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Alexandra AscencioVice President

Anne BeldenVice President

Genelle BelmasVice President

Benjamin ”Brutus” BrueyVice President

Jesse FranzVice President

Nancy Kaplan-BiegelVice President

Wendy NelsonVice President

Joe WritVice President

Welcomes You

The Journalism Association ofCommunity Colleges’ Board of Directors

to the th State Convention

Rich CameronCommunications Director& Executive Secretary

Jay SeidelTreasurer

57Mary Mazzoco

President

Timi Ross PoeppelmanEvents Director

T A B L EOf ContentsAcknowledgements 4Welcome Letter 5Convention Schedule 8Extra Mile Awards 24Workshop Description & Speaker Bios 32Restaurant guide 47On-the-Spot Photo Contest Guidelines 48Behavior Policy 50Competitions at a Glance 51On-the-Spot Rules/Criteria/Guidelines 57Contest Dispute Policy 60Bring-in Guidelines 61Student Election Filing Form 64Student Election Q & A 65Personal Schedule 69Distinguished Service to Journalism Award Honorees 722011 First Amendment Award Honorees 75Hotel Map 79

Front page cover design by Spencer Holladay

Acknowledgements

A Special Thank You to Cindy McGrath of Los Medanos College for being the 2011 Mail-in Coordinator and to all who helped secure judges for the 38 mail-in contests!

And our deepest gratitude goes to all the professionals from the many Californiapublication and universities who gave up their time to act as judges and speakers at the

2011 JACC State Convention.

Sacramento State University

CSUS Communication Studies Department

AdCamp

Bruce Robbins

Nancy Kincaid

Megan Chappell

DoubleTree Hotel

Diamond Trophy & Marketing

JACC Executive Board

Los Angeles Times

The Sacramento Bee

Las Vegas Sun

Los Medanos College

Delta Printing

Beach Publishing Co.

Citrus College

Beth Bingham Georges

Wendy Carrera

TopNotch Limosine

Kelly Goff

Cassie Kolias

Natalie Gray

Jeff Tollefson

Rich Cameron

Staci Cox

Samantha Klasing

Alyssa Alimena

Spencer Holladay

Jorge Medina

Hersson Preciado

Jennifer Santos

WELCOME TO THE 57th JACC STATE CONVENTION!

WWelcome to the 56th JACC State Convention held in Sacramento at the DoubleTree Hotel. As a delegate of this convention, you are part of a rich history of professionals. Many of the speakers and judges at this convention were delegates at a JACC convention just like YOU. They found their experience so enriching that they are giving back to the organization that helped augment their journalism education. Maybe some day you’ll want to do the same! The 2011 convention offers many opportunities for you to attend workshops, network with other students and faculty, compete, and try a new skill or two.Specifically, here are some of the highlights of this convention:

• Over 70 workshops offered • 13 on-the-spot competitions • Photo portfolio critiques on Thursday night • Writing and design critiques on Saturday morning • A computer element to the News Judgment/Layout Contest • Awards Presentations • Live broadcasting training • Live news photo judging • “The best damn Journalism Trivia Bowl” • Team Feature 2.0

There are more than 550 students and faculty representing 45 community colleges in California and Rhode Island. Check out each school’s student publications in the lounge located in the Grand Ballroom (where the vendor show is) on Friday and Saturday.

I am extremely proud and honored to be a part of the 2011 State Convention Team; they have worked hard to put together an incredible convention. The Team consists of: Alyssa Alimena, Sacramento State University; Bhavisha Patel, Fox40; Edgard Aguilar, Beach Publishing Co.; Rich Cameron, Cerritos College; Jill Connelly, Pierce College; Curtis Corlew, Los Medanos College; Beth Bingham Georges, Cal State Fullerton; Kelly Goff, San Francisco State University; Cindy McGrath, Los Medanos College; Paul McLeod, Saddleback College; Joanna Miller, Moorpark College; Gil Riego, San Francisco State; Paul DeBolt, Contra Costa College and Jay Seidel, Fullerton College.

While you’re thanking folks, you MUST remember to thank your advisers! They work many miracles to get you here!

My advice: Read the program, check everything out and enjoy yourself!

Thanks for coming, and if you need anything, please let me know.

JACC Convention ChairTimi Ross Poeppelman

DoubleTree Hotel, Sacramento, Calif.State Convention2013 JaCC

Make Plans NOW for the

For registration and more information check out www.jacconline.org orcontact the JACC Events Director Timi Ross Poeppelman at (916) 214-7677 or

email her at [email protected]

April 11–13, 2013

NOTE: Schedule is subject to change. Please check Registration Area for updates.

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2 to 6 p.m. Registration Desk – Pick up Registration Packets—Faculty Only

Bring-ins are accepted until 10 p.m. Registration for Photographers’ Portfolio Critique (Photographers: Get your portfolio critiqued on Thursday, 9 p.m. to midnight)

Registration for Writers’ Critique (Writers: Bring in stories you are working on for critique on Saturday, 9 to 11 a.m.)

Registration for Designers’ Critique (Designers: Have your papers critiqued by professional newspaper designers on Saturday, 10:45 a.m. to Noon)

Team Feature sign-ups (Mandatory Team Feature Orientation will be on Thursday at 8:45 p.m.)

Sign-up for Fox40 tours; Capitol Tours; The State Hornet Tours and Sacramento State University Tours

Sign-up for LIVE FROM THE JACC CONVENTION!! (There are three sessions; each one is limited to 10 peo-ple)

4 to 4:30 p.m. Twitter Orientation—Salon 1One Twitter reporter is allowed from each college

4:30 to 5 p.m. Photo Orientation—Salon 1Photographers MUST attend this orientation OR the one offered on Friday at 7:30 a.m. It is mandatory for ALL photographers (except for those participating ONLY in Team Feature 2.0) to attend ONE of the orientations.

4:45 to 5:15 p.m. Competition Feature Orientation—Grand Ballroom**This is a mandatory orientation for all feature writers. If you are unable to attend please contact Timi Poeppelman immediately**

5:15 to 6:30 p.m. Digital Photo Competition Tutorial— Salon 1Edgard Aguilar, OCC Printing

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7 to 8:30 p.m. Opening Session— Grand BallroomWelcome Address—JACC Board Members Student officers introduced Distinguished Service to Journalism Award JACC Scholarships announced

Keynote SpeaKer: Joyce Terhaar is Managing Editor for Content for The Sacramento Bee, working with reporters and editors across the room on everything from the newsroom’s watchdog jour-nalism to blogs online.Managing Editor since 1999, Terhaar has been a key newsroom leader during a period of significant transition and evolution. During that time the newsroom began publishing on multiple platforms, merged with its zoned print editions, re-imagined the content of the daily newspaper and created many well-read blogs at sacbee.com.A native Minnesotan, Terhaar is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn. She was a reporter in Grand Forks, N.D., and Santa Rosa, Calif., before she joined The Bee as a business reporter in 1988.Terhaar is married with two sons.

8:45 to 10 p.m. WorKShopS Getting the Story: Press Conference Etiquette—Salon 3 Nancy Kincaid, Office of the Federal Prison Health Care Receiver**This would be helpful if you are going to compete in the news writing competition**

Writing Winning Captions: A Primer for Photographers--Garden/Terrace Gerard Burkhart, Santa Monica College

The Eagle Eye: Top Errors for Editors to Watch For—Salon 2 Mark Ludwig, Sacramento State University

8:45 to 9 p.m. Competition Team Feature Orientation—Salon 1***ALL Team Feature participants MUST attend this orientation****

9 to 10:15 p.m. WorKShop Audio Soundslides Workshop—Salon 1Gil Riego, San Francisco State Natalie Yemenidjian, Pierce College**This workshop will be helpful if you plan to participate in the Team Feature 2.0--also there will be a hands-on tutorial available after this workshop ONLY for anyone attending this workshop**

8:45 p.m. to midnight Faculty reception—Suite 1103 in the Cal Expo Wing Sponsored by MediaMate & KamayakFree prizes for all faculty who attend! Raffle at 10 p.m.—must be present to win—no purchase necessary!

8:45 p.m. Competition Critical Review-- Salon B

9 p.mScavenger Hunt—meet at Salon B/CThe Scavenger hunt was designed by the JACC student officers in order to have fun and meet members from other delegations.

9 p.m. to midnight CritiqueS Photo Portfolio Critique---Rubicon River Room

10 p.m.Competition Bring-In Contest DEADLINE--JACC Registration/Info Desk

10 p.m. approx. Competition Critical Review Writing Lab—Salon A The writing lab will begin immediately after the Critical Review event. Critical Review writers should follow the direction of the lead proctor John Francis for EXACT time requirements.

10:30 to 11:45 p.m. Competition News Judgment/Layout Contest--1st round—Salon 1**Each school can enter only 2 students in this contest. Each student must choose to participate in the broad-sheet or tabloid category.**

10:15 p.m. trivia BoWl The Best Damn Journalism Trivia Bowl—Grand BallroomHosted by Hersson Preciado, former JACC student board member Two students from each school will be allowed to participate. Teams of three will then be created. “The Best Damn Journalism Trivia Bowl” will test students’ knowledge of current events, AP style, media facts, JACC facts and general knowledge.

11 p.m. to 1 a.m. PEACE, LOVE & JACC--Student reception--Wear your favorite ‘60s outfit! -- Salon C/D

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6:30 to 7:15 a.m. Vendor Set-Up—Grand Ballroom

7:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. Vendor Show—Grand BallroomDon’t forget to get your vendor passport signed and enter to win fabulous prizes!

7:15 a.m. Continental Breakfast—Grand Ballroom

7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. JACC Registration/Information Office Opens—Maxi’s (Near the Garden/Terrace)

7:30 to 10:30 a.m. Registration for Writers’ Critique--JACC Registration/Info Desk Registration for Designers’ Critique--JACC Registration/Info Desk Registration for LIVE FROM THE JACC CONVENTION! --JACC Registration/Info Desk

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Then be sure to attend the 8th Annual Journalism Trivia BowlOn Thursday, March 22 at 10:15 p.m. Academy Three

Don’t Miss“The Best Damn Journalism Trivia Bowl” This side of the Mississippi!

Make sure your college is represented!

• Think you’re good at current events? • Know a lot about the history of journalism? • Have the AP Stylebook memorized?

Each team will consist of three team members, each one representing a different college. “The best damn Journalism Trivia Bowl” will test students’ knowledge of

current events, AP style, media facts, JACC facts and general knowledge.

7:30 to 8 a.m. Competition Photo Orientation—Salon AMandatory orientation for all photographers for ALL photography competitions (UNLESS you attended the Thursday night 4:30 p.m. session)

8 a.m. Competition Team Feature--Pick-up Assignment Envelopes--JACC Registration/Info Desk

8 a.m. Competition Feature Photo--Pick-up Assignment Envelopes--JACC Registration/Info Desk ***In order to allow for photographers to compete in multiple contests, the Digital Photo Lab will be open from 2:30 to 7 p.m. Photographers can submit entries after each contest OR wait until after the last contest. Photographers MUST be checked in to the Digital Photo Lab by 7 p.m. in order for their entry/ies to be eli-gible for judging. ***

8 to 9:30 a.m. meeting Faculty & Volunteer Orientation Meeting--Sacramento Room(Here’s where you get issued a one-of-a-kind JACC orange vest—don’t be late!)

8:30 a.m. Competition News Judgment/Layout Finalists Announced---- JACC Registration/Info Office-- ** Finalists are chosen from the participants in Thursday night’s News Judgment/Layout Contest**

9 to 11 a.m. Competition News Judgment/Layout--2nd Round--Bear River Room

9:30 to 10:45 a.m.WorKShopMultimedia on the Cheap--Garden/Terrace Kim Komenich, San Jose State University

10:15 a.m.Competition Feature Writing Contest--Pink Group--Bus leaves for Feature Writing Event--please board the bus in front of the hotel--YOU MUST HAVE A TICKET to BOARD! (Pink Group will return approx. 12:30 p.m.) Tickets are given out at Feature Writing Orientation on Thursday at 4:45 p.m. If you need a ticket see Timi Poeppelman in plenty of time BEFORE the bus leaves.

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10:45 a.m.Competition Feature Writing Contest--Red Group--Bus leaves for Feature Writing Event--please board the bus in front of the hotel--YOU MUST HAVE A TICKET to BOARD! (Red Group will return approx. 1 p.m.) Tickets are given out at Feature Writing Orientation on Thursday at 4:45 p.m. If you need a ticket see Timi Poeppelman in plenty of time BEFORE the bus leaves.

11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. WorKShopS Broadcast Jobs and Internships: How to Get Them and Help Stations Fill Them --Salon B/C Mark Powers, California Broadcasting AssociationBegone Alvarez, Univsion 19 & Telefutura 64Gretchen Littlejohn, KCRA-TV 3Rob McAllister, NewsTalk 1530 KFBK

Making the Most of Your Headlines and Captions—Salon DWalter Hammerwold, Los Angeles Daily News

Covering Pop Music—Sacramento Room Carla Meyer, Sacramento Bee

Community Photojournalism That Makes a Difference—Garden/Terrace Autumn Cruz, The Sacramento Bee

Making Your Game Story Sing—Salon 1 Marcus Thompson, Contra Costa Times

The Broadcast One-Man Band: How to Do it All Yourself—Salon 2 Chris Biele, Fox 40

Patch: Small Towns, Big Ambitions —Salon 3 Alex Gronke, Patch

Judging Bring-In Photo Bring-In Advertisement Bring-In Essay Bring-In Slideshow Bring-in 1st Amendment

Judges should report to Yuba River Room

11:15 a.m.Competition Feature Writing Contest--Blue Group--Bus leaves for Feature Writing Event--please board the bus in front of the hotel--YOU MUST HAVE A TICKET to BOARD! (Blue Group will return approx. 1:30 p.m.) Tickets are given out at Feature Writing Orientation on Thursday at 4:45 p.m. If you need a ticket see Timi Poeppelman in plenty of time BEFORE the bus leaves.

11:45 a.m.Competition Feature Writing Contest--Purple Group--Bus leaves for Feature Writing Event--please board the bus in front of the hotel--YOU MUST HAVE A TICKET to BOARD! (Purple Group will return approx. 2 p.m.) Tickets are given out at Feature Writing Orientation on Thursday at 4:45 p.m. If you need a ticket see Timi Poeppelman in plenty of time BEFORE the bus leaves.

noon FILING DEADLINE for JACC STUDENT PRESIDENT CANDIDATES! Turn in your “Declaration of Intent to Run” papers at the Student Election Table in the Grand Ballroom

12:15 p.m.Competition Feature Writing Contest--Green Group--Bus leaves for Feature Writing Event--please board the bus in front of the hotel--YOU MUST HAVE A TICKET to BOARD! (Green Group will return approx. 2:30 p.m.) Tickets are given out at Feature Writing Orientation on Thursday at 4:45 p.m. If you need a ticket see Timi Poeppelman in plenty of time BEFORE the bus leaves.

12:30 p.m.tourSBus leaves for Sacramento State University Tour(Tour begins at 1 p.m. at Lassen Hall, Room 1100)

12:30 to 1:45 p.m. WorKShopS Life after College Publisher: An Odyssey—Salon B/CKate McLaughlin, El Camino College


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Get Your Foot in the Door: How to Clinch a Media Internship or Job--Salon D Maggie Creamer, Lodi News SentinelJordan Guinn, Lodi News SentinelMitch Hanner, CBS13 TVRich Hanner, Lodi News Sentinel

Critical Inking: Cartooning in the Capital - Sacramento John Kloss, Sacramento News and Review

Revolution Revisited: One Photographer’s Journey—Garden/Terrace Kim Komenich, San Jose State University

Legal Tips for Student Journalists—Salon 1 Jason Shepard, Cal State Fullerton

Reporting on Today’s Military From the Outside and Inside—Salon 2 Will Martin, 1st Lt., Public Affairs Officer, California National Guard - Joint Forces HeadquartersBrandon Honig, California National Guard

Broadcast News Writing Tutorial: Tips for the Contest--Salon 3** This will be helpful if you plan to compete in the Broadcast News Writing contest on Saturday.**

12:45 p.m.Competition Feature Writing Contest--Gold Group--Bus leaves for Feature Writing Event--please board the bus in front of the hotel--YOU MUST HAVE A TICKET to BOARD! (Gold Group will return approx. 3 p.m.) Tickets are given out at Feature Writing Orientation on Thursday at 4:45 p.m. If you need a ticket see Timi Poeppelman in plenty of time BEFORE the bus leaves.

