May 15, 2020

This year’s

Gloria Shields/NSPA Media Workshop

has gone virtual.

While that’s different from past workshops, it gives our workshop the ability to serve more journalism students and advisers than ever before.

As in the past, we welcome larger publications staffs to to join us. But we also serve students and advisers as individuals and small groups. And, yes, that includes student journalists joining us solo, without an adviser. You’ll get a rich training experience.

How will that work? Here’s the basic structure and schedule.

Pricing options to match your needs

$25 instruction option

All students and advisers attend our morning live virtual sessions by our top-tier workshop instructors. Each session will be followed by a 15-minute question-and-answer period. All participants will attend nine presentations:

Tuesday, June 30
9:30, 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. / Presentations 1, 2, 3

Wednesday, July 1
9:30, 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. / Presentations 4, 5, 6

Thursday, July 2
9:30, 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. / Presentations 7, 8, 9

$50 coaching option

You will attend morning presentations and spend your afternoons on a specialized topic, working on assignments and meeting with your coach both in small groups and one-on-one. Coaching session times:

Monday, June 29 / 3-5 p.m.
Tuesday, June 30 / 2-5 p.m.
Wednesday, July 1 / 2-5 p.m.
Thursday, July 2 / 2-5 p.m.

Consultation appointments

For staffs who will meet in evenings or Friday, you can register for a 50-minute one-on-one appointment with our consultants or instructors. Consulting cost is $50 for each 50-minute session.

As a bonus, staffs registering for the coaching plan can have evening meetings and take part in our town halls. During that time, our instructors will be bouncing in and out of your virtual meetings to offer feedback and advice on your plans for the year, such as themes, publication designs, staff structure, etc.

Coaching sections

Advisers
Newspaper: Boot Camp
Newspaper: Editors
Online Publications
Photo: Advanced
Photo: Beginning to Intermediate
Publication Design
Publication Writing
Video
Yearbook: Beginning
Yearbook: Theme Development

Note to advisers: As registration expands, classes may divide into varying skill levels.

Tentative schedule

All times are CDT

Monday, June 29

2 p.m. Workshop virtual opening session (everyone)

3 p.m. Coaching sessions

Tuesday, June 30

9:30 a.m. Presentation 1 (everyone)
10:30 a.m. Presentation 2 (everyone)
11:30 a.m. Presentation 3 (everyone)

2-5 p.m. Coaching sessions

7-9 p.m. Staff meetings, with workshop instructors available for advice and feedback (everyone)

Wednesday, July 1

9:30 a.m. Presentation 4 (everyone)
10:30 a.m. Presentation 5 (everyone)
11:30 a.m. Presentation 6 (everyone)

2-5 p.m. Coaching sessions

7-9 p.m. Staff meetings, with workshop instructors available for advice and feedback (everyone)

Thursday, July 2

9:30 a.m. Presentation 7 (everyone)
10:30 a.m. Presentation 8 (everyone)
11:30 a.m. Presentation 9 (everyone)

2-5 p.m. Coaching sessions

7-9 p.m. Staff meetings, with workshop instructors available for advice and feedback (everyone)

7-9 p.m. Consultations, by appointment only. $50 per 50-minute session.

Friday, July 3

Consultations, by appointment only. $50 per 50-minute session.

4:30-6 p.m. Workshop virtual closing and awards (everyone)

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