Long Island Latino Media Conference

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Program

All morning activities take place in Studio A Dempster Hall.

9:30-10 a.m. Registration and Newspaper Showcase

10-10:30 a.m. Welcome

Bob Papper, Hofstra University

Long Island Latino Media: An Overview

Javier Castaño, Hofstra University

10:30-Noon Panel: Future of Latino Media on Long Island:

Challenges and Opportunities

Emilio Ruiz, La Tribuna Hispana

Silvana Díaz , Noticia
Jesús Ríos, Long Island al Día
Len Torres, Long Beach City Council

Noon-1 p.m. Keynote Address:

Lunch “Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: The Crisis in

Journalism and the Need for an Independent Press”

Mario Murillo, Chair of the Department of Radio,

Television and Film, Hofstra University

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 Workshops

Please attend any workshops of your choosing.

1-2:30 p.m. Session 1 Workshops

News Hub (A) Boosting Your Online Traffic:

(Room 144) Search Engine Optimization and Social Media for Journalists
Presenter: José Bayona
This workshop is presented in Spanish. It is also offered in the second
session.

Room 142 (B) Making the Most of Visuals: Photoshop and Slideshows
Presenters: Daniel VanBenthuysen, with Javier Castaño translating
This workshop is presented in English with Spanish translation

Room 122 (C) Shooting and Editing Video for the Web:
Low cost solutions
Presenters: Mario Gonzalez, with Mario Murillo translating
This workshop is presented in English with Spanish translation

2:30-3 p.m. Break: Snacks outside the News Hub (Room 144)

3-4:30 p.m. Session 2 Workshops

News Hub (B) Publishing to the Web: Design for High Impact at Low Cost
(Room 144) Presenters: Shawna VanNess and James Cohen, with Marissa
Duque translating
This workshop is presented in English with Spanish translation

Room 142 (A) Print Layout: Design for Greater Impact

Presenters: Daniel VanBenthuysen with Javier Castaño translating
This workshop is presented in English with Spanish translation.

Room 122 (C) Boosting Your Online Traffic:

Search Engine Optimization and Social Media for Journalists
Presenters: José Bayona, with Jessica Formosa translating.
This workshop is presented in Spanish with English translation.

This conference has been generously supported by a Faculty Diversity Grant

from the Hofstra Provost’s Office and by the Center for Suburban Studies.