending: How to Identify
and Report on Trends
This session will provide tips on spotting,
investigating and verifying trends. You will also
learn how trend reporting is useful in hyperlocal
coverage and the difference between a trend
and a fad.
Amy Denney, Community Impact Newspaper
2:30-3:20 p.m. 616A
Building a Marketing Team
What is the significance of having a marketing
team to represent the student media
organizations on your campus? What do they
do? Almost everything – except general editorial
and broadcast team responsibilities. They can
handle sales, administration, your website,
distribution, etc. Come learn the benefits of
having one and how to start your own!
2:30-3:20 p.m. 615B
Producing Morning Radio Ever wonder what it takes to produce an
energetic morning radio show? This session
will offer an insight into daily show prep;
where to find topics, how to get the phones
ringing, staying on top of pop culture, creating
2:30-3:20 p.m. 616B
Twitter Energizes the ‘Meeting Story’
The speaker covers long, boring meetings. Or
they would be if she didn’t tweet a stream of
sometimes funny observations. She calls it
“reporting with my eyes and ears things that
don’t typically make the story, but readers
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tips for toeing the line between professional
commentary and getting yourself fired.
Jennifer Curington, Community Impact Newspaper
2:30-3:20 p.m. 617
Creating Cohesion With Your Staff
Join a veteran yearbook editor-in-chief discuss
tips, tricks and techniques to teamwork
building among yearbook staffs. While
newspaper staffs are typically together at
least two or three times a week, if not daily,
yearbook staffs rarely get the time to bond.
Lets talk about how to get your staff to
gel, from a beginning-of-the-year retreat to
weekend work sessions and, of course, pizza.
Kelsey Schriver,
Northwest Missouri State University
2:30-3:20 p.m. 619
CMA Speed Dating
Advising college media can be a lonely
job sometimes, but it doesn’t have to be.
Networking with other advisers can often
provide support and encouragement, so CMA
has a mentoring program to help members
make personal connections. This session will
help pair new(er) advisers with veterans and will
allow pairs who are already matched a chance
to get to know each other better. Join us for
some craziness and laughter.
Kelley Callaway, Rice University;
Rachele Kanigel, San Francisco State University
3:30-4:20 p.m. 400
“Journalism Students Are Destined To Be Poor”
and Other Stupid Lies, Debunked
We have all heard from parents, counselors,
family members and complete strangers:
“Journalism? Hope you like being poor;” “The
newspaper industry is dying;” “You’ll never have
a stable job;” and “Journalism skills aren’t useful
in the real world.” Come learn from a journalismnerd-turned-corporate-marketing-pro why these
sayings are “total lies,” and what the employment
future holds for professional communicators.
Jake Palenske, Raytheon Intelligence,
Information and Services
3:30-4:20 p.m. 402
I’m a Graphic Designer and You Can Be Too!
Need to give your aging publication a facelift?
Explore the fundamentals of graphic design, page
layout, infographics and advertisement design
with a designer-turned-EIC and learn how to bring
your media outlet into this decade (and century).
Malik Rahili and Samantha Cordialini,
Appalachian State University
3:30-4:20 p.m. 404
Objectivity, Credibility, Activism and Social
Media: When it Rainbows, it Pours
Did The Daily Evergreen really hurt its credibility
when it used a rainbow filter on its social media
flag? Hear from the Managing Editor of The Daily
Evergreen and the newspaper’s former adviser
on the paper’s decision following the SCOTUS
decision on marriage equality, the public
criticisms from College Fix and where student
journalists fit in a campus community dialogue
on social justice issues.
Candace Baltz, Orange Media Network,
Oregon State University
3:30-4:20 p.m. 406
If It Bleeds, It Leads? After the Boston Marathon, photojournalists
and editors nationwide wrestled with decisions
about whether to publish extremely graphic
images — images that, while they showed the
horror of the event, upset readers. Discuss
the legal and ethical issues surrounding
the publication of spot news photos and
manipulation of such images. Mickey Osterreicher, National Press
Photographers Association; Bradley Wilson,
Midwestern State University
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Sea Change: Results of a Student Media Survey
on the Effects of Disruptive Innovation
Feel like you’re drowning in a sea of change? We’ll
discuss the results of a survey that explored how
student media operations are dealing with disruptive
innovation, where new products and services threaten
and compete with established student media
businesses. We’ll also explore ideas and share best
practices to address the new media marketplace.
Susan Zake, Kent State University
3:30-4:20 p.m. 410
The Business of Freelancing
You’ve got a great story idea. Now, how do you
develop, pitch, sell, submit and get paid for your
work? How do you negotiate contracts and
report your income to the IRS? A panel of veteran
and newbie freelancers who have produced
work for magazines, television, radio and online
media will share tips and tricks for launching and
sustaining a freelance business.
Michael Ray Taylor, Henderson State University;
Andy Dehnart, Stetson University;
Leah Fleischel, Robert Morris University
3:30-4:20 p.m. 412
Don’t Blow Your Top
Actual college front-page headline: SGA holds
B&F workshop. Does that grab you by the throat
and scream READ ME? What about a lead that
begins, “MDCC observed Sustainability Day on
October 24 in an effort to encourage students
and faculty to become aware of environmental
implications of their consumer choices...?” Learn
how to make the beginning of your stories better
by watching them rewritten right in front of you.
Bring your newspapers and magazines, and
a professional editor will revamp their tops in
60 seconds. If you don’t like what you see, that
editor will eat a grasshopper. Or a maggot.
3:30-4:20 p.m. 415AB
Don’t Be a Tool
You don’t need to publish a total lie to end up
a tool on a story. This session shows students
how to turn up their antennae for half-truths
and spin. The session will look at some good
web sites (NewsTrust, factcheck.org, etc.) that
tease out truth, and quick ways to identify bull,
using Alan Shapiro’s “”crap detector”” and SUNY
Stonybrook’s News Literacy Center’s media
neighborhoods test. We’ll look at a press release
by Americans for Prosperity, a political story
based on a questionable poll (about Obama and
Christie) and the Shirley Sherrod case.
Pat Winters Lauro, Kean University
3:30-4:20 p.m. 414
How to Create a Journalism-Based
Justice Project at Your University
Since 1999, Medill Justice Project students have
investigated murders, uncovering revelatory
information that impacts people’s lives and
the criminal justice system. We’ll share our
knowledge so other students can examine
potentially wrongful convictions and learn about
joining the Journalism Justice Network (http://
journalismjusticenetwork.org/), a coalition we
launched of criminal justice reporters.
Alec Klein, The Medill Justice Project,
Northwestern University
3:30-4:20 p.m. 416AB
Covering Tragedy with Compassion
The hardest call to make in journalism is to
family and friends who have just lost a loved
one. But it’s also the most important call you will
make as a reporter, because those are the people
who can tell that person’s story the best. Find
out from someone who’s been on both sides
of that equation – how to make that call with
compassion and what happens when reporters
don’t make that call.
Mark Witherspoon, Iowa State Daily
3:30-4:20 p.m. 417AB
I’ll See You in Court: How One Student
Editor Survived a Libel Lawsuit
When Andrea Behling was served papers
identifying her as the target of a libel lawsuit
during finals week 2013, she was floored! The
articles in question: she did not write, she did
not edit, she did not design. BUT, at the time
of the lawsuit, she was the editor in chief of
the newspaper, and accordingly, she could be
sued for libel. She had no support from the
division, the department, the college, or the
university. She stood alone. Her adviser offered
little guidance and soon was removed from his
position. Promises were made but when she
went to collect, there was no memory of these
promises of support. She found her way and
persevered with the help of SPLC and her staff,
but not before she resigned her position. Hear
what she learned and what she can offer any
newspaper or staff member who faces what she
did, as a 20-year-old, standing before the state
Supreme Court on charges of libel.
Andrea Behling, Madison Magazine
3:30-4:20 p.m. 602
Is This a Circus or a Sales Office?
Last month’s invoices haven’t been mailed. Several
clients’ calls aren’t being returned. Your sales reps
— if you have more than one — haven’t been trained.
This session is for advisers juggling the demands of
both editorial and sales and for sales directors who
want to be the ringmaster but don’t know where to
start. Learn to hire and train a staff that will stop
clowning around and get serious about sales.
Erin Gibson, University of Southern Indiana
3:30-4:20 p.m. 614
Writing with Voice in Narrative
and Other Features
We talk about writing with authority, writing
with voice and writing narrative. It boils down
to accepting that YOU are the storyteller. Your
observations may belong in the story. Most
direct quotes may not. Learn from some
big-name examples and the more modest
experiences of a speaker who has gotten away
with writing with voice at The Associated Press
and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
3:30-4:20 p.m. 615A
‘How Many Likes?’ News Reporting
and Social Media
Cori Coffin is an anchor and reporter for KVUE-TV,
Austin’s ABC affiliate. She specializes in running
the breaking news/social media desk. Join her as
she talks about achieving balance in today’s world
of reporting: intelligent, accurate journalism that’s
also entertaining, relevant and “click worthy.”
Cori Coffin, KVUE TV Austin
3:30-4:20 p.m. 616B
Editing in the Lens: Avoiding Becoming
Part of the Political Story
We have all heard or seen the discussions that
focus on the impact of editing images using
PhotoShop. But very little is said about the
decisions that must be made while looking through
the viewfinder - before taking the picture. As
journalists, we strive to be as objective as possible.
As photojournalists, we must take images that are
as objective as possible. Our decisions concerning
lens choice, angle and in-camera cropping can
greatly affect the objectiveness of those images.
This seminar looks at the decisions that have to be
made when choosing a lens, an angle and cropping
our images in camera. What do we need to know
about political and social/moral implications of
imaging even before we press the shutter?
Robert G. Nulph, Missouri Western State University
3:30-4:20 p.m. 617
Social Media Tools for Yearbooks
Social media and digital platforms are often
underused and confusing for those accustomed
to the traditional print yearbook. This session
will explore ways to use digital tools to engage
students, increase interest in the book, publish
supplemental content and further develop the
journalistic skills of the yearbook staff.
Steven Chappell,
3:30-4:20 p.m. 619
How Do You Teach Writing?
How do you teach your students to write like
journalists when their favorite adjective is “cool,”
they don’t read newspapers, they seem to love
the “college-essay” format and/or they don’t
know what news is anyway? Get advising tips
and lesson plans that will push students to
identify the news, excise opinion, grip the reader
and never let go. This session is intended for
advisers, but editors looking to improve their
reporters’ writing are welcome.
Chris Evans, University of Vermont
3:30-4:20 p.m. 616A
Keeping Score Before writing game stories, sportswriters need
to know how to effectively take notes. That
starts with keeping track of sporting events as
they are played. The author of the Field Guide
To Covering Sports will reveal the best methods
for keeping score of football, baseball/softball,
basketball and soccer, among other sports.
3:30-5 p.m. 615B
DOUBLE SESSION: College Radio and the FCC
There are serious issues every college radio
station faces with regard to FCC rules and
regulations. From the complex such as license
renewal, maintaining the public file, and rules
for station fundraising and underwriting to the
(seemingly) simple task of station ID’s and
every day compliance, there are legal hoops to
jump through for collegiate broadcasters. Our
presenter will offer invaluable expertise on all
matters FCC as they relate to college radio.
Don Martin, P.C. Broadcast, Media, and
Entertainment Attorney
3:30-5 p.m. 401
Dow Jones News Fund Exam for 2016 Data,
Digital and Editing Internships
College juniors, seniors and graduate students
applying for the Dow Jones News Fund’s 2016 paid
summer internships in digital media, copy editing
and data journalism can take the required onehour exam at ACP/CMA. The exam is part of the
application process, which includes completing an
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online form by DJNF’s Nov. 3 deadline. Only serious
candidates please. Sign up and bring proper
identification. The Fund placed more than 92 paid
interns at 56 news organizations for summer 2015.
All attended free-pre-internship training before
reporting to work. You could be part of the 2016
group. See our ad on page 21.
3:30-5 p.m. Salon HJK Sixth Floor
CMA Pinnacle Awards
College Media Association’s Pinnacle Awards
recognize the best college media -- print, broadcast
and online -- across nearly 100 categories: 20
organizational and nearly 80 individual. The
more than 2,800 entries were judged by media
professionals from across the country: from The
New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Time Magazine
and Entertainment Weekly to All3 Media America,
Nashville Public Radio, Springboard Creative and
MLB.com.In this ceremony, CMA will honor top
two- and four-year college newspapers, TV and
radio stations, feature and literary magazines,
yearbooks, websites and mobile apps with
organizational Pinnacle Awards. We’ll display the
best of the best (and discuss why it qualifies as
such) in advertising, Best of Collegiate Design,
online, photo, radio, sports and writing.
The leading
academic journal
on advising
collegiate media
in print,
broadcast &
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8-10 p.m. Presidential Suite
Join CMA President Rachele Kanigel and the
CMA board for an adviser-only social soiree in the
presidential suite. Drinks and snacks provided
by the president. If you don’t know many (or any)
CMAers, this is the easiest way to meet them.
11 p.m.-12 a.m. 406
Midnight Snack
Refine your feature writing over Frosted Flakes,
finesse your front page over Fruit Loops, and
analyze your A&E section over Apple Jacks. Meet
us before midnight for critiques that’ll show you
the Trix of the trade and some Bran-new ways of
doing things. Bring your publications, and we’ll
bring the cereal.
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ASSOCIATED COLLEGIATE PRESS
Associated Collegiate Press would like to recognize our Hall of Fame members!
We thought it was time for you to garner a little recognition for your stellar past. We salute you and your accomplishment.
Thank you for your contributions to student journalism and Associated Collegiate Press. Your seat in the Hall of Fame
places you at the top of all student media. Kudos!
Publications can qualify for the ACP Hall of Fame in three ways: if they have earned 10 All-American ratings from our
publication critique service within an 11-year span, received a total of 10 national Pacemaker awards since 1970 or received
a combination of 15 national Pacemaker and Pacemaker finalist awards since 1970.
