2008 Nieman Conference on Narrative Journalism

Start: 2008-03-14 13:30
End: 2008-03-16 13:00
Timezone: Etc/GMT-5
From the Nieman site:

The 2008 Nieman Conference on Narrative Journalism will continue to explore the dimensions of literary journalism:

• How to gather rich material through deep reporting.
• How to structure fluent accounts.
• How to flesh out stories with flesh-and-blood characters.

But, given the changes in the way that stories are being told online as well as in print, we will incorporate a new focus on multimedia storytelling, adding journalists from the creative edge of radio, documentary, and the Web to our renowned all-star cast of writers and editors.

The Nieman Narrative Conference is open to all writers wishing to sharpen their reporting skills, write with flair and learn from experts in the field, including award-winning journalists, authors, and broadcasters.
To explore the many ways in which journalists report stories today, we are adding new workshops on multimedia storytelling.

Keynote speakers include:

John Hockenberry: Emmy and Peabody Award-winning journalist and commentator known for his work on Dateline NBC and NPR’s "The Infinite Mind."

Dana Priest and Anne Hull: Washington Post investigative journalists who exposed the mistreatment of Iraq War veterans at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

Sherry Turkle: Professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology at MIT and a clinical psychologist who researches and writes on people’s relationship with technology.

Sam Pollard: Film director, producer and editor recognized for his work on Eyes on the Prize, and his collaboration with filmmaker Spike Lee on Mo’ Better Blues, Girl 6, Crooklyn, Clockers and When the Levees Broke.

Other presenters include returning favorites Roy Peter Clark and Adam Hochschild and new speakers Elizabeth Farnsworth, Mark Leibovich, Russell Contreras, and Peggy Orenstein. Details and Registration