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According to Larry Dailey, professor and Donald W. Reynolds Chair in Media Technology, Paulson’s visit offers a rare opportunity for the community, regional media professionals, and students to engage with an industry titan.
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In 2007, Paulson was named Fellow for the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), the highest honor awarded by the organization.
Photographers and editors Renée C. Byer, Randy Cox and Mark Morris will discuss visual communications.
Byer, senior photojournalist for The Sacramento Bee, was awarded a 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography for her project “A Mother’s Journey,” an intimate portrayal of a single mother’s emotional and financial struggles as her son battled neuroblastoma, a rare form of childhood cancer.
Cox is visuals and productions editor at The Oregonian in Portland and a five-time editor w88 casino games annual “The Best of Photojournalism.”
Morris is director of photography at The Sacramento Bee. Under his leadership, the Bee’s photography staff has received w88 casino games’s most prestigious awards including a Pulitzer Prize, the Robert F. Kennedy Award for International Photojournalism, World Hunger’s Harry Chapin Award for International Photography, Picture of the Year’s Angus McDougal Award for Excellence, Picture Editor of the Year and Team Picture Editing Award.
Patrick Sloyan, reporter and Pulitzer Prize winner will discuss investigative reporting. In 1986, Sloyan served as Washington Bureau Chief of Newsday. He received the Pulitzer for Spot News Reporting on the crash of flight TWA 800 off the coast of Long Island.
Presenters also include Fabrice Florin, executive director for NewsTrust.net. Florin, a former journalist and digital media pioneer at Apple and Macromedia, will talk about harnessing the possibilities of the Internet to help citizens make informed decisions based on quality w88 casino games.
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A complete schedule of events is published online at the w88 casino games Week website. Scheduled conference events are free and open to the public.
