September 20th, 2015 • 2015: Orlando
EIJ conference app fuels competition, clashes
Holly Duchmann and Kailey Broussard are not only fellow student journalists at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, but even closer this weekend during Excellence in Journalism 2015 while rooming together in Orlando. However this weekend their friendship took a competitive turn.
September 20th, 2015 • 2015: Orlando
Combining forces to advance EIJ
Fewer than five percent of this year’s 1,500 attendees to Excellence in Journalism are members of more than one organization associated with the conference. Among those in rarified air, Sonny Albarado, an Arkansas Democratic-Gazette projects editor.“That feels pretty good and it’s actually higher than I thought it would be,” he said.
September 19th, 2015 • 2015: Orlando
Important lessons shared in wake of WDBJ shooting tragedy
It’s been three weeks since Vester Flanagan shot and killed two former WDBJ7 coworkers during a live broadcast in Franklin County, Virginia. Hundreds of EIJ15 attendees gathered at the Orlando World Center Marriott Saturday for a panel discussion about the shooting’s effects on the journalism community.
September 18th, 2015 • 2015: Orlando
Breakdown of EIJ15 attendees