Linfield's NW Media Fest returns to McMinnville this week for its second year. With events for both the Linfield community and the greater public, the NW Media Fests will feature panels and presentations with speakers from throughout the media world.
 
Thursday, Oct. 25 will feature several presentations revolving around sports media as a part of the festival's Journalism Day. Members of the Linfield athletics community, particularly student-athletes interested in a career in sports, are encouraged to attend.
 
One presentation that is particularly geared toward student-athletes is the final event of the day – "Getting It Right: Telling Your Story Through Social Media." This presentation will discuss building a digital brand and persona as an athlete and how to interact with sports media.
 
Featured guests from the sports media industry include photographer Joey Terrill, USA Today's Lindsay Schnell and KOIN-TV's Brenna Greene.
 
Below is a full schedule of Thursday's sports-media related events. A full schedule of the week's events and information on the festival's guests can be found at linfield.edu.
 
JOURNALISM DAY SPORTS-MEDIA PRESENTATIONS - THURSDAY, OCT. 26
 
NOON: Souvenirs of Light: A Path For Your Creative Career - Dillin NW Room - Learn from LA-based photographer Joey Terrill how your creative interests can be a rewarding and rich career. Joey has shot portraits of musicians, actors and athletes like Justin Bieber, Rhianna and Derek Jeter like Disney, Red Bull, Major League Baseball and Sports Illustrated.
 
1P - 2P: The Hook: What Makes a Good Story - Jonasson Hall - Open to Linfield Students and the Linfield Community - Brenna Greene (KOIN-TV) and Lindsay Schnell (USA Today) pull back the curtain on how sports reporters find the most interesting stories to tell.
 
3P- 4P: Putting It All Together: The Business of Sports Media - Jonasson Hall - Open to Linfield Students and the Linfield Community. Becoming a successful journalist means understanding how the media business operates. Brenna Green (KOIN-TV) and Lindsay Schnell (USA Today) discuss the structure of the media biz and what that means for journalists telling sports best stories.
 
7P: Getting It Right: Telling Your Story Through Social and Traditional Media – Jonasson Hall - Open to Linfield Students and the Linfield Community. How do you build and protect a persona through the media? In this interactive session, Brenna Greene (KOIN-TV) and Lindsay Schnell (USA Today) will teach you how to talk to the media, as well as how to build a persona via social media.