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Weekend VII:
Politics and the Media


Date: August 21-22, 2009
Agenda (.pdf)*
Location:

Kellogg Center | Directions
Michigan State University
55 South Harrison Road
East Lansing, MI 48824-1022
800-875-5090

Session #1:

Friday, August 21, 2009

5:00 p.m. Room Registration (Kellogg Center, Front Desk)

6:00 p.m. Dinner (Red Cedar A)

7:00 p.m. Building Relationships with the Media (Red Cedar B)

Presenters: Steve Lacy, Professor, School of Journalism, Michigan State University; John Lindstrom, Publisher, Gongwer News

9:00 p.m. Hospitality Suite (Room 628)

Hosts: Robert Macomber, Eric Bacyinski and Michael Callton

Session #2:

Saturday, August 22, 2009

7:00 a.m. Breakfast and Hotel Checkout (Red Cedar A)

8:10 a.m. Travel to WKAR at MSU (Map to Studios)

8:30 a.m. Working with the Media - Teams Rotate through the Four Workshops

  • Media Interview Workshop (giving an effective interview) Studio B
    Moderator: AnnMarie Schneider, Director of Program Development, Institute for Public Policy & Social Research
    Panelists: Chris Andrews, Communications Consultant and Freelance Writer; Kathy Barks Hoffman, Correspondent, Associated Press; Chris Christoff, Capital Bureau Reporter, Detroit Free Press, and Mark Hornbeck, State Correspondent, Lansing Bureau, Detroit News

  • Communicating Your Message Workshop: (sticking to your message, even under pressure) Studio A
    Presenter: Robert Kolt, Chairman and CEO, Kolt Communications, Inc.

  • Radio Interview Workshop (radio interview techniques) Room 145
    Presenter: Scott Pohl, News Producer, WKAR-AM/FM Radio

  • 30-second Campaign Commercial Workshop (television) Studio C
    Presenter: Thomas Morgan, Communications Executive, Byrum & Fisk Advocacy Communications

  • Makeup Artist: Julie Dyer, Kolt Communications, Inc.

Workshop Schedule

8:30 a.m. Rotation One (WKAR-TV)

Team One: Radio Interview Workshop, Room 145
Team Two: Communicating Your Message Workshop, Studio A
Team Three: Media Interview Workshop, Studio B
Team Four: 30-second Commercial Workshop, Studio C

9:30 a.m. Rotation Two (WKAR-TV)

Team One: Communicating Your Message Workshop, Studio A
Team Two: Media Interview Workshop, Studio B
Team Three: 30-second Commercial Workshop, Studio C
Team Four: Radio Interview Workshop, Room 145

10:30 a.m. Rotation Three (WKAR-TV)

Team One: Media Interview Workshop, Studio B
Team Two: 30-second Commercial Workshop, Studio C
Team Three: Radio Interview Workshop, Room 145
Team Four: Communicating Your Message Workshop, Studio A

11:30 a.m. Rotation Four (WKAR-TV)

Team One: 30-second Commercial Workshop, Studio C
Team Two: Radio Interview Workshop, Room 145
Team Three: Communicating Your Message Workshop, Studio A
Team Four: Media Interview Workshop, Studio B

12:40 p.m. Lunch, Review of 30-second Commercial Tapes (Room 191, WKAR-TV)

2:30 p.m. Adjourn

Additional Resources:

Effectively Presenting Yourself to the Public -- Katie Wolf (.ppt)

Before viewing Brad Slagh's Clips (.pdf)

Brad Slagh's Clips (.wmv)

 

 
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