Ouachitonian (1989)
Ouachita Baptist University
Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Petit Jean (1988)
Harding University
Searcy, Arkansas
The Orion (2005)
California State
University, Chico
Graphic Weekly (1989)
Pepperdine University
Malibu, California
Oasis (1991)
Pepperdine University
Malibu, California
Falcon Times (1988)
Miami-Dade Community
College, North
Miami, Florida
Observer (1992)
Broward Community College
Pompano Beach, Florida
Galeria (1994)
Hillsborough
Community College
Tampa, Florida
Triad (1999)
Hillsborough
Community College
Tampa, Florida
Indiana Daily Student (1994)
Indiana University
Bloomington
Loyola Maroon (1988)
Loyola University
New Orleans
Midland (1988)
Midland Lutheran College
Fremont, Nebraska
Cactus (1990)
University of Texas
Austin
Arbutus (2001)
Indiana University
Bloomington
Xavier Herald (1994)
Xavier University
New Orleans
Spectator (1997)
Western Nebraska
Community College
Scottsbluff
Daily Texan (1990)
University of Texas
Austin
The Franklin (1995)
Franklin College
Franklin, Indiana
Central Michigan LIFE (1988)
Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant
Ball State Daily News (1988)
Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana
Chart (1991)
Missouri Southern
State College
Joplin, Missouri
Cardinal Points (2010)
State University of New York
at Plattsburgh
Delta Collegiate (2001)
Delta College
University Center, Michigan
Flyer News (2000)
University of Dayton
Dayton, Ohio
Northwest Missourian (2000)
Northwest Missouri
State University, Maryville
Daily O’Collegian (2000)
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater
Tower (1993)
Northwest Missouri
State University, Maryville
Spectrum (1998)
Bloomsburg University
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Montage (1988)
St. Louis Community
College, Meramec
Optimist (1988)
Abilene Christian University
Abilene, Texas
Lance (1998)
Evangel College
Springfield, Missouri
Ranger (1993)
Amarillo College
Amarillo, Texas
The Daily Tar Heel (2014)
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Shorthorn (1988)
University of Texas
at Arlington
Orient (1988)
Muncie, Indiana
Lariat (1994)
Saddleback College
Mission Viejo, California
Hawkeye (2000)
Hillsborough
Community College
Tampa, Florida
Stuff (1993)
Saint Joseph’s College
Rensselaer, Indiana
Advocate (1996)
Contra Costa College
San Pablo, California
Oracle (1989)
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida
The Baker Orange (2005)
Baker University
Baldwin City, Kansas
el Don (2008)
Santa Ana College
Santa Ana, California
Sentinel (1988)
North Idaho College
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
Collegian (1988)
Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas
Morning Glory (1990)
California Lutheran University
Thousand Oaks, California
Daily Eastern News (1988)
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston
Royal Purple (1991)
Manhattan, Kansas
Roundup (1988)
Los Angeles Pierce College
Woodland Hills, California
Western Courier (1999)
Western Illinois University
Macomb
Kanza (1990)
Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg, Kansas
Hurricane (1993)
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida
Daily Vidette (1989)
Illinois State University
Normal
College Heights Herald (1989)
Western Kentucky
University, Bowling Green
Torch (1988)
Saint John’s University
Jamaica, New York
STUDENTPRESS.ORG/ACP
North Texas Daily (1990)
University of North Texas
Denton
University Daily (1994)
Texas Tech University
Lubbock
inducted 1994
Ranger (1996)
San Antonio College
Cavalier Daily (1990)
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
MATC Times (1989)
Milwaukee Area
Technical College
Advance-Titan (2002)
University of
Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Advisers who believe their publication
has achieved Hall of Fame status
may apply for the Hall of Fame by
writing a letter indicating the name of
the publication, information showing
the publication meets the induction
criteria and publication/adviser
contact information. Mail it to ACP
Hall of Fame, 2221 University Ave. SE,
Suite 121, Minneapolis, MN 55414. The
letter must be received by Sept. 15 to
be inducted that year and honored at
that year’s convention.
Convention Sessions Saturday
8-8:50 a.m. 403
NYC16 and #CollegeMedia16
Committee Meeting
CMA programming committee members, let’s
talk through details for upcoming conventions.
Advisers interested in helping plan conventions?
Join us to find out more.
8 a.m.-2 p.m. Salon HJK Sixth Floor
Engagement Center
Speaker Check-in
info you might need.
On-Site Critiques
desk to sign up for a time slot.
9-9:50 a.m. 402
Simple and Effective Methods
to Conduct Market Research
Learn free basic research strategies that will help
you better understand your target audience and
find opportunities to increase revenue.
Christina Carreira, Yelp
9-9:50 a.m. 404
Athletics + Controversy = Now What Do I Do?
From FIFA and Sepp Blatter to your athletic
director, big time coach and star player.
Everyone has something to hide. But how
do you get the goods on these people? Join
the director of the Student Press Law Center
and the sports editor of the Austin AmericanStatesman as they discuss how best to cover
sports controversies of all kinds and learn how
to uncover the information when the athletic
department goes underground. Frank LoMonte, Student Press Law Center;
Jason Jarrett, Austin American-Statesman;
9-9:50 a.m. 408
Innovations to Improve Public Engagement
Learn innovative tips to improve your college’s
engagement with issues that affect students,
including the 2016 elections.
Annie Daniel, Texas Tribune
Natalie Jomini Stroud, University of Texas
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9-9:50 a.m. 412
Recruit, Retrain, Retain
Get suggestions to help in recruiting immediate
and future staff members--from within your own
college and from high schools. Other tips will
help your newsroom environment be a useful,
pleasant place.
9-9:50 a.m. 417AB
Publication Public Relations: The Least
Important Most Important Thing
Building a following can be difficult, especially
when marketing to an entire student body. When
it comes to publicity most publications just “go
for it,” but meeting college students where they
are can put your brand at the heart of a campus
community. Attention to detail in the right areas
can make the difference between a nationallyrenowned publication and a ho-hum grouping
of words on a page. This talk provides practical
advice for your advertising, social media and
community outreach game plan. Dave Dykes and Kyle Hazard,
9-9:50 a.m. 602
Lighting the Interview
Whether you are producing a digital
documentary or shooting an interview for a
feature news piece, good lighting can be the
difference between a professional-looking
piece and one shot with a cellphone. This
seminar looks at the decisions that you must
make concerning light placement and the kind
of light you want to use for your particular
interview. This visual demonstration will walk
you through the various setups and styles of
light you may want to use for your next foray
into digital production.
Robert G. Nulph, Missouri Western State University
9-9:50 a.m. 410
CMA Advisory Council Meeting
Appointed members of the CMA Advisory
Council provide feedback, advice and
suggestions to the CMA Board of Directors. By
invitation only.
9-9:50 a.m. 616A
Small School Editors Roundtable
Small schools can have big problems. Come
and get ideas from other editors about
coverage, conflict, critiquing or whatever you
need to discuss.
Zach Gerhardt, Capital University
9-9:50 a.m. 614
Five Ways Breaking News Will Slowly Kill You
The mobile/breaking news editor for the Austin
American-Statesman shares what he’s learned
about covering breaking news in the 11th largest
city in America in a time when everything is
instant, visual and mobile – and often being
done better by somebody else.
Roberto Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman
9-9:50 a.m. 615A
The Live TV Newscast Projects Revealed
Over the past two days teams of students
have come together to form local news crews:
writing scripts, shooting and editing packages,
and anchoring and directing a live newscast
from the convention. This session will feature
participants from those student crews sharing
their thoughts about the experience and
showcasing the newscasts they created. Jim Hayes, Vanderbilt University
9-9:50 a.m. 615B
College Broadcasting and Sports Coverage
A discussion for radio and television programs
who are just beginning sports coverage or
who have been in the game for a while. Best
practices and technical ideas will be shared as
well as ways to help keep the balance between
music programming and sports healthy.
Len O’Kelly, Grand Valley State University
9-9:50 a.m. 415AB
Building a Media Kit and Rate Card
Who me? Sell Ads? If you don’t know where to
start, or if you need a little help with metrics, this
workshop is for you. Get help from a veteran
newspaper marketer on what to include in a
media kit and how to use it.
Alice Murray, Georgia Perimeter College;
9-9:50 a.m. 616B
Is Grad School Worth It?
Hear from a pro who didn’t think much about
grad school until near graduation but is glad he
took the plunge. And from faculty advisers who
counsel students pondering the same decision.
Joe Lanane, Community Impact Newspaper;
Jean Reid Norman, Weber State University;
Lisa Lyon Payne, Virginia Commonwealth
University
9-9:50 a.m. 400
Opportunities Are Everywhere
Students discuss and explore ways to find
work and create opportunities for themselves
by capitalizing on their academic strengths,
entrepreneurial spirit, and strong media skills.
An experienced professional will provide creative
ideas and teach techniques on how to build a
professional network,leverage it and set yourself
apart in the job market.
Maggie Mullikin, Elon University
9-9:50 a.m. 617
It’s All About That BOOK:
The Yearbook Digital Innovation
In an age where books are purchased and
read digitally, what is the identity/relevance of
the campus yearbook? Join this discussion to
learn more about the role of yearbooks today.
Panelists will discuss opportunities to make
your annual publication more interactive through
video apps, social media and more.
James Carviou, Jessie Eidson, Bryant Scott and
Tommy Marshall; Missouri Western State University
Saturday Convention Sessions
10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Salon HJK
Adviser Is In
10-10:50 a.m. 400
An Ethic of Empathy and Journalistic Integrity
Journalists in the 21st century, particularly those
who employ the narrative form, practice an
ethic of empathy. In this session I will define an
ethic of empathy (a definition I constructed after
studying cross-disciplinary work on the nature of
empathy) and discuss ways in which attention
to its principles can transform the work of the
journalist.
Janet Blank-Libra, Augustana College
10-10:50 a.m. 402
How to Really Use Your Student Media
to Land a Professional Media Job
How does a childless woman get hired as an
editor of a national parenting website? Simple:
She embraced the parts of student media
others ignore. Learn how the basic rules of
journalism paired with the latest technology can
get you a media job right now. Dori Zinn, Bundoo.com
10-10:50 a.m. 404
I Found This Great Photo on Google Images and …
When is it “fair use” to borrow a video clip, photo
or song from the Web — and when are you
most at risk of a copyright infringement threat?
What if it’s your photo that’s “borrowed” without
consent? We’ll walk through how to respond
when you’re the infringer or the infringee.
Frank LoMonte, Student Press Law Center; Jim
Hemphill, Graves Dougherty Hearon & Moody LLP
10-10:50 a.m. 408
Reformat Content for Mobile and Increase Hits
Student media needs more than a website.
Reformatting your content for mobile delivery
via Instagram, Facebook and Twitter will multiply
those hits. Come to this hands-on session to
practice the best techniques.
10-10:50 a.m. 410
Guacamole-gate
Come to this session and learn how a large
public university got blacklisted by a national
entertainment company because of the student
newspaper. The paper’s adviser and a student
editor will recap the so-called “Jack White
Affair,” which began with a routine request for
the rock star’s performance contract. As an
added bonus, you’ll leave with Jack White’s own
guacamole recipe.
Judy Gibbs Robinson, University of Oklahoma;
Blayklee Buchanan and Paighten Harkins,
The Oklahoma Daily
10-10:50 a.m. 412
Help CMA Plan New-Wave
and Advanced Training
We’ll always teach the basics. But if you’re
here in Austin and wishing there were more
about some advanced topic -- technology,
business models, you name it -- come to this
session and help us make it happen for future
conferences.
10-10:50 a.m. 415AB
Top 10 Things You Should Do
On Social Media to Get a Job
Horror stories abound. Teachers get fired for
posts. Hiring managers troll the Internet to
veto job candidates. Party posts can haunt you
forever. Learn the flip side from a seasoned
journalist and Facebook fanatic. Get the tips you
need to make social media work for you.
Alice Murray, Georgia Perimeter College
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9-9:50 a.m.
11-11:50 A.m.
12:30-1:20 p.m.
400
Opportunities Are Everywhere
An Ethic Empathy and
Journalistic Integrity
News Reporting and Writing in
the Digital Age
A Session about Sessions
402
Simple and Effective Methods to
Conduct Market Research
How to Really Use Your Student Media to
Land a Professional Media Job
The Successful Sports Section
Designing a Winning Logo
404
Athletics + Controversy =
Now What Do I Do?
I Found This Great Photo on
Google Images and ...
It May be Legal, but is it Ethical?
Cracking Campus Crime
High-Impact Type Design
Stop Broadcasting and Start Talking. How to
Really Engage People on Your Campus
Finding Stories in Hispanic
Communities
406
408
Innovations to Improve
Public Engagement
Reformat Content for Mobile
and Increase Hits
Measure What Matters
Big Data Hits Home: Using
Readership Analytics
410
CMA Advisory Council Meeting
Guacamole-gate
Chicken Salad II:
Extreme Makeover
Editor Therapy
412
Recruit, Retrain, Retain
Help CMA Plan New-Wave
and Advanced Training
Writing the Great American
Novel (or Other Book)
415AB
Building a Media Kit
and Rate Card
Top Ten Things You Should Do
On Social Media to Get a Job
10 Lessons Learned from
a Life in Journalism
Clashing Cultures: How to Steer Your Media
Organization through a College Merger
Jumpstart Your Career:
Join a Journalism Group
Cut the Crap
Bad Ledes and How
to Prevent Them
416AB
417AB
Publication Public Relations: The Least
Important Most Important Things
Understanding Your
Administrators
Getting What You Need
602
Lighting the Interview
Stop Waiting, Get Moving
How to Cover Speeches and
Other Feature Events, Part 2
Photo Styling:
The Hidden Professional
614
Five Ways Breaking News Will
Slowly Kill You
Quick Improvements to Your
News Design
The DNA of an American Journalist: How to
Survive and Thrive in a World of Deadlines,
Death and Desctruction
Reporting on Race
Beyond the Riots
615A
The Live TV Newscast
Projects Revealed
Boom Goes the Dynamite:
Learning from On-Air Disasters
DOUBLE SESSION: Student Television Critiques
615B
College Broadcasting
and Sports Coverage
Everything You Wanted to Know About
Professional Radio But Were Afraid to Ask
DOUBLE SESSION: Student Radio Critiques
616A
Business and Advertising
Basics for Advisers
How to Market Your Organization
But I Don’t Know How
to Teach Sales!
616B
Is Grad School Worth It?
Find Your Reporting Niche
(Or Let It Find You)
Student Journalists Abroad! What
Your Need to Know Before You Go
Dazzle Your Digital Résumé
617
It’s All About That Book: The
Yearbook Digital Innovation
Yearbook: InDesign Hacks
Yearbook Roundtable
ACP Student Advisory
Committee Meeting
The Worst of the Best of
Advising 202: Training Students
Ethical Advising: Or, How to Follow the CMA
Code of Ethics and Become a Better Adviser
619
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10-10:50 a.m.
1-1:50 p.m.
2-2:50 p.m.
Evening
3-3:50 p.m. 400
John A. Boyd CMA Hall of Fame Reception, CMA Business Meeting
400
Somehow I Manage
402
Darn Good Video Newsgathering
Practices for Non-techies
How I Got My Awesome
Magazine Job
404
Journalists are Superheroes
Open Mic Night for Advisers
406
You Sound, Like, Um ...
STUPID? Ya Know?
From Newsroom to Movie Set
9-11 p.m. 406
Crystal Ball: The Future of the
Internet and Journalism
408
410
Austin Shoot-out Critique
In Case of Emergency
412
I’m Sorry, Is My PERSONALITY
Getting in the Way?
An Entertaining Way into the
Magazine Business
415AB
How to Present
10 Ways to Become a Leader
Everyone Wants to Work For
416AB
That Story Could Be a Book: How an
Assignment Can Turn Into a Tome That
Probably Won’t Change Your Life
How to Separate Yourself in the
Job Application Process
417AB
Trading Bylines for the Grad
School Grind
New Advisers Roundtable
602
If Chris Pratt had a CMA Session,
This Would Be It
Lighting the Fire,
Avoiding Burnout
Reporting on Gender:
Rape and Beyond
614
615A
DOUBLE SESSION: Student Television Roundtable
615B
DOUBLE SESSION: Student Radio Roundtable
616A
The Best of the Story
616B
Sprechen sie what now? Getting the Most
Out of Interpreters When Reporting and
Studying Abroad
3:30-5 p.m.