2 to 3:15 p.m. CompetitionSEditorial Cartoon Contest -- Salon B/COpinion Writing Contest -- Salon B/C

WorKShopS Covering the Capital—Salon D Jack Dolan, The Los Angeles Times

Investigate This! Investigative Reporting on the College Newspaper—SacramentoMarcy Burstiner, Humboldt State University

New Trends in Online Student Media—Salon 1 Jason Shepard, Cal State Fullerton

21st Century Journalism Student: Your Career Starts Now—Salon 2 Nathaniel Miller, The Sacramento Bee

Public Relations and Social Media-- Salon 3Stacy Long, Pierce and Citrus Colleges

2:15 p.m.CompetitionS News Writing Contest--Meet bus in front of hotelNews Photo Contest--Meet bus in front of hotel**In order to allow for photographers to compete in multiple contests, the Digital Photo Lab will be open from 2:30 to 7 p.m. Photographers can submit entries after each contest OR wait until after the last contest. Photographers MUST be checked in to the Digital Photo Lab by 7 p.m. in order for their entry/ies to be eli-gible for judging. ***

2:30 p.m.CompetitionS Digital Photo Lab Opens—Bear River Room**In order to allow for photographers to compete in multiple contests, the Digital Photo Lab will be open from 2:30 to 7 p.m. Photographers can submit entries after each contest OR wait until after the last contest. Photographers MUST be checked in to the Digital Photo Lab by 7 p.m. in order for their entry/ies to be eli-gible for judging. ***

3:30 to 4:45 p.m. CompetitionS Copy Editing Contest-Salon D Editorial Cartoon Lab--Sacramento RoomOpinion Writing Lab--Salon A

WorKShopS Take Your Magazine Art to the Next Level—Salon B Jason Malmberg, SacTown Magazine

Reporting from Data: No Longer the New Frontier—Salon C Doug Smith, The Los Angeles Times

Effective Sports Photography for the Student Journalist—Garden/TerraceJohn Harte, Bakersfield College

Broadcasting Live Shots on Deadline--Salon 1Wendy Carrera, Rio Hondo College** Participants will learn to write and shoot a live 1 minute shot; the live shots will be critiqued on Saturday** You might be leaving the hotel during this session--please wear comfortable shoes!*** PLEASE NOTE: This session begins at 3:30 p.m. and ends at 6:15 p.m.

College Publisher Review & Branding Yourself as Journalist—Salon 2Lara Hanson, College Publisher

5 p.m.Sports Photo Contest--meet bus outside front of hotel**In order to allow for photographers to compete in multiple contests, the Digital Photo Lab will be open from 2:30 to 7 p.m. Photographers can submit entries after each contest OR wait until after the last contest. Photographers MUST be checked in to the Digital Photo Lab by 7 p.m. in order for their entry/ies to be eli-gible for judging. ***


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5 to 6:15 p.m.

meetingS NorCal Faculty Meeting--Salon BSoCal Faculty Meeting--Salon C

WorKShopSLeading Friends and Ruling Enemies: Running a Student Newspaper—Salon D Isa Ghani, Cal State Fullerton

Multimedia Storytelling—Garden/TerraceKim Komenich, San Jose State University

Dinner is on your own (see restaurant information on page 47).

5:30 p.m.Competition Sports Writing Contest-- Meet bus in front of main entrance

7 p.m.Competition Feature Writing Lab---Salon A

Digital Photo Lab Check-in Deadline--Bear River Room**In order to allow for photographers to compete in multiple contests, the Digital Photo Lab will be open from 2:30 to 7 p.m. Photographers can submit entries after each contest OR wait until after the last con-test. Photographers MUST be checked in to the Digital Photo Lab by 7 p.m. in order for their entry/ies to be eligible for judging. ***

8:30 to 11:30 p.m. JACC Mail-in Awards Come meet the JACC Student Board members, the student candidates for the JACC Board, each other AND view the JACC Mail-in Awards presentation(This year’s Mail-in presentation will differ from years’ past--Winners names will be displayed on a screen and students will be called up to receive their awards!)

10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Competition Team Feature Open Lab--Salon D

12 a.m. (yes, that’s midnight!) approx. Competition Sports Writing Lab--Salon AThis is the estimated time! The sports writing lab will begin immediately after the bus returns to the hotel. Check with lead proctor Paul McLeod for further details.

Saturday, April 9, 2011

6:30 to 7:30 a.m. Vendor Set-Up—Grand Ballroom

7:15 a.m. to noon Vendor Show—Grand Ballroom

7:15 a.m. Continental Breakfast—Grand Ballroom

7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. JACC Information Office Open-- (next to Garden/Terrace)

7:45 to 9 a.m. Competition No. 1 Team Feature Writing Lab—Salon D

meeting Statewide Faculty Meeting – Salon B/C

9:15 a.m. to Noon CritiqueS Writers’ Critiques—Lounge inside Grand BallroomBring Your Work-in-Progress Articles or printed articles for critiques Facilitated by Rob O’Neil, Pierce College Designers’ Critiques--Lounge inside Grand Ballroom Bring Your Newspapers for Critiques Facilitated by Jorge Medina, Orange County Register & Spencer Holladay, Vegas Inc.

9:15 to 10:30 a.m. Competition No. 2 Team Feature Writing Lab—Salon DBroadcast News Writing Lab--Salon A

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JACC’s CONTESTS GO ONLINE!—Sacramento RoomRich Cameron, Cerritos College

News Design 101—Salon 1Spencer Holladay, Vegas Inc.

And Now, for Something Completely Different: Writing for the Alternative Market—Salon 2 Kel Munger, Sacramento News and Review

The Art of the Critique: Life of the Food Critic—Salon 3 John Birdsall, SF Weekly

JudgingEditorial CartoonNews WritingFeature WritingCritical ReviewCopy EditingOpinion Writing

Judges should report to Yuba River Room

9:30 a.m.tourSFox40 TV Tour—meet bus in front of hotel(Bus will return at approximately 11:30 a.m.)

10:45 to noon Competition No. 3 Team Feature Lab-- Salon D

WorKShopS LIVE News Photo Judging Session--Salon B/CThe audience is invited to listen and observe professional photojournalists as they judge the News Photo Category to the final four places. The audience is invited to listen and observe the judges but will not be allowed to interact with the judges. The judging session will only be live from 9:15 a.m. to Noon and will only narrow the judges’ decision to the top four places in order to maintain the suspense of the awards ceremony. The session may end earlier and/or may need more time. If it exceeds the time allowed in the program, then the completion of the judging will take place privately.

Live Broadcast Critiques--Salon 1Wendy Carrera, Rio Hondo CollegeThese are the critiques from the live shots taken during Friday’s session

Making it in Journalism—Salon 2Jorge Medina, Orange County Register

Making the Transition to a University Paper—Salon 3Cassie Kolias, The State Hornet, Sacramento State UniversityDustin Nosler, The State Hornet, Sacramento State University

Beyond the Game Story: Sports Features, Columns and Notebooks--Salon 4Marcus Thompson, Contra Costa Times

Judging Sports WritingBroadcast News Writing

Judges report to Yuba River Room

9:30 a.m.tourSFox40 TV Tour—meet bus in front of hotel(Bus will return at approximately 1:30 p.m.)

12:15 to 1:30 p.m.

WorKShopS Go Mobile! Tips and Tools to Help you Connect with Your Audience Using Mobile Media--Salon B/CStaci Baird, San Francisco State University

Can the Geeks Save Journalism? Don’t be a Dinosaur and Become Extinct—Salon DToni Albertson, Mike Jaramillo, Sabina Gallier, Albert Serna, Mt. San Antonio College

From JPEG to RAW, is it Time to Switch?—Garden/Terrace John Harte, Bakersfield College

Integrity in the Newsroom: Tips on How to Always Make Deadline—Salon 1Jorge Medina, Orange County Register


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Live from the JACC Convention!-- Salon 2Beth Bingham Georges, Cal State Fullerton This session will focus on the technical aspects of a live televised shot. Participants will learn hands-on how to shoot a live shot. Each session is limited to 10 people--get your ticket from the JACC registration booth. There are three sessions offered: 12:15, 1:45 & 3:15 p.m.

Dealing with Controversy in the Newsroom—Salon 3Leidhra Johnson, The State Hornet, Sacramento State University

Judging Team Feature 2.0

Judges report to Yuba River Room

1 to 3 p.m.The State Hornet Open HouseTake the bus out to Sacramento State to see The State Hornet offices and chat with its staff. All who attend will be entered in a drawing for fabulous prizes!

1:45 to 3 p.m. WorKShopS Billions to Spend: Investigating Abuse andWaste in College Construction Programs--Salon B/CGale Holland, The Los Angeles Times

Rock ‘N’ Roll Reporting—Salon DWaleed Rashidi, Citrus College

Working with Your Printer—Sacramento RoomEdgard Aguilar, OCC Printing

Stepping “Out-of-The-Box” with Multimedia—Garden/TerraceRobert Linggi, The State Hornet, Sacramento State UniversityJess Sutton-Hough, The State Hornet, Sacramento State UniversityBrittney Bradley, The State Hornet, Sacramento State University

Crafting a Cover: The Art Direction Process—Salon 1 Andrew Nilson, SF Weekly


How Better Management Can Improve Your Content—Salon 3Roman Heindorff, Camayak*** For those of you interested in alternate choices to College Publisher—you should attend this session***

3:15 to 4:30 p.m. meeting Student Election Meeting—Salon B/CEach delegation MUST have ONE student attend OR the school will forfeit its on-the-spot awards.

3:15 to 4:30 p.m. WorKShopS Photoshop: Working with Color—Sacramento RoomEdgard Aguilar, OCC Printing

Photos for the Daily Wire—Garden/Terrace Rich Pedroncelli, The Associated Press

Design is Not Dead—Salon 1Spencer Holladay, Vegas Inc.


Multiplying Your Media: How to Implement Multimedia Well—Salon 3Isa Ghani, The Daily Titan, Cal State Fullerton

3:15 to 6 p.m. CompetitionDigital Photo Lab: Slideshow & Video Preparation--Bear River Room**You must check-in by 4 p.m. in order to be eligible for entry.**

5 to 6:15 p.m. meetingGeneral meeting— 1 student and 1 faculty from each delegation must attend or forfeit your on-the-spot awards.

6:30 to 7:45 p.m. Dispute Resolution Team meets (IF NEEDED)--American River Room(see page 56 for definition)

8 to 10 p.m. Dinner & Awards—Grand Ballroom JACC slideshow and video presentation Honoring Outgoing Officers Introduction of new officers First Amendment Award Cal-JEC Awards On-the-Spot and Bring-in Awards


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7:30 a.m. to noon Information--Registration Room Collect your AlphaSmarts Buy Cool JACC stuff! Lost & Found

7:30 to 9 a.m. Conduct Advisory Board (if needed)—Bear River Room

9 to 11 a.m. JACC Board of Directors Meeting- Cal Expo Rm 1103This meeting is for board members only. (Continental Breakfast will be served to board members only.)

12 to 2 p.m. Conduct Advisory Board (if needed)— Bear River Room

ALL FACULTYPick up your AlphaSmartsat the JACC Registration

Desk on Sunday

Natalie Feulner

Brian Feulner

Kelly Goff

Gil Riego, Jr.

John Francis

Paul McLeod

Kris Prue-Cook

Anttwan Stanberry

Michelle Olson

Brandon Hensley

Beth Bingham Georges

Joanna Miller

Roger Vargo

Walter Alvarado

Gerard Burkhart

Hersson Preciado

Curtis Corlew

Nancy Kincaid

Edgard Aguilar

Jill Connelly

Samantha Poeppelman

Jennifer Santos

Jorge Medina

Cindy McGrath

Danny Edwards

Nancy Kaplan-Beigel

Paul DeBolt

Pat McKean

Waleed Rashidi

Rubina Gulati

Jay Seidel

Rich Cameron

Melea Allen

Dympna Ugwu-Oju

Bhavisha Patel

Alyssa Alimena

Bruce Robbins

Jeff Tollefson

Doug Walsh

Natalie Yemenidjian

Kyle Tuttle

Missy Matzen

Rob O’Neil

2011 Extra-mile Award WinnersEach year JACC honors those individuals who have gone above and beyond the call of duty with regards to JACC convention and events

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JACC honorsThe years of service to journalism education

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L ive From the JAC C C onvention!This session will focus on the technical aspects of a live televised shot. Participants will learn hands-on how to shoot a live shot. Join Beth Bingham Georges (who has spent al-most 20 years as a television reporter/anchor/producer) for a hands-on workshop where every participant will become an on-camera reporter. You will cover the news of the con-vention. The segment will be produced after the convention and uploaded to YouTube.

Each session is limited to 10 people--get your ticket from the JACC registration/info desk.

There are three sessions offered on Sat. April 9:12:15, 1:45 & 3:15 p.m.

I n t e r e s t e d I n B r o a d c a s t I n g ?Be sure to check out these two

hands-on opportunities:Friday, April 8 –3:30 to 4:45 p.m.

in Salon 1

BroadcastIng LIve shots on deadLIneLearn how to be in front of the camera and connect with the audience with a short one minute live shot. Join Wendy Carrera to learn how to write and shoot live on deadline. Live shots will take place Friday and critiques on Saturday. Come learn and have fun at the same time. Carrera is a broadcast journalist who has covered stories from human trafficking to the terrorist attacks in London.

**You will be leaving the hotel during this session--please wear comfortable shoes!**

Check out the

live sports photoJudging session

Saturday 9:15 a.m.-noon

in aCademy oneThe audience will NOT be allowed to interact with the judges, only observe and listen. The judging session will only be live from 9:15 a.m. to Noon and will only narrow the judges’ decision to the top four places in order to maintain the suspense of the awards ceremony. The session may end earlier, and may need more time. If it exceeds the time allowed in the program, then the completion of the judging will take place privately.

Media Specialists Staci Baird & Sarah Fidelibus will present

TEACHERSTECH FOR

Don’t Miss the

2012 Blue Heron—the pre-conference hands-on seminar on

Friday, Jan. 20, 2012

As an internet marketing manager for Lucasfilm, Baird helped launch LucasArt’s first social media cam-paigns on Twitter and Facebook. Before moving to San Francisco, she was innovations project man-ager for E.W. Scripps Newspaper Interactive in Knoxville, Tenn. where she helped develop busi-ness plans and content strategies for new web initiatives. As multi-media manager for MSN Money in New York Baird worked with a team of multimedia journalists to design and produce a series of multimedia stories. Baird has worked as a content producer for CBS Interactive and SFGate.

Baird currently serves as tech advisor for the student newspaper and magazine and teaches digital news gathering and contemporary news media at SF State

This multi-media, hands-on workshop willprovide teachers with ideas and strategies for making solid use of technology in the classroom, including social media (like Twitter and Tumblr) and less “social” tools like Google Docs, Type-with.me and Dropbox.

Registration willbe online soon!

Registration is $75 if you register for the 2012 Mid-winter Faculty Conference

Or $125 if you are NOT attendingthe Mid-Winter Faculty Conference

Check out the

live sports photoJudging session

Saturday 9:15 a.m.-noon

in aCademy oneThe audience will NOT be allowed to interact with the judges, only observe and listen. The judging session will only be live from 9:15 a.m. to Noon and will only narrow the judges’ decision to the top four places in order to maintain the suspense of the awards ceremony. The session may end earlier, and may need more time. If it exceeds the time allowed in the program, then the completion of the judging will take place privately.

