Journalism @ NKU

Fall 2012
SEPTEMBER
Informational meeting for The Northerner 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13 in Founders Hall 314 Legal Challenges for Independent Student Media Video conference with Frank LoMonte, director of the Student Press Law Center, sponsored by The Northerner 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 17 in Griffin Hall 240. SPJ national convention Sept. 20-22 in Fort Lauderdale. (Four NKU students will attend.) SPJ Party with the Profs at noon on Wednesday, Sept. 26 GH 240 NKU journalism networking event. Includes Trivia Contest: Know Your Professors.

OCTOBER Student Media talks photography with Professor Matt Baker 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 1 in Founders Hall
314. SPJ New Member meeting Thursday, Oct. 4 Time and place TBD Get-to-know-you meeting for new SPJ members NYT Science Editor James Gorman, noon Monday, Oct. 22 in Budig Theatre, Sponsored by Scripps Center for Civic Engagement as part of the Newspaper Readership Program. Political Reporting: A How to Guide. Special election-year Lunch with the Pros co-sponsored by SPJ and Student Media, at noon on Wednesday, Oct. 24 in GH 240

NOVEMBER

College Media Association Convention national convention -- Oct. 31-Nov. 3 (Twelve NKU students will attend. Were leaving at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Please excuse for Thursday and Friday classes.) Secrets of Interviewing: Lesson from the Pros, an SPJ Lunch with the Pros event at noon, Wednesday, Nov. 7 in GH 240 Photojournalism: Then and Now. Santiago Lyon, vice president and director of photography, The Associated Press, will narrate an illustrated history of wire service photography from the 1930s to day. Six @ 6 Lecture, sponsored by Scripps Center for Civic Engagement 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15 in Griffin Hall Digitorium. Do Newspapers Matter, a Democracy Square Live video conference with Sam Wohl on his updated research on the value of news media to civic health 1:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 19. Location TBD.

DECEMBER
Social Media Ethics, SPJ Lunch with the Pros, noon in GH 240

COMING: SPRING 2013 45 Years of The Northerner Panel discussion of former editors in chief of The Northerner in the Griffin
Hall Digitorium. Time and date TBD.

Journalism @ NKU contacts

Communication Dept. chair Zach Hart hartz@nku.edu Journalism Program Director Mary Cupito cupito@nku.edu Faculty: Matthew Baker bakerm10@nku.edu Brad Scharlott scharlott@nku.edu Penelope Summers summerspb@nku.edu Michele Day, adviser for Student Media & SPJ daymi@nku.edu Student organizations: The Northerner Student Newspaper Claire Higgins, editor in chief, higginsc1@nku.edu Norse Code Radio Jeffonia Wynn, general manager, wynnj1@nku.edu Society of Professional Journalists, NKU chapter Tara Derington, president, derington1@nku.edu