Austin Grand Ballroom
ACP Awards Ceremony
617
619
Advising 203:
Connecting with Resources
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10-10:50 a.m. 416AB
Jumpstart Your Career: Join a Journalism Group
Want to plug into the professional
journalism scene? Are you ready to network?
Representatives from Society of Professional
Journalists, Society of Collegiate Journalists,
National Association of Black Journalists,
Journalism and Women Symposium and
National Association of Hispanic Journalists
share tips on how to network and get the most
out of membership, including conventions,
workshops, scholarships and internships.
Diana Dawson, University of Texas Austin (SPJ);
Andrea Frantz, Buena Vista University (SCJ);
Luqman Adeniyi, UT Austin (NABJ); Nicole Chavez,
Austin American-Statesman (JAWS and NAHJ)
10-10:50 a.m. 417AB
Understanding Your Administrators
Got conflict? Sure you do. Does anyone ever
not complain about the administrators on
campus? What if you understood them better?
What if you could plan your strategy better and
be cool and collected when problems come
up? This session will help you get to know your
campus officials and give you some ideas on
dealing with them.
Kelly Messinger, Capital University
10-10:50 a.m. 602
Stop Waiting, Get Moving
The market for talented reporters is in high
demand despite any of the doom and gloom
you may have heard from media industry
talking heads. As a college journalist, there is
no better time to start dipping your toes into the
professional waters. So, start doing the kind of
reporting you’re proud of, strike up conversations
with editorial folks at publications you want to
work for, and, of course, don’t miss this session!
Tom Cheredar, freelance journalist
10-10:50 a.m. 614
Quick Improvements to Your News Design
Outdated newspaper designs? Struggling with
old type and design furniture that just doesn’t
fit any more? The six-time editor of the Best of
Newspaper Design has some suggestions for
both sooner and later.
Ron Johnson, Indiana University
10-10:50 a.m. 615A
Boom Goes the Dynamite:
Learning from On-Air Disasters
Anyone who has been behind a mic or in front
of a camera in a live broadcast has had at least
one moment they wish they could take back,
and if you haven’t had that moment yet, you
will. Whether you’ve had cottonmouth and flop
sweat, a raging case of the giggles, or the world
caught you cursing into a live mic, the key is to
learn from the mistakes you (and others) make
to become a polished on-air presence.
Jim Hayes, Vanderbilt University
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10-10:50 a.m. 615B
Everything You Wanted to Know About
Professional Radio But Were Afraid to Ask
Kurtis is the Assistant Program Director, Music
Director, and On-air talent for 93.3 KGSR in
Austin, Texas. She decided she wanted to work
in radio at age 13 and started her career at
Emerson College in Boston. You will hear truths
she’s learned the hard way, and how to set
yourself apart from the competition and survive
this manic industry.
Kristen Kurtis, 93.3 FM KGSR, Austin
10-10:50 a.m. 406
High-Impact Type Design
There’s so much more you can do with type
when you are thinking scale, emphasis and
specific functions. Design like a pro to give your
pages and spreads (or your whole publication)
more visual power. Choosing fonts you love is
just the beginning.
Ann Akers and Linda Puntney, Herff Jones
10-10:50 a.m. 619
The Worst of the Best of
Days after returning from a conference
and facing just two months of school, The
Appalachian staff decided to raise revenue and
readership with a reader’s choice issue. The
paper succeeded and increased readership
and raised additional revenue. Now, The
Appalachian wants to share their tips and tricks
for a first time reader’s choice issue. First, do
not have 150 categories. Stephanie Sansoucy and Chris Warner,
10-10:50 a.m. 616B
Find Your Reporting Niche (Or Let It Find You)
The speaker’s career path guided the niches
he came to specialize in. He finds that’s true
of many journalists. Hear how to identify the
specialty that will set you apart.
Joe Lanane, Community Impact Newspaper
10-10:50 a.m. 617
Yearbook: InDesign Hacks
Managing your publication specifications with
tips on how to set up grids, create and work with
libraries, set character and paragraph styles,
export color swatches, package files to preserve
links as well as using keyboard shortcuts and
other time-saving tips for Indesign.
Lisa Llewellyn, Walsworth Yearbooks
10-10:50 a.m. 616A
Business and Advertising Basics for Advisers
Learn how to set up your business and
advertising operation at a student media.
Understand the workings of national
advertising and the various options that may
be available to your school. This presenter is
past president of College Media Business and
Advertising Managers.
11-11:50 a.m. 400
News Reporting and Writing in the Digital Age
Do you want to scrape an image of Bart Simpson
off the Internet and post it to your college
newspaper’s website? Can you express whatever
you want in an online opinion piece or blog?
Student journalists and bloggers navigate safe
harbors as well as dangerous waters during
the digital age, and rules governing defamation,
invasion of privacy and copyright for the Web differ
sharply from laws impacting print and broadcast
journalism. Understanding how these rules differ
for the Internet may spell the difference between
a “pleasure cruise” and a sunken ship when
publishing online news stories. Understanding
federal regulations and appellate case law provides
new protections as well as additional risks for the
unwary blogger and online journalist. A discussion
of recent developments in media law that allow
student journalists and bloggers to sail safely on
the Web will be discussed during this session.
Leonard Penix, J.D., University of Cincinnati
11-11:50 a.m. 402
The Successful Sports Section
Sports sections need a balance of strong stories,
photos and design. Readers probably already
know who won so you must write an interesting
lead to grab them. Your production schedule
will change your story structure. Learn how to
use information from the past and future. We’ll
discuss tips on how to make the page come
alive, photographer positioning for strong shots
and how to crop sports photos.
11-11:50 a.m. 404
It May be Legal, but Is it Ethical?
In this session, participants will examine
challenging ethical issues in journalism, public
relations and advertising—situations where
the law may not provide much guidance for
the practitioner. A step-by-step approach
to analyzing these difficult choices will be
demonstrated and practiced, providing a careful
analysis to assist in making tough decisions.
Philip Hohle, Ph.D. Concordia University Texas
11-11:50 a.m. 406
Stop Broadcasting and Start Talking. How to
Really Engage People on Your Campus
This generation grew up with social media, but
student news organizations still aren’t using it to
its fullest potential. Robert Quigley, a former social
media editor, will show you how you can be the talk
of your campus on Snapchat, Twitter and beyond.
Robert Quigley, University of Texas at Austin
11-11:50 a.m. 408
Measure What Matters
So you’ve been watching your web traffic go up
and down, but you want to do more. Learn how
to track what matters to you, your staff and your
advertisers. Not just for data geeks or sales staff,
this is for newsroom leaders to set and measure
newsroom goals.
Michael Levin and Hillary Warren, Otterbein
University; Tim Wilson, Web Analytics Demystified
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Chicken Salad II: Extreme Makeover
We’re going to gut a dozen student newspapers
in less than an hour. We’ll tear down their front
pages and redesign everything – including the
name of the paper. We’ll rewrite every headline
and every lede. Seriously, it’ll be a bloodbath. If
you don’t like what you see, make a compelling
counter-argument and win some money.
11-11:50 a.m. 412
Writing the Great American Novel (or Other Book)
A long feature article is 2,000 words; an average
novel is around 100,000. This panel session
explores what it takes to write a full length
book, get it published, and (hopefully) make a
living as an author.
Michael Ray Taylor and James Samuel Starnes,
Henderson State
11-11:50 a.m. 415AB
10 Lessons Learned from a Life in Journalism
From his elementary school newspaper to a
year teaching in Vietnam, journalism always has
been part of Jay Hartwell’s life. Hear the 10 life
lessons acquired by this award-winning reporter
and adviser that will help your career.
11-11:50 a.m. 416AB
Cut the Crap
Concise, clear writing is a must across any
platform ... and takes focus on deadline. We’ll
give you 10 things you can do in 10 minutes to
cut the crap from your writing (and make your
editor love you). Bring a story you’ve written or
grab one from the newspaper exchange table to
follow along as we go. This fast-paced session is
geared for anyone in media – not just editors!
Beth Francesco, University of Texas–Arlington
11-11:50 a.m. 417AB
Getting What You Need
Small schools, private schools, community
colleges: Let’s face it, these media programs
have different needs than their large, state
school counterparts. Come to this session and
help CMA better meet your programming and
training needs. Let us know what you need to
succeed.
11-11:50 a.m. 614
The DNA of an American Journalist:
How to Survive and Thrive in a World
of Deadlines, Death and Destruction
Cathy Conley started her career as a
newspaper reporter, then spent seven years
as a radio personality on Austin’s #1 rated
morning radio show and later anchored
Austin’s #1 rated morning television newscast.
She will show you what it takes to capture an
audience of several thousand or several million
while maintaining credibility and avoiding
liability. From jumping out of an airplane, to
getting an exclusive with a cop killer, to having
a camera crew nearby during the birth of her
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baby, Cathy understands reporters live and die
by the ratings. The key, she says, is to never
trade integrity for celebrity.
Cathy Conley, Conley Swofford Media
11-11:50 a.m. 602
and Other Feature Events, Part 2
You’ve attended the Covering Entertainment
session, attended “Steve Jobs on Creativity”
last night and covered it to the best of your
abilities. Now we’ll take a look at your work
and let you know what works and what needs
improvement. Best Coverage wins the “I Would
Hire Thee if I Could” Award.
11-11:50 a.m. 616A
How to Market Your Organization
This session will cover many cost-effective ways
that a student media organization can market
themselves to their college or university, their
community and their alumni. Areas of discussion
will cover social media marketing, promotions,
giveaways and contests, as well as the legal
responsibilities associated with them.
Matt Thome, Carthage College
11-11:50 a.m. 616B
Student Journalists Abroad!
What You Need to Know Before You Go
Do you fantasize about becoming a foreign
correspondent? Hope to study abroad? Want
to sharpen your multimedia savvy by covering
some of the world’s most rural areas? Here
are all the best tips and tricks from faculty and
former student journalists. Find out about work
and study-abroad opportunities for students
interested in media and journalism. See how you
can enhance your professional skills, learn about
culture and compassion and put a global spin
on your résumé that will give you a competitive
edge as you launch your career.
Steve Listopad, Valley City State University;
Jeffrey Brody, California State University, Fullerton
11-11:50 a.m. 617
Yearbook Roundtable
All yearbook editors and advisers unite to talk
about the issues you are facing in your yearbook. 11-11:50 a.m. 619
Advising 202: Training Students
Student media doesn’t run without students.
Period. But it can be a struggle to recruit eager,
talented, dedicated students. Veteran advisers
will provide tips on recruiting and retaining a
staff, developing leaders, incentivizing student
media and training a media staff.
Alice Murray, Georgia Perimeter College;
11 a.m.-12:50 p.m. 615A
DOUBLE SESION: Student Television Critiques
So your TV show has been seen by your adviser or
professor, your friends on campus, and even your
mom, but you still want an unbiased opinion on
what you’re doing well and what you can do better. Acp/cma national college media convention • Austin, Texas
Bring your show on a flash drive in QuickTime
format for a quick and constructive critique. Jim Hayes, Vanderbilt University
11 a.m.-12:50 p.m. 615B
DOUBLE SESSION: Student Radio Critiques
You’ve listened, your adviser has listened, your
friends have listened….even your Aunt Sue tuned
in once. But you still want an unbiased opinion
on how you can make your radio show better.
Bring your aircheck on a flash drive in mp3
format and have an experienced educator and
former radio professional give you a quick and
constructive critique.
Len O’Kelly, Grand Valley State University
12-12:50 p.m. 400
A Session about Sessions
Sure, it sounds silly: a session on how to present
a better convention session. But discover some
timesaving shortcuts for using PowerPoint
and Keynote, writing an accurate yet enticing
session description, and generally doubling the
number of people who come to see you. For both
advisers and students.
12-12:50 p.m. 402
Designing a Winning Logo
Like the logo on the cover of this program?
Would you like to design one for next year’s CMA
convention cover? Learn more about the CMA
2016 design contest plus general design principles
on how to create a fantastic flag or a lasting logo.
Whether you wish to enter this contest, revise
your current media group’s logo and design a
new brand from scratch, our expert student
designer will give you advice on the best steps
for creating something vivid and memorable.
Malik Rahili, Appalachian State University
12-12:50 p.m. 404
Cracking Campus Crime
The Clery Act and state open records laws
entitle you to a ton of information about crime
on campuses, even private ones, but getting
secretive colleges to provide timely, accurate
information can be a tug of war. Learn what
really is and isn’t private when it comes to crime
and discipline on college campuses.
12-12:50 p.m. 406
Finding Stories in Hispanic Communities
Originally from Mexico, Joy Diaz moved to the
U.S. in 1998 and began working for the NPR
affiliate. At KUT in Austin, she has covered
education, health care and immigration and
now is a senior reporter on the city beat. She
has made deep connections in the Hispanic
community and worked with them to tell stories.
Joy Diaz, KUT Austin
12-12:50 p.m. 410
Editor Therapy
A reporter hung out at six meetings, but didn’t
product a single story. A staffer bad-mouthed the
editor, but produced great work. Administrators
are mad at a different student media outlet, and
your staff is shut out. An ex poured sugar in a
staffer’s gas tank. This veteran adviser has seen
and heard it all. Learn a dozen leadership tips
and share problem-solving advice.
12-12:50 p.m. 412
Would you like to take your knowledge of and
passion for design, writing and journalism and
use it in a fulfilling career with outstanding
long term income potential? If you’re a media
student who has some business acumen, an
entrepreneurial spirit, and who enjoys working
with students, then a career as a yearbook sales
representative might be for you. Come and learn
about this challenging and rewarding career path
that will allow you to control your own destiny.
Reese Ericson, Ryan Rinaldi and Lisa Llewellyn;
Walsworth Publishing
12-12:50 p.m. 415AB
Clashing Cultures: How to Steer Your Media
Organization through a College Merger
College mergers are becoming more common,
with 12 colleges merging in Georgia recently, and
others proposed around the country. But what
happens to student media when schools merge?
This session includes advisers and student
journalists who made it through a merger, with
tips on how to survive and thrive.
Merrill Morris, Bryce McNeil and Dan Cabaniss,
University of North Georgia; Alice Murray, Georgia
Perimeter College; Amie Mowrey, Kennesaw State
University
12-12:50 p.m. 416AB
Bad Ledes and How to Prevent Them
Everyone thinks they can start a story off right,
so how come there are so many bad ledes out
there? No need to worry. In this session, you’ll
learn tips on how to start a story off right as well
as give you some examples of when they don’t.
