Weekly Schedule
(Updated on May 24)
Week 1 (May 7-11)
Monday, May 7
10 a.m. Introductions (INCA, SJ, etc.) and Orientation - schedule, attendance, assignments, attendance, equipment, finding stories (3 due today), etc.
11:45 - 1:30 LUNCH INCA Panel - Surviving INCA Summer Institute; What we did after INCA? Where do journalists find stories? Panelists (to be confirmed): Jeanelle Mandes, EFN; Kerry Benjoe, L-P; Penny Smoke, CBC; Ntawnis Piapot, MJ; Stewart Manhas, Global TV; Morgan Esperance, ASC/EFN; Jamin Mike, UR Press.
p.m. Finding stories, Plan B
Assignment (due 3:00): Each student should be able to present one good story idea (Plan A) to research and write into a 400 word story by the end of next week, as well as having another story as a backup (Plan B).
Tuesday 8 (Trish Elliott, SJ)
a.m. Research
p.m. Research
Assignment: Scavenger Hunt
Wednesday 9 (Merelda Fiddler, Strictly Social; Mark Taylor, SJ
a.m. Interviewing (Merelda)
p.m. Photojournalism with Mark Taylor - see his portfolio in Instructors
Assignment: Each student should have an idea for a photo for their first story
Thursday 10
a.m. Pipe Ceremony at FNUC
p.m. Journalism rights and responsibilities (Leonzo Barreno)
Assignment: Think about the ethical and legal considerations for your story
Friday 11
a.m. Work time to pull the week together! By the end of the day you will submit a list of two or three interview subjects who you have confirmed are available for your story, five details or facts that you will include in your story that come from your research, your thoughts on the ethical considerations you will be aware of as you write your story, and ideas for great photo to illustrate your story.
p.m. Canadian Press Style; preview next week; weekly wrap
Assignment due (1 pm) Fact pack, sources and questions, ethical considerations and photo ideas
Friday evening - Potluck BBQ/weiner roast at 3055 Quinn Drive
Week 2 (May 14-18) - Print and online news
Instructors: Betty Ann, Jeanelle, John, Kerry (to be confirmed)
Monday, May 14
a.m. Introductions, "breaking news" story structure
p.m. Story structure, interviewing, elements
Assignment: n/a
Tuesday 15
a.m. News writing lesson - Betty Ann
p.m. Work time
Wednesday 16
a.m. Court reporting - Betty Ann
p.m. Scrum at Minister Philpott's consultation session at First Nations University of Canada - to be confirmed
Thursday 17
a.m. News writing lesson - Betty Ann
p.m. Work time
Friday 18
a.m. Work time
Assignment due (1 PM) 300-word article and photo
p.m. Review and weekly wrap
Friday evening - Potluck BBQ/weiner roast at 3055 Quinn Drive
Week 3 (May 21-25) - Digital and social media; CONGRESS 2018
Monday, May 21 - Victoria Day No class
Tuesday 22
a.m. Twitter workshop with Jennifer Hollett, News Director, Twitter Canada
p.m. Twitter assignment with Jennifer Hollett - each student will do a Twitter Moment, a Twitter thread and a news video using Twitter Live.
Wednesday 23
a.m. Digital and social media, and podcasting (Connie Walker)
p.m. Research and sign up for Congress assignments
Thursday 24
a.m. Twitter debrief with Jennifer Hollett, Twitter Canada, and Twitter 2.0 (advanced)
p.m. Meet at Congress 2018 media room - Centre for Kinesiology CK 184 with Nicola Katz
CONGRESS 2018 Review site and schedule; discuss daily projects
p.m. CONGRESS 2018 social media training - location TBA - Congress Media Room
Friday 25
a.m. CONGRESS 2018
p.m. Weekly wrap and preview next week
Saturday 26 - Students who are interested can work at CONGRESS - no assignments due
Sunday 27 - Students who are interested can work at CONGRESS - no assignments due
Week 4 (May 28-June 1) CONGRESS 2018 podcast and APTN training to submit to APTN's online news site
Instructors: Tamara Pimentel, APTN; editor Stewart Manhas (afternoons only)
Monday, May 28
a.m. Visual storytelling with Tamara - shooting with a phone, quality issues, review content on www.aptnnews.ca to see different kinds of stories, break down elements of stories, types of shots, shooting sequences, sequences exercise (in teams)
p.m. Workshop stories - working in teams but everyone has to submit something on their own to www.aptnnews.ca
Evening performance - Buffy Ste. Marie (details TBA)
Tuesday 29
a.m. Training with Tamara
p.m. Tamara work with students on writing scripts; Stewart available to edit
Congress - ILSA event: 4-6 Book launch for Kisiskaciwan, Jesse Archibald-Barber, editor at FNUC Atrium followed by Indigenous Voice Awards at O'Hanlon's from 7-10
Wednesday 30
a.m. Training with Tamara
p.m. Tamara work with students on writing scripts; Stewart available to edit
Thursday 31
a.m. Training with Tamara
p.m. Work on stories; Stewart will edit
Friday, June 1
a.m. Training with Tamara
p.m. Work on stories; Stewart available to edit
Evening - Potluck BBQ/weiner roast with Tamara at 3055 Quinn Drive - screen all stories sent to www.aptnnews.ca
Week 5 (June 4 - 8) Radio writing and performance, news and current affairs formats, show design
Full-time instructors for the week - Peter Skinner and Penny Smoke; guest lecturers Mervin Brass (CBC North) and Paul Dornstauder (CBC)
Monday, June 4
a.m. Introduce Peter and Penny; radio training objectives; schedule
Interview exercise
p.m.
