Classes

Check out classes and workshops at the Twin Cities Daily Planet! Email ann@tcdailyplanet.net for more information.

Writers Groups Come meet the editors and other Daily Planet writers, bring your ideas for written and video stories or photo essays. Our writers group provides an encouraging environment for novice and experienced reporters. In addition to getting feedback on your writing, each week we integrate one lesson that will help you develop your craft. These include themes like fact checking, relations with sources, and telling many sides of one story. St. Paul Rondo Community Outreach Library | 461 Dale Street North Every Monday from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Minneapolis - Every Monday at 6:30 p.m.

Spring classes

When: Monday, January 25 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m and offered again on Monday, March 1 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m 

Where: Rondo Community Outreach Library at the corner of Dale Street and University Ave in St. Paul

Instructor: Jay Gabler

So you're blogging, or you want to start blogging...but you want to do it well, and hopefully attract some readers. The key to good blogging is to write well. Jay Gabler, associate editor of the Twin Cities Daily Planet and author of the Front Row Seat blog, offers a two-hour class on writing, etiquette, and promotional tips for bloggers. What information should you offer? How much of "yourself" should you put in your blog? How long should blog entries be? How do you connect with other bloggers and share your blog with people who might be interested?

To register for this class, email jay@tcdailyplanet.net.

Intro to Podcasting

When: Wednesday, February 3 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Where: Rondo Community Outreach Library at the corner of Dale Street and University Ave in St. Paul

Instructor: Todd Melby

Join journalist Todd Melby to learn what podcasting is all about, how you can use it in your own reporting, and what you'll need to get started. This is perfect for writers and citizen journalists who want to integrate audio into their own work, but need to learn the basics to get started. Todd Melby is a reporter and radio journalist. His stories have aired on BBC Radio 4, NPR's Day to Day, The World, Marketplace, Chicago Public Radio and elsewhere. Locally, he writes about architecture for the Building Minnesota blog and Minnesota Monthly. He's won an Edward R. Murrow award and a Sigma Delta Chi award for radio documentaries he produced with Diane Richard.

To register for this class, email ann@tcdailyplanet.net.

Intro to Twitter

When: Wednesday, February 10 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. and offered again on Wednesday, February 24 from 6:30 to 8 p.m

Where: Rondo Community Outreach Library at the corner of Dale Street and University Ave in St. Paul

Instructor: Peter Fleck

What is Twitter? How do you use it to communicate and build community? What the heck is a “hash tag” and why should you care? In this workshop Peter Fleck will teach the basics of using Twitter effectively, as well as strategies for building your Twitter relationships. 

To register for this class, email ann@tcdailyplanet.net.