Chris Whitley, Tarrant County College
12-12:50 p.m. 602
Photo Styling: The Hidden Profession
Introducing the glamorous world of photo
styling. Covering products to architecture;
advertising to editorial and topics including
(but not limited to) what a photo stylist does,
how they work and the numerous benefits and
pleasures of working with a stylist. Also featuring
tips and tricks from a real-life stylist. Adam Fortner, photo stylist
12-12:50 p.m. 617
ACP Student Advisory Committee Meeting
The ACP Student Advisory Committee is seeking
additional students interested in assisting with
programming, social media, resources and ideas
for our website and membership. Join us.
12-12:50 p.m. 614
Reporting on Race Beyond the Riots
Is the United States “post-racial,” or “perpetually
racist?” Are today’s college students charting a
new path or going down the same old road as
previous generations? In this session, Robert
Jensen will get past the clichés of “diversity
trainings” to talk about the economic and social
realities of contemporary racial politics.
Robert Jensen, University of Texas
12-12:50 p.m. 616A
But I Don’t Know How to Teach Sales!
No advertising background but need to rev
up your sales? Our speaker plunged into that
problem. Within a year, she had found the
resources to implement proven sales techniques
and get students to buy in.
Samantha Reid, Georgia Southern University
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Dazzle Your Digital Résumé
You know how to blog, send savvy tweets and
Facebook like a pro, but do you have one link to send
a potential employer? Learn five skills for creating a
personal website for the simple purpose of landing
a job. Forget the overwhelming templates and
confusing code, we’ll teach you what matters so you
create a site that highlights your accomplishments,
showcases your clips, hosts your résumé, and helps
you land your next dream job.
Cassie Morien, University of Texas
12-12:50 p.m. 619
Ethical Advising: Or, How to Follow the CMA
Code of Ethics and Become a Better Adviser
If your administration tries to shut you down,
censor your students or (gulp) fire you, CMA has
your back ... as long as you’re following the CMA
code of ethics. This session will show you how.
Chris Evans and Mark Witherspoon,
First Amendment Advocacy Committee
12-1:50 p.m. 408
Big Data Hits Home:
Using Readership Analytics
What are your readers telling you with each
click? How can you use that information to better
serve your community? This session will address
how to access and interpret the readership/
user data available at your fingertips. The
Shorthorn at the University of Texas at Arlington
has dramatically increased its readership by
harnessing the information at its fingertips. We’ll
share how, and give tips on how to do the same
for your news organization.
Beth Francesco, University of Texas–Arlington
1-1:50 p.m. 400
Somehow I Manage
Editor breathing down your neck? Other desks
just not cooperating? Graphic designer stop you
on your way to the bathroom and yell at you for
not promoting them? These are all situations that
student media leaders can find themselves in and
this editor-in-chief can give you the tips you need
to turn you into the leader people want to work for.
Malik Rahili, Appalachian State University
1-1:50 p.m. 616A
The Best of the Story
There are stories everywhere and the best ones are
developed with multiple layers and different aspects
of the story told in different ways. This session looks
at professional and student produced stories to
provide tips for finding the best in every story.
Laura Widmer, Associated Collegiate Press;
Linda Puntney, Herff Jones
1-1:50 p.m. 402
Darn Good Video Newsgathering
Practices for Non-techies
Designed for those who have little experience or
knowledge of the techniques of video or audio
production, this session will show how a basic
smartphone can do the job—if you apply some
secrets only the professionals know.
Philip Hohle, Concordia College
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Journalists are Superheroes
Superman and Spiderman chose to change the
world with their superpowers -- and not just their
physical ones. Famously seeking “truth, justice
and the American way,” these superheroes
sought careers in journalism. Join us to discuss
why journalism appealed to these heroes, the
ethical breaches they committed and how
today’s journalists can also be super.
1-1:50 p.m. 406
You Sound, Like, Um...STUPID? Ya Know?
Interviewing is as much about your credibility
as the questions you ask. Speaking like an
inarticulate reality TV star and mumbling
sentences filled with the words “like,” “um,” and
“ya know?” won’t result in good answers from
even the friendliest source. This class teaches
you how to use your voice, your words and your
body language to be an outstanding, intelligentsounding interviewer (or interviewee.)
Kel Lemons, Rouse High School Newspaper
and Yearbook Adviser
1-1:50 p.m. 412
I’m Sorry, Is My PERSONALITY
Getting in the Way?
You wanna know when communication is
most effective in a group... When you know
personalities!! Your personality influences how
people communicate with you and how you
communicate with them. In this session, you
will do a personality assessment (that you CAN
bring back to your staff) and learn how your
personality is perceived, as well as how it affects
your leadership. In addition, you will learn how
to communicate more effectively with the other
personalities on your staff. Bring a pen or pencil.
1-1:50 p.m. 415AB
How to Present
Are you ready for that presentation before the
Board of Regents or your next journalism class?
Learn the techniques perfected for TED that will
hold your audience and deliver the message.
1-1:50 p.m. 416AB
That Story Could Be a Book: How an
Assignment Can Turn Into a Tome That
Probably Won’t Change Your Life
Patrick Beach thought he was just parachuting
in to cover another tragedy, albeit a fairly bizarre
one, when a Texas environmental activist was
killed by an enraged logger who felled a tree
on the man in a forest in Northern California’s
Lost Coast. Years later, Doubleday published his
account of the tale. What he learned, and what
you should know, before tackling such a job.
1-1:50 p.m. 417AB
Trading Bylines for the Grad School Grind
What happens when you spend four years
working in college media, only to decide an
industry job isn’t for you right now? Enter:
graduate school. Come hear from a former
college media editor who chose grad school and
how being part of college media prepares you
more than you think.
Blythe Steelman, Clemson University
1-1:50 p.m. 602
If Chris Pratt had a CMA Session,
This Would Be It
Do your student staff members walk all over
you? Do they systematically test the fences?
Do they hunt in packs? Would you describe
them as ‘clever’? Then you’re halfway toward
establishing an award-winning newsroom. But
getting the best out of your velociraptors means
establishing trust, being consistent, and not
being afraid of wearing night vision goggles and
going deep in the jungle. In this session, we’ll
outline how to establish firm expectations, tools
for improvement, providing feedback, becoming
the Alpha and how to avoid being eaten alive.
1-1:50 p.m. 614
Small School Advisers Roundtable
Come and talk. No official presentation. Let
some veteran advisers listen and give you
some feedback. Bring your business cards for
networking.
David Swartzlander, Doane College;
D’Arcy Fallon, Wittenberg University
1-1:50 p.m. 616B
Sprechen sie what now? Getting the
Most Out of Interpreters When Reporting
and Studying Abroad
One of the most important relationships an
intrepid international journalist has is with his
or her interpreter. They are your gateway to
deciphering unfamiliar languages, as well as to
understanding the current politics and culture of
the foreign land you are exploring. This session
will provide best practices and actual practice
working with interpreters.
1-1:50 p.m. 410
Austin Shoot-out Critique
After photojournalists have spent two days
fulfilling the assignment, pro photographers and
instructors will critique their work. The group will
also select a class favorite. Come to the closing
keynote to see a variety of the photos. Winners
(selected by a panel of pro judges) will be posted
on the CMA website in about two weeks.
1-1:50 p.m. 619
Advising 203: Connecting with Resources
Advising college media can sometimes feel really
lonely, and while there may not be many people
on your campus who understand what you
do, there are many people in the country who
certainly do. This session will discuss various
resources available to advisers, the benefits of
CMA and will end with an opportunity to grab
dinner with advisers from around the country.
Colin Donohue, Elon University;
David Swartzlander, Doane College
1-2:50 p.m. 615A
DOUBLE SESSION:
Student Television Roundtable
Bring your ideas, your questions, and your
complaints and discuss the joys and challenges
of college television in this students-only
roundtable discussion. Get together with
your college TV colleagues from around the
country to discuss programming, promotions,
equipment, technology, and much more. Sarah Vollman, Vanderbilt University
1-2:50 p.m. 615B
DOUBLE SESSION: Student Radio Roundtable
Bring your ideas, your questions, and your
complaints and discuss the joys and challenges
of college radio in this students-only roundtable
discussion. Get together with your college radio
colleagues from around the country to discuss
recruiting new DJ’s, programming, promotions
and much more. Jeff Greenberg, VandyRadio, Vanderbilt University
2-2:50 p.m. 417AB
New Advisers Roundtable
Any information you still need to know? What
if your newspaper is a class? How do you work
within student affairs? What if you don’t have a
journalism program? Still in need of some more
mentoring in your job as advisers? Join these
veteran advisers for an informal discussion
about your position and its quirks.
Stanley Lee, Leeward Community College;
2-2:50 p.m. 402
How I Got My Awesome Magazine Job
Journalism may seem like a tough field to
break into, but some people actually graduate
college and land fabulous jobs. A panel of young
professionals will talk about their career paths
-- how they turned college media experience and
internships into full-time jobs.
Kimya Kavehkar, Austin Monthly
2-2:50 p.m. 404
Open Mic Night for Advisers
The executive director of the SPLC takes on
all comers and questions from advisers in a
student-free environment. Get good, plain legal
advice for your student publications.
2-2:50 p.m. 406
From Newsroom to Movie Set
How did the lessons of college media help Alvaro
Rodriguez as a filmmaker and script writer?
What storytelling lessons from film and TV can
help you as a journalist? Find out, and bring your
own questions.
Alvaro Rodriguez, Filmmaker and Writer,
“Machete” and “From Dusk to Dawn”
2-2:50 p.m. 408
Crystal Ball:
The Future of the Internet and Journalism
Come hear Austin activist/blogger/maven speak
about the social, political, cultural, technological
and legal trends that will impact journalists and
delivery of the news.
Jon Lebkowsky, EFF-Austin
2-2:50 p.m. 412
An Entertaining Way into the Magazine Business
A&E editors get no respect from the rest of the
newsroom. But if they do their jobs right, they
can break into the coveted magazine business
— and not just entertainment magazines, but
any kind. Make those cocky news reporters
jealous with these easy-to-use ideas from a pro
editor who’s received death threats from Marilyn
Manson and been cussed out by the Red Hot
Chili Peppers. Apply what you learn here, and
you’ll not only be a better journalist, you’ll also
have a lot more fun than the rest of the staff. Or
just show up for the swag.
Michael Koretzky, Society of Professional
Journalists
2-2:50 p.m. 602
Lighting the Fire, Avoiding Burnout
Putting together a daily paper is a full-time
job for professionals, so how do we enable
full-time students to develop that same level of
commitment? Even during finals? We’ll share
tips for recruiting the right people and keeping
them, even when homework and other jobs are
competing for their time and attention.
2-2:50 p.m. 415AB
10 Ways to Become a Leader
Everyone Wants to Work For
Good leaders have guts. Great leaders inspire
others to be courageous and find their voice and
talent. This session explores 10 steps to help
students and advisers become more authentic
and effective leaders.
Jody K. Biehl, University at Buffalo
2-2:50 p.m. 614
Reporting on Gender: Rape and Beyond
Sexual violence has dominated the college
headlines the past year, but gender politics play
out across any campus in other contexts as
well. How have those politics changed since
the critique of the feminist movement? In this
session, Robert Jensen will probe how the
culture’s understandings of sex/gender affect
our sense of self and society.
Robert Jensen, University of Texas
2-2:50 p.m. 410
In Case of Emergency
Your adviser has run off to Paris, your editor has
joined a free-love commune and the staff still
has to get the news out. Advisers with proven
organizational skills will help you develop a
system so advisers and top leaders are prepared
for the best or the worst in leadership transitions.
Jessica Clary, Savannah College of Art and Design;
Hillary Warren, Otterbein University;
3-3:50 p.m. 400
John A. Boyd CMA Hall of Fame Reception
and CMA Business Meeting
To celebrate its 40th anniversary in 1994,
College Media Advisers initiated its John A.
Boyd CMA Hall of Fame with nine charter
members. This reception will celebrate
2015 Hall of Fame adviser Stacy Sparks,
Southwestern College. Following the reception,
join the CMA Business Meeting to meet the
CMA Board of Directors and hear about recent
decisions and upcoming plans. New officers
will be installed. Come to get more involved
and give feedback to CMA’s leadership. All CMA
members are strongly encouraged to attend.
3:30-5 p.m. Austin Grand Ballroom
ACP Awards Ceremony
Associated Collegiate Press annually recognizes
the best work of collegiate student journalists.
The presentation includes individual student
awards and ACP’s Pacemaker awards for
student media.
9-11 p.m. 406
If you can interview a zombie, you can interview
anyone alive. We’ll give you a clean white Zombie
Stories T-shirt, and if you pose quality questions
to our professionally made-up zombies, you
can win a zombie conversion for yourself on
Halloween in Austin (which is also the best
Facebook profile photo ever). But if you ask
crappy questions, your white shirt will get
doused with fake (?) blood. Are you willing to
bleed for your media? 2-2:50 p.m. 417AB
How to Separate Yourself in the
Job Application Process
Ready to take the next step in your career? Learn
how to differentiate yourself in a competitive job
market through résumé insights, interviewing
tips and networking advice.
Christina Carreira, Yelp
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The Spring National College Media Convention
offers 250 sessions, special events, activities and
extra that you just can’t get anywhere else – just
like the City itself welcomes you with attractions,
landmarks, food, movie moments and more that
you won’t find outside the five boroughs.
NYC16. The experience of a lifetime. Come get it.
Registration opens in January 2016 at nyc16.net.
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9-11a.m. Salon HJK Sixth Floor
Closing keynote
and acp best of show
awards ceremony
KEYNOTE: Black Lives Matter, the Civil Rights
Movement and the Criminal Justice System
Black Lives Matter has been called the Civil
Rights Movement of the 21st Century, doing
for a new generation what the NAACP did in
leading the march for racial equality in the
20th Century. Leaders of the two organizations
will discuss their similarities and differences
and how best to achieve the goals of criminal
justice reform and improving the quality of life
for African Americans.
Discover why this story of this new Civil Rights
Movement, which aims to impact racial equality
and criminal justice reform, is important for
your school and your readers. Let’s start
the discussion of why Black Lives Matter is
important on your campus.
Margaret Haule, Black Lives Matter Austin;
Nelson Linder, National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
Summer Workshop
Minneapolis•July14-17,2016
studentpress.org/acp/events
ACP Best of Show Awards Ceremony
Immediately following the closing keynote, join
ACP as we announce this year’s Best of Show
winners. You must enter your publication at
the ACP Registration Desk before 3 p.m. Friday
to be eligible.
Panel members will discuss the activist causes
within Texas, the importance of this movement
on a national scale and available tools to
address the criminal justice system.
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CMA Awards
Honor Roll Two-Year Newspaper Adviser
Kelli Bloomquist
A 20-year veteran of the
journalism industry, Kelli
Bloomquist has sat behind
print, radio, and social media
editorial desks and received
multiple state and regional
awards for her work.
Six years ago, Bloomquist transitioned from
an editorial role to academia and is currently a
professor at Iowa Central Community College
teaching journalism, public relations, and social
media concepts. Bloomquist’s Digital Mass
Communications program is the only program
in the state that immerses students in social
media and public relations for two years as they
build a professional portfolio and then graduate
into the workforce.
