ACP Best of the Midwest early-bird registration deadline extended
With so many students and advisers starting classes this week, the deadline has been extended to Jan. 27. Register here today.
Join the Associated Collegiate Press in Minneapolis ​for dozens of sessions on basic and advanced journalism skills across media, plus leadership development.
And, register for outstanding Short Courses for just $39 each:
- Multimedia Newsroom Management
- Reporting for Social Media
- Trifecta of Reporting
​These in​-depth courses are sprinkled through the convention, so you don’t have to arrive early and spend an extra night at the Radisson Blu. To get the ACP convention rate, please make a reservation by Jan. 22.
Keynote speakers Scott Libin, Boyd Huppert and Regina McCombs will engage students about why journalism matters.
We look forward to seeing you on Feb. 6.
Keynote Speakers
Boyd Huppert 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 7
Boyd Huppert, a Wisconsin native, is a visual storyteller. As a reporter at KARE-TV in the Twin Cities, he’s been honored with a national Emmy, 12 national Edward R. Murrow Awards and multiple Sigma Delta Chi, Gabriel and National Headliner awards.
The video below helped him win his ninth and tenth Edward R. Murrow Awards.
| Scott Libin 5 p.m. Friday Scott Libin, the Hubbard Senior Fellow at the University of Minnesota School of Journalism and Mass Communications, was most recently V.P. of news and content at Internet Broadcasting. He has led newsrooms at WCCO-TV and KSTP-TV in the Twin Cities and WGHP-TV in Greensboro, N.C., was twice a full-time member of the resident faculty at the Poynter Institute. He has trained journalists from Newfoundland to South Africa to China. |
Regina McCombs 11 a.m. Sunday Regina McCombs, senior editor for visual news at Minnesota Public Radio News taught multimedia, mobile and social journalism for five years at the Poynter Institute. Earlier, she was senior producer for multimedia at StarTribune.com and a field producer and photographer at KARE-TV. |