Sponsors: North Carolina Scholastic Media Association, The News & Observer and NC State Student Media

When: Monday, Oct. 19, 2026 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Where: Talley Student Union, 2610 Cates Ave, Raleigh, NC 27607

Cost: $20 each for students and teachers/advisers/adults; fee includes lunch. Participants must pay the $20 fee regardless of whether they go off campus for lunch. Preregistration is REQUIRED; on-site registrations will NOT be accepted. No refunds will be issued. No cancellations. Schools will be billed for the number of students and teachers/advisers registered for the event.

Number of Students + Teachers/Advisers/Adults x $20 = Total Payment

Registration fee: Each school will receive an invoice within two business days. Mail a check payable to North Carolina State University to NC State Accounts Receivables, Box 7203, Raleigh, NC 27695. Please include your invoice number with your check. Payment can also be made via credit card.

Download NC State’s W-9 (PDF).

How to Register: Teachers/advisers should complete this online registration process and either mail payment to be received by Oct. 12 or pay via credit card. Indicate session choices and lunch option (PDF) for each participant. Students will be registered in the order in which registration materials are received. We will make every effort to accommodate preferences, but workshop sessions will fill up. We reserve the right to assign students to other workshop sessions if their requested ones are full. Registration is not confirmed until payment is received. Registration limit is 250 participants. Registrations received on or near the deadline date may not be accepted if workshop capacity has been reached. Notify NC State Student Media of accommodation requests 14 days before the workshop.

Parking passes for buses are free. Each school is allowed up to four free car/vehicle passes. Schools bringing more than four vehicles must pay parking fees for each additional vehicle. Parking pass information will be sent beginning Oct. 12. Request additional parking passes at least two days before the workshop.

Download the session information (PDF) to share with your students.

Opening Keynote
Topic and speakers to be announced

Session 1 options
Covering Sensitive Topics and Making Ethical Decisions
Sports Writing
Photojournalism: How to Take Better Storytelling Photos
Yearbook: Ask Better, Write Better
Solutions Journalism: Getting The Whole Story
NC State Student Media Tour (requires a seven-minute walk to another building)

Session 2 options
Feature Writing
Editors’ Roundtable
Photojournalism: How to Take Better Storytelling Photos
Yearbook: Hierarchy in Design
How to Start a Podcast
NC State Student Media Tour (requires a seven-minute walk to another building)

Session 3 options
Column Writing
Where to Find Good Stories and Turn Them into Good Journalism
Photojournalism: Videography
Yearbook: Social Media Marketing
Don’t Be Fooled by Fake News
NC State Student Media Tour (requires a seven-minute walk to another building)

Closing Keynote
Topic and speakers to be announced