UNC Asheville is currently closed at least through October 28 in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Western NC Media Day set for October 31 is, therefore, canceled.
UNC Asheville will host High School Media Day for Western North Carolina newspaper and yearbook students and teachers on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. The event is organized by UNC Asheville’s Mass Communication Department in cooperation with the N.C. Scholastic Media Association.
Aspiring journalists from area high schools can hone their skills and learn from media experts. Check-in for UNCA High School Media Day begins at 9 am in UNC Asheville’s Highsmith University Union.
Workshops run from 9 am – 2 pm and will take place in Highsmith University Union, with registration in the Blue Ridge Room.
Please fill out this form to register.
The registration fee is $20.00 per person, which includes lunch. No refunds will be given, though substitutions for attendees may be made. Complete and submit the registration form online by Oct. 17, 2024. Please print the registration form and send it with a school check(s) payable to: UNC Asheville, to be received by Friday, Oct. 25, 2024 to
UNC Asheville
Mass Communication Dept., CPO #2120
1 University Heights
Asheville, NC 28804
For more information, please contact Carrie Jarvis in the UNC Asheville Mass Communication Department via email at cjarvis@unca.edu. Please be aware that the capacity for this event is 200 participants. We will not be able to accept registrations beyond this capacity. Attendance implies agreement to be featured in images.
Parents/guardians may request their child not be featured in photos or social media posts. Send your request to the Mass Communication Department in care of Carrie Jarvis, cjarvis@unca.edu. Accommodation requests will require 14 day notice.
Schedule
October 31, 2024
8:30 a.m. – REGISTRATION
9:15 a.m. – OPENING SESSION
10 a.m. – INSTRUCTIONAL SESSIONS
11 a.m. – Noon LUNCH
Noon – INSTRUCTIONAL SESSIONS
1 p.m. – INSTRUCTIONAL SESSIONS
1:45 p.m. – CLOSING SESSION, AWARDS, AND DOOR PRIZES
2 p.m. – ADJOURN
Session Options
Session 1 Options
- Podcasting and Newswriting in the Digital Age: Dee Pridgen and Pruett Norris, 828NewsNow
- Music Journalism, Garret Woodward, Rolling Stone & magazine writer
- Yearbook: Write Like You Want to Be Read, Brenda Gorsuch
- Using Social Media with your Student Media: Jenny Zimmerman
Session 2 Options
- Audio/Podcast Production Fundamentals: Dr. Stephanie O’Brien, UNC Asheville
- Yearbook: Graphic Design Trends: Brenda Gorsuch
- Sports Photography: Nick Haseloff
- Reaching Online Audiences Panel Discussion: Dean Hensley, WLOS-TV, and John Boyle, Asheville Watchdog
Session 3 Options
- Sports Photography: Nick Haseloff, Transylvania Times
- Public Radio News Delivery, Laura Lee (she/her) | News Director, Blue Ridge Public Radio
- College journalism Panel Discussion: Sarah Booth and Brandon Washington, co-editors of The Blue Banner
- Sports Photography: Nick Haseloff, Transylvania Times
- Yearbook: Design Like you Want to be Read: Brenda Gorsuch