Bloomquist also serves as the adviser for The
Collegian, Iowa Central’s student-led newspaper,
a role she was asked to take on in 2012 in
hopes of reviving the paper. Since that time,
The Collegian has flourished with student
numbers consistently doubling each school year.
Bloomquist has also started a chapter of the
Society for Collegiate Journalists on campus,
and this fall will introduce Social Media Breakfast
– Iowa Central.
Bloomquist has also authored public relations
and media curriculums for FEMA and the Rural
Domestic Preparedness Consortium (RDPC).
These courses are currently being offered
nationally to help first response agencies in
addressing media needs and requests at the
scenes of crises.
Bloomquist holds two master’s degrees in
educational administration and in mass
communications and journalism, and is in the
process of completing her Ph.D.
Reid H. Montgomery
Distinguished Adviser Award
Charles W. Little Jr.
Charles W. Little Jr. began
his professional career as a
magazine writer and editor,
covering sports, health,
science and technology
issues. His credits include
ESPN Inc., American Sports
Network, Muscle Digest, Flex, Fit and senior
writer at the Energy Research Institute.
He has served as a design and journalism
consultant for numerous organizations including
The Orange County Register, General Dynamics,
Sullivan Corp., American Sports Network, and
scores of colleges and universities.
Since 1986 Little has served as a
communications and media studies professor,
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department chair and journalism adviser at
Santa Ana College in Santa Ana, Calif. During his
tenure at SAC student media have enjoyed great
success, winning numerous state and national
honors. The student newspaper, el Don, that
he advises, was inducted into the Associated
Collegiate Press Hall of Fame in 2008.
Several of his former students have
distinguished themselves professionally, winning
multiple Emmy Awards, Golden Mike Awards,
and numerous global design, and national
reporting honors including the Alfred I.duPont
and George Polk award.
He has been honored by his peers for excellence
in teaching, innovation and curriculum
development at the state and national level,
and has been recognized by the governor of
California and the state legislature for excellence
in teaching.
In 1997, The College Media Advisers, Inc.
awarded him the National Distinguished
Community College Adviser Award. He was
selected as Santa Ana College’s Distinguished
Faculty Award recipient in 2000. The University
of La Verne named Professor Little one of its
“Top 75 Graduates” at its Diamond Jubilee
Celebration.
He is an avid cyclist and runner.
Ron Spielberger Service to CMA Award
Chris Carroll
Chris Carroll is the director of
student media for Vanderbilt
Student Communications,
Inc., where, since 1996,
he has served as the
corporation’s chief operational
officer responsible for strategic
planning, fiscal, legal and logistical operations,
professional staff supervisor, and principal
journalism educator and adviser. Carroll served
previously as director of student media at the
University of South Carolina, Tulane University
and on the journalism faculty at Arkansas
Tech University. He also worked as a reporter
and photojournalist at a daily newspaper in
Fayetteville, Ark. He holds both bachelor’s and
master’s degrees in journalism.
For almost 30 years Carroll has been active
nationally in college media and journalism
education. He is the former executive director
of College Media Association, past president of
College Media Advisers, past president of the
Southeast Journalism Conference, a member of
the Student Press Law Center Board of Directors,
founder of the Middle Tennessee Scholastic
Press Association, a co-founder of the Center
for Innovation in College Media, founder of the
College Media Institute, and a frequent presenter,
judge and consultant for media associations
and schools. He has received three national
CMA advising awards (newspaper, broadcast
and multimedia); the Collegiate Broadcasters,
Inc. Distinguished Service Award; the Gold Key
from Columbia Scholastic Press Association; the
Student Press Law Center Distinguished Service
Award; and in 2009 he was inducted as the 27th
member of the national College Media Advisers
Hall of Fame.
Louis E. Ingelhart
First Amendment Award
Frank LoMonte
Frank LoMonte joined the
Student Press Law Center as
executive director in January
2008 after practicing law with
Atlanta-based Sutherland
Asbill & Brennan and clerking for federal judges on the Northern
District of Georgia and the Eleventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals. At the SPLC, LoMonte
teaches workshops at approximately 30 different
locations every year in addition to supervising
a roster of 175 volunteer attorneys who help
field some 2,000 calls for pro-bono assistance
every year. Before law school, LoMonte was an
investigative journalist and political columnist for
daily newspapers in Florida and Georgia.
LoMonte graduated magna cum laude from the
University of Georgia School of Law, where he
was a senior editor of the Georgia Law Review.
His articles about the First Amendment and
media-law topics have been widely published
in Slate, Education Week, The Chronicle of
Higher Education, the American University Law
Review, the University of North Carolina First
Amendment Law Review, and in many other
outlets. He teaches as an adjunct professor at
the University of Georgia, where he was the first
Otis Brumby Distinguished Visiting Professor of
Law in 2014.
Distinguished Four-Year
Newspaper Adviser
Judy Gibbs Robinson
Judy Gibbs Robinson is
assistant director of Student
Media and editorial adviser
to The Oklahoma Daily at
the University of Oklahoma.
She is a 20-year veteran of
newsrooms in Missouri, Utah,
New York, Montana, West Virginia, Oklahoma
and North Carolina. Most of that time was with
The Associated Press, where she worked on the
general desk in New York, served as broadcast
editor for Oklahoma and news editor for North
Carolina.
Robinson also spent four years as a minority
affairs reporter at The Oklahoman, the state’s
largest newspaper, before rejoining the
University of Oklahoma journalism faculty in
2007. Robinson earned her bachelor’s degree in
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journalism from the University of Missouri and
master’s from the University of Oklahoma. She
was inducted into the Oklahoma Journalism Hall
of Fame in 2015.
Newspaper Adviser
Chris Poore
Chris Poore, adviser of The
Kentucky Kernel at the
University of Kentucky, has
been advising since 2001.
Kernel students have won
ACP Pacemakers twice during
his tenure and ranked in the
top 10 in the William Randolph Hearst writing
and photojournalism competitions several
times. Poore, a graduate of Western Kentucky
University, spent 10 years working for KnightRidder newspapers before starting at UK. He is
also a farmer, fisherman, gardener and father. He
raises chickens, turkeys, pigs and vegetables on
25 acres in historic Harrodsburg (home of Old
Fort Harrod), fishes just about anywhere he can
find fish and lives in (and constantly repairs) a
historic home in downtown Lexington, Ky. He’s
married to Lee Poore, who played volleyball at
WKU when he was editor of the College Heights
Herald, and has two children ages 17 and 15.
Some of Poore’s recent students work at The
Washington Post, MSNBC, ESPN, and the Today
Show, and at newspapers, churches and PR
firms big and small all over Kentucky and the
country. He is thrilled to receive this honor. He
has never felt distinguished and is extremely
honored to have respected peers say he is.
Distinguished Two-Year
Newspaper Adviser
Richard F. Gaspar
Richard F. Gaspar, Ph.D. is
a full professor of Mass
Communication and has
taught for more than 20
years. He has been recognized
as a site-level, county-level
and state-level teacher of
the year. He earned his A.A. at Hillsborough
Community College, B.A. at the University of
Tampa, M.A. and Ph.D. at the University of South
Florida, Developmental Education Certification
at Appalachian State University, and he has
completed post doctorate certificates and
coursework at the universities of Florida, South
Florida, Missouri and Memphis. He has advised
the Hillsborough Community College student
publications the Hawkeye, Triad, and the Hawk
Media Club for the past 13 years.
Gaspar has published works in newspapers,
magazines, textbooks and online. He has worked
on television sets (SHAMU TV), commercials,
radio and television. He is an active member of
the Society of Professional Journalists, College
Media Advisers, Associated Collegiate Press,
Florida College System Publications Association,
and the Columbia Scholastic Press Association.
For the past nine years, he has judged national
publications contests and served as a critique
adviser for student publications. He has attended
numerous state, national and international
journalism and mass communication
conferences. In 2011, he was honored as the
10th recipient of the CMA Distinguished 2-Year
Magazine Adviser Award. In 2015, he joins his
mentor and CMA Hall of Fame Adviser Nancy
White as Hillsborough Community College’s
second recipient of the CMA Distinguished
2-Year Newspaper Adviser Award.
Noel Ross Strader
Memorial Award
Michael Ray Smith
Michael Ray Smith
teaches online ideas and
communication to university
audiences and professional
writers. He’s a professor of
journalism at Palm Beach
Atlantic University. “7 Days to
a Byline that Pays,” his seventh book, was
published in late August.
In 2013 he was elected to lead an interest group
known for teaching and issues of interest to
small programs for Association in Education
in Journalism and Mass Communication, an
international group of educators.
In an independent search, journalismdegrees.org
recognized Smith as one of “Top 50 journalism
professors for 2012.”
Also in 2012 Campbell University selected him
from 216 professors for its first university-wide
teaching excellence award. In 2001-2002 he was
recognized as professor of the year.
In 2011 World Journalism Institute, Manhattan,
named him the John McCandlish Phillips
Scholar. Philips was the internationally known
reporter for The New York Times in the 1960s.
Smith earned a Ph.D. from Regent University and
taught at state and private universities, at graduate
and undergraduate schools and is a professor of
communication studies at Campbell University.
An award-winning journalist and photographer,
he has been quoted in the New York Times and
others. Michael spent a decade working in the
newsroom and more than two decades working
in the classroom.
In 2008 Shippensburg University, his graduate
school, honored him as a Distinguished Alumnus
of the Year, the highest award presented by
the university. That same year Prince George’s
Community College in suburban Washington,
D.C., recognized him as one of its top 50
graduates.
He has presented workshops on writing in the
United States and overseas. He and his wife
Barbara live in West Palm Beach, not far from the
likes of celebrities such as Rod Stewart, Donald
Trump and Ben Carson. The Smiths have two
grown daughters who are involved in media in
Tennessee and Paris.
Distinguished Two-Year
Multi-Media Adviser
Toni Albertson
Toni Albertson is a professor
of journalism and adviser of
student media at Mt. San
Antonio College in Walnut,
Calif. Since coming to Mt. SAC
in 2006, she turned around a
troubled journalism program with
low enrollment into an award-winning program
that was recently called by Nieman Lab “the
most daring, innovative college media outlet
in the United States.” Under her guidance, the
student media stopped all print publications, and
in a unique partnership, moved its newsroom
over to medium.com. The student media also
launched a hyper-local reporting news site on
Twitter, with student staff covering more than 15
local communities.
Albertson founded “The Journalism Project,”
designed to restart or rescue vulnerable or
defunct student newspapers and conducted
“The Future of California Community College
Journalism Programs and Student Newspapers”
study. She is president of the Community
College Journalism Association and a speaker
on new media and entrepreneurial journalism at
conferences nationwide. Albertson is the former
editor-in-chief of an internationally distributed
entertainment magazine and owner of one of
the largest entertainment booking agencies in
Hollywood. She also is a freelance writer for
numerous publications.
Honor Roll Four-Year
Newspaper Adviser
Mike Wagner
Mike Wagner is 47, and his
Otterbein University students
remind him of just how old
he really is with some sort of
ridicule every week. This is
his fifth year as a journalism
adviser at Otterbein (located
outside Columbus, Ohio), the last three as the
adviser of the T&C campus life magazine. He
says he has been blessed to work with talented,
passionate students and my terrific co-adviser
Hillary Warren.
Wagner graduated from Ohio State University
in the stone ages and has been a reporter for
25 years. He spent 10 of those years with the
Dayton Daily News and the last 10 with the
Columbus Dispatch, where he currently serves
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as an investigative projects reporter. He has
worked on stories that have helped free men
from prison, put some bad guys in prison and
helped pass new laws to better protect children,
the elderly, our neighborhoods and campuses.
Otterbein students tire of him preaching it, but he
says journalism should always be about helping,
informing and inspiring others.
Wagner lives in Columbus in the shadows of
his amazingly talented wife Kristy Eckert; their
five-year-old son Cooper who scored five goals in
his first soccer game; their 16-year-old daughter
Izzy who sadly has her first boyfriend; and their
twin sons Mitch and Kyle, who are sophomores
in college and currently have no criminal records.
And he’s a life-long victim of Cleveland sports.
Newspaper Adviser
Hillary Warren
Hillary Warren has been a
student media adviser at
Otterbein University since
2002, where she has advised
the Tan & Cardinal Newspaper,
co-advised two magazines and
now advises otterbein360, the
student media website.
Her students have been recognized with the
2015 SPJ Sunshine Award for contributions
to open government, 2014 SPJ Region 4
Dick Goehler First Amendment Award, the
2012 Holland Award for Excellence in College
Journalism and numerous local and regional
awards for headlines, photography and reporting.
Warren has previously been recognized by CMA
with a Board of Directors Citation and the 2007
Honor Roll 4-Year Newspaper Adviser Award.
During her tenure at Otterbein University,
students reported on a university requirement
that alleged victims of sexual assault
sign nondisclosure agreements and the
administration’s refusal to release police reports.
In response to an otterbein360 student editor’s
lawsuit, the Ohio Supreme Court recently ruled
that private college police in Ohio are subject to
Ohio public records laws.
During her first sabbatical, Warren returned to
the newsroom to work as a general assignment
reporter for a local suburban weekly paper. In
covering the local police, city council, planning
commission and schools, she had to do the
same entry-level job as a recent graduate.
This experience reminded her nothing in the
classroom can replace going out to cover a story.
Warren earned her Ph.D. in Journalism from
the University of Texas at Austin in 1998. Prior
to attending graduate school, she worked as
a reporter in commercial and public radio in
California.
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Honor Roll Four-Year
Newspaper Adviser
Jim Burns
Jim Burns began college
newspaper advising after
a successful career in
newspapers, books,
magazines and television. He
was lucky enough to mentor
under a former colleague at
College of the Canyons, where he taught classes
and learned how to advise the newspaper. He
then ran the journalism program and advised at
Antelope Valley College for four years.
Currently, he is the part-time adviser at Riverside
City College as well as the first full-time adviser
at Occidental College’s newspaper, The Weekly,
which has published for 122 years. The Weekly
has been a ACP Pacemaker Finalist two out
of the last three years, winning in 2012. He
also continues his own editorial pursuits
as a magazine writer and blogger at www.
lariverflyfishing.com.
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Golden Leaf Memorial Award
Bonnie Thrasher
Bonnie Thrasher was an
instructor of multimedia
journalism and faculty adviser
to the student newspaper,
The Herald, at Arkansas
State University. She joined the
A-State faculty in 1993 and taught
news reporting, editing and design.
Thrasher was very active in national, regional
and local journalism professional organizations.
She had served as secretary, treasurer and vice
president of the CMA. She was also secretary/
treasurer for the Southeast Journalism Conference
(SEJC). She regularly took students to journalism
workshops and competitions, and her students
frequently took home several awards from SEJC
and the Arkansas College Media Association.
In 2007, the Arkansas Press Association
awarded Thrasher its Journalism Educator of the
Year award. The Jonesboro Sun recognized her
as a Freedom of Information hero in 2010. She
was a staunch advocate of First Amendment
rights and up-to-date journalism education.
