ICONN conference explores future of journalism
TNJN/Moser, Benjamin
Media professionals from the local Knoxville area and around the country participated in the two-day event.
published: January 20 2009 02:43 PM updated:: March 30 2009 12:23 PM

Journalism professionals and university professors from across the country are traveling home after attending two days of discussions and collaboration as part of the Intercollegiate Online News Network.

Below is a list of links for stories about the conference written by UT students and various links from other attendees.

Journalism professors, professionals gather to discuss collaboration

By Rob Baldus and Stephen Townsend - TNJN

This story has video footage of the conference and some photos of participants, along with several related links that take you to Web sites mentioned throughout the event.

Students share opinions of ICONN

By Allison Kelley - TNJN

See what some students have to say about what they learned from the ICONN conference.

ICONN and the future

From Steve Fox's journalism professors blog

"The energy is palpable here at UT," Fox writes in his blog post about the first and second days of the ICONN conference. He sees discussion of online journalism as a refreshing change from organizations still focused on print.

Photos from the conference

By Ben Moser - TNJN

Browse through some photos taken at the conference. This particular student should be more careful around photographers!

Writing technique takes backseat to innovation

By Andrea Hall - TNJN

Steve Klein takes an interesting look at whether the basics of journalism, such as proper grammar and style, are getting through to students practicing journalism through campus publications.

Web producer advises students to blog

By Hunter Thomas - TNJN

Conference participant, UT journalism instructor and Knoxnews.com web producer Lauren Spuhler gives students some advice for getting your name out there.

ICONN coverage from an Alabama journalism teacher

From George Daniels's Alabama Producer blog

Daniels has several blog posts covering the bulk of the event, including photos and Twitter updates.

ICONN conference yields many ideas, possibilities

      By Edward Miller and Miriam Kramer - TNJN

      Read what the ICONN conference focused on and what some journalism professors had to say about integrating online journalism into their courses.

UT alum explores new frontiers at ICONN conference

By Laura Roberson - TNJN

Read what Michael Marshall from United Press International had to say about changes in journalism as the keynote speaker of the first day's dinner.

Professors say journalists must constantly evolve

By Leigh Imhoff - TNJN

Media professionals give their opinions on what students need to do to get a job in four short video interviews. Jack Lail, Lauren Spuhler, Patrick Beeson, and Victor Agreda are featured.

 

 

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The ICONN conference was supported by a grant from the Scripps Howard Foundation.

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