Updates: Norovirus Outbreak at Our Annual SPJ Banquet

About 60 people became sick after our annual awards banquet at the Bali Hai Wednesday night, July 29. When word of the outbreak began to spread two days later, our board contacted county health officials and the venue and started emailing attendees and members daily updates. They are listed below, in reverse chronological order. The latest update contains the county’s Sept. 28 report on the outbreak. The board is digesting it and welcomes any feedback at matthew.hall@sduniontribune.com. We’ll update this post as warranted.

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Ins and Outs of Live Streaming: Periscope

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Going live with video from the scene of a news event once required several people, a satellite truck and hundreds of pounds of equipment.

Now you can do it with nothing more than a smartphone enabled with the right app. Tools such as Periscope are transforming live news production. How can journalists use these tools to communicate with their audiences and augment their information streams?

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