Friday, March 2 – 7 p.m.
Alumni Meetup at The Daily Orange
Return to The Daily Orange at 744 Ostrom Ave. to catch up with D.O. alumni and meet the current staff. This past October marked Pete Waack’s 10th year at The D.O. and we will have a small celebration for our business manager. For those of you who could not come to the party in the fall, please feel free to stop by and thank Pete and share your favorite “Pete Waack-ism.” Light refreshments will be served.
Saturday, March 3 – 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Alumni Workshops and Seminars
Newhouse I Room 406 and 409
10 – 10:15 a.m.: Reaching out
D.O. Management
Hear what is new with The Daily Orange and what has changed with the paper. Come in early and enjoy some coffee and light refreshments while catching up with the alumni and current staff.
10:15 – 11:15 a.m. (choose one)
- Reporting for the web
Steve Kovach and Meredith Galante (Business Insider), Justin Young (iTricks) Dave Levinthal (Politico)
With more pieces becoming online exclusives, what’s the best way to keep up with the times?
- Designing for the web
With Tito Bottitta, Jared Novack and Mike Swartz (Upstatement)
As they transitioned from print news design to web design, these former D.O. presentation directors realized the two mediums really aren’t so different. They’ll talk about how easy it is to get started on the web, especially with the skills you already have from print design.
11:15 – 12.15 p.m.: From Penn State to Syracuse
With Meredith Goldstein (Boston Globe), Melanie Hicken (formerly at Los Angeles Times Media Group ), Steve Kovach (Business Insider), Emily Kulkus (The Post-Standard), Dave Levinthal (Politico), Jared Novack (Upstatement)
A panel discussion on covering the unflattering news that happens at the university level, including the past issues and looking at coverage of the Bernie Fine allegations and Penn State.
**If you are a Daily Orange editor or reporter who has covered Bernie Fine or Penn State, please sit up front so you can join the discussion**
12:15 – 1:30 p.m.: Mentor lunches
Please bring clips, resume if interested in receiving suggestions from mentors.
1:30 – 2:15 p.m.: Breakout sessions (choose one)
- Newspaper design
With Upstatement
Hear more from the Upstatement guys and tips on designing for print.
- Digging deep
With Melanie Hicken (formerly at Los Angeles Times Media Group)
Looking beyond the usual sources for reporting and organizing a story.
- Sports Enterprise in the Twitter Age
With Josh Barnett (The Philadelphia Daily News)
How to find and execute stories that go deeper than the game and take more than 140 characters to tell.
2:15 – 3:00 p.m. (Choose one)
- Copy editing for the writer
With Ashleigh Graf (The Express-Times) and Brittney Davies (The Star-Ledger)
No, we’re not talking about spelling and AP style. This is about being concise, writing for your audience and saying what you mean.
- Photo Q&A
With AJ Chavar and Andrew Burton
An open discussion on finding freelance work to developing a visual voice, to self-editing and working with editors.
Sunday, March 4 – 11:00 a.m.
Brunch at Rachel’s Restaurant at The Sheraton
Join the staff and returning alumni for brunch at The Sheraton. Please contact us beforehand if you plan to attend so we know how many to expect.