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WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS & SPEAKER BIOS WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS & SPEAKER BIOS

21st Century Journalism Student: Your Career Starts NowYou’d be surprised by the amount of things you learn once you’re no longer in school. Don’t miss out on the many opportunities you can embrace as a student. Learn about how to become a better journalist, find out about internships and reframe your final years in college.

Nathaniel Miller is an online content developer for The Sacramento Bee. He studied government-journalism at California State University, Sacramento, after attending Sacramento City College. He has a background in social media, Web producing, computer-assisted reporting, managing, editing, designing and writing. He is a JACC alumnus.

WHEN TO SEE IT: Friday April 8, 2 - 3:15 p.m. - Salon 2

And Now for Something Completely Different: Writing for the Alternative MarketBeginning with a brief history of the alternative press, Kel Munger will discuss what makes an “alt” paper so alternative and how it differs from the so-called “mainstream” press. Munger will also talk about ways to write for the alternative market, in-cluding the differences between narrative journalism and standard news writing.

Kel Munger is a writer and editor at the Sacramento News & Review, where she covers books, theater, religion, environmental, LGBTQ and feminist issues. Her journalism has won awards from the California Newspaper Publishers Association. She is also a prize-winning poet and fiction writer.

WHEN TO SEE IT: Saturday April 9, 9:15 - 10:30 a.m. - Salon 2

Art of the Critique: Life of the Food CriticLearn the keys to writing an excellent food or restaurant review. The entire process will be explored: from getting the assign-ment to turning in copy. How to break into the business will also be discussed

John Birdsall is the Online Food Editor for SF Weekly.


Audio Soundslides WorkshopThe Team Feature 2.0 prep workshop is designed to assist students who have little to no working knowledge on how to cut audio on Audacity and place/arrange photos on Soundslides Plus. The first half of this workshop will be a lecture covering the basic principles of organizing, cutting, and splicing audio and basic photo storytelling. The second half will be a hands-on dem-onstration where students will attempt to create a storytelling slideshow with pre-selected audio and photographs. Intermediate students may attend as a refresher course. In order to attend the hands on demo, you must attend the lecture.

After attending Pierce College, Gil Riego Jr. now attends San Francisco State University working on his BA in Photojournal-ism. On top of his educational aspirations he is a freelance photographer for the SF Weekly and The Bay Citizen. He is profi-cient in writing, design, layout, social networking and photography. Feel free to stalk him on Twitter at @gilphotography. He is a JACC alumnus.

Natalie Yemenidjian is a student journalist living and freelancing in Los Angeles. As a super sophomore, she has been editor of Pierce College’s student-run newspaper, magazine and was a founder of the school’s first Internet radio station, KPCRadio.com as its program director. Yemenidjian (Yemen - like the country - EEDG-yan) spent almost a year as an intern and education beat reporter for Los Angeles Times’ Glendale News-Press and Burbank Leader. A strong love for public radio and a habit for hold-ing a sign up wherever she goes that says: “Will work for journalism,” led her to intern at Southern California Public Radio’s KPCC where she produced audio and multimedia content. Yemenidjian has won more than 20 JACC awards and was a recipi-ent of the 2010 Helen Johnson Memorial Scholarship for Broadcasting/Multimedia journalism from the Society of Professional Journalists. She is a JACC alumna.

WHEN TO SEE IT: Thursday, April 7, 9 to 10:15 p.m. -- Salon 1


Beyond the Game Story: Sports Features, Columns and NotebooksOK, so you know sports and how to cover a game. This workshop will help you take your sports writing to a new level. Learn how to create enterprise sports features, write analytically, produce columns and break stories. Be a bomb sports writer.

Marcus Thompson is the Golden State Warriors beat writer for the Bay Area News Group (San Jose Mercury News, Contra Costa Times, Oakland Tribune). He has been a sports writer for 10 years. He has covered high school, college and professional sports, as well as written plenty of sports features and columns.

WHEN TO SEE IT: Saturday April 9, 10:45 a.m. to Noon - Salon 4

Billions to Spend: Investigating Abuse and Waste in College Construction ProgramsTwo Los Angeles Times reporters investigated for 18 months a story that followed a $5.7 billion bond measure intended to update and renovate the buildings on the nine campuses of the Los Angeles Community College District. Their eight part series uncovers the waster and poor money management in construction projects at the LACCD.

Gale Holland joined the Los Angeles Times six years ago as the editor overseeing legal and law enforcement coverage, and three years later joined the paper’s higher education team as a staff writer. She has worked as city editor of the Daily Journal legal newspaper, as an editor at LA Weekly and as a staff writer for USA Today and Copley News Service, specializing in court coverage.

WHEN TO SEE IT: Saturday April 9, 1:45 - 3 p.m. -- Salon B/C

Broadcast Jobs and Internships - How to Get Them and Help Stations Fill ThemPanelists in this session will discuss the range of jobs that are available at radio and televisions stations, the hiring process and offer recommendations on how the audience can assist stations in publicizing job openings.

Mark Powers is vice president of the California Broadcasting Association.Begone Alvarez is the assistant to the GM/VP at Univsion 19 & Telefutura 64.Gretchen Littlejohn is a producer at KCRA-TV 3.Rob McAllister is a sports and news reporter for NewsTalk 1530 KFBK.

WHEN TO SEE IT: Friday, April 8, 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. -- Salon B/C

Broadcasting Live Shots on DeadlineBecome a reporter for a day!Students will learn how to be in front of the camera and connect with the audience with a short one-minute live shot. Reporting on live television is a crucial part of reporting and learning how to be conversational and concise on live television is key to a successful broadcasting career. Live shots will take place Friday and critiques on Saturday. Come learn and have fun at the same time.

Wendy Carrera is a broadcast journalist and a professor at Rio Hondo College. Carrera has covered stories from human traf-ficking to the terrorist attacks in London. She is an education advocate and returns to her home city of East Los Angeles where she tutors and volunteers her time with at-risk youth. She believes in change and hopes to instill her motto to the young, “never allow your milieu to dictate your future.” Carrera attained her BFA in Television and Broadcast Journalism from Chapman Uni-versity and her Master’s degree from Whittier College. She is a JACC alumna.

WHEN TO SEE IT: Friday April 8, 3:30 - 6:15 p.m. - Salon 1


Broadcast News Writing TutorialParticipating in the Broadcast Writing Competition? A little unsure of the differences between writing for print and writing for tele-vision? Just curious about the process of writing for broadcast? Then this is the workshop for you! Come hear how to translate your writing ability into writing for the screen!


Can the Geeks Save Journalism? Don’t be a Dinosaur and Become ExtinctThe core skills of journalism may be writing and reporting but working in media today requires much more. Learning technol-ogy and social media skills is one thing, but learning to coexist with the new high tech journalism entrepreneurs is another. This session will look at the skills needed to succeed in journalism and the role that geeks are playing in the fight to save it. News sites like Patch, EveryBlock and Reddit will be explored.

Toni Albertson is a professor of journalism and adviser of student media at Mt. San Antonio College. Mike Jaramillo is a Mountaineer staff writer and founder of “The Great Unknowns” podcast. Albert Serna is a staff writer for mountiewire.com and substance.la. Sabina Gallier is managing editor of The Mountaineer and blogger, author of “A Small World for Big Girls.”

WHEN TO SEE IT: Saturday April 9, 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. - Salon D

Community Photojournalism that Makes a Difference Over the course of the past six years as a professional photojournalist Autumn Cruz has seen her work inspire the donation of more than one million dollars to fulfill community needs, to cover everything from beds for a homeless women’s shelter to a computer for a boy with no limbs. Images have the power to stir the heart in a way that words alone cannot accomplish. Cruz will discuss how to take video and photographs of sensitive subjects and share the overwhelming response that she has wit-nessed to this work.

Autumn Cruz is a multimedia journalist for the Sacramento Bee. In addition to daily news work she has photographed the Book of Dreams for The Bee for the past five years, which fulfils holiday wishes for people in need each year. As a student she was twice named “Photographer of the Year” for the San Francisco Bay Area Press Photographers Association.

WHEN TO SEE IT: Friday, April 8, 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. - Garden/Terrace

Covering Pop MusicHow to cover pop music as the music industry keeps shifting.

Carla Meyer is an entertainment writer for The Sacramento Bee, specializing in pop music coverage. Carla has been at the Bee for six years, four years of which she spent as the newspaper’s movie critic. Before coming to the The Bee, she worked for eight years at the San Francisco Chronicle.

WHEN TO SEE IT: Friday, April 8, 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. - Sacramento Room

Covering the Capital: Investigating State and Local GovernmentFrom state welfare benefits withdrawn on cruise ships and casino floors, to Charles Manson caught with a cell phone in prison, to multi-million dollar tax breaks secretly awarded to wealthy campaign contributors: Learn how to find compelling stories in a sea of government documents and tell them without slipping into bureaucratic jargon.

Jack Dolan writes about California’s sprawling state bureaucracy for The Los Angeles Times. A recipient of numerous national investigative reporting awards, he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2001. Before coming to the Times, Dolan worked at The Miami Herald and The Hartford Courant. He has an MA in Journalism from the University of Missouri and a BA in Litera-ture from McGill University.

WHEN TO SEE IT: Friday April 8, 2 - 3:15 p.m. - Salon D

Crafting a Cover: The Art Direction ProcessWalk through the cover design process at a weekly and learn the background steps - from sketches to the final product.

Andrew Nilson is currently the art director at SF Weekly. In his non-journalism hours is also a white water rafting guide at Out-door Adventures at UC Davis . Nilson is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati.

WHEN TO SEE IT: Saturday April 9, 1:45 - 3 p.m. - Salon 1

Critical Inking: Editorial Cartooning in the CapitalThe employment of editorial cartoons within the great battles of our time. Come get caught in the Klossfire!

John “Sketchdaddy” Kloss is editorial cartoonist for Sacramento News & Review, drawing editorial cartoons in the California’s capital city for 30 years. He has taught for 20 years at area colleges as an adjunct professor in sociology and art. He is also an art commissioner in West Sacramento.

WHEN TO SEE IT: Friday April 8, 12:30 - 1:45 p.m. - Sacramento Room

Dealing with Controversy in the NewsroomFrom controversy over editorial cartoons, coverage of a homicide story, or dealing with the death of a friend from the news-room, there is always something new to deal with while working on a student publication. Here, a student editor shares some experiences and what’s been learned from them.

Leidhra Johnson is the editor in chief of The State Hornet, at Sacramento State University

WHEN TO SEE IT: Saturday April 9, 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. - Salon 3

Design is Not DeadNewspapers can no longer survive by simply slapping words onto a page. Print products not content with a slow and painful death are placing greater emphasis on visuals as a way to entice readers, tell a complete story and compete with visual media like television and the internet. Because of this, the role of designer is changing. This session will take a look at what those new demands are, where aspiring designers should look for inspiration and what the newspapers of tomorrow will look like.

Spencer Holladay is a Helvetica connoisseur who wants to share with the world the joys of kerning. He is currently the over-worked inaugural art director of Vegas Inc., a new weekly business magazine that is not as boring as it sounds. Prior to that, Holladay worked for the Las Vegas Sun, where his bold and unexpected pages were so badass the Nevada Press Association named him 2010 Designer of the Year after having worked for the paper only two months. How did he get so awesome? He interned at The Virginian-Pilot and redesigned two student publications at Arizona State University, where he graduated with a degree in graphic design. He may be a Sun Devil but don’t be fooled, he hates getting up before noon, possibly because of his considerable dislike of drop shadows. He is a JACC alumnus.

WHEN TO SEE IT: Saturday April 9, 3:15 - 4:30 p.m. - Salon 1

Effective Sports Photography for the Student JournalistThis session will cover everything from technical challenges to working with the light that is available to you to producing interesting content for your readers.

John Harte is a journalism instructor at Bakersfield College, where he has taught photojournalism for the past 14 years, and mul-timedia reporting for the past three years. He was a staff photographer for The Bakersfield Californian for 28 years, specializing in sports photojournalism. He owns Shooting Star Sports Photography, a custom, journalism-style sports portfolio service and continues to contract for The Californian.

WHEN TO SEE IT: Friday April 8, 3:30 - 4:45 p.m. - Garden/Terrace



From JPEG to RAW, is it Time to Switch?This will be a technical talk exploring whether student photojournalists should make the move from JPEG photo capture to the much more powerful and flexible RAW format, which could dramatically improve their images.

John Harte is a journalism instructor at Bakersfield College, where he has taught photojournalism for the past 14 years, and mul-timedia reporting for the past three years. He was a staff photographer for The Bakersfield Californian for 28 years, specializing in sports photojournalism. He owns Shooting Star Sports Photography, a custom, journalism-style sports portfolio service and continues to contract for The Californian.

WHEN TO SEE IT: Saturday April 9, 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. - Garden/Terrace

GET YOUR FOOT IN THE DOOR: How to Clinch a Media Internship or JobHow do you make the leap from the classroom to newsroom? Is it all about your academic major, resume, portfolio, contacts — or wearing a spiffy dark blue suit to the interview? From the media trenches, we’ll share personal anecdotes and offer some tips to help you get to the next level. The panelists:Maggie Creamer held internships at the Omaha World-Herald and the Bakersfield Californian before joining the Lodi News-Sentinel, where she is city hall reporter, blogger and Tweeter. She is a graduate of the University of Missouri. Jordan Guinn bounced from a culinary arts track to journalism at American River College, then became editorial page editor of the State Hornet at Sacramento State University. He is the business editor and a blogger at the Sentinel. Mitch Hanner got his big break as an intern for a TV station in Santa Rosa before it was sold several months later and the news department was vaporized. He then joined CBS13 TV in Sacramento, where he is an assignment editor and previously coordi-nated internships. He is a graduate of Sonoma State University.

Rich Hanner writes editorials and blogs for the News-Sentinel, where he is the editor and oversees newsroom hiring. He is a graduate of Sierra College, San Francisco State and Stanford University.

WHEN TO SEE IT: Friday April 8, 12:30 - 1:45 p.m. - Salon D

Getting the Story: Press Conference EtiquetteLearn the ins and outs of navigating a press conference, so you get your questions answered and get the story.

Nancy Kincaid is an accredited, award-winning public relations executive with 25+ years experience in broadcast media and PR. She is an adjunct faculty member at CSUS teaching public relations writing and campaign courses, issue and crisis man-agement, and marketing. She is currently the Director of Communications for the Office of the Federal Prison Health Care Receiver.

WHEN TO SEE IT: Thursday, April 7, 8:45 to 10 p.m. -- Salon 3

Go Mobile! Tips and tools to help you connect with your audience using mobile media.

Staci Baird is a media specialist with more than 10 years of experience working with a variety of traditional and non-traditional media outlets. She’s worked for MSN, CBS, SFGate and Lucasfilm. Baird currently teaches digital news gathering and contem-porary news media at San Francisco State University where is is a tech advisor for the student newspaper and magazine.

WHEN TO SEE IT: Saturday April 9, 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. - Salon B/C

Integrity in the Newsroom: Tips on How to Always Make DeadlineThis workshop is for everyone: current and future editor-in-chiefs, editors, designers and writers. In this workshop, students will receive tips on how to put together a newspaper in a fast, clean amount of time, discuss accountability in the newsroom and how to prioritize production to meet your print schedule.

Jorge Medina is a former Citrus College Clarion Editor in Chief and JACC award winner. Medina is a designer of seven Orange County Register community newspapers. He also designs half the local section of the Daily newspaper every week. And on Sunday nights he builds three pages of the Monday morning sports sections. He has also worked for the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin News-paper located in Ontario, Calif. He is a JACC alumnus.

WHEN TO SEE IT: Saturday April 9, 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. - Salon 1

Investigate This! Investigative Reporting on the college newspaper.This session will help students plan out investigative projects for their newspaper that can be accomplished within one semester. It will also show students how to present a complicated story using multimedia.

