WORKSHOP: Agenda for Blogging For Journalists workshop
This four-hour "Blogging For Journalists" session is a new type of workshop by Sree - see the others at SreeTips.com. The first edition was at Columbia, Wed., May 10, 2006, with Peter Rojas of engadget as our blogstar guest - we had more than 70 attendees, with some as far away as DC and Atlanta. The second edition was at Columbia, Tues, June 13, 2006, with Jen Chung of Gothamist as our blogstar guest - we had 100+ attendees. Watch for more events or let sree@sree.net know if you want to schedule a similar session for you group.
Comment from attendee Phelps Hawkins of Mission Media: "It was an excellent workshop, utterly worth our time, money, and effort, with wonderful refreshments, in a lovely setting, and a terrific, knowledgeable host/guide."
E-mail: sree@sree.net
AGENDA FOR BLOGGING WORKSHOP
5:15 p.m. - Registration + optional: setting up your laptop, connecting to WiFi, etc.
6:05 p.m. - Welcome: Alice Pifer, director of professional development
6:10 p.m. - Sree Sreenivasan introduces program
UNDERSTANDING 
BLOGS
- Blog basics and stats, state of the blogosphere
- Meet a Blogstar - Jen Chung of Gothamist.com
- Blog tour - a look at interesting blogs
7:20 p.m.
YOUR TURN
- Quick blog exercise
- The big difference: Change of pace and rhythm
- Coming up with an idea
- What are you going to say?
- Who are your readers?
- Blog software options
LET’S BLOG
- Time to work on your blog idea
Volunteer helpers will be on hand to work with small groups
Those not creating a blog watch others to see the process or discuss their own ideas with Sree
TYING IT ALL TOGETHER & NEXT STEPS
- Building traffic
- Making money
- Next steps
- Q&A
- Feedback
Ends at 10 p.m.
