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Ohio Scholastic Media Association

Ohio Scholastic Media Association

Ohio Scholastic Media Association

Region 4

Region 4 fall workshop at Bowling Green State University on Oct. 7, 2024

Students spend the day learning and sharing at a fall regional workshop. (photo by Melinda C. Yoho)

Registration Details

Fill out the online registration form HERE. The deadline to register is September 23, 2024. It’s OK if you can’t pay by that date. Just send a purchase order to indicate you will pay on-site. However, counts are final for the adviser lunch with no changes after September 23.

Workshop Details

The fall 2024 regional workshop for Region 4 will be held at Bowling Green State University on Oct. 7, 2024. Workshop sessions will be held in Kuhlin Hall this year (map of BGSU campus). The cost of workshop attendance is $15 for students (lunch included) and $15 (no lunch) or $20 (with lunch) for advisers.

Advisers, you should automatically receive a copy of your responses when you fill out the registration. We will also email maps, student lunch options and a draft program a couple of days before the event.

The Bowling Green State University School of Media and Communications is sponsoring all students’ lunch for the workshop. So the student price includes workshop registration and lunch.

Registration is in Kuhlin Hall at Bowling Green State University, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Oct. 7, 2024.

Workshop Schedule:

  • Registration (8:30 a.m.)
  • Session #1 (9:15-10:00 a.m.)
  • Session #2 (10:15-11:00 a.m.)
  • Lunch (11:15-12:15 p.m.)
  • Session #3 (12:30-1:15 p.m.)
  • Session #4 (1:30-2:15 p.m. — student media tours & 1:1 publication critiques only)

SUBMIT YOUR WORKSHOP REGISTRATION FORM BY SEPT. 23.

DON’T FORGET YOUR OSMA MEMBERSHIP. This must be renewed each school year in order to attend workshops and conventions. Learn more about OSMA membership HERE.

Stay tuned for more information about sessions that will likely include the following topics:

  • dealing with legal and ethical situations
  • solving photo challenges
  • learning how to tell award-winning stories
  • finding story ideas
  • seeking out good sources
  • hitting your stride with a great interview
  • sports reporting
  • broadcast tips
  • working with new technology

Are you an adviser or newsroom pro? Would you like to present a session on Oct. 7? Fill out a Speaker Form.

Questions? Contact OSMA Staff at [email protected].

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