Dr. Brad Rawlins, dean of the College of Media
and Communication, expressed the significant
contribution Thrasher made to the college:
“As a journalism faculty member and adviser to
The Herald, Bonnie has had a positive impact
on many students, faculty and staff at Arkansas
State for more than 20 years,” he said. “Her
former students work in news organizations
throughout Arkansas, the Mid-South and across
the country”
“We have heard from several of them and they
have expressed their love and gratitude for
her mentorship and support. She will always
be remembered for her fun, brash and lively
personality, and for how much she cared for
students. She was a friend to all who knew her
and she will be dearly missed.”
Terry Vander Heyden
Dan Reimold
Dan Reimold was the college
media guy. In truth, there
was no one like him, no one
who did what he did with the
energy and passion that he
devoted to the student press.
Reimold died unexpectedly on Aug, 20, 2015, at
the age of 34.
Perhaps best known for his blog College Media
Matters, which he founded and maintained,
Reimold also served as the Campus Beat
columnist for USA TODAY College. There he
churned out more then 250 columns on issues
related to higher education, college life and
student media. He also was a regular contributor
to Poynter where he wrote a monthly column
about the student press.
Student media was in Reimold’s blood. He
served as editor-in-chief of The Grizzly student
newspaper at Ursinus College, where he
graduated with a B.A. in communication studies.
He received a master’s degree in journalism from
Temple University and a Ph.D. in journalism from
Ohio University, where advised the online student
news outlet Speakeasy Magazine.
Reimold published his first book on college
media, Sex and the University: Celebrity,
Controversy, and a Student Journalism
Revolution in 2010. He also authored the
textbook Journalism of Ideas: Brainstorming,
Developing, and Selling Stories in the Digital Age,
which was published in 2013.
That same year Reimold joined Saint Joseph’s
University as an assistant professor of journalism
where he also advised The Hawk student
newspaper. Under his mentorship, The Hawk won
its first-ever ACP Pacemaker award in 2014.
While Reimold worked closely with students
at Saint Joseph’s, his classroom extended far
beyond the Philadelphia campus. Through his
blog postings and social media chats and in
conversations at conferences and at colleges
and universities where he was invited to speak,
he encouraged and mentored thousands of
others. His reach extended around the world,
most regularly to Singapore where he had
served as an assistant professor of journalism at
Nanyang Technological University and where he
returned to lead study tours and workshops.
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At an Aug. 25 memorial Mass at Saint Joseph’s,
Hawk editor-in-chief Cat Coyle described
Reimold’s influence not just on The Hawk
staff but on students everywhere. “He was the
ultimate source for every journalist our age,”
Coyle said.
Terry Vander Heyden
James Tidwell
James Tidwell loved journalism.
From his earliest work at
the student newspaper at
Oklahoma Baptist University,
James was hooked on the the
sights, smells and sounds of the
newsroom–and it never left him.
After working in sports information and sports
reporting and earning a master’s degree from
Oklahoma University, he began his advising
career at Tulsa Junior College, and found himself
in a First Amendment battle that eventually
involved the governor of Oklahoma.
He began his CMA career while a community
college adviser, his first convention in Miami in
1974. He also was hooked on fighting the good
fight for student press freedoms, a hook that
eventually brought him to the Louis B. Brandeis
School of Law at Louisville for the law degree
he earned while advising the Horizon at IU
Southeast.
He was active in CMA, giving sessions in
law, and working with the Student Press Law
Center. Recruited by John David Reed at a CMA
convention, in 1987 he took a job at Eastern
Illinois University teaching communication
law and news writing, and serving as the daily
newspaper’s legal adviser.
James became a regular member of the CMA
Law Committee, doing popular sessions (in his
heavy Oklahoma accent) with Reed on April
Fool’s issues, as well as sessions on censorship
and libel, and writing advice and training articles
for CMA publications.
He was one of CMA’s main go-to guys for legal
sessions. Many CMA veterans first learned about
legal issues through James, when CMA enlisted
him to be part of its New Advisers Workshops
and Advising Today’s College Media, held
annually in the summer.
He continued to champion those advisers, their
training and their students until his untimely
death in April 2014. Nothing gave him more
pleasure than attending CMA conventions,
visiting with beloved adviser friends, and
spreading the gospel of the First Amendment.
Hall of Fame
Stacy Sparks
Stacy Sparks, a long-term
adviser, is an associate
professor of journalism and
program coordinator for
convergent journalism at
Southwestern College.
Sparks has advised student magazines, newspapers
and yearbooks since 1988 and has taught at
Southwestern College since 2006. In addition to
serving on the advising team for UpdateSC.org,
she is the faculty adviser to The Collegian student
newspaper and Moundbuilder yearbook.
She taught at St. Mary of the Plains College 1988
to 1992 and at Dodge City Community College
1992 to 2006. Sparks is an associate professor
of journalism and teaches photography, media
law and media writing. She is on sabbatical this
semester, working on a photography project
in Kansas and Oklahoma. She is an awardwinning photographer and has completed photo
workshops in Colorado, Maine, Montana and
New Mexico. She has shown her work in Kansas,
Oklahoma, Texas and Alabama.
John A. Boyd Hall of Fame
The John A. Boyd Hall of Fame Award is
the most prestigious honor given by CMA,
recognizing longtime members whose dedication,
commitment and sacrifice have contributed
to the betterment and value of student media
programs of both their campus and the nation.
It also recognizes the contributions of members
who have devoted extensive and varied service to
CMA on committees, the board of directors and
other leadership roles and who have presented
insightful, relevant and well-prepared programs
and sessions. Those considered for this award
must have contributed to college journalism
education for 20 years or more while being an
active member of CMA.
David Adams, 1997
Robert Adams, 2006
Karen Bosley, 2007
John A. Boyd, 1994
Chris Carroll, 2009
Jan Childress, 2006
J. William Click, 1994
Nancy Green, 1994
Les Hyder, 1997
Louis Ingelhart, 1994
Ron Johnson, 2012
David L. Knott, 1999
Lillian Lodge
Kopenhaver, 1994
Wayne J. Maikranz,
2008
Lesley W. Marcello,
1996
Kathy Lawrence
McCarty, 2010
Reid H. Montgomery
Sr., 1994
William Neville III, 2011
Linda C. Owens, 2005
Marilyn Peterson, 1994
Dario Politella, 1994
Linda Puntney, 2001
John David Reed, 1996
Nils Rosdahl, 2012
Ken Rosenauer, 2003
John M. Ryan, 2008
Arthur M. Sanderson,
1994
Trum Simmons, 2005
Stacy Sparks, 2015
Ronald E. Spielberger,
1998
James Tidwell, 2011
Nancy White, 2001
Laura Widmer, 2003
Mark Witherspoon, 2010
Past Presidents
Norman D. Christensen, 1955-57
University of Miami
Frank W. Gill, 1957-58
Wayne State University
Donald E. Swarts, 1958-59
University of Pittsburgh
Donald R. Grubb, 1959-62
Northern Illinois University
John A. Boyd, 1962-64
Indiana State University
Herman R. Estrin, 1964-66
Newark College of Engineering
K.P. Orman, 1966-67
Dario Politella, 1967-69
University of Massachusetts
Reid Montgomery, 1969-71
University of South Carolina
J.W. Click, 1971-75
Ohio University
Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver, 1975-79
Florida International University
Nancy Green, 1979-83
University of Texas-Austin
Richard Sublette, 1983-85
University of California at Los Angeles
David Knott, 1985-87
David Adams, 1987-89
Lesley Marcello, 1989-91
Nicholls State University
Laura Widmer, 1991-93
Ron Johnson, 1993-95
Jan Childress, 1995-97
Mark Witherspoon, 1997-99
Southern Methodist University
Chris Carroll, 1999-2001
Vanderbilt University
Jenny Tenpenny Crouch, 2001-2003
Middle Tennessee State University
Kathy Lawrence McCarty, 2003-2005
University of Texas at Austin
Lance Speere, 2005-2007
University of Illinois-Edwardsville
Ken Rosenauer, 2007-2009
Missouri Western State University
Sally Renaud, 2009-2011
Eastern Illinois University
David Swartzlander, 2011-2013
Doane College
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CMA Awards
Organizational pinnacle
award finalists 2014-15
Two-Year TV Station of the Year
• Owl Magazine, Harford Community
• Hawk Media Club, Hillsborough Community
• Mystic Media, Bismarck State College
Four-Year TV Station of the Year
• The Appalachian, Appalachian State University
• LSU Student Media, Louisiana State University
• TV2, Kent State University
Two-Year Radio Station of the Year
• Richland Chronicle, Richland College
• Mystic Media, Bismarck State College
• The Apache Pow, WowTyler Junior College
Four-Year Radio Station of the Year
• WRST, Davidson College
• WRHU, Hofstra University
• WKNC, North Carolina State University
Two-Year Website of the Year
• The Corsair, Santa Monica College
• Hawk Media Club, Hillsborough
Community College
• The Clarion, Madison Area Technical College
Four-Year Website of the Year
• The Daily Californian, University of
California, Berkeley
• F Newsmagazine, School of the Art
Institute of Chicago
• The Temple News, Temple University
Two-Year Mobile App/Plug-In of the Year
• The Apache PowWow, Tyler Junior College
• Hawk Media Club Hillsborough, Community College
Four-Year Mobile App/Plug-In of the Year
• UTA Radio.com, University of Texas at Arlington
• College Heights Herald, Western Kentucky
University
• Emerald Media Group, University of Oregon
Two-Year Less-Than-Weekly
Newspaper of the Year
• The Southwestern College Sun,
Southwestern College
• The Et Cetera, Eastfield College
• The Union, El Camino College
Four-Year Less-Than-Weekly
• The Horizon, Indiana University Southeast
• The Mercury, The University of Texas at Dallas
• J@CBU, California Baptist University
Four-Year Yearbook of the Year
• Baylor Lariat, Baylor University
• Ibis Yearbook, University of Miami
• The Campanile, Rice University
Two-Year Feature Magazine of the Year
• el sol Magazine, Southwestern College
• OWL Magazine, Harford Community College
• Pacific Rim Magazine, Langara College
Four-Year Feature Magazine of the Year
• Drake Magazine, Drake University
• Tempo Magazine, Coastal Carolina University
• LSU Student Media, Louisiana State University
Two-Year Literary Magazine of the Year
• Foghorn, Del Mar College
• The Voice, Glendale Community College
• The Wright Side, Wilbur Wright College
•
Four-Year Literary Magazine of the Year
• Flagler College Gargoyle, Flagler College
• Windhover, North Carolina State University
Individual pinnacle
award finalists 2014-15
Two-Year Daily Newspaper of the Year
• MATC Times, Milwaukee Area Technical College
Advertising Pinnacle Finalists
Best Display Ad
• The Shorthorn, University of Texas at Arlington
• MSU Denver Met Media, Metropolitan State
University of Denver
• The Standard, Missouri State University
Four-Year Daily Newspaper of the Year
• Ball State Daily News, Ball State University
• The Daily Californian, University of California,
Berkeley
• The Battalion, Texas A&M University
Best Online Ad
• Mustang News, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• University Daily Kansan, University of Kansas
Two-Year Weekly Newspaper of the Year
• The Voice, Langara College
• The Hudsonian, Hudson Valley
Community College
Best House Ad
• The Prospector, The University of Texas at El
Paso
Four-Year Weekly
• The DePaulia, DePaul University
• The Miami Hurricane, University of Miami
Best Ad Campaign
• Washington State University
• The Prospector, School Name - The University
of Texas at El Paso
• Distraction Magazine, School Name - University
of Miami
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Best Ad Supplement/Special Section
• Washington State University
Best Rate Card/Media Kit
Best Multimedia Campaign
• Emerge Magazine, University of GuelphHumber
Best Social Media Strategy
• Emerge Magazine, University of GuelphHumber
• The Daily Evergreen Office of Student Media,
Washington State University
Broadcast Pinnacle Finalists
Best Television Newscast
• Kent State University
• Cuyahoga Community College
• Louisiana State University
Best Television Sportscast
• University of Kansas
• Kent State University
• Seton Hall University
Best TV Entertainment Program
• Viking Fusion, Berry College
• Vanderbilt Television, Vanderbilt University
• UCN Studios - University Cable Network, Buena
Vista University
Best TV Promo/PSA
• Viking Fusion, Berry College
• Griffon Update, Missouri Western State University
• SCAD District, Savannah College of Art and
Design
Best TV Special Event Coverage
• KUJH-TV, University of Kansas
Design
• TV2, Kent State University
Best Viral Video
• Tulane University Broadcast Entertainment,
Tulane University
• VU Finder, Vanderbilt University
• The Pioneer Newspaper, California State
University, East Bay
Best Radio Newscast
• UTARadio.com, University of Texas at Arlington
• Radio DePaul, DePaul University
• VandyRadio, Vanderbilt University
Best Radio Sportscast
• Robert Morris University
• Oregon State University
CMA Awards
Best Radio Talk/Entertainment Program
• WHUS Radio, University of Connecticut
• WHSN, Husson University
Best Radio Promo/PSA
• WMUL, Marshall University
• KBeach Radio, Cal St University Long Beach
Best Podcast
• The Medill Justice Project, Northwestern
University
• KDRA-LP, Des Moines Drake University
Best Radio Special Event Coverage
• KZLX-LP, Northwest Missouri State University
• WBVU 97.5 fm, Buena Vista University
Design Pinnacle Finalists
Best Infographic
• Ka Leo O Hawai’I, University of Hawai’i at
Manoa
• Pipe Dream, Binghamton University
• Agromeck , North Carolina State University
Best Editorial Illustration
• Ibis Yearbook University of Miami
• The Cougar University of Houston
• Loquitur Cabrini College
Best Section Cover
• The Rocket, Slippery Rock University
Berkeley
Best Advertisement
• FNewsmagazine, School of the Art Institute of
Chicago
• The Prospector, The University of Texas at El Paso
Best Newspaper News Page/Spread
• fnewsmagazine.com, School of the Art
Institute of Chicago
Best Newspaper Feature Page/Spread
• The Columbia Chronicle, Columbia College
Chicago
• Ka Leo O Hawai’I, University of Hawai’i at Manoa
Best Newspaper Opinion Page/Spread
• Baylor, Lariat Baylor University
• The Oklahoma Daily, University of Oklahoma
• F Newsmagazine, School of the Art Institute of
Chicago
Best Newspaper Sports Page/Spread
• The Vanderbilt Hustler, Vanderbilt University
University
• Ka Leo O Hawai’I, University of Hawai’i at Manoa
