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A hands-on introduction to the Infobahn
Sunday, April 9, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Room 401, Humanities Building
Led by J.T. (Tom) Johnson
This six-hour, computer-classroom seminar is designed for 20 journalists seeking to explore
the power of non-office electronic mail and the resources of the Internet for the first time.
You will learn:
- What basic hardware, software and on-line service suppliers to look for.
- How to use e-mail, the intellectual and social glue of journalism in the next century.
- How and when to use free and low-cost and high-priced electronic libraries.
- How to tap the resources of cyberspace to find and interview new sources who can bring context and perspective to your stories, and to find story tips quicker and faster than your editor (and the newsletter publishers).
- What are Listserves and Newsgroups and how to subscribe.
All course materials included in the $75 registration fee. Registration includes a copy of Randy Reddick and Elliot King's just-off-the-press book, "The On-line Journalist: Using the Internet and Other Electronic Resources."
Seminar instructor J. T. (Tom) Johnson -- a long-time science writer and SFSU professor -- introduced one of the first two computer-assisted journalism courses in at university in 1988. Since then he has taught and lectured on the subject to audiences at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, the Nieman Foundation, the Poynter Institute for Media Studies, Society of Professional Journalists' national conventions and IRE conferences.
[To reach Johnson on the Internet: jjohnson@sfsu.edu. Or via Compuserve: "Always-Good" E-mail: 72205.343@compuserve.com]