It is not too late to sign up for what will be a great, and useful, workshop by digital projects manager Henry Lopez. Saturday, Oct. 8, 9 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Sign up via Facebook or by sending email to smatlock@sfnewmexican.com.
Place: Santa Fe New New Mexican, 202 E. Marcy Street, Santa Fe
Cost: $25 for non-SPJRG members; $15 for members
Lunch: Pay an extra $5 for a choice of sandwiches and other goodies or bring your own lunch.
Agenda:
9 a.m. – noon: Census Mapping – Spice up census data by creating informative, interactive maps using free tools without programming knowledge.
Noon – 1 p.m.: Lunch
1 – 2:45 p.m.: Digging Deeper with Social Media – Take social media reporting to the next level and learn new tools for better presentation. We’ll explore search techniques and re-insert the news organization into the social-media stream using Storify.
2:45-3 p.m. break
3 p.m. – 4 p.m.: Free digital tools for story telling – Walk away with dozens of free online tools that will help you report, gather sources and present your online work without needing a massive IT staff.
CDs of Henry’s materials will be available for an additional $5 so you can review workshop material at your leisure. Send checks, payable to SPJ Rio Grande, att. Staci Matlock, workshop coordinator, 202 E. Marcy St., Santa Fe, NM 87501; or pay cash at the door.