I'm writing this post in a beautiful
conference center in Frederiksdal, Denmark. Large windows overlook the water, where canoes, ducks and swans paddle by.
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Jill Geisler
The view outside the window of the Poynter Sommerskole in Frederiksdal, Denmark. |
The Danish meals are both wonderful and bountiful; well worth the workouts I'll have to do in penance.
Kenny Irby, Kelly McBride and I are winding down a week of teaching in
The Poynter Sommerskole. This summer school is designed for Scandinavian reporters, visual journalists and newsroom managers. Fortunately for the faculty, the participants are fluent in English - often one of several languages they speak.
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Jill Geisler
Kelly McBride teaching about ethics in a 24/7 world. |
Kelly's been teaching reporting and ethical decision-making. Her focus has been effective storytelling on any platform and thoughtful processes for connecting with communities. Kenny's handled multi-media storytelling, online advances, visual thinking and diversity. As always, he's a champion for visual thinking across the entire news organization, not just those whose titles include the words photo, video or design.
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Jill Geisler
Kenny Irby and Mette Thomsen, sports reporter for JydskeVestkysten, a large regional paper. |
I've tackled the hot supervision topics: conflict resolution, collaboration, and the management of change, time and even bosses.
I've had a great week with my group, managers from print, broadcast and online. You could drop any one of them into an American newsroom to compare joys, fears, and challenges and they'd feel right at home.
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Kenny Irby
Jill Geisler leads a session on newsroom collaboration. |
The tsunami of downsizing at US newspapers has yet to wash over these shores, but they are nonetheless feeling the squeeze of ever-tighter budgets and the push to change old business models and newsroom habits. They understand that the world they've known in journalism will never be the same and they're eager to lead effectively as it evolves.
They're also good sports. When I told them about this blog and my quest to capture good ideas on video, they were happy to oblige. Click on the video to hear the friendly advice and encouragement they send your way:
If you're receiving this via e-mail newsletter and have trouble viewing the video, please use the video player on the SuperVision page."Tak," in case you haven't guessed, is Danish for "Thanks." To our friend
Peter From Jacobsen, of
Update, the beacon of journalism training in Denmark, "Tak" for being such a great partner in this Sommerskole.
