A look at the lead role women sportswriters played in domestic abuse coverage. How to own your beat. When to go big on the web. Millennials on the past, present and future of the sports journalism business. That’s a strong lineup of panels for the APSE Northeast Region meeting on Monday, Nov. 17 at Marist.
Here’s the details, courtesy of APSE Northeast Region vice chair Jim Luttrell of the New York Times:
9:30 a.m.: Arrival at Marist College Student Center, Room 3105. (Best to park in the long lot past the Hancock Center or the one between Lowell Thomas and Dyson)
10 a.m. Women Sportswriters Take the Lead on Domestic Abuse Coverage
When Roger Goodell gave his news conference concerning the suspension of Ray Rice and all the murky details surrounding it, it was women sports writers who led the way, asking the tough questions, refusing to let Goodell off easy. It seemed like a moment in history for them. What is the role that women sports writers and editors can or will play in the coverage of domestic abuse and athletes?
Panel: Tara Sullivan, columnist for The Record in North Jersey; Jane McManus, columnist for ESPN.com; Noreen Gillespie, Associated Press deputy sports editor. Moderator: Joe Sullivan, sports editor/Boston Globe
11:25 a.m. How to Own Your Beat
We spend so much time talking about the challenges of new journalism that we often get away from the foundation of what we do.
Panel: Dave Waldstein, Yankees beat reporter for The NY Times; Dom Amore, UConn basketball beat report for The Hartford Courant; Tim Wilkin, horse racing beat writer for The Albany Times Union. Moderator: Jim Luttrell, The New York Times
12:30-1:15 p.m. LUNCH
1:20 p.m. When to Go Big on the Web
How can we better identify the stories, projects and videos that are worth the extra effort. What do the metrics tell us about what is working and what is not? How can you marshal your resources to make a bigger multimedia splash.
Panel: Lindsay Applebaum, Special Projects Editor at SI.com; Mike Zacchio, Sports Reporter at The Journal News. Moderator: Michael Rose, Deputy Sports Editor at Newsday
2:40 p.m. Grilling the Millennials
What does one of the main growing demographics think about the state of the industry? What are we doing right and wrong? How do they feel about the future?
Panel: Marist students. Moderators: Jim Luttrell and Keith Strudler, Director of the Marist’s Center for Sports Communication
4 p.m. Business meeting
