Special events

Break with a Pro
9 and 10 a.m. Friday • $5 

Registration deadline: March 15

Online preregistration required.

Tailored, small-group discussion sessions with journalism professionals in traditional and specialized areas. Media professionals share information about their work and backgrounds. This career exploration event is an excellent opportunity to meet people working in the field.

Break with a Pro sessions are available for a variety of career areas in the print, online and broadcast industries. See full list while registering online.

Students should develop questions on career-preparation requirements, nature of work, salary-level expectations, job availability and how to handle issues as a student journalist.

Media Swap Shops
8 and 9 p.m. Friday • Free

Registration deadline: March 15

Online preregistration required.

Meet with students from other publication staffs to share with one another and to gather new ideas.

Bring at least nine copies of recently published newspapers, newsmagazines or literary magazines to exchange. Yearbook participants should bring one copy of the most recently published work to show and, if they choose, enough to exchange. Students with online media and social media efforts and broadcast participants should bring a laptop to show your work and bring notecards with your media URLs to exchange.

These one-hour sessions are conducted as round tables with 10 students, each from a different school.

“Home Before Dark” screening
8-10 p.m. Friday • Free

Learn more about the life and work of keynote speaker Hilde Lysiak with this screening of “Home Before Dark,” the Apple TV+ drama series inspired by her journalist career.

Students and advisers can enjoy a relaxing evening in the hotel as we show the first few episodes of Season 1. 

“Home Before Dark” screening
8-10 p.m. Friday • Free