This is an unprecedented time—and opportunity—for the ethnic and community news media.

Your combined audiences now reach well over 60 million Americans nationwide, a clear indication that you are indispensable to the communities you cover. At the same time, you have never faced such huge challenges: adapting to rapidly changing new media technologies, often on a shoestring budget; revamping business operations in the face of plummeting small business ad dollars; and remaining a vibrant and relevant voice for the diverse communities you serve.

Now is the time to seize the moment!

• Dive into learning cutting-edge multimedia journalism skills.
• Expand your networks by collaborating with colleagues and meeting experts in
multimedia journalism.
• Learn about innovative solutions to better serve your community and build your business.

We’ve designed this hands-on multimedia training conference with the ethnic and community news media’s needs in mind. Intensive boot camps and a diverse selection of in-depth workshops will teach you new media skills and social networking strategies; show you how to grow and “control” your Web site—and stop letting it control you; and introduce you to innovative business strategies to help your news outlet navigate through and even thrive in this tough economy.

This conference is the first in a series of affordable classes, workshops, and training conferences the Renaissance Journalism Center and ZeroDivide will be cosponsoring over the next several years in its efforts to bridge the digital divide and drive innovation.

The training will be held here:

San Francisco State University College of Extended Learning
835 Market Street, 6th floor
San Francisco, CA