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 April 18, 2005 A periodic online newsletter

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We’re having a judging party (please don’t judge us for doing so)

Come help judge SPJ contest entries from the Pacific Northwest SPJ chapters or pick up entries to judge and return

 

SPJ is hosting a party to judge entries in our reciprocal agreement with three different SPJ chapters in the Pacific Northwest (they’re judging our contest entries). So — and sorry for the late notice — after work, during your dinner break (we’ll have plenty of food and drinks) stop by 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday, April 20, 2005 at Joe Wessels’ home, 1222 Race Street, across from Music Hall, and judge a category or two (or help someone else with their judging).

 

If you cannot make the party and still would like to judge a category, please contact Joe Wessels at the telephone number or e-mail address below. But hurry, they need their entries back…

 

WHEN:

5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., Wednesday, April 25, 2005

WHERE:

1222 Race Street, Over-the-Rhine (map, directions)

INFO:

Let us know if you can make it: info@cincyspj.org or (513) 621-NEWS
Plenty of free parking available on the street. Recommended parking along Race Street, 12th Street and Central Parkway. Or a ten-minute walk from Fountain Square.
Plenty of food, drinks and opinions for and from everyone.

COST:

Free

 


SPJ co-sponsors program on genocide in the Darfur region

In association with the Wise Temple, SPJ will co-sponsor “Slaughter in Sudan: Why We Should Care” 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday, May 2. SPJ Hall of Fame Chairperson and host of WVXU’s World Front, Scott Aiken, will moderate the program. Panelists include Sam Laki, economics professor, Central State University, member of the Sudan Studies Association and expert on agriculture in Sudan and the role of oil in the Sudanese war. Also, Mia Bloom, assistant professor of political science at the University of Cincinnati, consultant on counter-terrorism and specialist in international intervention and genocide. Plus, Bert Lockwood, director of the Urban Morgan Institute for Human Rights and professor of law, University of Cincinnati College of Law, and editor of the Human Rights Quarterly.

 

The event is free and open to the public. A flyer is downloadable from the SPJ Web site, www.cincyspj.org.

 

WHEN:

7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., Monday, May 2, 2005

WHERE:

Wise Temple, 8329 Ridge Road (map, directions)

COST:

Free

INFO:

Contact Wise Temple at (513) 793-2556 or on the Web


SPJ regional conference this weekend in West Virginia
WVU Mountaineers host event; Cincinnati site for next year

The SPJ Region 4 annual conference will be this weekend in Morgantown, W.V., home of the West Virginia University journalism program and Regional Director Terry Wimmer. This year’s theme is “Protecting Sources and Preserving Rights” beginning with a tailgate Friday evening, workshops all day Saturday and a rafting trip on Sunday. Saturday’s luncheon will feature the region’s college Mark of Excellence winners.

Saturday’s workshops include:
• “Where Do We Go from Here,” Region 4 development session for chapter leaders.
• “Jump-Starting Your Career,” with newspaper and broadcast recruiting specialists, and representatives from graduate schools.
• “Protecting Sources, Preserving Rights,” with investigative journalists from the Washington Post, USA Today and The Charleston Gazette.
• “Rural Journalism: Small Ain’t Necessarily Bad,” with former SPJ president Al Cross, director of the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues at the University of
Kentucky with a panel of rural editors and broadcasters.
• “Balancing Act: Managing Families and Careers,” with two national reporters at competing publications who have been married for 15 years.
• “Documentary Journalism,” the impact of in-depth stories told through the camera lens.
• “Better Storytelling,” with Kate Long, a national expert on better writing and frequent presenter at the National Writers Workshop.

For more information visit http://spj.org/chapters_regionalconf.asp. And get ready for next year’s mega bi-regional conference when Region 4 teams up with Region 5 and hosts the event in Greater Cincinnati.


See yourself in pictures
SPJ posts photographs from recent events

Photographs have been posted from several recent SPJ events including talks with Leonard Pitts, Jr. and Tim Gallagher, Paula Froelich and Jerry Springer.