Marcy Burstiner is an asst. professor of journalism and mass communication at Humboldt State. She is the faculty adviser of the Lumberjack Newspaper and the author of Investigative Reporting: From premise to publication, a textbook geared for under-graduate journalism students.

WHEN TO SEE IT: Friday April 8, 2 - 3:15 p.m. - Sacramento Room

JACC’s Contests Go OnlineStarting with the NorCal and SoCal mail-in competitions later this semester, JACC will be transitioning to an online submission of materials for our mail-in competitions in a big way. No longer will you mail in clippings from your publications, at least not in the traditional manner. You will be submitting electronic clippings. This workshop will be an explanation of how that oper-ates. No more rushing to send overnight mail! Advisers are encouraged to attend this session.

Rich Cameron teaches at Cerritos College and is JACC’s Communication Director. As JACC’s online guru he maintains the or-ganization’s Web site and coaches faculty on use of new online tools to enhance student publications and journalism education.

WHEN TO SEE IT: Saturday April 9, 9:15 - 10:30 a.m. - Sacramento Room

Leading Friends and Ruling Enemies: Running a Student NewspaperBeing a student editor isn’t easy. Add on the fact that your coworkers are friends, peers and sometimes significant others - a newsroom can be a minefield. Learn how to manage a newsroom successfully from an editor who turned a small newsroom into a large multimedia organization and the third best student daily paper in the nation.

Hailing from Malaysia, Isa Ghani is the first international transfer student to take the reins as editor in chief of the Daily Titan, CSUF’s student publication. He is a broadcast journalism major who loves writing, but lives in multimedia journalism and new technology. In 2009, he wrote a popular column about his experiences since coming to America, aptly named “Alien in Amer-ica,” which was selected for a Hearst Editorial Writing Award. His dream is to own a consulting company that will travel the world teaching other media outlets how to survive in this ever-evolving world of electronic media.

WHEN TO SEE IT: Friday April 8, 5 - 6:15 p.m. - Salon D



Legal Tips for Student JournalistsAre you afraid of asserting your legal rights as journalists? This session will provide student journalists with a basic primer on how to use uses and misuses of law in journalism. Topics covered include open meetings and public records laws, the uses of confidential sources, student newspaper censorship, invasion of privacy, and copyright law.

Jason M. Shepard, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of communications at California State University, Fullerton, where he teaches courses in journalism and media law and serves as the faculty adviser of the award-winning Daily Titan student newspaper and news website. Dr. Shepard also spent 10 years as a reporter for an afternoon daily and alternative newsweekly.

WHEN TO SEE IT: Friday, April 8, 12:30-1:45 p.m.—Salon 1

Life after College Publisher: An OdysseyEarly in 2010, El Camino College decided to leave College Publisher and re-launch its online news site using WordPress, an open-source, completely customizable content management system. In this session, you will have an opportunity to hear all about EC’s experience making the switch, learn why EC chose WordPress over other platforms and gather resources that will help you make the best decision for your program.

Kate McLaughlin worked her way through college as a freelance teleprompter operator, a job that sent her deep into the Egyp-tian desert, onboard a pirate ship sailing the Sea of Cortez, to the bathroom of the Bates Motel and on the field for several Super Bowls, World Series and All-Star games. She gave up prompting to write full-time for the print media, and she is now teaching journalism at El Camino College. During her years as a prompter operator, she worked closely with many of the big names in broadcasting, including Keith Olbermann, Bill O’Reilly, Chris Rose, Hugh Downs and more. She is a JACC alumna.

WHEN TO SEE IT: Friday April 8, 12:30 - 1:45 p.m. - Salon B/C

Live From the JACC Convention!This session will focus on the technical aspects of a live televised shot. Participants will learn hands-on how to shoot a live shot.Each session is limited to 10 people--get your ticket from the JACC registration booth.

Beth Bingham Georges spent almost 20 years as a television reporter/anchor/producer. Join Beth for a hands-on workshop where every participant will become an on-camera reporter. We will roam the convention looking for news. The segment will be produced after the convention and uploaded to Youtube.

WHEN TO SEE IT: There are three sessions offered: 12:15, 1:45 & 3:15 p.m. on Saturday April 9 -- Salon 2

Making it in JournalismHow to make sure your hard work doesn’t go unnoticed – this session will talk about what it takes to make it in today’s news-rooms.

Jorge Medina is a former Citrus College Clarion Editor in Chief and JACC award winner. Medina is a designer of seven Orange County Register community newspapers. He also designs half the local section of the Daily newspaper every week. And on Sunday nights he builds three pages of the Monday morning sports sections. He has also worked for the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Newspaper located in Ontario, Calif. He is a JACC alumnus.


Making the Most of Your Headlines and CaptionsLos Angeles News Group copy editor Walter Hammerwold discusses how using keywords, conversational language and occa-sionally breaking the rules can take your headlines and captions from mundane to magnificent. At the heart of this seminar is the notion that editors who focus on connecting with their readers rather than merely striving for accuracy provide a greater impact on their audience.

Walter Hammerwold has been a reporter and editor since the late 1990s. His work has appeared in virtually every paper in Los Angeles County. As a sports reporter, he covered four Rose Bowls and wrote extensively about Olympic athletes. In 2008, he spent a week in Colorado, serving as an editor for The Denver Post in its coverage of the Democratic National Convention. He currently works as an editor and designer for the Los Angeles Daily News and its sister papers and teaches part-time at Cerritos College.

WHEN TO SEE IT: Friday, April 8, 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. - Salon D

Making the Transition to a University PaperWondering what it’s going to be like when you transfer to a 4-year university and join the paper? Find out from others who’ve made the transition.

Cassie Kolias is the sports editor for The State Hornet at Sacramento State University. Dustin Nosler is the online managing editor of The State Hornet. Kolias is a JACC alumna.


Making Your Game Story SingThis workshop is a crash course on how to cover a sports game and produce an article for the next day’s paper. It will cover the basics, how to write on a tight deadline and how to take your game story to a new level.

Marcus Thompson is the Golden State Warriors beat writer for the Bay Area News Group (San Jose Mercury News, Contra Costa Times, Oakland Tribune). He has been a sports writer for 10 years. He has covered high school, college and professional sports, as well as written plenty of sports features and columns.

WHEN TO SEE IT: Friday, April 8, 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. - Salon 1

Multimedia on the CheapThis session will discuss how to put together and gather the right material to create a compelling multimedia piece on a shoe-string budget.

Kim Komenich is a Pulitzer Prize winner who is an assistant professor for multimedia at his undergraduate alma mater San Jose State University. Komenich worked as a staff photographer and editor for the San Francisco Chronicle (2000-2009) and the San Francisco Examiner (1982-2000). He was awarded the 1987 Pulitzer Prize in Spot News Photography for photographs of the Philippine Revolution he made while on assignment for the Examiner. Komenich has photographed the ramifications of conflict in the Philippines, Vietnam, Guyana, El Salvador, the former Soviet Union and most recently in Iraq, where photos from his three trips to the Sunni Triangle in 2005 earned him the Military Reporters and Editors’ Association’s 2006 Photography Award. He has received the Distinguished Service Award from the Society of Professional Journalists, the 1983 World Press Photo News Picture Story Award, and three National Headliner Awards. From fall, 1998 to winter, 2000 he was a visiting instructor at the University of Missouri, where he taught the capstone “Picture Story and the Photographic Essay” course.

While at Missouri he received the Donald K. Reynolds Graduate Teaching Award. He is a 2005 recipient of the Clifton C. Edom Education Award from the National Press Photographers’ Association. HE is a JACC alumnus.

WHEN TO SEE IT: Friday, April 8, 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. -- Garden/Terrace


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Multimedia StorytellingHow to turn your eye for photography into a compelling multimedia story.

Kim Komenich is a Pulitzer Prize winner who is an assistant professor for multimedia at his undergraduate alma mater San Jose State University. Komenich worked as a staff photographer and editor for the San Francisco Chronicle (2000-2009) and the San Francisco Examiner (1982-2000). He was awarded the 1987 Pulitzer Prize in Spot News Photography for photographs of the Philippine Revolution he made while on assignment for the Examiner. Komenich has photographed the ramifications of conflict in the Philippines, Vietnam, Guyana, El Salvador, the former Soviet Union and most recently in Iraq, where photos from his three trips to the Sunni Triangle in 2005 earned him the Military Reporters and Editors’ Association’s 2006 Photography Award. He has received the Distinguished Service Award from the Society of Professional Journalists, the 1983 World Press Photo News Picture Story Award, and three National Headliner Awards. From fall, 1998 to winter, 2000 he was a visiting instructor at the University of Missouri, where he taught the capstone “Picture Story and the Photographic Essay” course. While at Missouri he received the Donald K. Reynolds Graduate Teaching Award. He is a 2005 recipient of the Clifton C. Edom Education Award from the National Press Photographers’ Association. Komenich is a JACC alumnus. WHEN TO SEE IT: Friday April 8, 5 - 6:15 p.m. - Garden/Terrace

Multiplying Your Media: How to implement multimedia wellConvergence, new media, multimedia - the buzz words may sound daunting. But turning your boring college paper into a multi-media powerhouse is easier and cheaper than you think! Learn how from a daily paper that pulled off a multimedia makeover in a semester.

Hailing from Malaysia, Isa Ghani is the first international transfer student to take the reins as editor in chief of the Daily Titan, CSUF’s student publication. He is a broadcast journalism major who loves writing, but lives in multimedia journalism and new technology. In 2009, he wrote a popular column about his experiences since coming to America, aptly named “Alien in Amer-ica,” which was selected for a Hearst Editorial Writing Award. His dream is to own a consulting company that will travel the world teaching other media outlets how to survive in this ever-evolving world of electronic media.

WHEN TO SEE IT: Saturday April 9, 3:15 - 4:30 p.m. - Salon 3

New Trends in Online Student MediaWhether your newspaper is just starting to experiment with the Web or you have a highly trafficked Web site with bells and whistles, you’ll leave this session full of ideas on improving your college news Web site. Learn how to drive traffic to your site with search-engine optimization. See how you can use Google Analytics to set organizational goals and priorities. Learn how to best integrate audio, video and photo slideshows with text. And much more. Jason M. Shepard, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of communications at California State University, Fullerton, where he teaches courses in journalism and media law and serves as the faculty adviser of the award-winning Daily Titan student newspaper and news Web site. Dr. Shepard also spent 10 years as a reporter for an afternoon daily and alternative newsweekly.


News Design 101Before you can have a great page, you must start with a clean and consistent overall design. Learn the basics of news design and page layout through this workshop, which will cover things like paragraph styles, libraries and templates. After you master these you can cut production time and evolve your pages further.

Spencer Holladay is a Helvetica connoisseur who wants to share with the world the joys of kerning. He is currently the over-worked inaugural art director of Vegas Inc., a new weekly business magazine that is not as boring as it sounds. Prior to that, Holladay worked for the Las Vegas Sun, where his bold and unexpected pages were so badass the Nevada Press Association named him 2010 Designer of the Year after having worked for the paper only two months. How did he get so awesome? He interned at The Virginian-Pilot and redesigned two student publications at Arizona State University, where he graduated with a degree in graphic design. He may be a Sun Devil but don’t be fooled, he hates getting up before noon, possibly because of his considerable dislike of drop shadows. He is a JACC alumnus.


Patch: Small towns, Big AmbitionsServing the local market one patch at a time. Patch regional editor Alex Gronke talks about the company’s community platform model and belief in the power of local news.

Before becoming a regional editor for Patch, Alex Gronke co-founded the OakBook a hyperlocal community news site in Oakland, Calif. He has been a senior editor for Red Herring and a writer for the Stockton Record, the Los Angeles Times and Reuters.

WHEN TO SEE IT: Friday, April 8, 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. -- Salon 3

Photos for the Daily WireHow to cover a varied photo beat and get those winning shots to your editors quickly.

Rich Pedroncelli is a photographer for the Associated Press.

WHEN TO SEE IT: Saturday April 9, 3:15 - 4:30 p.m. - Garden/Terrace

Photoshop: Working with ColorThis workshop is designed for photographers who already have a basic understanding of Photoshop and want to learn more about the program. We will cover tools and techniques to selectively enhance your images while preserving the photojournal-istic guidelines for newspapers and magazines. From monitor calibrations to adjusting colors you will learn the basic shortcuts to increase your productivity without compromising the integrity of the picture. Students will learn “Quick Keys,” available in Photoshop to make the job easier and faster by recognizing each color channel and adjusting levels and curves palettes accord-ingly, using color guidelines when preparing photos for newspaper or magazine production and preparing files for best color reproduction.

Photography and design expert Edgard Aguilar has worked with photo and layout design programs for more than 20 years. He has been the tech wizard for JACC for more than 10 years. Aguilar is also a JACC alumnus out of Cerritos College.

WHEN TO SEE IT: Saturday April 9, 3:15 - 4:30 p.m. - Sacramento Room

Public Relations and Social MediaFind out from an expert how to utilize social media in your public relations campaigns.

Stacy Long is a public relations professional who specializes in promoting up-and-coming bands. Long is also an adjunct pro-fessor of Public Relations at Citrus and Pierce Colleges. She is also a JACC alumna.



WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS & SPEAKER BIOS

Reporting from Data: No Longer the New FrontierCovering the courts? City Hall? Crime? Schools? Don’t take anyone’s word for what’s going on. Find out for yourself from the data. From Excel to Python, there’s an ever growing arsenal of tools reporters use to dig out answers that bureaucrats don’t want them to get. No reporter today is complete without having at least some of them at hand. In 40 years at The Los Angeles Times, Doug Smith has covered local and state government, criminal justice, politics and educa-tion. He was the lead writer for the paper’s coverage of the infamous North Hollywood shootout, winner of a 1997 Pulitzer Prize. After the 1994 Northridge earthquake, he increasingly used data analysis in his reporting. As Database Editor since 2005, his primary focus has been investigative projects along with several month-long interruptions to cover the war in Iraq.

WHEN TO SEE IT: Friday April 8, 3:30 - 4:45 p.m. - Salon C

Reporting on Today’s Military from the Outside and InsideLearn how to work with military sources and opportunities for journalists within the military.

Will Martin, 1st Lt., is a Public Affairs Officer for the California National Guard/Joint Forces Headquarters. Martin worked as a reporter, page designer and editor in both sports and news for a number of community papers across South Carolina, and served in the National Guard for 13 years, 10 of those enlisted before becoming an officer.

Brandon Honig is a Northwestern alumni working for the California National Guard. Honig is a veteran reporter who worked for the McClatchy Newspapers on the South Carolina coast before moving to California.


Revolution Revisited: One Photographer’s JourneyIn 1984 photographer Kim Komenich joined San Francisco Examiner reporter Phil Bronstein as he reported on the final tumul-tuous years of the Ferdinand Marcos dictatorship in the Philippines. A collection of fourteen of the photos he took during the campaign, election and revolution were awarded the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography. After nearly twenty-five years he returned to the Philippines, interviewing and photographing some of the people in his 1980s photographs to see how they have gotten on with their lives. The outcome of the project is“Revolution Revisited,” a movie, a book an exhibition and an iPad app to be released later in 2011.

Kim Komenich is a Pulitzer Prize winner who is an assistant professor for multimedia at his undergraduate alma mater San Jose State University. Komenich worked as a staff photographer and editor for the San Francisco Chronicle (2000-2009) and the San Francisco Examiner (1982-2000). He was awarded the 1987 Pulitzer Prize in Spot News Photography for photographs of the Philippine Revolution he made while on assignment for the Examiner. Komenich has photographed the ramifications of conflict in the Philippines, Vietnam, Guyana, El Salvador, the former Soviet Union and most recently in Iraq, where photos from his three trips to the Sunni Triangle in 2005 earned him the Military Reporters and Editors’ Association’s 2006 Photography Award. He has received the Distinguished Service Award from the Society of Professional Journalists, the 1983 World Press Photo News Picture Story Award, and three National Headliner Awards. From fall, 1998 to winter, 2000 he was a visiting instructor at the University of Missouri, where he taught the capstone “Picture Story and the Photographic Essay” course.While at Missouri he received the Donald K. Reynolds Graduate Teaching Award. He is a 2005 recipient of the Clifton C. Edom Education Award from the National Press Photographers’ Association. He is also a JACC Alumnus.

