Sept. 10-11: Workshop at News 8 in Austin, Texas.
Sept. 13:
Newsroom trainers conference at Poynter.
Sept. 15: Online interactives workshop for
The Sacramento Bee.
Sept. 18-19: Workshop for journalism faculty at University of Kentucky.
Oct. 4: Storytelling workshop for Global TV (Calgary, Canada).
Oct. 5: Storytelling workshop for Global TV (Edmonton, Canada).
Oct. 10: Keynote address and online storytelling workshop for the Illinois Press Association (Springfield, Ill.)
Oct. 24-26: Judging duPont-Columbia University Awards in New York City.
Nov. 8:
Storytelling workshop for NATAS [PDF] in Harrisburg, Pa. (with Les Rose, CBS photojournalist).
Nov. 13-14:
National Scholastic Press Association convention, keynote speaker and workshop teacher.
Dec. 7-12:
The Complete TV Producer seminar at Poynter (apply now!)
I have pending dates for workshops in Edmonton, Calgary, Sacramento, Calif. and a few others.
I already have backpack journalism, producing, reporting and multimedia educator seminars planned for 2009. Contact me at
tompkins@poynter.org to set up workshops for your organization or newsroom (I generally book four to six months ahead).
