Collab/Space 2012 workshop hosted by PBS MediaShift and the Investigative Reporting Program at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism

PBS MediaShift and the Investigative Reporting Program at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism will be hosting the first Collab/Space 2012, a hands-on workshop and networking event to help journalists better collaborate. The event will include thought leaders in the world of journalism and technology, with targeted talks, helpful demos, and breakout teams that will work in collaboration. Collab/Space will be held in conjunction with the new website, Collaboration Central, recently launched by MediaShift and Berkeley IRP, and with funding from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

The symposium will take place:

April 11: 9 am to 5 pm, with Mixer from 6 to 8 pm at David Brower Center, Berkeley, Calif.

Collab/Space is sponsored by ScribbleLive, a leader in real-time content creation and publishing.

Who?

You’ll get to hear from innovative journalism leaders, and work with them on teams, too! Highlighted participants and facilitators include:

Mark Glaser, PBS MediaShift

Carrie Lozano, Berkeley IRP

David Cohn, UC Berkeley Journalism School, Spot.us

Burt Herman, Storify

Evelyn Larrubia, Investigative News Network

Jigar Mehta, Groupstre.am

Martin Reynolds, Bay Area News Group

Also, we expect key people to attend from the Center for Investigative Reporting, Guardian, New York Times, Voice of San Diego, ProPublica, Texas Tribune, KQED and many others.

We are looking for reporters, editors, web developers, project managers, designers and community engagement experts to join us as well. Participation will be capped at 80 people. All meals are included in the entry price.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/collabspace-2012.html

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