WHEN TO SEE IT: Friday April 8, 12:30 - 1:45 p.m. -- Garden/Terrace


Rock ‘n’ Roll ReportingEver thought about reporting on the music industry? Join us in exploring a career in contemporary music journalism. We’ll dis-cuss reporting and writing features and reviews, plus discover what it’s like to work with music publicists and magazine editors. Whether you’re pumpin’ punk, funk or hip-hop, come and plug into our discussion.

Waleed Rashidi is the faculty adviser for Logos Magazine at Citrus College in Glendora, Calif., and an adjunct professor of Communications at Cal State Fullerton. He also works a section editor for the Inland Empire Weekly, is the entertainment reporter at KTIE 590AM and hosts a weekly radio show on KSPC 88.7FM. He has interviewed thousands of music artists in his career as a professional freelance journalist, writing for Alternative Press, Orange County Register, Modern Drummer, E! Online, OC Weekly, and is the former editor-in-chief of Mean Street Magazine. Waleed has an M.A. in Communications from Cal State Fullerton and a B.S. in Communications-Journalism from Cal Poly Pomona.

WHEN TO SEE IT: Saturday April 9, 1:45 - 3 p.m. - Salon D

Stepping “Out-of-The-Box” with MultimediaLearn how to be creative with your publication’s website on a week’s deadline!

All three speakers are on staff at The State Hornet at Sacramento State University. Robert Linggi is the photo editor. Jess Sutton-Hough is the multimedia editor and Brittney Bradley is the assistant photo editor.

WHEN TO SEE IT: Saturday April 9, 1:45 - 3 p.m. - Garden/Terrace

Take Your Magazine Art to the Next LevelArt direction can be the key to getting your magazine read. Learn some tips and goals to help transform your magazine.

After studying fine art at the prestigious School of the Art Institute of Chicago (alums include Georgia O’Keefe and Walt Disney), at the tender age of 23, Jason rose through the ranks to become art director of The Reader, the alternative weekly in his hometown of Omaha. While there, he was responsible for redesigning the 90-page publication. In 1999, he was named art director of the Sacramento News & Review, where he won an AAN (Association of Alternative Newsweeklies) award for cover design. Most recently, as art director of MGW, Sacramento’s alternative lifestyle publication, Jason transformed the bimonthly newspaper to a glossy regional magazine. His freelance clients have included HarperCollins and Urban Outfitters. In his spare time, he designs concert posters for such luminaries as the Black Eyed Peas, Mos Def and Violent Femmes.

WHEN TO SEE IT: Friday April 8, 3:30 - 4:45 p.m. -- Salon B

The Broadcast One-Man Band: How to do it all YourselfLearn how to shoot, edit and report your stories all by yourself. The modern broadcast journalist is more than just a reporter. This hands-on session will show you how to do it all and still make sure you’re keeping your focus where it belongs: on the people you’re covering!

Chris Biele was a reporter at the NBC station in Palm Springs before coming to FOX40 in Sacramento. He worked in the Cali-fornia desert for more than two years covering major breaking news, including a shooting at a toy store on one of the busiest shopping days of the year and wildfires in San Bernardino County. Prior to that, Chris worked behind-the-scenes at the CBS station in San Diego, while also attending the University of California, San Diego.

WHEN TO SEE IT: Friday, April 8, 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. - Salon 2


The Eagle Eye: Top Errors for Editors to Watch ForThe proper use of language lies at the heart of a publication’s credibility. In this session, we review the most commonly made errors in spelling, syntax, and usage. The Microsoft Word grammar checker is not always right!

Mark Ludwig is an associate professor of journalism at Sacramento State University. Before turning to teaching, he worked as a newspaper editor at such publications as the Los Angeles Times, the Orange County Register, and the San Jose Mercury News. He also has advised the State Hornet, the student newspaper at Sac State.

WHEN TO SEE IT: Thursday, April 8, 8:45 to 10 p.m., Salon 2

College Publisher Review & Branding Yourself as JournalistAn overview of new changes to College Publisher, and the best practices for digital publishing.

A California native, Lara Hanson joined the NYC College Publisher team in 2007 after building her own startup-a multimedia university platform, The College Voice. She has a BA in journalism with an MA from Fordham University in Digital Media.


Working With Your PrinterThis workshop will address the practical processes of taking a magazine from your initial idea to file preparation and final print, giving an overview of the essential elements to take into consideration when creating a magazine, including desktop programs available; choosing a printer; questions to ask your printer before you start the layout; the relation between editorial, photogra-phers and design, and preparation of PDF files for final pre-press and print.

Edgard Aguilar is a photography and design expert who has worked with photo and layout design programs for more than 21 years. He was an early pioneer in the digital world using Adlus Pagemaker, Illustrator, QuarkX-press and Photoshop to transform old style manual newspaper production rooms to the new computer era, adding InDesign to training workshops as the program made its way into the production market. Over the years, Aguilar tested early digital photography products and has taught workshops, served as digi-tal imaging/digital photography consultant and lectured extensively on newspaper and magazine layout design and re-design combined with digital technology. He is a partner at OCC Printing, he consults at several California colleges and he advises many California newspapers and magazines in the latest developments in digital imaging, computers and the printing industry. He is also the owner of Beach Publishing and a JACC Alumnus.

WHEN TO SEE IT: Saturday April 9, 1:45 - 3 p.m. - Sacramento Room

Writing Winning Captions: A Primer for PhotographersLearn the professional standards in caption writing. What to include? What extra information helps? Find out how a stellar cap-tion can make the difference in what photo gets chosen for publication.

Gerard Burkhart is a photojournalist whose work has appeared in every major national news magazine and newspaper through assignments or via wire services Agence French Presse and Associated Press. Additional work has been circulated through the agencies Getty Images, Polaris and Black Star. He is currently providing editorial and corporate work to Getty Images custom assignments along with other clients. He is also an adviser for Santa Monica City College.

WHEN TO SEE IT: Thursday, April 7, 8:45 to 10 p.m., Garden/Terrace

2011 JACC STATE CONVENTIONNEED DINNER PLANS FOR FRIDAY NIGHT?

Dining Out

JACC

ON-THE-SPOT PHOTO CONTEST GUIDELINES

I. General Information-please read these carefully.A. Students participating in the on-the-spot photo contests will use digital cameras only.B. Students should not set-up photos for any contest. C. There will be NO computer manipulation of photos allowed outside the guidelines set by JACC.D. As in professional photojournalism, students will be allowed to adjust elements that will improvethe technical aspects of the photo but will not be allowed to adjust anything that changes the content.E. Any deviation from these guidelines will result in disqualification from any or all competitions.F. Images will only be shot as JPEG. (Any imgaes shot as RAW files will be disqualified).

II. Orientation InformationA. All students participating in a photo contest must attend the orientation meeting, the Photo Orientation meeting. Please refer to the schedule for details.B. Students participating in any photo contest who need a refresher class for working with digital files can attend the Digital Photo Competition Tutorial. Please refer to the schedule for details.C. Students will sign up for each contest they plan to enter at the orientation meeting.

III. DIGITAL ENTRIES: After each photo competition students will report to the digital lab in College Park B 18/22 and wait for instructions from the proctor on site. A. Check -in by the deadline listed in the program for each competition. If you do not check-in by deadline you will not be allowed to submit an entry. B. At check-in you will sign up for your lab time. You must be present when your lab time is called. If you are late and your lab time has started you will not be allowed to enter and submit an entry. C. Don’t miss your deadline!

IV. READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE GOING TO THE DIGITAL PHOTO LABA. Students will have ten (10) minutes to choose, crop, adjust and save ONE digital image from their competition batch.B. Once you are admitted into the digital lab, sit at your station and wait for instructions. DO NOT touch anything while the proctor is talking, wait for the “go ahead” signal. Your time starts at that moment.C. Storage media will be removed from the digital cameras and transferred to the card reader connected to the computers. These card readers accept most digital media cards. NOTE: If your digital camera does not use a popular storage media, be prepared to bring your cables or computer attachments for connectivity.D. If iphoto or any other photo viewer program pops up when you insert your card. CLOSE IT.E. On the bottom dock click on Photoshop.F. On the upper left-hand corner find: FILE then BROWSE.G. Find your Digital Media folder on the “desktop folder” and click on it.H. Choose the single photo you want to turn in and double-click on it.I. Your chosen photo will open in Photoshop. J. Crop your photo. The cropping dimension should be set for a 5”x7” or 7”x5” frame at 300 PPI Resolution. DO NOT make your entry any bigger or smaller. If you deviate from these dimensions your entry will be disqualified.K. Adjust your picture for contrast, color, density, luminosity, hue, saturation, dodge, burn, etc. DO NOT manipulate the photo in any other way and DO NOT use any pull-down filters.L. DO NOT use any of the following tools: Cloning, eraser, smudge, healing, or any of the brushes or pens.M. Writing the cutline/caption for your photo: Under the FILE pull-down menu find FILE INFO. Write the information inside the “DESCRIPTION BOX.” Entries without a cutline/caption will be disqualified.N. When you are finished go to the FILE pull down menu and choose the “SAVE AS” command. Type your contest assigned code.O. To the left of the box find the contest folder (ie. News Photo, Feature Photo, etc.) CLICK on it once.P. Click on “SAVE”Q. Call one of the on-site proctors and have him/her confirm your entry is in the proper folder.R. You are done.

NOTE: Do not deviate from the guidelines. Any student manipulating a photo with Photoshop outside the guidelines set by JACC will be immediately disqualified from the competition. If in doubt, ask the proctor questions.

ON-THE-SPOT PHOTO CONTEST GUIDELINES

K. Adjust your picture for contrast, color, density, luminosity, hue, saturation, dodge, burn, etc. DO NOT manipulate the photo in any other way and DO NOT use any pull-down filters.L. DO NOT use any of the following tools: Cloning, eraser, smudge, healing, or any of the brushes or pens.M. Writing the cutline/caption for your photo: Under the FILE pull-down menu find FILE INFO. Write the information inside the “DESCRIPTION BOX.” Entries without a cutline/caption will be disqualified.N. When you are finished go to the FILE pull down menu and choose the “SAVE AS” command. Type your contest assigned code.O. To the left of the box find the contest folder (ie. News Photo, Feature Photo, etc.) CLICK on it once.P. Click on “SAVE”Q. Call one of the on-site proctors and have him/her confirm your entry is in the proper folder.R. You are done.

note:Do not deviate from the guidelines. Any student manipulating a photo with Photoshop outside the guidelines set by JACC will be immediately disqualified from the competition. If in doubt, ask the proctor questions.

Questions? Email Jay Seidel [email protected]

Schools that pay membership AFTER Oct. 15, 2012 will pay a $50 late surcharge and a $50 late fee per delegate at the state conven-tion. AND schools that don’t pay by January 1, 2013 will NOT be

eligible to participate in the state mail-in competition.

DON’T FORGET! Your JACC Membership

is due on July 1, 2012!

The Journalism Association of Community Colleges (JACC) Statewide Convention is designed to provide enrich-ing student learning experiences. JACC requires all students, faculty, and staff members (hereinafter “delegates”) to behave in conformity with the highest standards of professional conduct during the convention (defined as from the time the delegates leave their campus until they arrive back at their campus). Specifically, during the convention JACC requires that all delegates:

•Refrainfromtheuseofalcoholand/orillegalsubstances,regardlessofageorjustification. •Conductthemselvesinaprofessionalmanneratalltimes. •RememberthattheyrepresenttheirindividualinstitutionsaswellasJACCandnotbehaveinany way that would harm the reputation of either. •TreatJACCstaff,volunteers,andtheirpeerswithrespectatalltimes. •Balancetheirzealforcompetingwithconsiderationforfairnessandethicalbehavior. •RecognizethatJACCisanorganizationdesignedtoprovideenrichingstudentlearningexperiences and that each delegate has a responsibility to help reach that goal. •Recognizethatnocodeofconductcanprejudgeeverysituation;therefore,commonsenseandgood judgment should always be applied with regard to ethical and behavioral principles. Any on-site violations will be immediately reported to the appropriate college adviser and to the JACC Executive Board. There will be NO exceptions. Any delegate who violates any provision of this policy must attend a Behavior Conduct Hearing before at least three members of the JACC Executive Board, including the Convention Chair, at least one voting student member, and at least one voting faculty member (herein after “Conduct Advisory Board”). Student delegates must attend the hearing with their adviser. The Behavior Conduct Hearing will be held in a timely manner, not to exceed 24 hours after the discovery of the violation. The Conduct Advisory Board may impose appropriate consequences on a delegate found to be in violation of the Behavior Policy, including but not limited to: •Notificationofthedelegate’sdean.Thedeanandadvisermayimposefurtherconsequenceswithin their authority, including but not limited to adjusting the student’s grade and/or taking steps to place a hold on the student’s record. •Notificationofthepresidentand/orvicepresidentofstudentactivitiesatthedelegate’sschool. •Notificationoftheappropriateauthorities,includinglocalpolice. •Expulsionfromtheconvention. •Forfeitureofindividualand/orgroupawardsattheconvention. •Disqualificationofthedelegatefromthecompetitionand/orexclusionfromallfutureJACCactivities. •Impositionof$500fineondelegateand/orhisorherschool,suchfinetobepaidtotheJACCstate convention fund. •Impositionofconsequencesonthedelegate’sschool,includingineligibilityformail-inawardsatthe following regional and annual conferences and prohibition from registering for, participating in, or attending the next state and regional conferences. •ImpositionofotherconsequencesastheConductAdvisoryBoardseesfit.

A delegate who wishes to appeal the decision of the Conduct Advisory Board must notify the Conduct Advisory Board of his or her decision to appeal within one week of the Conduct Advisory Board’s decision. Such notifica-tion must be made in writing to at least one member of the Conduct Advisory Board. Within one month of the notice of the appeal, an Appeals Board will be appointed by the nonvoting members of the Executive Board, excluding the Convention Chair, and will meet to consider the appeal. The Appeals Board will consist of at least three JACC members, including at least one student member and at least one faculty member. Members of the Appeals Board must not have been members of the delegate’s Conduct Advisory Board. The Appeals Board will determine if the consequences imposed by the Conduct Advisory Board were fair and appropriate.

JACC - BEHAVIOR POLICY

COMPETITIONS AT-A-GLANCE

Contestants in on-the-spot contests are expected to behave in a professional manner when competing in and preparing their entries. Each college is allowed a maximum of TWO entrants per contest (unless otherwise specified). Advisers MAY not collaborate with students in preparation of on-the-spot contests. In order to participate in a writing lab, contestants must have access to an AlphaSmart, which will be cleared at the beginning of each contest. Contestants are not allowed to pre-write their stories.

**PLEASE NOTE: IT IS STRONGLY ADVISED THAT ALL ON-THE-SPOT CONTESTANTS WEAR COMFORTABLE WALKING SHOES!!!**

Awards Presentation SlideShow & VideoThe Awards Presentation slideshow “competition” is a general and open-ended, cultural observation exercise, the topic being anything that happens at the JACC event.It is intended to be an opportunity to practice photojournalism and get immediate professional feedback. The “Prize” is having an image or video (more than one image and/or video could be chosen) chosen for the photo and video slide show during the awards presentation on Saturday, April 9 at 8 p.m. The criteria and logistics will be explained at the Photo Orientation. The Awards Presentation Slide Show & Video is open to all photographers. There is no limit per school and there is NO fee charged.

Photo Criteria: The winners chosen will have photographs using great light, great design and great decisive moments that are ethically produced photojour-nalistic observations of anything related to or of the JACC event. The photographs will also be technically correct, properly exposed and focused. ALL photo-graphs will have accurate and thorough captions with photo credit that includes photographer’s school affiliation.

