SITE: John Seigenthaler Center • 1207 18th Avenue South * Nashville, Tennessee 37212 • 615/727-1401

HOTEL: Embassy Suites Nashville at Vanderbilt • 1811 Broadway, Nashville, Tennessee 37203 • 615/320-8899

Thursday, April 12, 2012

6 p.m.

Embassy Suites Hotel shuttle leaves on first of two trips to John Seigenthaler Center (615/727-1401)

6:30 p.m.

Reception Conference Room, Diversity Institute

Welcome: Tommy Denton, Seminar Director, past president of AOJ (formerly NCEW) and NCEW Foundation, retired editorial page editor
Speaker: John Seigenthaler, chair emeritus, The Tennessean, and founder, First Amendment Center

7:30 p.m.

Dinner

8:15 p.m. The Next Four Days

Tommy Denton, Seminar Director

9 p.m.

Shuttle picks up participants for return to Embassy Suites Hotel

Friday, April 13, 2012

Complimentary continental or cooked-to-order breakfast at Embassy Suites Hotel

8 a.m.

Embassy Suites Hotel shuttle leaves on first of two trips to John Seigenthaler Center

8:30 a.m.

Opinion writing: Why and to what purpose Conference Room, Diversity Institute
Speaker: Tommy Denton, retired editorial page editor, past AOJ/NCEW and NCEW Foundation president

9:15 a.m.

Nuts and bolts of opinion writing Conference Room, Diversity Institute
Speaker: Tommy Denton, retired editorial page editor, past AOJ/NCEW and NCEW Foundation president

10 a.m.

Finding your voice
Speaker: Ricardo Pimentel, metro columnist, San Antonio Express-News

10:45 a.m.

Break

11 a.m.

The survival of the flexible in the digital age
Dr. Sybril Bennett, associate professor of journalism, Belmont University

Noon

Group photo

12:30 p.m.

Lunch Student Lounge, Diversity Institute

1 p.m.

Simulated editorial board meetings in small groups
Leaders: Vanessa Gallman, editorial page editor, Lexington Herald-Leader in Kentucky and past president,
AOJ/NCEW and NCEW Foundation
Ricardo Pimentel, metro columnist, San Antonio Express-News
Chuck Stokes, editorial/public affairs director, WXYZ Channel 67 Detroit and
past AOJ/NCEW and NCEW Foundation president

2 p.m.

Writing session Newsroom, Diversity Institute

4:30 p.m.

Shuttle picks up participants for return to Embassy Suites Hotel

Afternoon and evening free: dinner on your own

Saturday, April 14, 2012

Complimentary continental or cooked-to-order breakfast at Embassy Suites Hotel

8 a.m.

Embassy Suites Hotel shuttle leaves on first of two trips to John Seigenthaler Center

8:30 a.m.

Small group critique session with leaders

9:45 a.m.

Expanding your voice Conference Room, Diversity Institute
Your “voice” isn’t just what you think about things —it’s how you express those thoughts. And here’s the secret: You’ve got more choices than you ever imagined! Let’s explore some of them.
Speaker: Rick Horowitz, founder and “Wordsmith in Chief” of Prime Prose, LLC, Emmy-winning commentator for Milwaukee Public TV and former syndicated columnist

11 a.m. Break

11:15 a.m.

Opinion and social media: An interactive conversation Conference Room, Diversity Institute
Dwight Lewis, columnist, retired editorial page editor, The Tennessean in Nashville
Vanessa Gallman, editorial page editor, Lexington Herald-Leader in Kentucky and past president, AOJ/NCEW and NCEW Foundation
Rick Horowitz, founder and Wordsmith in Chief of Prime Prose, Milwaukee
Ricardo Pimentel, metro columnist, San Antonio Express-News
Chuck Stokes, editorial/public affairs director, WXYZ Channel 67 Detroit and past president, AOJ/NCEW and NCEW Foundation

12:15 p.m.

Lunch Student Lounge, Diversity Institute

12:45 p.m.

Simulated editorial board meetings in small groups with leaders

1:30 p.m.

Writing session Newsroom

4:30 p.m.

Shuttle picks up participants for return to Embassy Suites Hotel

6:30 p.m.

Embassy Suites Hotel shuttles leaves for first of two trips

7 p.m.

Reception, Dinner Conference Room, Diversity Institute

8 p.m.

The First Amendment
Speaker: Gene Policinski, vice president/executive director, First Amendment Center at Vanderbilt University and NCEW Foundation board member

9:15 p.m.

Embassy Suites Shuttle picks up participants for return to Embassy Suites Hotel

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Complimentary continental or cooked-to-order breakfast at Embassy Suites Hotel

8:30 a.m.

Evaluation of seminar

9 a.m.

Group critique session with leaders Titan Room, Embassy Suites Hotel

11 a.m.

Dismissal