Communities in Flux: The Impact of Economic Turmoil and Shifting Demographics
This two-day seminar gave fresh insight on changing communities and how new challenges affect audiences. Fellows examined under-the-radar story ideas, learned from leading experts in the field and fellow journalists, and left with a notebook of new sources.
Sessions included:
Tipping Points: Life after Election '08: What trends should journalists track as newly elected leaders take on critical social issues?
The Rise of the Working Poor: For many middle-income households, having a job doesn't mean economic security. What does the future hold for families on the edge?
Where Communities Clash: Diverse populations increasingly compete for jobs, loans, school funding and even public recreational space. As poverty among children and immigrant populations grows, according to new census findings, where can reporters find the pressure points and illuminate the policies behind the struggles?
Solutions From Within: A look at vetted public and private programs that use innovative means to help people and communities under stress.
Skills Workshops: Breakout sessions on reporting challenges and multimedia skills.
FELLOWS
Lisa Black, reporter, Chicago Tribune
Nancy Cambria, children & families reporter, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Theresa Churchill, senior writer, Herald & Review, Decatur, Ill.
Janet Elliott, senior reporter, Houston Chronicle
Marilyn Gardner, staff writer, The Christian Science Monitor
Christopher Gautz, business reporter, Jackson (Mich.) Citizen Patriot
Bill Graves, staff writer, The Oregonian
Christina Hoag, staff writer, The Associated Press, Los Angeles, Calif.
Chris Jenkins, staff writer, The Washington Post
Amy Jeter, staff writer, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.
Sasha Khokha, Central Valley bureau chief, KQED Public Radio/The California Report, San Francisco, Calif.
Gregory Korte, staff writer, The Cincinnati Enquirer
Natalie Moore, reporter, Chicago Public Radio
Matt O'Brien, reporter, Contra Costa Times/Oakland Tribune/Bay Area News Group
Jane Regan, freelance producer, Associated Press Television News, New York
Ruth Sheehan, metro columnist, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.
Bianca Vazquez Toness, reporter, WBUR-FM, Boston, Mass.
Angie Weidinger, reporter, KOLR-KSFX News, Springfield, Mo.
Mike Wilkinson, reporter, The Detroit News
Andrew Yeager, announcer/producer, 90.3-FM WBHM, Birmingham, Ala.
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