To see those photographs, visit www.cincyspj.org.


NY Post’s Froelich returns to sign book at Joseph-Beth

New York Post Page Six reporter and Cincinnati native Paula Froelich (SPJ’s February program speaker; see photos) will return to Cincinnati at 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 4 at the Norwood Joseph-Beth store inside Rookwood Pavilion. Froelich’s first book, “IT!: Nine Secrets of the Rich and Famous That’ll Take You to the Top” ($21.95, Miramax Books) will be released April 20, 2005.

For more information, contact Joseph-Beth at (513) 396-8960.


Student newspaper Milford Reflector gives extensive coverage to drug arrests

Students at Milford High School were surprised to learn about the undercover sting operation and subsequent arrest of 16 fellow students. However, student journalists at the school took on the story and reported it from many angles, including publishing photos of the undercover police officer at student functions and with fellow students plus mug shots of those arrested.

 

To see the Reflector’s coverage visit http://milfordschools.org/reflector/currentissue.htm.


Ethics in Journalism Week April 25 to May 1

 

The Cincinnati SPJ chapter has materials to help you recognize Ethics in Journalism Week. Pocket-sized Code of Ethics and posters are available by e-mailing info@cincyspj.org. During Ethics Week, the SPJ Board will award a plaque to a local media organization that has done an exceptional job upholding ethical standards. To nominate someone or a media outlet: board@cincyspj.org.


”Understanding the Social Security Debate” seminar to be given

Marshall University hosts free, half-day event

 

The nation is now launched on the most important domestic debate in decades: whether to change Social Security. Designed to inform in a balanced and interesting way, but not to advocate any specific viewpoint, the seminar will feature speakers recognized as national experts but with different perspectives:

 

·         William J. Arnone, Partner, Human Capital Practice at Ernst & Young;

·         David John, Research Fellow, The Heritage Foundation;

·         Laurel Beedon, Senior Policy Advisor, AARP Public Policy Institute;

·         Robert Rosenblatt, Senior Fellow at the National Academy of Social Insurance.

 

The program will look at the fundamentals of Social Security, examine how government programs fit into retirement, and include a debate on the merits of private accounts in the Social Security system.

 

The seminar will be held from 9 a.m. until 1:15 p.m., in the Alumni Lounge, Memorial Student Center, Marshall University, 1 John Marshall Drive, Huntington, West Virginia, 25755 (For directions, call 304-696-6833).


$2000 scholarship available to students interested in political reporting

Deadline April 25

 

The James Faulkner Scholarship is provided through the Columbus Foundation and is administered through the Central Ohio Chapter of SPJ.

 

The $2000 award is given annually to a journalism student at an Ohio school with a demonstrated interest in political reporting -- national, state or local. A resume and examples of political reporting should be sent to the Central Ohio Pro Chapter, c/o Robin Hepler, 88 E. Broad St., Columbus, OH 43215, no later than April 25. All applicants must be returning to school for the next term, since the funds are given to the university.


2005 SPJ Board confirmed

 

Some new faces and lots of familiar faces were confirmed to the SPJ Board for 2005 during the February meeting. Though officially enacted a month behind schedule, terms will still continue through January 2006. To meet the board, visit http://www.cincyspj.org/board.html. All board meetings and seats are open to interested SPJ members – full-time and freelance journalists.

 

NOTE: Two key roles on the board were not filled – chapter treasurer and newsletter editor. If you are interested in either position, please contact Chapter President Joe Wessels, president@cincyspj.org. Requirements are pulling the trigger and finally joining SPJ plus attending monthly SPJ Board meetings, among other duties related to each position.



Next SPJ Board Meeting:
11 a.m. April 22, 2005
The Cincinnati Enquirer
312 Elm Street,
19th floor Tempo conference room

 

May Board Meeting:
11 a.m. May 27, 2005
Cincinnati Magazine
705 Central Ave., Suite 175, downtown

 

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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