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In this episode of Oregon Understory I interview reporters, editors and anchors in Oregon, Washington and California about that much-critiqued social media tool: Twitter.

Stop rolling your eyes — this is more than just a Twitter love fest. We talk about why journalists aren’t using it, why it’s changing how the PR industry views reporters, and why it really doesn’t matter if Twitter blows up and disappears in the next few months.

On this week’s show:

• Angela Dice, @adice, web editor and food blogger at the Kitsap Sun.
• Seth Long, @sethlong, director of new media at Sound Publishing.
• Silas Lyons, @silaslyons, editor and VP of new media content at the Record Searchlight.
• Stephanie Stricklen, @stephstricklen, anchor at KGW.
• Dick Hughes, @dickhughes, editorial page editor at the Statesman Journal.

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Thanks for listening.

I promise not to cross post everything that happens over at Digital Journalism Camp Portland, but I wanted to mention that the conference now has a date — Aug. 1 — and that there’s a quick survey on the site that’s helping me plan what sessions people want.

If you’re coming, or even if you just think you may be coming, follow these step:

Step one: RSVP.
Step two: Fill out the survey.
Step three: Join the conversation about the conference agenda on Twitter (use the hashtag #journopdx), Facebook, or at journopdx.wordpress.com.
Step four: Buy a ticket.

Digital Journalism Camp Portland
Aug. 1
9:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.
$10. FREE
Lunch and light breakfast provided.

New location:
The Oregonian
1320 SW Broadway
Portland, Oregon 97201

CubeSpace
622 SE Grand Ave
Portland, OR 97214

Photo by Erik Hersman.

-UPDATE: Digital Journalism Camp Portland now has its own site: journopdx.wordpress.com

It’s official: Sometime in mid August, Portland will be home to a one-day conference on digital journalism. What’s digital journalism? This is my definition: It’s where traditional print and broadcast journalism, blogging and web-based innovation meet. This is not some far-off future for the industry. It’s happening right now, all around us. And reporters, bloggers, editors, and broadcasters have a lot they can learn from each other.

I want us to shut up about about the death of newspapers and start talking about how we, as journalists, are innovating right now — what’s working, what’s not, and how we can get better at what we do.

Here’s where you come in. What do you think the topics should be? What do you want to learn about? Who are innovators you want to learn from? What expertise can you share with others?

Here are some initial topics I’ve come up with:

• Five things traditional journalists and bloggers can teach each other
• Quick tips for producing audio and video for the web
• Out of the newsroom: Success stories from non-traditional journalists
• Turning data into graphics and maps
• Hyper-local news: What works and what doesn’t
• Learn how to share, a.k.a WTF is Creative Commons?
• SEO for digital journalists

So what’s missing? The clock is ticking. How can we make digital journalism better?

You can get involved by following @journopdx on Twitter. You can use the hashtag #journopdx when you tweet about the conference. You can also email me directly at abraham@abrahamhyatt.com.

Photo by Cayusa.