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A look at an example workshop schedule from 2006

Sunday, June 18
3 p.m. Arrive at paper; get all paperwork filled out.
3:15 p.m. Meet Managing Editor Carole Tarrant.
3:25-4 p.m. Icebreaker. Let’s get to know each other. Also, tell the students about the Web site and how we’d like for them to write blogs for it throughout the week.
4 p.m. Leave for Washington & Lee University
4:45 p.m. Check in at the dorms. Meet Brian Richardson, head of the journalism department.
5:15 p.m.Walk to Reid Hall
5:30 p.m. Get to work! Third-floor lab
  • (Objectives: Accuracy, Note-taking, Interview Skills, Quotations)
  • Log on to Word
  • Get notebooks
  • Interview each other
  • Try to write
7-8 p.m. Dinner. Meet the rest of the faculty over pizza.
8-9 p.m. Gas leak assignment (Brian); with mock news conference. Objectives: News values, news judgment, writing a lede, organizing information, interviewing skills.
9 p.m. Lights out!
Monday, June 19
7:30 to 8:15 a.m. Breakfast in The Marketplace.
8:15 to 8:30 a.m. Walk to Pavilion
8:30-10:45 a.m. Ropes course and team building.
10:45 a.m. Walk back to Reid Hall
11 a.m. Ethics Objectives: Examining journalists’ professional obligations; analyzing cases
11:45 a.m. Legal considerations Objectives: Understanding journalists’ legal rights and obligations; the intersection with ethics.
12:30 p.m. Lunch, The Marketplace. Short tour of the school. Plus a visit from Assistant Dean of Admissions Erin Hutchinson.
1:30 p.m. Writing for broadcast Objectives: Writing a 30-second on-air reader from last night’s gas leak story; editing each other’s work.
2:30 p.m. How to be a News Anchor Objectives: Learning to read broadcast copy on the air, critiquing each other’s work, and some fun.
3:15-3:30 p.m. Wrap-up and farewell
Tuesday, June 20
9-9:30 a.m. Today’s paper
9:30-10 a.m. Meet Mike Riley, editor: What does Mike do as the editor of The Roanoke Times? He’ll tell us.
10-10:30 a.m. Your Blog: Patrick Beeson, an online producer, will show you what you’ve been blogging for and talk a little about Roanoke.com.
10:30-11:30 a.m. Writing time: Work on your profiles
11:30 a.m. Spot news: Night cops reporter David Harrison will talk about what is spot news.
Noon-2 p.m. Lunch with mentors
2-2:30 p.m. Meet Publisher Wendy Zomparelli: As publisher, Wendy oversees all aspects of the company. She will talk generally about the business and why it’s an interesting career. Come prepared with questions.
2:30-4:30 p.m. Spot news II
Wednesday, June 21
9-10 a.m. Tour of paper with Chenita Jackson
10 a.m. Attend morning budget meeting
10:30-11 a.m. Smile! and today’s paper. We’ll take a class photo and go over today’s paper.
11 a.m. to noon Roanoke.com and multimedia: Online producer Patrick Beeson will talk about how we get content online, what’s involved in online production, and about the multimedia projects we’ve tackled.
12-12:30 p.m. Timescast taping: Timescast producer Daine Vineyard will show us the studio and how how Timescast comes together every day.
12:30-1:30 p.m. Lunch with Melinda Payne, director of planning and development with city of Salem Melinda’s career has spanned several media-related fields, including various roles at The Roanoke Times, working at Channel 7 and as the public information officer for Salem.
1:30-2:30 p.m. Photo 101: Photographer Sam Dean will define photojournalism and take us behind the scenes to show how photos get into print.
2:30-3:30 p.m. Prepare for afternoon critique of papers
3:30-4:30 p.m. Time with your mentors: Use this time to work on your newsletter stories or maybe to shadow your mentor on an assignment.
4:30-5 p.m. See today’s Timescast with Patrick
5-5:30 p.m. Critique
Thursday, June 22
9 a.m. Today's paper
10-11 a.m. Wanna be a columnist? Shanna Flowers is the newest columnist at The Roanoke Times. Her columns appear three times a week. As a female and minority, she brings a new perspective to the paper.
11-12:30 WRITE!!
12:30-1:30 Lunch with Camille Miller: Camille, director of human resources, will treat you to lunch and talk about how to present yourself at job interviews.
1:30-2:30 p.m. Weather with Kevin Myatt: Kevin, a copy editor, spent a few weeks this May storm-chasing with a group of Pulaski County High School students. He shares his experiences.
2:30 p.m. Graphics 101: Chris OBrion, graphic artist, will show you what the job entails.
3:15-4 p.m. Headlines and Copy editing 101: Mike Belcher, copy editor, will talk about his role in the daily newspaper.
4-5 p.m. WRITE!!!
Friday, June 23
9 a.m. Today's paper
9:30-10 a.m. Finding a newsroom job 101: Michael Stowe, assistant managing editor for visuals, will talk about what he looks for when seeking job or internship applicants.
10-10:30 a.m. The paper has more than a newsroom: There are many ways to work for a newspaper that don’t involve being in the newsroom. Sherri Harrison, of human resources, will talk about what some other job opportunities involve.
10:40-11:40 a.m. Panel discussion: You will meet three of the most important leaders at The Roanoke Times: Debbie Meade, director of advertising; Kathy Gravely, director of circulation; and Dan Wheeler, director of digital media. They will talk about their careers and experiences at the newspaper. Come prepared with questions for them.
11:40 to 1 p.m. Lunch
1:30- 2 p.m.The Edge: What is it? How you can get involved.
1-5 p.m. Work with mentors on your stories. Finish writing!! Fill out evaluations.
6 p.m. Banquet