The Northeast Region of the Associated Press Sports Editors will hold its fall meeting Nov. 14 at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Four professional development seminars are planned, and the day also includes a lunch sponsored by the Marist College Center for Sports Journalism that will pair student journalists with sports editors from around the region to network.
There is no charge to attend the meeting, and sports editors are encouraged to invite members of their staffs to attend.
For more information, contact APSE Northeast Region chairman Matt Pepin at 617-929-7368 or mpepin@boston.com.
Agenda
8:30-9 a.m.: Business meeting
9:15-10:30 a.m.: Beyond Internet 101. What's the next "new" thing in new media? How do you go beyond Twitter, video and slideshows? A look at using advanced technology and web tools to take your web presence to the next level.
10:45-11: 30 a.m.: Watchdog sports journalism. Justin Rodriguez of the Times Herald-Record in Middletown, N.Y., will discuss how he exposed preferential treatment given to a state championship high school basketball team.
11:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m.: Tour of Marist's new McCann Sports Center and Student-Professional Networking Luncheon, sponsored by the Marist College Center for Sports Journalism.
1:45 p.m.-3 p.m.: Tapping Academia. Marist professor Keith Strudler leads a panel that explores how you can tap the college world, both local and around the nation, for expert sources and insight on topics ranging from the business of sports to sports medicine, and everything in between.
3:15-5 p.m.: How to break into the business (and then get where you want to be): Hank Winnicki of Newsday leads a session that will give students an idea of what sports editors are looking for, and give sports editors an idea of how our next hires are being trained.
