AZ courts social media committee kicks off: A super smart judicial meetup.

I’m a member of the Arizona Courts committee on impact of technology and social media on court proceedings (say that 3 times fast).

Day 1 was fascinating yesterday. We outlined issues – everything from cell phone use in court to safety issues for witnesses, victims, jurors and undercover police officers to people friending rural judges on Facebook.

Arizona Courts committee on technology and social mediaIt was a great conversation led by Arizona Supreme Court Justice Robert Brutinel who did what Supreme Court justices do so well – he asked questions, proposed hypotheticals and acted as devil’s advocate.

The room was filled primarily with judges from around Arizona who recognize that times are changing.

In this photo — I am on the far right in a white jacket. And on the left is David Bodney managing partner in the Phoenix office of Steptoe & Johnson LLP, where he practices media and constitutional law.

David and I are at opposite ends of the spectrum of social media use. But we are both there to add our professional thoughts and keep an eye on the role of journalists in the courtroom.  This is going to be an interesting year.

#ConnectChat: Connecting journalists and PR folks

Upcoming #ConnectChat: Social Media for Business Journalists

Robin J Phillips talking

I’m hosting #ConnectChat today to talk about social media for business journalists. Bottom line: It’s a lot like social media for all journalists … just with more money.

Stop by – #ConnectChat – from noon Pacific time.

Or come back later. I’ll link to the archive.

→ →  Here we go (PDF):
Recap of #ConnectChat on Social Media for Business Journalists

Newsroom Training, #ASNEchat, Nov. 8, 2011

#ASNEchat on the best free or inexpensive online training.

I was asked to join a panel of newsroom trainers to talk about journalism training and answer questions about what journalists want, need and can find inexpensively, primarily on the web.

Panelists: Charles Apple, freelance journalist and blogger; Matt DeRienzo, Journal Register Co.; Howard Finberg, Poynter; Deborah Gump, Middle Tennessee State University; Evelyn Hsu, Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education and Robin Phillips, Reynolds Center for Business Journalism.

#ASNEchat tweet from @RobinJPIt was a lot of fun and very informative. Here’s a Storify including the chat’s highlights. Lots of good tips here:

Newsroom Training, #ASNEchat, Nov. 8, 2011

Here’s the full collection of #ASNEchat Storify archives.

And Steve Buttry has pulled together an extensive list of Resources for Training Journalists.

On Bank of America and the power of social media

Social media and businesses.
Bank of America reversed a decision to charge a $5 fee to use ATMs after a public outcry on social media. Robin Phillips from ASU’s Center for Business Journalism talks about the use of social media.

My 4 minutes, 38 seconds in the spotlight – TV lessons for a print journalist

PHOENIX – While it might seem like the News of the World phone-hacking scandal is limited to Europe, it could be just a matter of time before we start seeing effects of it here in the U.S.
Robin Phillips, the Web managing editor for the Reynolds Center for Business Journalism at Arizona State University, sat down to discuss the issue with Tara Hitchcock. | Full story: Local expert breaks down News of the World scandal and its effects in the U.S.

Robin J Phillips

I enjoyed the process of getting ready for this interview and felt good going through it — not always an easy thing for we print journalists. We’re not used to being in the spotlight, or coming across as “experts.”

After talking with a few others today about how being on TV can be unnerving, I wrote this blog post to share what I learned: Print to TV: Lessons from the set of Good Morning Arizona