Nov. 30 deadline for Kiplinger Digital Media Fellowship

Are you a journalist who would love to spend a full week immersed in learning new digital tools? If that sounds appealing, apply today for a free Kiplinger Digital Media Fellowship at The Ohio State University.

Deadline: Nov. 30. See full details on our Kiplinger Program website.

Here’s what our 25 Fellows will accomplish during a full week on campus — learning from the best in the business from across the country:

* Ramp up their social media game. Master new strategies and tools for finding sources, backgrounding people and companies, covering breaking news and engaging with your audience.

* Learn how to shoot compelling video on a smart phone.

* Overcome your fear of numbers by mastering key spreadsheet skills. Enter a new world of searchable and interactive online information that’s easier than you think.

In addition to a week of free training, Kiplinger Fellows also receive a travel stipend, hotel accommodations and most meals.

Check out this three-minute video for sights, sounds and lessons learned during the 2012 Kiplinger Fellowship:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=setiaT0SaRI

Nov. 30 deadline for Kiplinger Digital Media Fellowship

Are you a journalist who would love to spend a full week immersed in learning new digital tools? If that sounds appealing, apply today for a free Kiplinger Digital Media Fellowship at The Ohio State University.

Deadline: Nov. 30. See full details on our Kiplinger Program website.

Here’s what our 25 Fellows will accomplish during a full week on campus — learning from the best in the business from across the country:

* Ramp up their social media game. Master new strategies and tools for finding sources, backgrounding people and companies, covering breaking news and engaging with your audience.

* Learn how to shoot compelling video on a smart phone.

* Overcome your fear of numbers by mastering key spreadsheet skills. Enter a new world of searchable and interactive online information that’s easier than you think.

In addition to a week of free training, Kiplinger Fellows also receive a travel stipend, hotel accommodations and most meals.

Check out this three-minute video for sights, sounds and lessons learned during the 2012 Kiplinger Fellowship:

Social media leaders from Twitter, LinkedIn, Gannett, The New York Times, ABC News and more will converge on Columbus for a two-day workshop Nov. 13-14. Full information about the Social Media Summit at Ohio State University is available on the Eventbrite registration page.

Social media leaders from Twitter, LinkedIn, Gannett, The New York Times, ABC News and more will converge on Columbus for a two-day workshop Nov. 13-14. Full information about the Social Media Summit at Ohio State University is available on the Eventbrite registration page.

Prepping for the Social Media Summit By Doug Haddix Director, Kiplinger Program | Ohio State University The Rock Stars of Social Media. That’s what I’ve dubbed our lineup of speakers heading to Columbus for our Social Media Summit on Nov. 13-14. Rarely do all of these industry leaders gather for one event. It promises to be a whirlwind of practical tips, strategies and resources. Our rock stars come from Twitter, LinkedIn, ABC News, The New York Times, Gannett, Digital First Media, the Reynolds Center for Business Journalism, and the Investigative News Network. See the full schedule and online registration for the conference, which costs just $50 for both days, thanks to generous funding from the Kiplinger Foundation. Rock stars, of course, like to party (and network). So, we’ll sponsor a happy-hour event each day for speakers and workshop participants. Putting together a workshop of this magnitude takes a lot of partners. The Kiplinger Program is co-sponsoring the event with the Central Ohio SPJ Pro Chapter. Our SPJ friends are helping with planning, promotion, registration, photography and more. We’ve created an OSU Summit blog, where we’ll share highlights, photos, and resources during and after the workshop. Ohio State University students and SPJ members will blog during the summit. In addition, participants will be able to post reports and photos to the blog as an experiment in crowdsourcing. No social media event could be complete without a hashtag. Ours will be #kipcamp, a Twitter channel monitored by Kiplinger Program alums and others around the world. We’d love to have you join us on campus. If that’s not possible, we invite you to tune in via (of course) social media.

Prepping for the Social Media Summit

By Doug Haddix

Director, Kiplinger Program | Ohio State University

The Rock Stars of Social Media. That’s what I’ve dubbed our lineup of speakers heading to Columbus for our Social Media Summit on Nov. 13-14. Rarely do all of these industry leaders gather for one event. It promises to be a whirlwind of practical tips, strategies and resources.

Our rock stars come from Twitter, LinkedIn, ABC News, The New York Times, Gannett, Digital First Media, the Reynolds Center for Business Journalism, and the Investigative News Network. See the full schedule and online registration for the conference, which costs just $50 for both days, thanks to generous funding from the Kiplinger Foundation.

Rock stars, of course, like to party (and network). So, we’ll sponsor a happy-hour event each day for speakers and workshop participants.

Putting together a workshop of this magnitude takes a lot of partners. The Kiplinger Program is co-sponsoring the event with the Central Ohio SPJ Pro Chapter. Our SPJ friends are helping with planning, promotion, registration, photography and more.

We’ve created an OSU Summit blog, where we’ll share highlights, photos, and resources during and after the workshop. Ohio State University students and SPJ members will blog during the summit. In addition, participants will be able to post reports and photos to the blog as an experiment in crowdsourcing.

No social media event could be complete without a hashtag. Ours will be #kipcamp, a Twitter channel monitored by Kiplinger Program alums and others around the world.

We’d love to have you join us on campus. If that’s not possible, we invite you to tune in via (of course) social media.

Prepping for the Social Media Summit

By Doug Haddix

Director, Kiplinger Program | Ohio State University

The Rock Stars of Social Media. That’s what I’ve dubbed our lineup of speakers heading to Columbus for our Social Media Summit on Nov. 13-14. Rarely do all of these industry leaders gather for one event. It promises to be a whirlwind of practical tips, strategies and resources.

Our rock stars come from Twitter, LinkedIn, ABC News, The New York Times, Gannett, Digital First Media, the Reynolds Center for Business Journalism, and the Investigative News Network. See the full schedule and online registration for the conference, which costs just $50 for both days, thanks to generous funding from the Kiplinger Foundation.

Rock stars, of course, like to party (and network). So, we’ll sponsor a happy-hour event each day for speakers and workshop participants.

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Obama and the Oval

Posted from: OH, USA

The Oval at The Ohio State University is buzzing as workers prepare for a rally tomorrow featuring President Obama and musical artist will.i.am.

Photo slideshow from April KipCamp

By Doug Haddix

Kiplinger Program director

Now that the dust has settled, we’ve put together photo highlights from the April 2012 Kiplinger Fellowship program at Ohio State University. Special thanks to University Communications photographer Kevin Fitzsimons for his time and talent.

Enjoy the slideshow.

The group of 25 journalists traveled from around the United States, as well as Canada, Guatemala, India and Pakistan. They were selected for the weeklong program at Ohio State from nearly 400 applicants worldwide. See their professional bios.

During the intensive hands-on training, Kiplinger Fellows learned more about social media, branding, data journalism, video and other digital storytelling tools.

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