2006 Nieman Conference on Narrative Journalism

Schedule of Events

Friday, November 17, 2006

11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Registration is open! Pick up your name tag and registration packet.

1 - 1:15 p.m.

Welcome
Mark Kramer and NCNJ Sponsors

1:15 - 2:25 p.m.

Keynote Address:
Thoughts of a Traveling Man
Calvin Trillin

2:40 - 3:50 p.m.

Breakout Session I

•	Brevity, Soul, Wit: A radio reporter's tips for cramming it all in Nancy Updike
•	A Narrative Writer's Toolbox Roy Peter Clark
•	Why Journalists Talk Funny Mark Kramer
•	Writing About Children Susan Eaton, Claudio Sanchez
•	The War Between Editors and Readers Daniel Okrent
•	Beyond the Paycheck: Getting published in the best places Wendy Strothman
•	It Began Like a Bad Date: The narrative writer-editor relationship Connie Schultz, Stuart Warner

3:50 - 4:10 p.m.

Coffee Break

4:10 - 5:25 p.m.

Readings

5:40 - 6:50 p.m.

Breakout Session II

•	Comics and Journalism: Reporting conflicts with pen and ink Joe Sacco
•	Filing from Far Away: How to make readers care about places they may not care about Marc Lacey
•	Photojournalism Today: The use and misuse of photographs Nubar Alexanian
•	Reveling in Fieldwork: Bringing home a notebook full of narrative Mark Kramer, Calvin Trillin, Nancy Updike
•	Activist-Journalists: Where do you draw the line? Stacy Sullivan
•	Why Shareholders Should Embrace Narrative Stephen Buckley, Jack Hart, Daniel Okrent

7 - 8 p.m.

Reception

8:30 - 9:30 p.m.

Café Sessions

•	Writing Someone Else's Book: The ins and outs of "with," and "as told to" bylines Sarah Wernick
•	Guided Readings Jon Franklin
•	Note Management: Tools for your large projects Trevor Corson
•	How to Make it as a Freelancer Rebecca Skloot