Video Criteria: Each video submitted for consideration will be no longer than two minutes. The winners chosen will use great light, great design and great deci-sive moments that are ethically (and in good taste) produced observations of anything related to or of the JACC event. The subject and the subject’s organization MUST be given either with audio or with text. Each video cannot use members of his or her delegation as subjects for his or her video. Each video will have author credit given either with audio or with text. *Photo Orientation: Thursday, April 7, 2011—4:30-5 p.m.— Salon 1 Digital Photo Tutorial: Thursday, April 7, 2011—5:15-6:30 p.m. –Salon 1 (The Tutorial is optional—not required) *Photo Orientation: Friday, April 8, 2011—7:30-8 a.m.— Salon A *You MUST attend ONE of the Photo orientations in order to participate in the Awards Presentation Slideshow & Video competition. Entry Preparation: Saturday, April 9, 2011—3:15-6 p.m.— Bear River Room (MUST be checked in by 4 p.m. to be eligible to enter) Fee: None

Broadcast News Writing Tutorial: Friday, April 8, 2011—12:30 to 1:45 p.m.—Salon 2 Contest & Writing Lab: Saturday, April 9, 2011—9:15 to 10:30 a.m. --- Salon A Materials required: 1 AlphaSmart per person Materials allowed: Dictionary and thesaurus Fee: $5 per person (limit 2 people per school) **On-the-spot contest tickets can be purchased in advance online (and then will be put in each school’s registration packet) OR can be purchased at the JACC registration office on Thursday, April 7 from 2 to 6 p.m.**

Copyediting Test: Friday, April 8, 2011--3:30-4:45 p.m. –Salon D Materials allowed: Dictionary, AP Stylebook & pencils Fee: $5 per person (limit 2 people per school) **On-the-spot contest tickets can be purchased in advance online (and then will be put in each school’s registration packet) OR can be purchased at the JACC registration office on Thursday, April 7 from 2 to 6 p.m.**


Critical Review Contest: Thursday, April 7, 2011—8:45 p.m.—Salon B Writing Lab: Thursday, April 7, 2011—10 p.m. approx.—Salon A Materials required: 1 AlphaSmart per person Materials allowed: Dictionary, Thesaurus, AP Stylebook and notes/handouts from event Fee: $5 per person (limit 2 people per school) **On-the-spot contest tickets can be purchased in advance online (and then will be put in each school’s registration packet) OR can be purchased at the JACC registration office on Thursday, April 7 from 2 to 6 p.m.**

Editorial Cartoon Contest: Friday, April 8, 2011—2 p.m. --- Salon B/C Drawing lab: Friday, April 8, 2011—3:30 to 4:45 p.m.— Sacramento Room Materials required: Drawing materials & paper Fee: $5 per person (limit 2 people per school) **On-the-spot contest tickets can be purchased in advance online (and then will be put in each school’s registration packet) OR can be purchased at the JACC registration office on Thursday, April 7 from 2 to 6 p.m.**

Feature Photo *Photo Orientation: Thursday, April 7, 2011—4:30 to 5 p.m.—Salon 1 Digital Photo Tutorial: Thursday, April 7, 2011—5:15-6:30 p.m. –Salon 1 (The Tutorial is optional—not required) *Photo Orientation: Friday, April 8, 2011—7:30-8 a.m.—Salon A *You MUST attend ONE of the Photo orientations in order to participate in the Feature Photo competition. Contest: Friday, April 8, 2011—8 a.m. –Pick up Assignment envelope at the JACC Registration/Info Desk. ***Rain or Shine, contestants will be walking to the event. Please wear appropriate clothing.*** Photo Lab Check-in: 7 p.m.—Bear River Room***In order to allow for photographers to compete in multiple contests, the Digital Photo Lab will be open from 2:30 to 7 p.m. Photographers can submit entries after each contest OR wait until after the last contest. Photographers MUST be checked in to the Digital Photo Lab by 7 p.m. in order for their entry/ies to be eligible for judging.***

Fee: $5 per person (limit 2 people per school) **On-the-spot contest tickets can be purchased in advance online (and then will be put in each school’s registration packet) OR can be purchased at the JACC registration office on Thursday, April 7 from 2 to 6 p.m.**

Feature WritingThe nature of this event has limitations on how many people can attend at the same time. There are 6 different tour times. The tours will be determined by a lottery at the Feature Writing orientation. Students will be allowed to “trade” tour times if needed. Students will NOT be allowed on the bus if they don’t have an appropriate tour ticket. If a student is unable to attend the feature writing orientation please have him or her contact Timi Poeppelman as soon as they arrive at the hotel. Orientation: Thursday, April 7, 2011—4:45-5:15 p.m.—Grand Ballroom Contest: Friday, April 8, 2011

Pink Tour— Bus leaves hotel at 10:15 a.m.—returns approx. 12:30 p.m. Red Tour— Bus leaves hotel at 10:45 a.m.—returns approx. 1 p.m. Blue Tour—Bus leaves hotel at 11:15 a.m. –returns approx. 1:30 p.m. Purple Tour—Bus leaves hotel at 11:45 a.m.—returns approx. 2 p.m.


Green Tour---Bus leaves hotel at 12:15 p.m.—returns approx. 2:30 p.m. Gold Tour---Bus leaves hotel at 12:45 p.m. ---returns approx. 3 p.m. MEET BUS IN FRONT OF HOTEL***Rain or Shine, contestants will be walking to the event. Please wear appropriate clothing.***

Writing lab: Friday, April 8, 2011—7-8:15 p.m. Materials required: 1 AlphaSmart per person Materials allowed: Dictionary, Thesaurus, AP Stylebook, and notes/handouts from event Fee: $5 per person (limit 2 people per school) **On-the-spot contest tickets can be purchased in advance online (and then will be put in each school’s registration packet) OR can be purchased at the JACC registration office on Thursday, April 7 from 2 to 6 p.m.**

News Judgment/LayoutNOTE: Each school may enter a total of two students in this contest. This contest is for news judgment/layout of a broadsheet or tabloid front page. The top 4 of each the broadsheet and tabloid categories will be selected to complete their layouts on the computer using InDesign. A list of the finalists will be posted using the students’ contest numbers. The list will be posted outside the JACC registration/info area by 8:30 a.m. on Friday, April 8, 2011. Then the delegates will choose a People’s Choice by voting for their favorite broadsheet and tabloid design. In addition, the design judges will rank the winners as well.

1st round: Thursday, April 8, 2011—10:15-11:30 p.m.— Salon 1 Notification of finalists: Friday, April 8, 2011—8:30 a.m.—JACC registration/Info area 2nd round: Friday, April 8, 2011—9-11 a.m.— Bear River Room Materials allowed: Ruler, pencil, sizing wheel, calculator Fee: $5 per person (limit 2 people per school) **On-the-spot contest tickets can be purchased in advance online (and then will be put in each school’s registration packet) OR can be purchased at the JACC registration office on Thursday, April 7 from 2 to 6 p.m.**

News Photo *Photo Orientation: Thursday, April 7, 2011—4:30-5 p.m.—Salon 1 Digital Photo Tutorial: Thursday, April 7, 2011—5:15-6:30 p.m. –Salon 1 (The Tutorial is optional—not required) *Photo Orientation: Friday, April 8, 2011—7:30-8 a.m.—Salon A *You MUST attend ONE of the Photo orientations in order to participate in the News Photo competition. Contest: Friday, April 8, 2011—1:45 p.m.—Meet bus in front of hotel**Contestants will be leaving the hotel and walking to the event. Please wear comfortable walking shoes.**

Photo Lab Check-in: 7 p.m.—Bear River Room***In order to allow for photographers to compete in multiple contests, the Digital Photo Lab will be open from 2:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Photographers can submit entries after each contest OR wait until after the last contest. Photographers MUST be checked in to the Digital Photo Lab by 7 p.m. in order for their entry/ies to be eligible for judging.***



News Writing Contest: Friday, April 8, 2011—2:15 p.m. –Meet bus in front of hotel **Contestants will be leaving the hotel and walking to the event. Please wear comfortable walking shoes.** Writing lab: Friday, April 8, 2011—5 p.m. Approx. –Salon A***The news writing lab will be held immediately after returning to the hotel from the News Writing Event. News Writing contestants should follow the direc-tion of the lead proctors for EXACT time requirements*** Materials required: 1 AlphaSmart per person Materials allowed: Dictionary, thesaurus, AP Stylebook and notes/handouts from event Fee: $5 per person (limit 2 people per school) **On-the-spot contest tickets can be purchased in advance online (and then will be put in each school’s registration packet) OR can be purchased at the JACC registration office on Thursday, April 7 from 2 to 6 p.m.**

Opinion Writing Contest: Friday, April 8, 2011—2 p.m. ---Salon B/C Writing Lab: Saturday, April 9, 2011—3:30 p.m.—Salon A Materials required: 1 AlphaSmart per person Materials allowed: Dictionary, Thesaurus, AP Stylebook and notes/handouts from event Fee: $5 per person (limit 2 people per school) **On-the-spot contest tickets can be purchased in advance online (and then will be put in each school’s registration packet) OR can be purchased at the JACC registration office on Thursday, April 7 from 2 to 6 p.m.**

Sports Photo *Photo Orientation: Thursday, April 7, 2011—4:30-5 p.m.—Salon 1 Digital Photo Tutorial: Thursday, April 7, 2011—5:15-6:30 p.m. –Salon 1 (The Tutorial is optional—not required) *Photo Orientation: Friday, April 8, 2011—7:30-8 a.m.—Salon A *You MUST attend ONE of the Photo orientations in order to participate in the Sports Photo competition. Contest: Friday, April 8, 2011—5 p.m. – Meet bus in front of hotel Photo Lab Check-in: 7 p.m.—Bear River Room***In order to allow for photographers to compete in multiple contests, the Digital Photo Lab will be open from 2:30 to 7 p.m. Photographers can submit entries after each contest OR wait until after the last contest. Photographers MUST be checked in to the Digital Photo Lab by 7 p.m. in order for their entry/ies to be eligible for judging.***


Sports Writing Contest: Friday, April 8, 2011—5:30 p.m. – Meet bus in front of hotel Writing Lab: Friday, April 8, 2011—approx. midnight—Salon A Sports writers should follow the direction of the lead proctor Paul McLeod for EXACT time requirements. Materials required: 1 AlphaSmart per person Materials allowed: Dictionary, Thesaurus, AP Stylebook and notes/handouts from event Fee: $5 per person (limit 2 people per school) **On-the-spot contest tickets can be purchased in advance online (and then will be put in each school’s registration packet) OR can be purchased at the JACC registration office on Thursday, April 7 from 2 to 6 p.m.**


Team Feature 2.0 Orientation: Thursday, April 7, 2011—8:45 – 9 p.m. –Salon 1 ***ALL Team Feature 2.0 participants MUST attend the orientation.*** Tutorials: Thursday, April 7, 2011— Audio Soundslides Workshop—9-10:15 p.m.—Salon 1 Friday, April 8, 2011— Multimedia on the Cheap—9:30- 10:45 a.m. –Garden/Terrace Contest: Friday, April 8, 2011—8 a.m. – Pick up assignment envelope @ JACC Registration/Info Desk***Proctors will leave for the destination at 11 a.m. if you want to join them, meet in front of the JACC info desk***

The team feature contest is designed to give you enough time to find a story and then return to the hotel in time to attend other events. OR attend some events first AND then head out to find your story. You do NOT need to be working on the team feature contest nonstop from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.—only if you WANT to!

Audio/editing Open Lab: Friday, April 8, 2011—10 p.m. -2 a.m.—Salon D (The Audio/editing lab is optional and is NOT required to participate in Team Feature 2.0)

Entry Lab #1: Saturday, April 9, 2011—7:45-9 a.m.—Salon D (Your lab times will be included in your assignment envelope)

Entry Lab #2: Saturday, April 9, 2011—9:15-10:30 a.m.---Salon D (Your lab times will be included in your assignment envelope)

Entry Lab #3 Saturday, April 9, 2011---10:45-Noon—Salon D (Your lab times will be included in your assignment envelope)


on-the-spot & Bring-in • rules/criteria/guidelines

• Contestants in on-the-spot contests are expected to behave in a professional manner when competing and preparing of their entries.• Each college is allowed a maximum of TWO entrants per contest (except for Team Feature which is only allowed one team and the Awards Presentation Slide Show & Video which is unlimited).• Advisers may not collaborate with students in preparation of on-the-spot contests.• In order to participate in a writing lab, contestants must have access to an AlphaSmart, which will be cleared at the beginning of the contest.• Contestants are not allowed to pre-write their entries.

AwArds PresentAtion slide show & VideoDEFINITION: This is a general and open ended cultural observation exercise, the topic being anything that happens at the JACC event.ENTRIES: Bring 5-10 best captioned images to the edit session or 1-3 videosJUDGING: Criteria for photographs: The winners chosen will have photographs using great light, great design and great decisive moments that are ethically produced photojour-nalistic observations of anything related to or of the JACC event. Technically correct, properly exposed and focused photos. Accurate and thorough captions with photo credit that includes photographers school affiliation. Inadequately captioned photos will be disqualified.Criteria for video: Each video submitted for consideration will be no longer than two minutes. The winners chosen will use great light, great design and great decisive moments that are ethically (and in good taste) produced observations of anything related to or of the JACC event. The subject and the subject’s organization MUST be given either audio or with text. Each video cannot use members of his or her delegation as subjects for his or her video. Each video will have author credit given either with audio or with text.AWARDS: The “Prize” is having an image/s and/or video/s chosen for the slide show during the awards presentation on Saturday.*

BroAdCAst news writinGDEFINITION: The contest will consist of sorting through several wire stories, selecting no more than four stories ,deciding which order the stories should appear and writing two minutes of copy for a live broadcast newscast. Contestants should include a hello greeting and good bye as part of their copy. Contestants may use a dictionary.ENTRIES: Entry will consist of the printout of a completed broadcast newscast during the scheduled lab time.JUDGING: Entries will be evaluated on broadcast style, selection of stories, flow of newscast from story to story and that the newscast is as close to two minutes as possible. AWARDS: Four places, plus honorable mentions.*

CoPYeditinGDEFINITION: The contest will consist of editing a block of text and a comprehensive editing test that also includes general knowledge and current events. Contestants will be al-lowed to use any reference materials they desire -- dictionary, thesaurus, AP Stylebook and Libel Manual (the official contest style guide). ENTRIES: Entry will consist of a test and completed worksheet during the scheduled contest time.JUDGING: Criteria are avoiding libel, correcting mechanical errors in grammar and style, spelling, and AP style, and doing substantive editing (i.e., tightening the copy to make it flow smoothly and in the most succinct fashion possible).AWARDS: Four places, plus honorable mentions.*