Radio as a medium for storytelling
Writing for radio-part 1
The four elements of radio
National Aboriginal Day program for MBC: theme, program elements, roles and responsibilities, deadlines
Daily review
Tuesday, June 5
a.m.
What makes a good radio story
Radio news formats - intro
Radio current affairs formats - intro
p.m.
Focus
Writing for radio, part 2 - learning a new style
Fixing a bad script
Some rules for radio writing
Radio news formats (cont'd)
Radio current affairs formats (cont'd)
Wednesday
a.m.
Formats (cont'd)
How to pitch a story
How to listen - exercise
Review news formats
How to interview for news clips
Find a story - exercise (through lunch and into the afternoon
p.m.
Review stories for clips
Daily review
Thursday, June 7 (Instructors Peter; Penny; Paul Dornstauder, CBC; Mervin Brass, CBC North)
a.m.
Write stories to noon deadline
p.m. Vet stories with Mervin Brass and Paul Dornstauder
Friday, June 8
a.m.
Vet stories - cont'd
LUNCH Sponsored by CBC North - recruiting session with Managing Editor Mervin Brass
p.m.
Current affairs formats: FTR and interview prep
Planning and individual assignments for National Aboriginal Day radio special to air on MBC radio on June 21
Weekly review, wrap up and prepping for next week
Week 6 (June 11 - 15) Radio and Television - Full-time instructors for the week - Peter Skinner and Penny Smoke; Brad Bellegard (Audacity editing); Stewart Manhas (Video editing - afternoons only)
The plan is that by the end of this week, we will deliver a one-hour show or a two-hour show to MBC for National Indigenous Day. We don't have to deliver until Monday or Tuesday of next week, but it would be nice to get it done so we can move on to television with Mark Solnoky, APTN
Monday 11
a.m.
The four elements for radio revisited
Technical training: field recording, mic techniques, studio recording, Audacity
Confirm plans for NAD radio special for MBC to be delivered on Friday
p.m.
Radio presentation: how radio works as a medium for conveying information; physiology of the voice; engaging the listener in a conversation; presence; relaxation
Daily review
Tuesday 12
a.m.
Record and edit voicers
Review presentation and writing
p.m.
NAD program prep:
- theme,
- roles and responsibilities,
- deadlines,
- "clocking" a program;
- energy, pace, flow and tone
Daily review
Wednesday 13
a.m. Program production
p.m. Program production
Daily review
Thursday 14
a.m. Pipe Ceremony at FNUC Ceremonial tipi (optional)
Program production
p.m.
Program production
Daily review
Friday 15
a.m.Program production
p.m. Program production
Plan delivery of NAD radio special to MBC Radio
Weekly review
TV MARK-APTN - Stewart booked to edit 1-4
Week 7 (June 18 - 22) Radio and Television - Full-time instructors for the week Mark Solnoky, APTN; Peter Skinner, CBC; editor Stewart Manhas (afternoons only)
Monday 18
a.m.
Planning NAD YouTube special - Working title: "And now for something completely Saskatchewan"
p.m. Assignments: Producers, reporters, hosts, etc.; Stewart booked to edit 1-4
Tuesday 19
a.m.
p.m. Stewart editing
Wednesday 20
a.m.
p.m. Stewart editing
Thursday 21 - National Aboriginal Day radio special airs on MBC Radio
a.m. Shoot and edit TV news stories for NID Special on Youtube; Shoot show bridges and stings, etc.
p.m. Shoot and edit TV news stories for NID Special on Youtube and for APTN's NAD Special
Stewart and Mark to edit overnight
Friday, June 22
a.m.
p.m. Screen NID YouTube special
Weekly/Institute wrap 3-4
6 p.m. INCA Summer Wrap Party at 3055 Quinn Drive