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Southwest Broadcast Newsroom Workshop

All events sponsored by TAB, TAPB, RTDNF, TAPB and the SMU School of Journalism, unless otherwise noted.

Saturday, Oct. 24 • Schedule at-a-Glance
Time	Session	Location
7:30 am	Check-in / Badge Pickup	Umphrey Lee Center, Main Entrance, 2nd Floor
8:30 - 8:40 am	Welcome & Sponsor Introduction	Ballroom, 3rd Floor
8:40 - 10:10 am	New Tech/New Pressures	Ballroom, 3rd Floor
10:20 - 11:20 am	Managing Your Career in Tough Times	Room 241
	New Tricks for Old Dogs - TV	Room 243
	New Tricks for Old Dogs - Radio	Room 244
	The New Texas Shield Law	Room 283
11:30 - 12:30 pm	How I Got My First Newsroom Job	Room 241
	One Man Bands - 10 Commandments of Video	Room 243
	One Man Bands - Radio's Multi-Platform World	Room 244
	Online Newsgathering	Room 283
	Down and Dirty Lighting and Field Techniques	Room 288
Grab a lunch and head to the 3rd Floor Ballroom for the lunch session!
12:40 - 1:40 pm	Cool Tools / Releasing Your Inner Geek	Ballroom, 3rd Floor
1:50 - 2:50 pm	No @#$# Jerks in the Newsroom	Room 241
	Superior Storytelling	Room 243
	Do's & Don'ts of Radio Storytelling	Room 244
	Newsroom Legal Issues	Room 283
	Covering Breaking News	Room 288
3 - 4 pm	Clearer, Stronger Writing	Room 241
	Noticias Ahora (en ESPANOL)	Room 243
	Covering the World in Three Minutes	Room 244
	Using the FOIA and the TPIA	Room 283
	Live Shot Efficiency	Room 288
4:10 - 5:10 pm	The Backpack Journalist	Room 241
	Gathering News in the Real World	Room 243
	Mistakes Were Made...	Room 244
	Everyday Investigative	Room 283
	Critiques	Room 288
5:20 - 6 pm	How NOT to Get a Job in Broadcast News	Room 241

Questions? Contact TAB.