CritiCAl reViewDEFINITION: A critical review based on a presentation and/or interview, prepared and written under time constraints.ENTRIES: Entry will consist of the printout of the review written during a scheduled writing lab. JUDGING: Criteria are understanding of the medium, judgment and taste in evaluating, candor and power in evaluating, strength of lead, rationality of development, persuasive-ness of presentation, grammar, and writing style. AWARDS: Four places, plus honorable mentions.*


news JUdGMent/lAYoUt—Broadsheet & tabloidNOTE: Each school may enter a total of two students in this contest. This contest is for news judgment/layout of a broadsheet or tabloid front page. The top 4 of each the broad-sheet and tabloid categories will be selected to complete their layouts on the computer using InDesign. A list of the finalists will be posted using the students’ contest numbers. The list will be posted outside the JACC registration/info area by 8:30 a.m. on Friday. Then the delegates will choose a People’s Choice by voting for their favorite broadsheet and tabloid design. In addition, the design judges will rank the winners as well.round 1:DEFINITION: Contestants will design a dummy sheet on 8.5 x 14 inch paper. They will be given a list available stories with approximate lengths from which to choose. In addition, contestants will be given a list of available artwork and photos and may be asked to crop and resize photos. Contestants must bring pencils, rulers, sizing wheels, and other tools necessary to complete the contest. Blank dummy sheets will be provided and no pre-drawn dummies or artwork will be allowed.ENTRIES: An entry will consist of one dummy sheet prepared during the contest lab period.JUDGING: Entries will be evaluated on news judgment in selection and play of stories, headlines and art; use of the given headline schedule; and use of graphic design that attracts readers to the page.AWARDS: Judges will select the top 4 broadcast and the top 4 tabloid entries that will advance to Round 2.*round 2:DEFINITION: Contestants will complete their design using their dummy sheet on the computer in InDesign.ENTRY: An entry will consist of one front page layout designed on the computerJUDGING: Entries will be evaluated on technical proficiency and accurate representation of the dummy entry created.AWARDS: Judges will rank 1st through 4th in broadcast and tabloid categories. And delegates will vote on a people’s choice award.*

editoriAl CArtoonDefinition: Cartoon based on conference activity or presentation or a set of fictitious data. Contestants may bring and use any drawing tools they wish; no equipment or materials will be provided. However, no pre-drawn artwork may be used. Color may be used, but color WILL NOT be a factor in judging.ENTRIES: Entry will consist of the completed art work prepared during the scheduled contest lab. JUDGING: Criteria are aptness, originality, clarity of message, technical/artistic merit, power, and persuasiveness in communicating the editorial point of view. AWARDS: Four places, plus honorable mentions.*

FeAtUre PhotoDEFINITION: A feature photo that differs from the a news photo in that the photographer had some control of the setting and/or circumstances in which the photo was taken; may either illustrate a story or be used as a stand-alone. The photographer may have some control of the setting in which the photo is taken, but the photo may not be set up, unless it’s a portrait. The photo should have good technical quality and include interesting light, compelling content and use of creative technique (blur, depth of field, panning, etc.). The photo should be timeless in nature, have universal appeal and human interest, and capture “the moment.” ENTRIES: Entry will consist of a photo submitted at the photo lab at the conclusion of the scheduled lab period. Accurate, libel-free cutline information must be submitted with the photo; failure to meet the cutline requirement will result in disqualification. JUDGING: Criteria are appropriateness to the topic/subject, human interest, apparent planning and execution, use of camera controls and lighting (as well as props where pos-sible and appropriate), visual impact, story-telling ability, content/composition, and technical quality. AWARDS: Four places, plus honorable mentions.*

FeAtUre writinGDEFINITION: A feature story based on a conference activity or interview, prepared and written under time constraints. A news peg is required if it is appropriate to the subject of the story. ENTRIES: Entry will consist of a completed story written during the scheduled writing period. JUDGING: Criteria include aptness, use of available sources, human interest, appeal of lead, news peg as appropriate to the story, originality, clarity, accuracy, significance of topic, grammar, and cleverness of writing style.AWARDS: Four places, plus honorable mentions.*

news writinGDEFINITION: A news story based on a fact set, presentation, activity, or interview, prepared and written under time constraints. ENTRIES: Entry will consist of the completed news story written during the scheduled writing lab. JUDGING: Criteria are appropriateness to the topic/subject, use of available sources, power and succinctness of lead, accuracy, completeness, conciseness, factual support, fair-ness, grammar, and writing style.AWARDS: Four places, plus honorable mentions.*

news PhotoDEFINITION: A photo of a newsworthy event or activity over which the photographer had little or not control of setting, lighting, or photographic opportunity. The photo should capture the most important aspect of the story, photographic objects, occurrences and events without setups, capture “the moment,” and tell a story visually -incorporating as many of the 5Ws as possible. Set-up photos may not be entered. ENTRIES: Entry will consist of a photo to be submitted at the conclusion of the scheduled lab period. Accurate, libel-free cutline information must be submitted with the photo; failure to meet the cutline requirement will result in disqualification. JUDGING: Spot news value will be judged as well as visual impact, story-telling ability, content/composition, and technical quality. AWARDS: Four places, plus honorable mentions.*

oPinion writinG DEFINITION: A personal opinion, analysis or editorial piece based on a conference activity or presentation, prepared and written under time constraints. ENTRIES: Entry will consist of the print-out of the opinion piece written during the scheduled writing lab. JUDGING: Criteria are appropriateness to the contest topic/subject, logic, clarity, accuracy, factual support and documentation, organization, conciseness, fairness, and persuasive-ness in presentation. AWARDS: Four places, plus honorable mentions.*

sPorts PhotoDEFINITION: A Sports Action Photo taken during a sports or related activity.A Sports Action Photo is a newsworthy photo that occurs on the field of play during a sports contest. The photo should have good technical quality and include interesting lighting, compelling content or creative technique. May not include photos of post-game or sideline action. Set-up photos may not be entered. ENTRIES: Entry will consist of a photo to be submitted at the conclusion of the scheduled lab period. Accurate, libel-free cutline information must be submitted with the photo; failure to meet the cutline requirement will result in disqualification.JUDGING: Criteria for a Sports Action Photo are capturing the peak of action during a key moment in the contest, newsworthiness, visual impact, story-telling ability, content/composition and technical quality. If peak action involves a ball, then the ball should be visible in the photo. Color photos may be entered, but color WILL NOT be a factor in judging. AWARDS: Four places, plus honorable mentions.*


ON-THE-SPOT CONTEST DISPUTE RESOLUTION POLICY

Students participating in contests are expected to follow the rules established by JACC and outlined by contest and labmonitors. A moderator of a contest and/or writing lab and/or Photo drop off/pick-upmay disqualify a student entry forfailing to follow the rules. If the student chooses to appeal,he/she must do so immediately by signing an appeal processform. Once the student has signed this form every effort should be made to allow the student to continue preparation of anentry so that a dispute resolution team can later rule on the disqualification. The appeal process only applies to disqualifiedstudents that are not disrupting the contest and/or lab.

A dispute resolution team consisting of the JACC state student president,the state faculty president and the convention chairwill serve as an appeals body for the disqualified student contestants. Disqualified students should be allowed to prepare anentry as long as they don’t disrupt the contest and/or the writing labs. And the entry should be judged. Both the person whois disqualifying the student and the disqualified student will be allowed 5 minutes each to plead their cases on Saturday, March 24, 2012 from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. in Producer A & B. All disqualified students and the modera-tors must arrive at 6:30 p.m. Disqualified students who fail to arrive at 6:30 p.m. will have their appeal denied and will remain disqualified. If a moderator does not show up the appeal will automatically be approved. Decisions by the Dispute Resolution Team will be made by 7:45 p.m. and will be final.

Please note this appeals process is intended to assist students who have been disqualified during the process of getting their entry prepared. It is NOT intended as an avenue to appeal a judge’s decision.

ALL JUDGES’DECISIONS ARE FINAL AND MAY NOT BE APPEALED.

sPorts writinGDEFINITION: A sports story based on a sports activity, related event, or interview, prepared and written under time constraints. ENTRIES: Entry will consist of completed story written during the scheduled writing lab. JUDGING: Criteria are appropriateness to the topic/subject, use of available sources, avoidance of clichés, power and succinctness of lead, accuracy, completeness, conciseness, factual support, fairness, grammar, and writing style.AWARDS: Four places, plus honorable mentions.*

teAM FeAtUre 2.0DEFINITION: Teams will consist of at least 2 and not more than 3. Each school will be allowed one team. Writers will gather information and craft a story using text and/or audio while photographers put together a series of photos to illustrate the story. More than ever, the writer and photographer will have to work together to construct a compelling story. The members of the team do not have to be from the same college. Teams will be given instructions to find a story within a specific geographic location.ENTRIES: There must be at least one photo in the presentation, but there is no upper limit to the number of photos; the team determines what is needed to tell the story. Final products must be self-running and should be no longer than three minutes in length. The photo stories may include: 1. Photos only with captions2. Photos with interview audio3. Photos with reporter narration4. Photos with music background**5. Photos with any combination of the above, including natural sound. JUDGING: Appropriateness of presentation; clarity; story-telling ability; visual impact; technical quality; and effectiveness of the combination of photos, words and audio in com-municating the intended story. Emphasis in judging will be on the storytelling of the photo presentation. Copyright rules must be respected.AWARDS: Four places, plus honorable mentions*

*This is the maximum number of awards that will be awarded. The judges may award less than the maximum if they think that is warranted.**Copyright rules must be respected.


2012 JACC STATE CONVENTION BRING-IN CONTESTS

DEADLINE FOR BRING-INS: 10 p.m. on Thursday, APRIL 7, 2011.

Two ways to submit: 1. During registration on Thursday, April 7 at THE BRING-IN DESK IN THE HOTEL LOBBY.

OR2. AFTER Keynote at the BRING-IN Table in the in the hotel lobby.

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO ATTEND THE CONVENTION TO SUBMIT A BRING-IN CONTEST!

THE WAYNE OVERBECK FREE SPEECH BRING-IN VIDEOSpecific instructions for 2011:Topic: “Free Speech and What It Means Today”Students should place an emphasis on highlighting current issues dealing with free speech (challenges, current examples that support/contradict past Supreme Court rulings, recent events that support free speech, etc.)

Definition: A journalistic video shot and edited specifically for the Wayne Overbeck Free Speech Bring-in video contest. The entry MUST include video; if it does not include video it will be disqualified. The entry may include still shots but they are not required. The entry may include narration, but cannot include video with on-camera presentation by an anchor reporter. The entry may not include copyrighted material, including audio, from an-other source without written permission from the copyright holder. The video may be presented in Flash, Quick-time or Windows Media Format. Entries must be a minimum of three minutes and no more than five minutes long. Entries longer than five minutes will be disqualified.

Class: Multimedia

Entries: Two per college. The Bring-in video entry must be uploaded to a web server so it may be judged online with a standard web browser equipped with Flash, Windows Media and Quicktime plug-ins and it MUST not have been previously published, though it may be published after the competition. Participants must “register” their URL at the Bring-in registration desk by the deadline to be eligible for judging. If the URL is inactive or ifjudges are unable to view the video, the entry will be disqualified. Entries must be a minimum three minutes and NOT longer than five minutes. Entries longer than five minutes will be disqualified.

Judging: Criteria for judging include appropriateness of presentation, clarity, storytelling ability, visual impact, content/composition, visual and audio quality, visual composition, editing, engagement and journalistic value. The entry may not include copyrighted material, including audio, from another source without written permission from the copyright holder. The entry MUST include video or it will be disqualified.

Awards:Onewinnerwillreceive$200. DR. TOM PASQUA MEMORIAL BRING-IN ESSAYDefinition: Essays should contain information from a minimum of three sources; Internet sources are acceptable if properly cited. MLA guidelines apply, though footnoting, endnoting or in-text citation are all allowed. The essay should be between 750 and 1,000 words. Class: Writing Entries: Two per college. Entries must be typed, double-spaced. Judging: Criteria are appropriateness to the contest topic/subject, logic, clarity, accuracy, factual support and documentation, organization, conciseness, fairness, and persuasiveness in presentation.


Topic: Over-sharing: Is there a problem? In today’s social network culture, young people share not only their pictures, moods and availability status, but their parent complaints, work gripes and weekend party plans. Some mention their indulgences in underage drinking or illegal drugs. On some sites, they openly share information about their whereabouts as well. They also share information, gossip, laugh, swap stories, and in short, interact. So is there an issue? Is there really potential for harm, or is the current level of concern merely something manufactured by those who don’t use the media?

In your essay, discuss the issue of sharing and over-sharing, taking your prose beyond the snarky shots of “no one cares” and into a real discussion of the documented drawbacks and benefits of social sharing online. Take a position on whether or not there is a need for reform or change of some sort and why or why not. Support your position with at least one study or journal article and at least one interview with a campus or community profes-sional, for a minimum of three sources in addition to any student comment you might use.

The position you take is irrelevant as long as you support it.

Your essay should do one of the following: persuade, urge to action, encourage dialog or thought, praise or scold, or serve as an open letter to a person, such as an elected representative, stating your thoughts about a proposed course of action. BRING-IN AD Specific instructions for 2011: House advertisement to be used in your online edition. Create an advertisement that promotes your student news media products or program. The ad may promote any of your print or online publications including newspapers or magazines. Or your ad may promote other media elements, such as a broadcast or podcast. The advertisement must be new and may not have been published before April 7. Definition: An advertisement suitable for publication on a college newspaper Web site. Color may be used in the entry, but color WILL NOT be a factor in judging. May be prepared by more than one student. Entries: Two per college. Submit the ad uploaded to a web server so it may be judged online with a standard web browser equipped with Flash, Windows Media and Quicktime plug-ins. Participants must “register” their URL at the Bring-in registration desk by the deadline to be eligible for judging. If the URL is inactive or if judges are unable to view the ad, the entry will be disqualified. Entries must be sized at 300px x 250px, 72 dpi, and saved as a jpg, png or gif. Judging: Based on effectiveness for a college readership; visual impact; compelling nature of ad; suitability to the online format; completeness of presentation; maximization of space utilized. Awards: Four places, plus honorable mentions.

BRING-IN PHOTO Specific instructions for 2012: Any stand-alone photo or portrait with at least one person in the frame at any distance, recognizable or not, that is shot on campus and that is suitable as wild art in that the image is provoca-tive and tells some sort of a story. The subject is broad, and can include students, faculty, visitors, landscape, construction or other aspects of campus, as long as the photo is shot on campus. The photo should tell something about the person photographed or the culture of the college by capturing a telling moment in time, whether through the photocomposition, human expression or subject matter. The photo may not have been published in print or online before March 22, 2012.


Caption information in AP style must include: a caption kicker or title of no more than four words; identity of rec-ognizable subjects according to AP style; an apt description of the action if applicable; at least one additional fact or piece of information outside the photo that takes readers beyond the immediate moment. For instance, a shot of students lined up for counseling would describe the action and then might add information on how to get an appointment, or when registration begins. Definition: A photo suitable for publication in community college news media. A photo submitted in a mail-in contest category may not be submitted in the Bring-In Photo category. A photo submitted in the Bring-In Photo contest is not eligible for entry in future mail-in contests. An individual photo may be entered in only one regional and one annual conference. Color photographs may be submitted, but color WILL NOT be a factor in judging. A cutline is required. Entries: Two per college. Entry will consist of a 8 x 10 black and white or color photograph mounted on 11”x 14” mount board. Entries may be spray mounted. Accurate, libel-free cutline information must be submitted with the photo; failure to meet the cutline requirement will result in disqualification. Judging: Criteria are aptness of subject, human interest, if applicable, apparent planning and execution, use of camera controls and lighting (as well as props where possible and appropriate), visual impact, story-telling ability, content/composi-tion and technical quality, and aptness of caption. Color photos may be entered, but color WILL NOT be a factor in judging. Awards: Four places, plus honorable mentions

BRING-IN AUDIO SLIDE SHOWSpecific instructions for 2012: Create an Audio Slide Show using Sound Slides, Flash (a tutorial for this software is posted on the website), Final Cut Pro or the program of your choice. The slide show must depict any aspect of campus life. This can be a series of day-in-the-life shots, shots based on a particular event or course, or centered on one student or person, but must be shot on campus. Slide show must be 1 to 2 minutes long, plus or minus 5 seconds. It must include a minimum of 15 photos. Slide show must have a title page and end with a credits page that includes the name of the publication and the individual students’ full names, along with their contributions or job titles. Captions are mandatory, can be brief, but must be written in AP photo style. Auto display of captions may be disabled if so desired. The slideshow must include audio, but may not violate copyright law. Special consideration will be given to slideshows that include SOT or audio of subjects pictured. The Audio Slide Show MUST have been produced between March 2 and March 22, 2012. Entries: Two per school.The Audio Slide Show entry must be uploaded to a web server so it may be judged online with a standard web browser equipped with Flash, Windows Media and Quicktime plug-ins and it MUST not have been previously published, though it may be published after the competition. Participants must “register” their URL at the Bring-in registration desk by the deadline to be eligible for judging. If the URL is inactive or if judges are unable to view the slideshow, the entry will be disqualified. Judging: Appropriateness of presentation; clarity; story-telling ability; visual impact; audio impact; technical qual-ity; and effectiveness of combination of photos, text and audio in communicating the intended story. Emphasis in judging will be on the storytelling of the presentation. Copyright rules must be respected.