Best Newspaper
Entertainment Page/Spread
• Southwestern College, The Southwestern
College Sun
• Columbia College Chicago, The Columbia
Chronicle
• School of the Art Institute of Chicago,
FNewsmagazine
Best Newspaper Photo Page/Spread
• Golden Gate Xpress, San Francisco State
University
• The Advocate, Contra Costa College
University
Best Newspaper Nameplate
Chicago
University
• The Michigan Times, University of Michigan-Flint
Best Newspaper Front Page
• The Collegian, University of Tulsa
• The Shorthorn, The University of Texas at
Arlington
Best Magazine Cover
• Quinnipiac Bobcats Sports Network, Quinnipiac
University
• UGAzine, The University of Georgia
• Student Media Center, Virginia Commonwealth
University
Best Magazine Contents Page/Spread
• BARE Magazine, University of California,
Berkeley
Best Magazine News Page/Spread
Chicago
• Ke Alakai, Brigham Youth University-Hawaii
Best Magazine Feature Page/Spread
• Ke Alakai, Brigham Young University- Hawaii
• BARE Magazine, University of California,
Berkley
Chicago
Best Magazine Sports Page/Spread
• GSU Student Media, Georgia Southern
University
• Ke Alaka!, Brigham Young University- Hawaii
Best Magazine Entertainment
Page/Spread
• The Prospector, The University of Texas at El
Paso
• Xpress Magazine, San Francisco State
University
Best Yearbook Cover
• UCA Scroll, University of Central Arkansas
Scroll
Best Yearbook Division Page/Spread
• La Ventan, Texas Tech University
Best Yearbook News Page/Spread
• Cactus Yearbook, The University of Texas at
Austin
• Crossings Yearbook, Roger Williams University
Best Yearbook Feature Page/Spread
• J@CBU, California Baptist University
• Talisman, Western Kentucky University
Best Yearbook Sports Page/Spread
Scroll
Best Yearbook Entertainment Page/
Spread
• Warbler, Eastern Illinois University
• Talisman, Western Kentucky University
Best Online Main Page
• WHUS Radio, University of Connecticut
• Kansas State Collegian, Kansas State
University
Best Social Media Main Page
• GSU Student Media, Georgia Southern
University
• The Southwestern College Sun, Southwestern
College
Best Online Inforgraphic
• The Daily Texan, University of Texas at Austin
• The Northern, Northern Kentucky University
•
Best Editorial Cartoon
• Texas Travesty, University of Texas at Austin
• Et Cetera, Eastfield College
Best Comic Strip
• Ka Leo O Hawai’i, University of Hawaii at
Manoa
• The Mercury, University of Texas at Dallas
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CMA Awards
Online Pinnacle Finalists
Best Podcast
• The Prospector, University of Texas at El Paso
• The Oklahoma Daily: Fourth and Blog,
Best Multimedia Feature Story
• The Hub@TTU, Texas Tech University
University
• Los Angeles Loyolan, Loyola Marymount
University
Best Multimedia News Story
University
• The Northerner, Northern Kentucky University
Best Breaking News Coverage
• The Daily Toreador, Texas Tech University
• Washington Square News, New York University
Best Audio Slideshow
• Cabin Log Yearbook and Campus, Berry College
• Ke Alakai, Brigham Young University- Hawaii
Best Social Media Presence
University
• SCAD District, Savannah College of Art &
Design
University
Best Viral Video
• Mustang News, Cal Poly San Luis
• Urban Plains, Drake University
Design
Best Sports Feature Photo
• The Santa Clara, Santa Clara University
Writing Pinnacle Finalists
Best Breaking News Story
• The Jambar, Youngstown State University
• Mustang News, Cal Poly
• The Prospector, University of Texas as El Paso
Best Photo Illustration
• The Daily Targum, Rutgers University
• The Daily Beacon, University of Tennessee
Knoxville
Best General News Story
• The Southwestern College Sun, Southwestern
College
• The Spectrum, University at Buffalo
Best Portrait
• RMU Sentry Media, Robert Morris University
• SAC Media, Mt. San Antonio College
Best News Package
University
Best Photo Package
University
University
Sports Pinnacle Finalists
• Best Sports Game Story
• Troy Provost-Heron, The Daily Beacon,
University of Tennessee
• Sean Landry, The Crimson White, University of
Alabama
• Cody Stavenhagen, The O’Colly, Oklahoma
State University
Best Sports Feature
• The Quinnipiac Chronicle, Quinnipiac University
Berkeley
Best Sports Columnist
• Technician, North Carolina State University
• The Independent Collegian, University of Toledo
Photo Pinnacle Finalists
Best Breaking News Photo
• The Crimson White, The University of Alabama
Best Sports Multimedia Story
• The O’Colly, Oklahoma State University
• TCU 360, Texas Christian University
• Daily 49er, California State University, Long
Beach
Best General News Photo
• The Advocate, Contra Costa College
University – East Bay
Best Sports Investigative Story
Berkeley
• The Spectrum, University of Buffalo
Best Feature Photo
• The Vector, New Jersey Institute of Technology
University
Best Sports Section
University
Best Sports News Photo
• Grand Valley Lanthorn, Grand Valley State
University
• Daily Titan, California State University, Fullerton
University
Best Online Sports Section
University
• Office of Student Media, Washington State
University
• The Daily Collegian, Penn State University
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Best Investigative Story
• The Spectrum, University of Buffalo
• The Lens, in partnership with Northwestern
University
Best Feature Story
• The Daily Cal, University of California, Berkeley
• The Hub@TTU, Texas Tech University
• The Crimson White, University of Alabama
Best Profile
• The Independent Collegian, The University of
Toledo
• AWOL Magazine, American University
Best Arts and Entertainment Story
• The Echo, Taylor University
• The Mustang News, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• Northwind, North Michigan University
Best Editorial
• The Quinnipiac Chronicle, Quinnipiac University
• The Independent Collegian, The University of
Toledo
• The Brown and White, Lehigh University
Best Column
• Mosaic Magazine, University of Alabama
• The Horizon, Indiana University Southeast
Berkeley
Best Special Section
• The Spectrum, University at Buffalo
ACP Award finalists
2015 ACP Newspaper Pacemaker
• The Crimson White, University of Alabama
• The Daily Bruin, University of California,
Los Angeles
• Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University
• The Daily News, Ball State University
• Minnesota Daily, University of Minnesota
• The Daily Tar Heel, University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill
• City Times, San Diego City College
• The Calgary Journal, Mount Royal University
• Highlander, University of California, Riverside
• The Otter Realm, California State University
• The Eagle, American University
• The GW Hatchet, George Washington
University
• The Signal, Georgia State University
• Ka Leo O Hawai’i, University of Hawaii-Manoa
• Horizon, Indiana University Southeast
• The Maroon, Loyola University
• The Herald, Xavier University
• The News-Letter, Johns Hopkins University
• The Tech, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
• Central Michigan Life,
Central Michigan University
• The Nevada Sagebrush, University of Nevada
• The Ithacan, Ithaca College
• The Kent Stater, Kent State University
• The Vanderbilt Hustler, Vanderbilt University
2015 ACP Online Pacemaker
• The State Press, Arizona State University
• Intersections South LA, University of California
• CU Independent, University of Colorado
• Xpress, San Francisco State University
• The Gavel, Boston College
• Ethos, University of Oregon
• The Occidental Weekly, Occidental College
Chicago
• The Baker Orange, Baker University
• The Heights, Boston College
• The Pioneer, Whitman College
• The Daily Northwestern, Northwestern
University
• The Ithacan, Ithaca (N.Y.) College
• The Pendulum, Elon (N.C.) University
• Patriot Talon Media Outlet, University of Texas
at Tyler
• Stanford Daily, Stanford (Calif.) University
• The Daily Orange, Syracuse (N.Y.) University
• The Chronicle, Duke University
• The Daily Wildcat, University of Arizona
• UATRAV.COM, University of Arkansas
• Daily Trojan, University of Southern California
University
• el Don, Santa Ana (Calif.) College
• Kansas State Collegian, Kansas State
University
• Minnesota Daily, University of Minnesota
2015 ACP Magazine Pacemaker
• 22807, James Madison University
• Catch, Knox College
• Cipher, Colorado College
• Conceptions Southwest,
University of New Mexico
• Dig Magazine, California State University
• Duck Soup, North Lake College
• Echo, Columbia College
• El Sol, Southwestern College
• Emerge, University of Guelph-Humber
• Ethos, University of Oregon
• Expressions, East Carolina University
• Miambiance, Miami Dade College
• Panorama, University of Texas Pan American
• Phoenix Art & Literary, Valencia College
• Scribendi, University of New Mexico
• The Bridge, Bridgewater State University
• The Collegian Magazine, Kenyon College
• The Dulcimer, Mercer University
• The Vista, Greenville College
• Tusk, California State University
2014 ACP Yearbook Pacemaker
• Petit Jean, Harding University
• Ibis, University of Miami
• LinC, University of Evansville
• Royal Purple, Kansas State University
• Red Cedar Log, Michigan State University
• Tower, Northwest Missouri State University
• Agromeck, North Carolina State University
• Sooner, University of Oklahoma
• Aggieland, Texas A&M University
• La Ventana, Texas Tech University
• Bluestone, James Madison University
ACP Individual awards on next page
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ACP Award finalists
2015 ACP Story of the year
News Story
• Lorenzo Morotti, The Advocate,
• Parker Asmann, DePaulia, DePaul University
• Jessica Lee, Minnesota Daily,
University of Minnesota
• Katy Canada, Mackenzie Roberts,
The Pendulum, Elon University
• Fernando Echeverri, Brandon Jordan,
The Knight News, Queens College
• Brian Molongoski, Maggie McVey,
Cardinal Points, State University of New
York at Plattsburgh
• Staff, The Oklahoma Daily,
• Justin Wise, Jonathan Hawthorne,
Emerald Media, University of Oregon
• Avery Maehrer, Joey Cranney,
The Temple News, Temple University
• Sarah Olsen, Taylor Feuss, Jacob Holzman,
Cole Wangsness, John Reidel, The Vermont
Cynic, University of Vermont
Feature Story
• Katherine Hunt, The Traveler,
University of Arkansas
• Staff, El Sol, Southwestern College
• Staff, The Medill Justice Project,
• Kate Mishkin, The Knox Student, Knox College
• Megan Jula, Indiana Daily Student,
Indiana University
• Karl M. Aspelund, Meg P. Bernhard, David
Freed, Idrees M. Kahloon, Alexander H. Patel,
The Harvard Crimson, Harvard University
• Leena Dahal, The Pendulum, Elon University
• Elizabeth Lepro, The Pitt News,
• Anwesha Bhattacharjee, The Mercury,
University of Texas at Dallas
• Andrew Braddock, The Daily Evergreen,
Sports Story
• Colin Grylls, El Sol, Southwestern College
• Joseph Beyda, David Cohn, Elizabeth Trinh,
George Chen, Stanford Daily,
Stanford University
• Max Dible, Iowa State Daily,
Iowa State University
• Evan Hoopfer, Indiana Daily Student,
Indiana University
• Jacob D. H. Feldman, Fifteen Minutes,
Harvard University
• Caleb Lee, Samuel E. Liu, Ali M. Monfre,
• Joe Mussatto, The Oklahoma Daily,
• Malika Andrews, The Beacon,
University of Portland
• Jasper Wilson, The Pitt News,
• Shehan Jeyarajah, The Baylor Lariat,
Baylor University
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Editorial/Opinion Story
• Alexis Hosticka, The Bison, Harding University
• Anna Pryor, The Sun, Southwestern College
• Staff, The Signal, Georgia State University
• Sally Balcaen, The Sentinel, North Idaho College
• Anonymous, The Daily Northwestern,
• Leah Johnson, Indiana Daily Student,
Indiana University
• Stephen Kolison, Observer,
Case Western Reserve University
• Angela Wolfe, The Voice,
Cuyahoga Community College
• Conner Williams, Journal,
Western Oregon University
• Jonathon Platt, Focus, Baylor University
• Dalton Sessumes, The Shorthorn,
University of Texas at Arlington
• Danielle Semrau, Hannah Kost, The Calgary
Journal, Mount Royal University
• Megan Jula, Glory Sheeley, Mary Shown,
Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University
• Staff, The GW Hatchet, George Washington
University
• Staff, The Daily Pennsylvanian,
University of Pennsylvania
• Staff, Talisman, Western Kentucky University
• Staff, Emerald Media, University of Oregon
Diversity Story
• Gabriel Galvan, Panorama,
University of Texas Pan American
• Grant V. Ziegler, News-Register,
North Lake College
• Helen Bezikyan, Collegian Wired,
Los Angeles City College
• Kevin Truong, The Daily Bruin,
University of California, Los Angeles
• Lorain Ambrocio, The Prospector,
University of Texas at El Paso
• Madison Farkas, Cameron Perrier,
The Calgary Journal, Mount Royal University
• Parker Asmann, DePaulia, DePaul University
• Vycktoryja Selves, Wingspan,
Laramie County Community College
Multimedia Sports
• Alexa Philippou, Stanford Daily,
Stanford University
• David Freed, Robert F. Worley,
• Do-Hyoung Park, Nicholas Radoff, Jordan
Wallach, Stanford Daily, Stanford University
• Elliott Pratt, Kyle Williams, Cameron Love,
Taylor Harrison, College Heights Herald,
Western Kentucky University
• Jeff Collins, Ke Alaka’i,
Brigham Young University Hawaii
• Laura Paolino, Max Antonucci, Tyler Piccotti,
The NewsHouse, Syracuse University
• Matthew W. Deshaw, Mark Kelsey, Caleb Lee,
Samuel E. Liu, Ali M. Monfre, Robert F. Worley,
• Perry Kostidakis, Drew MacFarlane, FSView &
Florida Flambeau, Florida State University
• Staff, Emerald Media, University of Oregon
• Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Kaia D’Albora, Simon Fox,
The Daily, University of Washington
2015 ACP Multimedia Story of the Year
Multimedia News
• Adriana Heldiz, Gabriel Sandoval, Nicholas
Baltz, The Sun, Southwestern College
• Courtney Jacquin, DePaulia, DePaul University
• Faith Brar, Amanda Horvath, Urban Plains,
Drake University
• Madeleine Han, Kevin Hsu, Victor Xu,
Stanford Daily, Stanford University
• Michael Bragg, Chris Deverell, Paul Heckert,
Justin Perry, The Appalachian, Appalachian
State University
• Nate Smith, Mason Lazarcheff, The Pitt News,
• Sophia Bollag, The Daily Northwestern,
• Staff, The Temple News, Temple University
Photo Slideshow
• Brandon Choe, The Daily Bruin,
• Chad Phillips, The Baker Orange,
Baker University
• Chelsea Stahl, The NewsHouse,
Syracuse University
• Harrison Hill, Mike Clark, Leonora Benkato, Jeff
Brown, Emily Kask, College Heights Herald,
• Karli Evans, Distraction, University of Miami
• Kyra Bailey, Flux, University of Oregon
• Nikki Boliaux, Jeff Brown, Harrison Hill,
Emily Kask, College Heights Herald, Western
Kentucky University
• Sam Maller, Alexandra Hootnick,
The NewsHouse, Syracuse University
• Staff, The Daily Tar Heel,
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
• Staff, The Daily Pennsylvanian,
Multimedia Feature
• Alana Saad, Carlie Procell, Zach Baker, Ben
Kothe, Molly Duffy, The Maneater, University of
Missouri
• Andrew M. Duehren, Madeline R. Lear, Emma K.
