Creative Calderdale presents
Tony Johnston, Head of Training at the Press Association –
15th March 2012 at the Elsie
Whiteley Innovation Centre,
Hopwood Lane, Halifax, HX1
5ER
18:00 – 19:00 Hot Food and
Registration
19:00 – 19:30 Welcome and
Opening Pitches
19:30 – 20:30 Tony
Johnston
20:30 – late
Networking
Creative Calderdale are pleased
to announce that their speaker for March will be Head of Training at the
Press Association, Tony Johnston.
Tony
will be delivering a talk entitled; The Future of Newspapers and the
Media and will cover areas such as the technological challenges and
opportunities, the role of social media in the news cycle, changing consumer
habits and the Leveson inquiry into Press Standards. Tony is personally
responsible for training journalists for the major newspapers and broadcast
television channels in the UK. He is a specialist in the media industry and has
a wealth of knowledge that he would be willing to share with creative industries
who want to get an insight into how the media is likely to change over the next
18 months. His areas of expertise include:
·
Social media – making the most of it
·
Developing PR strategy and writing press
releases
·
Writing for web
Whether you’re a budding
journalist, freelance copywriter or just want to make the most of the media for
your business, this event is a must if you want to boost your profile in
2012!
This
event is free to creative, digital and cultural industry professionals. If you
would like to attend, please register online here
– places, as ever, are limited and will be allocated on a first come served
basis so don’t delay – register today!
We
have a limited number of exhibition and pitch slots available for March, if you
would like to take up either opportunity please email events@creativecalderdale.co.uk.
For
more information and to sign up for free as a member of Creative Calderdale,
please visit www.creativecalderdale.co.uk
