Events

 

March 28, 2025 - March 29, 2025

2025 Basics Bootcamp 

March 28-29, 2025  | Texas Southern University | Houston, TX

Theme: Back to Basics, Back to Foundation

NABJ’s Basics Bootcamp returns with a day-long training event for journalism and communications students and emerging professionals. Attendees will learn and build skills that serve as foundations in news and media. They will receive tips and tools from industry leaders and experts. The bootcamp also serves as a refresher for seasoned professionals.
Panel discussions and hands-on learning experiences will leave attendees prepared for success in written, digital, and visual storytelling, as well as fact-checking, personal branding, AI, and career growth, including resume building, demo reels, networking, and mock interviews.
Join us in beautiful Houston. All are welcome!
Registration opens soon.

Schedule Preview 

Subject to change.
Friday, March 28, 2025
6-9 p.m. |  Bootcamp Opening Reception
Saturday, March 29, 2025
8 a.m. | Welcome + Continental Breakfast
Featuring Keynote Speaker
9 a.m.–10:30 a.m. | Together We Write: Writing Workshop for All
10:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m. | Breakout Sessions
  • Fast Rules for Shooting Great Video
  • Fact-Checking in the Age of Disinformation
  • Tips for Resumes, Demo Reels & Mock Interviews
12:30 p.m. | Lunch & Learn: Cowboy Carter Class in Session
2–3:30 p.m. | Breakout Sessions
  • Social Media and Personal Branding
  • Appropriate Journalistic Use of AI Tools
  • Tips for Resumes, Demo Reels & Mock Interviews
3:45–5:15 p.m. | Closing General Session: Networking Extravaganza
7–8 p.m. | Closing Reception

 

Registration 

Opens soon! Stay tuned.