Why you should come to the UNITY Journalists Convention in Las Vegas, Aug. 1-4, 2012. Presented to Seattle journalists on March 13, 2012.

1. UNITY12
Seattle.
Via @sharonpianchan
schan@seattletimes.com
UNITY Vice President / Seattle Times senior producer

2. Thousands of journalists.

3. Thousands of journalists.
Inspired training.

4. Thousands of journalists.
Inspired training.
Vegas.

5. UNITY12
Journalists.

6. UNITY =

7. UNITY =
NW Journalists of Color

8. UNITY =
NW Journalists of Color
X

9. UNITY =
NW Journalists of Color
X
50

10. UNITY =
NW Journalists of Color
X
50
+

11. UNITY =
NW Journalists of Color
X
50
+
NLGJA

12. UNITY12
Training.

13. Digital skills.

14. Digital skills.
Journalism that matters.

15. Digital skills.
Journalism that matters.
Diversity.

16. Lessons from Linsanity.
Landing your first gig.
73 workshops.
Covering the southwest border objectively.
The business of me.
Moving on up. Protecting your online reputation.
Bouncing back after the pink slip. Social Media 201: Beyond
facebook & twitter.
Owning a piece of the Web.
Writing memorable ledes and intros.
Broadcast story telling. Surviving small markets.
Resurgence of long-form writing. Strengthening investigative
journalism.
Make data come alive.
Visuals > Words.
Video for non-VJs.
One-man band when you’re a woman.
Elección 2012: Política en la era del periodismo digital. Sound
salon.
Occupy Unity: Covering the economy better.
The hardest jobs on the planet: Reporting in conflict zones.
Immigration: Beyond the border. Election 2012: Politics in the age
of digital journalism. Making every conversation count. Going
international.
Work/Life balancing act (Or at least get better at it)
Navigating conflicts of interest

17. Networking.

18. Networking.
The biggest job fair.

19. Networking.
The biggest job fair.
Your UNITY family.

20. UNITY12
Vegas.

21. The Strip.

22. Mandalay Bay.

23. 08.01.12

24. Early bird rates end
Friday.
$400 $325 members.
$225 $150 students.

25. unityconvention.org