A documentary film crew is coming to the BlogNashville conference, May 5-7 at Belmont University, to conduct interviews and shoot footage for their upcoming documentary about the blogosphere.
Documentary Filmmakers Train Cameras on BlogNashville
Belmont Hosts “Musica Caliente,” Nashville’s Largest Latin Music Street Fair
Nashville’s largest-ever Latin Music Street Fair, set for April 23 on the beautiful campus of Belmont University, is shaping up to be a big affair, with a day-long schedule of Latin music performances, 48 vendors supplying authentic Columbian, South American, Hispanic and Caribbean food; traditional folkloric dancers, mariachi bands, piñatas, salsa dance lessons and great kid’s activities such as face painting and inflatables.
Dunn Sings National Anthem
Alumna Holly Dunn has been selected to sing the national anthem at the Nashville Sounds baseball game against the New Orleans Zephyrs at Greer Stadium in Nashville on April 10 during the opening weekend of the Sounds’ 2005 season.
Dunn graduated from Belmont in 2003. She is employed by EMI Christian Music Group in Brentwood, Tenn.
Lack of Nurses Blamed on Too Few Schools, Teachers – Knoxville News Sentinel
The Tennessee Hospital Association and other health-care officials released a study highlighting a statewide nursing shortage primarily because of a lack of faculty and classroom and training space at nursing schools. Belmont University in Nashville is one of the few nursing schools statewide with significant expansion plans. The school expects to grow from its current 250 nursing majors to 600 within the next few years. Read the whole story at the Knoxville News Sentinel website.
New Century Journalism Program Attracting Stream of Foundation Grants
Belmont University’s New Century Journalism program has attracted more than $200,000 in grants from prominent journalism foundations and organizations in the past several months including the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation, The Freedom Forum, the Gannett Foundation and Scripps Howard Foundation.
Top Performers at Belmont University Conduct Free ConcertWSMV Channel 4 to Tape Prime-Time Broadcast
After more than 400 auditions by Belmont University students, a panel of judges from the music industry has selected top performers to entertain, Saturday, April 9, at 7:00 p.m. at the Curb Event Center. The annual concert, which is open to the public at no charge, will be taped by WSMV Channel 4 and aired at a later date. Billed “The Best of the Best” Showcase, the concert features some of the university’s top musical and songwriting talent performing songs from a variety of genres including Pop/Rock, Christian/Gospel, Jazz, Bluegrass, Country and Urban. Many songs will be original works by the performers, and a “writers in the round” segment will feature all original work from the students who were voted “the best” writers.
Lim Describes Life as a “Converged” Journalist
Victoria Lim, senior consumer investigative reporter at WFLA-TV in Tampa, Fla., discussed life as a multi-media journalist working in a variety of media including a newspaper, a television news station and a website. Lim works for the Tampa News Center, which produces stories for both WLFA and for the Tampa Tribune, and TBO.com. All three news outlets are owned by the same company. While all three news outlets are owned by the same company, Lim is the only truly “converged” journalist working there. She produces consumer-investigative reports for WFLA, writes a weekly consumer column for the business section of the Tampa Tribune, and also produces reports for TBO.com that include video, text and links to relevant websites.
Blonde Ambition – San Jose Mercury News
Julie Roberts spent years sitting at a desk at Mercury Records in Nashville listening to executives talk about such superstars as Shania Twain and Terri Clark. Now those same executives are talking about her. Thanks to the chart-topping country single “Break Down Here,” Roberts is perhaps the hottest young star in Mercury’s Nashville stable. “Every day I have to pinch myself because every day brings something new that I’ve always wanted to do,” the 26-year-old vocalist says by phone from Nashville. “I’m very, very fortunate.” However, this Cinderella story took some time before it got pinch-worthy.
Belmont to host blog panel – Nashville City Paper
Nationally known blogger Glenn Reynolds, whose “Instapundit” weblog recently crossed the 100 millionth page view mark, will join a panel discussion at BlogNashville, a three-day conference at Belmont University May 5-7. As many as 300 speakers and attendees from across the country are expected to participate in the free event, according to Bill Hobbs, media relations specialist and blogging coach in Belmont’s Office of University Marketing and Communications. Read the whole story online at the Nashville City Paper web site.
“Instapundit” Comes to Belmont For Panel on Blogging and Journalism
University of Tennessee law professor Glenn Reynolds, writer of the popular “Instapundit” weblog, will come to Nashville in early May for a panel discussion on the role of weblogs in journalism, sponsored by the New Century Journalism program at Belmont University.