Awards: Four places, plus honorable mentions

DECLARATION OF INTENT TO RUN FORJACC STUDENT PRESIDENT

POSITION DESIRED (PLEASE CHECK):r NORCAL REGIONAL PRESIDENT r SOCAL REGIONAL PRESIDENTr STATE PRESIDENT NOTE: STATE OPEN TO NORCAL CANDIDATES ONLY FOR 2011 – ‘12

NAME: ____________________________________________________

COLLEGE: ____________________________

MAJOR: ______________________________

CAMPAIGN STATEMENT (TO BE PRINTED ON BALLOT):________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________IF ELECTED SATURDAY, APRIL 9, CAN YOU ATTEND THE OPTIONAL BOARD MEETING SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 9 A.M. TO 11 A.M.? r YES r NO

PERSONAL INFORMATIONADDRESS: ________________________________________________________________________________

HOME PHONE: _______________________ CELL/OTHER: _________________________E-MAIL ADDRESS: ____________________________________________________

Please note: This is an INTENT TO RUN FORM only. You will still need to be officially nominated at the student meeting, with one person nominating (you may do this yourself) and another seconding the nomination. This form allows you to receive an “I’m Running” button and have your picture and cam-paign statement pre-printed on the election ballot.

OFFICE USE: r Photo Taken r Statement Entered Into Computer r Candidate Given Speech Instructions and Button r Statement and Picture Posted on Candidate Board

STUDENT ELECTION FILING FORM

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STUDENT ELECTION Q&A

If you want to run for JACC student president:•FilloutapplicationforminyourprogramandturninbyFridayatnoonandmakesuretohave your picture taken.•Havea2-minutespeechreadyandbepreparedtoanswerthreeon-the-spotquestionsasked by your peers at the election meeting on Saturday at 3:15 p.m.•YoumustattendtheJACCAwardsonFridaynightintheGrandBallroom.Itstartsat8:30p.m. so be there at 8:15 p.m. Be prepared to meet and talk with your peers from other schools.•Yourspeechshouldtalkaboutyourjournalismbackgroundandotherattributesthatmakeyou a good candidate for the JACC board.•AnyquestionyoucancallHaiphaSimon,JACCStateStudentPresident,at(310)734-9719 or go to the information desk.

GETTING STARTED:

Q & A FOR JACC STUDENT PRESIDENCY

What roles do students serve in running JACC?The Journalism Association of Community Colleges is run by an elected executive board, made up of three faculty members and three student members. Each year, students elect their NorCal student president, SoCal student president and State student president. The State position alter-nates between the two regions and this coming year will be NorCal’s turn to fulfill that role.

The presidents begin their term Saturday night of the convention, helping the outgoing presi-dents hand out awards. Under the best of circumstances, the elected presidents attend a board meeting the very next day, Sunday morning of the convention, although it is under-stood that the last minute nature of the election sometimes makes that impossible.

What, specifically, is expected of student presidents? What do the students get in return for service?This is a serious, rewarding commitment. The board only meets three other times per year, in June, October and January, and attendance at those meetings is crucial if anything is to be accomplished. The rewards are largely left to what the presidents make of their time. If they put forth the effort, they will have wonderful accomplishments to list on college and scholar-ships applications. If a president does attend all meetings, his or her next state conference registration fee and hotel room are paid for by JACC, a great benefit to journalism programs in this time of budget cuts.

STUDENT ELECTION Q&A

What do you want for the future of JACC? Do you have great ideas and the dedication to pull them off? Would you like to run for student president?We are spicing up the elections this year, making the process run the whole convention with more time for campaigning and speeches. Schools will have ample time to inform their delegates whom they think will serve them best. This process will begin with students turning in the Declaration of Intent to Run form by noon Friday, April 8, 2011. Form is on previous page.

Additional questions?If you have any questions, ask for Haipha Simon, JACC student Election Coordinator or find the election information table located in the Grand Ballroom on Friday, from 7:30 a.m. to noon. Good luck on your campaign.

SEE YOU THERE!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

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January 21 & 22, 2012JACC Mid-winter Faculty Conference

Questions? Email Timi Ross Poeppelman at [email protected]

Conferenceregistrationis$150perpersonand online registration will be available

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JACC2011 - William “BILL” JOHNSON, Chabot College

William “Bill” Johnson taught journalism classes at Chabot College and advised the Chabot Spectator for more than two decades. He believed a student newspaper on a college campus made that college a better place and insisted that his students publish their paper weekly and cover their campus. He taught them the profession of journalism and held them to high standards of excellence and ethics. Many of them are successful journalists today, and many others are using the skills they learned in his classroom in their place of employment. During his years at Chabot he championed the First Amendment rights of not only his students, but of all community college students in California. Courageously, he stood up for many of his faculty colleagues who faced opposition on their campuses to the principles of a free press, and routinely appeared in meetings personally, and, if necessary challenged the offending administrators face to face. He served JACC as its faculty president for a year and in many other capacities during his years as Spectator adviser. Throughout, he was a valued colleague to JACC faculty and a strong voice for the rights of student journalists.

2010 - KIM KOMENICH, San Jose State UniversityKim Komenich has been active with JACC for a number of years–giving several presentations, partici-

pating in photo portfolio critiques as well as on-the-spot photo judging for our State Conventions. This past year Komenich was not only the keynote speaker for JACC’s SoCal regional conference but was instru-mental in coordinating all the components for the keynote presentation. His contribution was invaluable to the success of that presentation which also served as the content for several on-the-spot competitions.

Komenich is an assistant professor for multimedia at his undergraduate alma mater San Jose State University. Komenich worked as a staff photographer and editor for the San Francisco Chronicle (2000-2009) and the San Francisco Examiner (1982-2000). He was awarded the 1987 Pulitzer Prize in Spot News Photography for photographs of the Philippine Revolution he made while on as-signment for the Examiner. Komenich has photographed the ramifications of conflict in the Philippines, Vietnam, Guyana, El Salvador, the former Soviet Union and most recently in Iraq, where photos from his three trips to the Sunni Triangle in 2005 earned him the Military Reporters and Editors’ Associa-tion’s 2006 Photography Award. A 2006-07 Dart Ochberg Fellow, he received his MA in Journalism from the University of Missouri where he studied the history and practice of multimedia photojournal-ism. You can find examples of his visual journalism work on his website www.kimkom.com.

It is with great pride that JACC honors Komenich–as he was a community college student at Modesto Community College in the 1970s and participated in many JACC conventions and competitions.

2009 – BETH BINGHAM GEORGES, Cal State FullertonBeth Bingham Georges single-handedly brought a whole new dimension to the JACC Conventions

five years ago when she called to “volunteer,” and since 2004. She has twice-a-year coordinated 10 workshops, organized broadcast tours, coordinated a teleprompter booth and has originated, imple-mented and coordinated the Broadcast News Writing contest. Beth holds a Masters Degree from California State University, Fullerton in Communications with an emphasis in Journalism and a B.A. from the University of California, San Diego in Communications. Beth currently is a full-time Lecturer at Cal State Fullerton and teaches broadcast journalism and entertainment studies classes. She re-cently published a textbook called “An Introduction to the Entertainment Industry.” Prior to joining the faculty at CSUF in 2002, Beth worked 20 years in the field of television and broadcast journalism.

Distinguished Service To JournalismEducation Award Honorees

Each year JACC presents a Distinguished Service to Journalism Education Award to someone outside of the organization who has contributed significantly to community college journalism education and the organization. Each year JACC awards its scholarships in the name of the

Distinguished Service to Education Award winner

JACC2008 – JOLENE COMBS, El Camino College

Jolene Combs is one of the most respected and energetic faculty advisers In JACC history. She was a consummate worker in JACC and journalism education for more than 35 years. Most of those were at El Camino College, but prior to that she had a distinguished high school teaching career. Her high school connections are still strong and she is co-founder of Newspapers2, a summer workshop for high school students and their advisers. She’s a former JACC faculty president and SoCal president. She’s represented community college journalism nationally as a president of the Com-munity College Journalism Association and was one of the few community college teachers to ever sit on the national College Media Advisers board. She was recognized as California Newspaper Publishers Association’s Community Col-lege Outstanding Teacher of the Year in 1989. in 2005 was inducted in CCJA’s Hall of Fame for outstanding community college teachers and she was awarded the National Scholastic Press Association’s Pioneer Award in 2006.

2007 – ASSEMBLYMAN LELAND YEE, California State AssemblyAssemblyman Yee sponsored legislation that would protect students from censorship by college administrators The

legislation became necessary as a result of a Hosty v. Carter decision that for the first time suggested that student press limitations approved by the Supreme Court in the Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier decision might also apply to the college press. California became the first state to say, “”Not here.” Shortly after other states followed California’s lead.

2006 – JOHN CARROLL, LA TimesJohn Carroll is the former editor of the Los Angeles Times. While editor the Times was instrumental in introducing

and building edcuational relationships and programs, including with JACC. However, shortly aftr Carroll was replaced as editor the Times and its parent Tribune Company announced a number of budget cuts, including a major cutback in student education programs. By the time he was honored by JACC Carroll was no longer at the Times and was unable to personally attend the JACC convention.

2005 – DR. CRISTINA L. AZOCAR, San Francisco State UniversityDr. Cristina L. Azocar is the director of the Center for Integration and Improvement of Journalism (CIIJ) and an adjunct

assistant professor of journalism at San Francisco State University. Already a regular workshop speaker at JACC confer-ences for years, Dr. Azocar offered San Francisco State as a host for NorCal conferences for a number of years.

2004 – JOE WIRT, Calif. Newspaper Publishers Assn.CNPA’s Director of Affiliate Relations Joe Wirt is industry’s point-man in managing outreach to California’s college

and high school newspapers, including planning of regional journalism training conferences on college campuses. He secures presenters from all newspaper areas (business, advertising, editorial, media law, circulation, production) to speak to student journalists and advisers and coordinates events with college advisers and staff. ?

2003 – DON RAY, investigative journalistDon Ray was multi-media when multi-media wasn’t cool. Among other ventures, he has been a film maker, television

investigative reporter, newspaper editor, book author and private investigator. He was first to break the story, begin-ning well over a decade ago, of the initial investigation into pop star Michael Jackson’s friendships with pre-adolescent boys. Don Ray continues to be a popular guest lecturer for news organizations and journalism associations. Don packs the room with every workshop he gives for JACC. He also served as emcee at JACC’s first fund-raising event on the Queen Mary.

2002 – CHARLES DONALDSON, Santa Monica College (retired)Charles “Charlie” Donaldson served as JACC’s executive director for four years in the late 1990s. An old-style jour-

nalist, Donaldson provided a sense of order and ethics for the organization.


JACC2001 – ART CAREY, San Jose City College (retired)

Longtime San Jose City College journalism instructor Art Carey never took an official JACC post, but year after year he worked behind the scenes helping run event after event, from regional conferences, to teachers meetings and state conferences. Among his many accomplishments was writing and directing JACC’s promotional video.

2000 – GEORGE FLYNN, CSU FresnoFor many years JACC held its annual statewide conference at Fresno State University. George Flynn was the journal-

ism department chair and worked diligently to open university facilities and resources to make JACC’s conferences first rate.

1999 – MARK LARSON, Humboldt UniversityMark Larson has established a reputation of community college journalism’s strongest friend among the state’s Cali-

fornia State University system. A perennial visitor to JACC regional and state conferences ‘recruiting some of JACC’s best students to Humboldt’s program-- Larson has served on JACC’s scholarship committee and been a frequent work-shop speaker.

1998 – MIKE AND SUSAN CORNNER, Pierce and CanyonsMike and Susan Cornner are two of the most beloved and respected former advisers of California community col-

lege journalism. Before stepping away from teaching to move into administration at Pierce College, Mike served as a member of Pierce’s powerhouse team of newspaper advisers. He is a former state president and SoCal president and served three years as JACC’s executive secretary. Susan taught at College of the Canyons, one of the smallest com-munity colleges in the state, but one which dominated JACC competitions for years. The two worked together to write a workbook on Associated Press style and then turned copyright over to JACC.

1997 – WIL SIMS, Modesto College (retired)Wil Sims was one of the early advisers in the history of JACC and served the organization in a number of ways,

most notably as executive secretary of JACC for 12 years in the 1960s, 1970s and 1990s and as state conference co-ordinator for three years in the 1990s. During his terms as conference coordinator he tightened conference procedures and slimmed costs, resulting in large financial reserves for JACC that allowed the organization to greatly expand its scholarship program.

1996 – WAYNE OVERBECK, Cal State FullertonFor the past 28 years, Dr. Wayne Overbeck faithfully gave annual legal updates at the JACC faculty weekend retreat

in Morro Bay. Although a communications law instructor at CSU Fullerton, Overbeck shared with community college advisers and teachers his knowledge about recent legal decisions affecting college media. During the remaining 51 weeks of the year, Overbeck has provided swift, valuable guidance about legal matters through JACC’s faculty e-mail network. Now retired from Fullerton, Overbeck gave his final update at the retreat in January 2008 but remains JACC’s online elder statesman.

1995 – JERRY CEPPOS, San Jose MercuryJerry Ceppos was managing editor of the San Jose Mercury News when JACC selected him as the first honoree

of its new Distinguished Service to Journalism Education Award. In the midst of 1990s statewide budget cuts San Jose area community college programs at DeAnza College and West Valley College. Ceppos led the unsuccessful fight from the industry to reverse the cutbacks to journalism programs, but then initiated new efforts in the community to establish dialog among area high school, community colleges and industry to strengthen programs.


JACC First Amendment AwardThe JACC First Amendment Award is an annual award is designed to recognize one or more administrators

or trustees who has demonstrated extraordinarysupport for a journalism program. Nominations are

taken from the JACC membership.

Criteria may include but is not limited to the following:

1. High accessibility to the student press2. An enthusiastic and encouraging supporter to a journalism programand its students3. Goes above and beyond what is normally required in supportingfunding for a journalism department4. Demonstrates a high degree of accessibility to the student press5. Recognizes, encourages and values student First Amendment rights6. Encourages and promotes a spirit of open access to information and records

The Honoree for the 2012 JACC First Amendment Award is:

max aguilarSouthwestern Community College Governing Board

Congratulations to Mr. Aguilar!

Thank you for supporting student journalism

JACC Salutes you!

4Win Fabulous Prizes!!!

Get your vendor and workshop passports stamped to earn FREE prizes and become eligible for

drawings for MORE FREE STUFF!!!!See the registration desk to collect your free prize and to

see who won the drawings.

Tours at the 2012 JACC State ConventionFRIDAY, APRIL 8

12:30 p.m.--Sacramento State UniversityTour starts at 1 p.m. Take a tour of the beautiful campus. Meet at Lassen 1100.

(bus will return approx. 2:30 p.m.)

The State CapitolSelf-guided tours 9 a.m. To 5 p.m. (self-guided tour last about 1 hour)

Hop on the shuttle bus to go check it out!

SATURDAY, APRIL 99:30--FOX40 Tour #1--meet bus in front of hotel (bus will return about 11:30 a.m.)

11:30--Fox40 Tour #2--meet bus in front of hotel (bus will return about 1:30 p.m.)

1-3 p.m. Open House Tour for The State HornetCheck out the award-winning student media any time between 1 p.m. And 3 p.m.

Everyone who come to the open house is eligible for a drawing of fabulous prizes! Hope on the shuttle!

The State CapitolSelf-guided tours 9 a.m. To 5 p.m. (self-guided tour last about 1 hour)

Hop on the shuttle bus to go check it out!

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