Talkoff, Fifteen Minutes, Harvard University
• Carlos Martinez, Dave Martin, Curtis Sabir,
Richard Martinez, Collegian Wired,
Los Angeles City College
2015 ACP Photo Excellence
General News Picture
• Aerika Williams, The State News,
Michigan State University
• Alex Ayala, Cardinal Points,
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
• Alyson McClaran, The Metropolitan,
Metropolitan State University of Denver
ACP Award finalists
• Bogdan Sierra Miranda, The Collegian,
Tarrant County College
• Brandon Choe, The Daily Bruin,
• Christopher Empson, The Star,
Community College of Denver
• Griffin Smith, The Daily Texan, University of Texas
• James Healy, Minnesota Daily,
• Philip Poston, The Metropolitan,
• Savannah I. Whaley, The Harvard Crimson,
Harvard University
Spot News Picture
• Brandon Barsugli, Corsair,
Santa Monica College
• Daulton Venglar, The Daily Texan,
University of Texas
• Kevin Freeman, The Baylor Lariat,
Baylor University
• Qing Huang, Accent Advocate,
• R. Nicanor Santana, El Don, Santa Ana College
• Theo Schwarz, The Pitt News,
Feature Picture
• Andres Martinez, The Prospector,
• Ashling Han, Richland Chronicle,
Richland College
• Caitlin Clow, The Reflector,
Mount Royal University
• Constance Atton, The Baylor Lariat,
Baylor University
• Courtney Jacquin, DePaulia, DePaul University
• Duncan Stanley, La Ventana, Texas Tech
University
• Lauren Roberts, The Wichitan,
• Nick Faulkner, Agromeck,
North Carolina State University
• Tami Shepherd, Las Positas Express,
Las Positas College
• Will Saunders, Flux, University of Oregon
Sports Picture
• Ben Mikesell, Indiana Daily Student,
Indiana University
• Brian Achenbach, Ethos, Iowa State University
• Chad Phillips, The Baker Orange,
Baker University
• Chris Michie, The Oklahoma Daily,
• Erin Hampton, The State News,
• Guyrandy Jean-Gilles, The Daily Pennsylvanian,
• Ian Lobdell, The Current,
Green River Community College
• Mike Clark, Talisman,
• Taylor Wilder, Emerald Media,
University of Oregon
• Wyatt Giangrande, The State News,
Environmental Portrait
• Andy Abeyta, Flux, University of Oregon
• Brian Tagalog, Envision, Andrews University
• George Morin, Accent Advocate,
• Gunnar Rathbun, The Traveler,
University of Arkansas
• Ike Fredregill, Wingspan,
Laramie County Community College
• Khaled Sayed, Guardsman,
City College of San Francisco
• Mary Reyes, The Battalion,
Texas A&M University
• Omar Garcia Jr., Panorama,
• Rachel Collins, Drake Magazine, Drake
University School of Journalism
• Tanner Garza, The Battalion,
Texas A&M University
2015 ACP Reporter of the year
Four-year college reporter
• Katie Shepherd, The Daily Bruin,
• Michael Bragg, The Appalachian,
• Sara DiNatale, The Spectrum,
State University of New York at Buffalo
tw0-year college reporter
• An Garagiola, The Century Times,
Century College
• Cody McFarland, Accent Advocate,
• Jessica Martinez, Union, El Camino College
2015 ACP Design of the year
Newspaper Page one
• Anadaniela Garcia, The Reporter,
Miami Dade College, North Campus
• Analyn Delos Santos, The Daily Pennsylvanian,
• Brandy Coats, Andrew Golden, Highlander,
University of California, Riverside
• Emily Andras, The Maroon, Loyola University
• Emma Deardorff, Nicholas Gangemi, Sarbani
Ghosh, Ashley Martinez, The Miami Hurricane,
University of Miami
• Joey Rettino, Mackenzie Harris,
The Loquitur, Cabrini College
• Joy Li, Julie Orenstein, The Heights,
Boston College
• Lacey Hoopengardner, Indiana Daily Student,
Indiana University
• Mary Burke, The Daily Tar Heel,
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
• Staff, The State News,
Newspaper page/spread
• Anna Pryor, The Sun, Southwestern College
• Brent Calver, Mikaela MacKenzie, Jennifer
Hansen, The Weal, SAIT Polytechnic
• Carolyn Duff, DePaulia, DePaul University
• Danielle Burch, Ledger,
University of Washington, Tacoma
• Dylan Scott, Minnesota Daily,
• Griffin Leeds, Indiana Daily Student,
Indiana University
• Jamie Leeds, El Don, Santa Ana College
• Katelyn Griffith, Tyler Woodward, The
Oklahoma Daily, University of Oklahoma
• Lilian Cheng, Mitchell Fong, Ka Leo O Hawai’i,
University of Hawaii-Manoa
• Taylor Shuck, The Baker Orange,
Baker University
Newsmagazine/special section cover
• Alyssa Rocherolle, Matt Rouse, Kristen Bitar,
Rebel, East Carolina University
• Blanca Navarro, Tusk,
California State University, Fullerton
• Damian Balderrama, Minero Magazine,
• Ian LaMarsh, Hamid Shah, The Mercury,
• Jonathon Wolfer, Envision, Andrews University
• Jordan Martin, F Newsmagazine,
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
• Justin Smith, Logan Nelson, Dustin
Higginbotham, The Vista, Greenville College
• Kelsie Netzer, The Daily Collegian,
Pennsylvania State University
• Madeleine Isaacs, The Daily Bruin,
• Zoheb Bhutia, Cesar Sanchez, Guardsman,
Yearbook/magazine page/spread
• Alyssa Rocherolle, Matt Rouse, Kristen Bitar,
Rebel, East Carolina University
• Ana Duncan, Panorama,
• Carol Martinez, The Point, Biola University
• Deron Millay, Talisman,
• Greta Gillen, Drake Magazine, Drake University
• Justin Groeger, Expressions,
East Carolina University
• Maria Oswalt, Mosaic, University of Alabama
• Michelle Lock, Distraction, University of Miami
• Raine Paul, Pursuit,
California Baptist University
• Taylor Griffin, Travis Taylor, Focus,
Baylor University
Infographic
• Amanda Pearlswig, Agromeck,
• Analyn Delos Santos, The Daily Pennsylvanian,
• Ananya Tmangraksat, The Daily Bruin,
• Claudia Fernandes-Hernandez, Distraction,
University of Miami
• Corey Futterman, John Linitz, Pipe Dream,
Binghamton University
• Katherine Lee, Ibis, University of Miami
• Miguel Perez, The Mercury,
• Nicholas Smith, Ka Leo O Hawai’i,
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ACP Award finalists
• Staff, Razorback, University of Arkansas
Illustration
• Addy Peterson, The Temple News,
Temple University
• Ashly Muñoz, The Prospector,
University of Miami
• Emerald Klauer, Ethos, Iowa State University
• Emily Howard, The Appalachian,
• Jesus Mesina, Las Positas Express,
Las Positas College
• Jonathan Wences, Matthew Rohan,
The Et Cetera, Eastfield College
• Lysander Romero, The Star,
Community College of Denver
• Madeleine Isaacs, The Daily Bruin,
• Morgan Anderson, Inside, Indiana University
2015 ACP Cartooning Award
Editorial Cartoon
• Emily Howard, The Appalachian,
• Eugene Chang, Union, El Camino College
• Johnny Blevins, The Wichitan,
• Jonathan Wences, The Et Cetera,
Eastfield College
• Katherin Richard, The Maroon,
Loyola University
• Leah Fishwick, Grand Valley Lanthorn,
Grand Valley State University
• Leona Novio, The Nevada Sagebrush,
University of Nevada, Reno
• Serina Mercado, Guardsman,
• Staff, El Sol, Southwestern College
• Wyatt Tremblay, The Weal, SAIT Polytechnic
Comic Panel/Strip
• Anneka Decaro, The Daily Pennsylvanian,
• Asher Freeman Murphy, The Baylor Lariat,
Baylor University
• Berke Yazicioglu, F Newsmagazine,
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
• Connor Murphy, The Daily Texan,
University of Texas
• Emily Grams, The Mercury,
• Isabella Palacios, The Daily Texan,
University of Texas
• Jules Everson, Lumberjack,
Northern Arizona University
• Mary Roberts, Six Mile Post,
Georgia Highlands College
• Mitchell Fong, Ka Leo O Hawai’i,
• Vanessa Barajas, The Columbia Chronicle,
Columbia College
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2015 ACP Advertising Award
Display Ad
• Angela Chang, Kalli Flores-Lyon,
The Oklahoma Daily, University of Oklahoma
University of Miami
• Elena Chudoba, The Shorthorn,
• Katelyn Clark, The All State,
Austin Peay State University
• Kristen Morrison, The Metropolitan,
• Matthew Cornwall, The Connector,
Savannah College of Art and Design-Atlanta
• Staff, Mustang News,
California Polytechnic State University
• Staff, The Columbia Chronicle,
Columbia College
House ad
• Albert Chang, Mustang News,
• Alex Tomic, The Daily Cougar,
University of Houston
• Andrew Gallegos, The Mercury,
• Anthony Mata, Guardsman,
• Dachele Cuke, Envision, Andrews University
• Edgar Hernandez, The Prospector,
• Emily Lasher, The Signal,
Georgia State University
• Gretchen Macchiarella, Daily Sundial,
California State University, Northridge
• Kendal Coker, The Oklahoma Daily,
• Susan Nguyen, The Shorthorn,
Ad campaign
University of Miami
• Damian Balderrama, The Prospector,
• Joe Hewison, Mustang News,
• Staff, The Daily Evergreen,
Ad/editorial supplement
• Mariella Rudi, Alexander Hayes, Thomas
Reinhard, Graphic, Pepperdine University
• Staff, Iowa State Daily, Iowa State University
• Staff, Technique,
Georgia Institute of Technology
• Staff, The Breeze, James Madison University
• Staff, The Daily Bruin,
• Staff, Mustang News,
Brochure/rate card
• Chelsea Brown, Technician,
• Joe Hewison, Mustang News,
• Karen Villarreal, Panorama,
• Staff, The Maroon, Loyola University
• Staff, The Columbia Chronicle,
Columbia College
• Staff, The Heights, Boston College
Convention Officials
ACP Board of
Directors
Albert R. Tims, Ph.D.,
President
J. Keith Moyer, Treasurer
Jeanne Acton
University Interscholastic
League, Austin, Texas
Peter Bobkowski
University of Kansas
Laura York Guy
Garden City (Kan.)
Community College
Laurie Hansen
Stillwater (Minn.) Area High
School
Ron Johnson
Indiana University,
Bloomington
Valerie Kibler
Harrisonburg (Va.) High
School
CMA Board of
Directors
Rachele Kanigel, President
San Francisco State
University
Kelly Messinger, Vice
President
Capital University
Kelley Callaway, Vice
President, member services
Rice University
Adrianne Harris, Treasurer
Roger Williams University
Robert Bergland, Secretary
Missouri Western University
Elections
Mark Witherspoon, Iowa
State University
Bridget Jackson
Staff Associate
Diana Mitsu Klos
Executive Director
Laura Widmer
Associate Director
Amber Billings
Digital and Design
Coordinator
Kirsten Chang
Contest and Critique
Coordinator
Ashley Tilley
Administrative Assistant
Mariah Keith
Marketing Intern
Maria Ungaro
Executive Oversight
Libby Settle, CMP
Manager, Meetings &
Expositions
CMA Committee
chairs
First Amendment
Advocacy Committee
Chris Evans, University of
Vermont
Awards/Adviser
Steven Listopad, Valley City
State University
Awards/Apples
Donald Krause, Truman State
University
Awards/Pinnacles
Jim Hayes, Vanderbilt
University
Advisory Council
Convention, Media
Tours
Nicki Castoro, Texas A&M –
San Antonio
CMA Staff
Sara Quinn
Poynter Institute
ACP Staff
Convention, Critiques
Jessica Clary, Savannah
College of Art and Design –
Atlanta
Convention, SPLC Silent
Auction
Peggy Elliot, University of
South Carolina Aiken
Meredith Taylor
Executive Director
Woman’s University; Ryan Almon,
Balfour; Steve Chappell, Northwest
Missouri State University; Steve
Listopad, Valley City State University;
Jake Lowary, Austin Peay State
University; Adrianne Harris, Roger
Williams University; Bob Bergland,
Missouri Western State University;
Rachele Kanigel, San Francisco
State University; Sacha Bellman,
Miami University; Allison Bennett
Dyche, Appalachian State University;
Gary Metzker, California
College Media Review
Debra Chandler Landis,
University of Illinois
Springfield
David Swartzlander,
Immediate past president
Doane College
Scott M. Libin
Ann Visser
Pella (Iowa) Community
High School
Broadcast and
Electronic Media
Jim Hayes, Vanderbilt
University
Hall of Fame
Ronald Spielberger, The
University of Memphis
Research
Lisa Lyon Payne, Virginia
Wesleyan College
Convention,
Programming
(chair); Amy Mowrie, Kennesaw
State University; Bradley Wilson,
Midwestern State University; Brian
Thompson, Flagler College; Candace
Baltz, Washington State University;
Chris Evans, University of Vermont;
Chris Whitley, Tarrant County
College; David Simpson, Georgia
Southern University; Geoff Carr,
North Idaho College; Jessica Clary,
Savannah College of Art and DesignAtlanta; Jim Hayes, Vanderbilt
University; Joe Gisondi, Eastern
Illinois University; Judy Gibbs
Robinson, University of Oklahoma;
Kay Colley, Texas Wesleyan
University; Kelly Messinger, Capital
University; Kenna Griffin, Oklahoma
City University; Lisa Lyon Payne,
Virginia Wesleyan College; Mark
Witherspoon, Iowa State; Paul
Bittick, Cal Poly State University-San
Luis Obispo; Phil Hohle, Concordia
University; Rhonda Ross, Texas
Candace Baltz, Orange Media
Network at Orange State University
(Advertising, Business); Sacha
Bellman, Miami University Ohio
(New Members), Annemarie
Franczyk, Buffalo State College
(Scholastic Journalism);
Richard Gaspar, Hillsborough
Community College (Diversity,
Community Colleges); Joe Gisondi,
Eastern Illinois State University
(Scholastic Journalism, Sports
Journalism); Mark Goodman, Kent
State University (Media Law);
Holly Johnson, Mercer County
Community College (Community
Colleges); Ron Johnson, Indiana
University Bloomington (Design);
Lisa Lyon Payne, Virginia Wesleyan
College (Research); Vivian
Martin, Central Connecticut State
University (AEJMC Liaison); Kelly
Messinger, Capital University (New
Members); Len O’Kelly, Grand
Valley State University (Broadcast);
Erica Besears Perel, University
(Daily Newspaper); Carrie Pratt,
(Photojournalism, Multimedia);
Sally Renaud, Eastern Illinois
State University (Membership,
Yearbook); Arvli Ward, UCLA
(Advertising, Business); Bradley
Wilson, Midwestern State
University (Photojournalism);
Joshua Wilson, William Carey
University (Religiously Affiliated
Schools, New Advisers);
The Advisory Council also includes
all committee chairs listed here
and members of the CMA Board of
Directors.
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