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Chips Quinn Summer 2005 Orientation

05.18.05

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Thursday, May 19

4:30 p.m. Reception
5:15 p.m. Welcome
John C. Quinn, founder, Chips Quinn Scholars Program
5:30 p.m. Welcome from the Freedom Forum
Mary Kay Blake, senior vice president/partnerships and initiatives, Freedom Forum
5:45 p.m. Welcome from a program alum
Maria Montoya, features reporter, The Times-Picayune, New Orleans
6 p.m. Dinner
6:30 p.m. Introduction of the class
Karen Catone, director, Chips Quinn Scholars Program, Freedom Forum
7:50 p.m. Writing assignment
Kate Kennedy, director/partnerships & initiatives, Freedom Forum
8 p.m. Newsmania, news trivia game from the Newseum

Friday, May 20

8:00 a.m. Continental breakfast
8:30 a.m. Newseum's Pulitzer Prize photo exhibit
Ken Crawford, coordinating producer, Newseum
9:15 a.m. First five graphs
Catalina Camia, Washington assignment editor, USA TODAY
Laura Rehrmann, Washington editor, Gannett News Service
10:30 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. A fresh look at the First Amendment
John Seigenthaler, founder, First Amendment Center, and advisory trustee, Freedom Forum
12:15 p.m. Lunch
Are you ready for the challenge?
Reggie Stuart, corporate recruiting consultant, Knight Ridder
1:45 p.m. Break
2:15 p.m. the.News
Dan Werner, president, MacNeil/Lehrer Productions
3 p.m. Class photo
3:30 p.m. Small group sessions with writing coaches
Dwight Cunningham
Colleen Fitzpatrick
Mary Ann Hogan
Pearl Stewart
Dick Thien
Jack Marsh
5:00 p.m. Writing assignment
5:15 p.m. Dinner
6 p.m. Caesar Andrews, editor, Gannett News Service
7:00 p.m. Freedom Sings, a musical celebration of the First Amendment

Saturday, May 21

8:00 a.m. Continental breakfast
8:30 a.m. Tour of chipsquinn.org
Kate Kennedy, director, partnerships & initiatives, Freedom Forum
9:00 a.m. Can I quote you on that?
Kristen Go, assistant city editor, The Arizona Republic, Phoenix
9-10:30 a.m. Photographers' session
Mike Tsukamoto, photo editor, USA TODAY
10:00 a.m. Break
10:15 p.m. Developing story ideas
Manny Lopez, (moderator), editorial writer, The Detroit News
Maria Montoya, reporter, The Times-Picayune, New Orleans
Sue Stock, retail reporter, The News & Observer, Raleigh. N.C.
11:15 a.m. Rules of the room
Mary Kay Blake, senior vice president/partnerships and initiatives, Freedom Forum
Noon Lunch
12:40 p.m. How it began
John C. Quinn, program founder
1:30 p.m. A conversation about our differences
Keith Woods, dean of the faculty, The Poynter Institute
3:00 p.m. Break
3:30 p.m. Establishing goals for your internship
Dwight Cunningham
Colleen Fitzpatrick
Mary Ann Hogan
Pearl Stewart
Dick Thien
Jack Marsh
4:45 p.m. Writing assignment
5:00 p.m. Tour of Washington, D.C.

Sunday, May 22

8:30 a.m. Breakfast
9:30 a.m. Talking to your editor/peers
Jack Marsh (moderator), executive director, Al Neuharth Media Center
Kristen Go, assistant city editor, The Arizona Republic, Phoenix
Rhina Guidos, assistant city editor, The News-Journal, Wilmington, Del.
Seth Prince, copy editor, The Oregonian, Portland
Tanika White, fashion reporter, The Sun, Baltimore
11:00 a.m. Uncle Merv's wit and wisdom
Merv Aubespin, media consultant and retired associate editor of The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Ky.
Noon Writing assignment
12:15 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. Benediction and farewell
Kristen Go, assistant city editor, The Arizona Republic
John C. Quinn
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