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The Register Citizen’s Community Journalism School was launched in December 2010 with a mission of training and empowering citizen journalists and bloggers in Northwest Connecticut, providing professional development in journalism and technology to full-time editors and reporters, helping small businesspeople adapt to how communication technology has changed marketing, and to expose local college and high school students to these topics.
All programs are free.
Sign up for any of the programs through the links provided, and direct questions, inquiries and suggestions about the Community Journalism School to Community and Engagement Editor Kaitlyn Yeager at kyeager@registercitizen.com, 860-489-3121, ext. 345.
Upcoming Classes
Fall 2011
How to Start a Neighborhood Watch, Sept. 21 6:30-8 p.m.
Torrington Police Officer Tony Pietrafesa will present a seminar on how to start and maintain a neighborhood watch.
Intro to Computers, Sept. 27, 6-7 p.m.
Community Engagement Editor Kaitlyn Yeager will present a seminar covering the basics of using computers and the Internet.
Genealogy Research Methods, Oct. 11, 7-9pm
Genealogist Richard Pope will discuss the basics of genealogy and ancestry research methods and techniques.
Internet Safety, Oct. 19 6-7:30 p.m.
Representatives from the Susan B. Anthony Project will share tips and resources for both parents and teens on how to stay safe online.
Healthy Relationships, Nov. 9, 6-7:30 p.m.
Representatives from the Susan B. Anthony Project will share tips and resources for both parents and teens on healthy relationships, and the warning signs of dating violence.
Click here to view descriptions and handouts from past classes.
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I was just wondering if the classes might happen to be available to those in other areas via webcam.
Absolutely! We are setting our classroom up with video conferencing so that this can happen. We plan to both offer classes that happen live in Torrington to the rest of Journal Register Company and anyone else who wants to take advantage, and to take advantage of the expertise in other parts of the country and world by having instructors and lecturers Skype in from elsewhere to work with a live audience in Torrington.
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Are you no longer having classes? It shows the last one as being in the beginning of November.
Dan,
We are beginning to set up a class schedule for the spring. Because of the uncertainty of winter weather, we chose to hold off on classes during the winter months.
If you have specific ideas for classes, we’d love to hear them. Email ideas to editor@registercitizen.com.
Thanks for your interest!
Rick Thomason
Editor
RegisterCitizen.com