EDUCATION
Upcoming Training Opportunities
Telling Our Own Health Stories
Community Journalism Training
Community Journalism Training
Presented by Independent Media Association, in collaboration with the University of Kansas Health Humanities and Arts Research Collaborative
Learn basics of citizen journalism, including background, ethics, and methods
Work with other participants to discuss and workshop reporting ideas
Learn how to use equipment and other tools used by citizen journalists, including equipment for live streaming
Discuss current issues in health journalism, including issues of interest to participants
Gain a deeper understanding of issues of ethics and health-related information
Up Next
Telling Our Own Health Stories: COVID Vaccine: From the Frontlines, Let's Talk.
Where: Zoom
When: Friday, November 12, 2021
10 am - 12 pm PST / 11 am - 1 pm MST / 12 - 2 pm CST / 1 - 3 pm EST
Agenda
(1st hour) Citizen Journalism 101: IMA Managing editor Andrei Stoica presents on the basics of CJ, including:
What is citizen journalism, and who can be a citizen journalist?
Reporting tools & equipment
Ethics for citizen journalists
(2nd hour) COVID Vaccine: From the Frontlines, Let’s Talk with Dr. Carli Zegers, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC
Discussing information on the vaccine
Risks and benefits
Facts and otherwise
Impact of COVID on Communities of Color
All Upcoming Workshops
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Workshop #5
Speaker TBA
Location: St. Mark's Hope and Peace Church @ 3800 Troost Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri
Time: 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Date: Wednesday, January 12
About the presenters
Dr. Carli Zegers, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC
Dr. Zegers is an Assistant Professor at the University of Kansas, School of Nursing, and an Emergency Department Nurse Practitioner at University Health - Truman Medical Center. Dr. Zegers’ research interests include health literacy and policy in underserved populations, specifically advancing health literacy through improved communication and implementation and dissemination science. Dr. Zegers serves as the Treasurer for both the National Association of Hispanic Nurses and the Academy of Communication in Healthcare. Additionally, she serves as a board member for LatinaStrong (TM).
Dr. Zegers will present at the workshop on Friday, November 12 on the topic:
COVID Vaccine: From the Frontlines, Let’s Talk
Discussing information on the vaccine
Risks and benefits
Facts and otherwise
Impact of COVID on Communities of Color
Independent Media Association (IMA) is a Kansas City metro-based group that supports citizen journalists creating well-researched, contextualized stories that matter deeply to their communities. IMA seeks to provide stories that center voices not often covered in mainstream media; their work reflects the belief that those most qualified to address the in-depth, hyper-local reporting gap are those who reside physically in or otherwise inhabit the communities they center in their stories. In addition to producing news through the media of online print, livestream, and publications, IMA also provides training, valuable/meaningful work experiences, and relational support structures for citizen journalists working to cover issues of importance to their communities. IMA will lead and facilitate the training and provide an overview of citizen journalism.
Cecil E. Wattree, LCSW, LSCSW (he, him, his) is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Founder of the Kansas City Black Mental Health Initiative whose work has focused on practice and implementation in Mental Health, Education, and Social Justice.
Cecil received his Bachelors of Science in Psychology from Emporia State University and Masters of Social Work from University of Missouri-Kansas City. With a decade of experience in mental and medical health, Cecil Wattree has worked with all ages to provide consultation, develop roles within outpatient mental health settings, implemented strategies, evidence based practices, and worked within the community to assist families of color on the micro, mezzo, and macro level. He has worked to implement trauma informed care, equitable and restorative practices, client-centered and solution focused practices. Within education, Cecil has been active in the Hickman Mills C-1 school district as a previous employee, stakeholder, and currently serves as a Board of Education Director. He continues to devote his experience and practice to community organizing, behavioral, and medical health within the Kansas City Metro area.
Cecil presented at the workshop on October 23 on mental health. (Resources coming soon)
This project is supported by The KU Commons, the KU Office of Research, and the KU Health Humanities and Arts Research Collaborative.