by Rebecca Rosen Lum
Sometimes the most important thing a radio journalist can do is not to talk at all.
Ken Kobré led a packed session. (Sara Steffens)
Shooting video with an iPhone? Record interviews in the car — or better still, the closet.
As for magazine writing, a quick trip to New York to bond with editors over lunch (your treat) can pay off handsomely in assignments.
Participants gathered these and many more tips at the 2013 Spring Training for Journalists Saturday, held for the first time at San Francisco State University in partnership with the SFSU Center for Integration and Improvement of Journalism.
A record 133 people turned out for the annual event, and many presenters stuck around to sit in on breakout sessions and listen to a keynote address by noted Bay Area journalist Carol Pogash.
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And why not, with presenters like Raul Ramirez, executive director of news and public affairs at KQED, investigative reporter and author Seth Rosenfeld, multi-award-winning health reporter Laurie Udesky and visual journalist (and Emmy nominee) Carrie Ching.
“Brilliant event from beginning to end,” participant Diane Harrigan said in an online post. “As a visual storyteller, I was especially interested in Mike Kepka‘s ‘Digital Storytelling on Deadline.’ Attendees received a rare look into the world of this award-winning genius . . . Solid advice and tips and tricks from the master.”
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