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February 21, 2005 ▪ A periodic online newsletter |
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enews@cincyspj.org ▪ More than
750 subscribers |
** SPJ membership is not
required to participate. All SPJ events are free and open to the public unless
otherwise noted.**
Sign up for FREE brunch Saturday with Leonard Pitts, Jr. and
3 Pulitzer winners
Pre-student
conference event open to journalists and teachers, catered by master chef Jimmy
Gherardi
The Tri-State Student Journalists Association, a group of Greater
Cincinnati area high school journalists interested in media careers, has
planned a journalism conference that will put participants face-to-face with
2004 Pulitzer Prize winner for commentary, Leonard Pitts, Jr. as well as
Pulitzer Prize winner, Tim Gallagher and J. Bruce Bauman.
Local working journalists and teachers are invited to a special free pre-conference brunch, sponsored
by SPJ. Come meet our Pulitzer Prize-winning colleagues, and talk with local
media professionals. Teachers are also invited to the event.
In exchange for the brunch, SPJ and TSJA is asking attendees to stay and
greet students after the brunch. Feel free to stay for the entire program,
listen to the speakers and pitch in to help make the conference run smoothly.
Brunch being catered by master chef Jimmy Gherardi and his crew from The
Restaurant at Harper’s Point.
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SPJ Brunch Information |
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WHEN: |
10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Sat., Feb. 26, 2005 |
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WHERE: |
Mariemont High School |
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Free for journalists and teachers. Reservation required. Please
register at www.cincyspj.org/brunch.htm by Feb. 23, 2005. |
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BRUNCH INFO: |
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CONFERENCE INFO: |
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Additional conference
information
Several local professional journalists have agreed to present at the
conference. TSJA will be offering 18 different workshops on a wide variety of
topics, including sports casting, photography, investigative reporting, student
press law and blogging as a new form of journalism. SPJ is a co-sponsor of the
event.
The
Think going to
endless parties in
Froelich will be
in
Froelich is one
of three by-lined reporters covering gossip news at the Post. She is also a correspondent for the TV show
“Entertainment Tonight.” For more information and a photo of Paula,
visit the chapter’s Web page, www.cincyspj.org.
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WHEN: |
7-9 p.m., Fri., Feb. 25, 2005 |
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WHERE: |
The |
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Free, Cash Bar |
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INFO: |
February
SPJ social to return to old journalist hangout Thursday
The
Cricket Lounge,
inside the Cincinnatian Hotel, 6th &
Vine streets, will be the setting for the second monthly SPJ social
gathering 6:30-9 p.m. Thurs. Feb. 24, 2005.
Before the Enquirer moved to
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WHEN: |
6:30-9 p.m., Thurs., Feb. 24, 2005 |
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WHERE: |
The Cricket Lounge, |
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COST: |
Free, Cash Bar |
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SPJ Contest
time again: Prepare your entries!
It’s
contest time again!
Contest entry
brochures and forms were sent first-class mail on Friday, Feb. 4 to nearly
1,000 local journalists and media-interested people. Contest submissions will
be accepted in all 41 categories, including one addition to this year’s
contest: Radio Public Affairs. All entries must be postmarked by Fri. March 4, 2005.
To download a
brochure now and additional entry forms in PDF format, visit the Cincy SPJ Web
site: www.cincyspj.org/contest.htm. For more information, e-mail localcontest@cincyspj.org or call contest chairperson Mike
Rutledge, (859) 578-5586.
Correction: The contest deadline listed in the
last issue of Online OnPress was
incorrect. It should have been Fri., March 4, 2005. We apologize for any
inconvenience.
SPJ launches
speakers bureau
Local media professionals sought to join presenter database
SPJ is looking
to better educate the public about journalism. To do so, the
To
learn more about the program or to request a speaker, please visit this Web
page: http://www.cincyspj.org/speakers.htm
JOURNALISTS: If you're interested in becoming
an SPJ speaker, please visit this Web page: http://www.cincyspj.org/speakerjoin.htm. You do not need to be a member
of SPJ to participate. Once approved by the SPJ Board, speakers booked through
the speakers bureau will be entitled to a $.35 per mile reimbursement for
travel (up to 100 miles).
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Next SPJ Board Meeting: |
March board meeting: |
About SPJ The Society of Professional Journalists works to improve and protect
journalism. For more than 95 years, SPJ has been dedicated to encouraging a
climate in which journalism can be practiced freely and fully, stimulating
high standards of ethical behavior in the practice of journalism, and
perpetuating a free press as the cornerstone of our nation and our liberty. |
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Board Meetings, fourth Friday every month (except August) |
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