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Spring 2013 Master Classes

Spring 2013 Master Classes

Deep Research & Political Ops

April
13th

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with Emma Pullman

Researcher and campaigner Emma Pullman will take you through an in-depth background on how to get the answers you're looking for.

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High-Impact Online Campaigning

April
14th

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with Emma Pullman & Jamie Biggar

Online campaigners Emma Pullman and Jamie Biggar take you on a full-day journey of collaborative, hands-on training in online campaigning and strategy.

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Analyzing the Energy Sector
without Being Taken Captive

April
20th

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with Andrew Nikiforuk

Renowned energy reporter Andrew Nikiforuk will conduct this immersion in the practicalities of analyzing and reporting on the energy sector, with a special focus on British Columbia's shale industry and export plans.

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Web Writing That Sticks
Building a Lasting Readership Online

April
27th

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with Zoe Grams, Crawford Killian, & David Beers

As journalism and writing platforms increasingly move into the digital sphere, you need to adapt your writing skills to keep up in this new space. These three web writing virtuosos will show you the tricks of the trade to get your writing noticed in the limitless online world. Through this in-depth course, they’ll provide practical knowledge to improve your online storytelling and increase your readership.

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Polling & Public Opinion

April
28th

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with Mario Canseco

Do you run or work for a small business with a new product to launch into market? Are you a campaign strategist with a new candidate in the running? Either way, you need to know what the public’s reception will be. Angus Reid’s Mario Canseco will take you through the polling process from research and strategy to analysis and interpretation, and help you understand what questions to ask and what the resulting data mean.

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Web Marketing for Creators
Platforms and Connections

May
25th

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with Sean Cranbury

Local web marketer and cultural programmer Sean Cranbury will guide you through a full program designed to give you the perspective and skills necessary to market your work and ideas using the web.

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Guerrilla Video Production

Jun
1st+ 2nd

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with Kai Nagata & Dan Murphy

In this two-day hands-on video workshop, you’ll become equipped with techniques to make your visual content move through the often-thick molasses of the Internets.

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Past Classes

Web Mapping & Basic Data Herding

April
6th

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with Hugh Stimson

There are stories in the data. You need to get them out of there, and onto a map, preferably on the web. We'll talk about what tools to use, how best to use them, and do some hands on work to get you started.

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