Adapting to Online Journalism: What You Need to Know
Panel #3 in SPJ NorCal’s "Journalism in the Age of the iPhone" series
You may still work for a newspaper, but that doesn’t mean you have to be a dinosaur too. Come learn what skills you need to update your journalism toolbox for the 21st Century. These digital journalism pioneers will share stories of how they made the transition to the online world, and offer tips and ideas on what you can do to make yourself more marketable in the rapidly changing world of journalism. Come for inspiration, camaraderie, and ideas on how to draw your own career roadmap in these turbulent times.
When: June 2, 2009, 6-8:00 p.m.
Where: Jillian’s in the Metreon, San Francisco
Who: Society of Professional Journalists – Northern California
How much: FREE for SPJ members; $10 for non-members
Panelists:
Jennifer Kho covers green technology for several news sites, including The New York Times' Green Inc. blog, Earth2Tech, Renewable Energy World and Cleantechnica. With a decade of reporting experience, Jennifer Kho has been covering green technology since 2004, when she initiated cleantech coverage for Red Herring magazine. As the founding editor of Greentech Media, she helped launch the company's news site in 2007 and has continued to cover cleantech as a freelancer since November. Her stories have also appeared in such publications as BusinessWeek.com, CNN.com, TheStreet.com, The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, MIT's Technology Review and PV Magazine.
George Kelly is the online coordinator at the Bay Area News Group-East Bay 's Contra Costa Times in Walnut Creek , California . He offers best-practices advice on blogging and social media, moderates forums, polls and reader-generated content; and creates a "link and load" list of daily-buzz stories for budgeting awareness. He has worked at the Oakland Tribune, the Tri-Valley Herald in Pleasanton and as a copyeditor and paginator on ANG Newspapers' universal copy desk. After online copyediting shifts at TheStandard.com and Salon.com, he joined the Contra Costa Times in 2001. He blogs at ALLABOUTGEORGE.com.
Diana Hembree is the editor-in-chief at Consumer Health Interactive. She served for more than a decade as a news editor and reporter at the Center for Investigative Reporting, working on health-related stories for CBS's '60 Minutes,' PBS's Frontline, the Times of London syndicate, and dozens of newspapers and magazines. Hembree has also edited four books and served as a senior editor at Hippocrates and Time Inc. Health and as a contributing editor at Parenting magazine, where she helped launch ParentTIME, the magazine's Web site. She has received more than two dozen national journalism awards, including the Investigative Reporters and Editors Award for television reporting. She is a member of the Reel Changes board of directors and the California Endowment for Health Journalism's multimedia advisory board.
Northern California Chapter of Society of Professional Journalists Deeply Concerned About June 4 Trial for Journalists Held in North Korea
For Immediate Release: May 19, 2009
Contact: Ricardo Sandoval Palos: 415-786-1258
The Northern California Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists is deeply concerned that Laura Ling and Euna Lee, reporters for San Francisco-based Current-TV, are being held by North Korean authorities for unspecified "hostile acts" and will be made to stand trial on June 4, 2009.
The two journalists were recently arrested while filming a documentary about the plight of North Korean refugees in the border region between China and North Korea. Their situation is being monitored very closely in the San Francisco Bay Area, which is home to one of the largest concentrations of Asians outside of Asia.
We join with the rest of our professional colleagues, including the locally based Asian American Journalists Association,in urging the government of North Korea to release Laura Ling and Euna Lee.
SPJ-NorCal represents more than 220 members in Northern California. SPJ is the nation's most broad-based organization focused on encouraging the free practice of quality journalism with the highest ethical standards. www.spjchapters.org/norcal
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A discussion of the war on drugs, its effect on border communities, and the implications of violence on border journalism and U.S. national security.
Where: Stanford University and Santa Clara University
When:
*6 p.m., Thursday, April 23, at Santa Clara University, Wiegand Room, Arts & Sciences Building.
*1 p.m., Friday, April 24, Stanford University, El Centro Chicano
Who:
Alfredo Corchado, Mexico Bureau Chief for the Dallas Morning News, Alfredo Quijuano, Managing Editor, El Norte de Juarez, Angela Kocherga, border correspondent for Belo TV, Dudley Althaus, bureau chief for the Houston Chronicle in Latin America, Joel Simon, Executive Director, Committee to Protect Journalists. Moderator: Ricardo Sandoval, President, SPJ NorCal.
For more complete bios and contact information click here
JOURNALISM INNOVATIONS II: NEW WORK & IDEAS FOR MAKING THE NEWS
http://artsandmedia.net/expo/journalism/
May 1, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. * McLaren Hall, University of San Francisco
Directions to USF: http://tinyurl.com/cg3r2p
Sliding-Scale Donation * No One Turned Away.
Contact: (415) 738-4975
REGISTER to ensure entry. All are welcome, but walk-up attendance not guaranteed:
http://journ-innovations.eventbrite.com/
SOCIAL MEDIA TRAINING LAB: by the Public Media Collective. English & Spanish tracks, pre-registration required:
http://socialmedia-journalism.eventbrite.com/
SPEED COACHING: 15 Minutes With A Professional Career Coach. Fifty slots are available, pre-registration required:
http://careers-journ.eventbrite.com/
JOIN THE CONVERSATION about journalism and democracy with investor Warren Hellman, Gilbert Bailon of the American Society of Newspaper Editors, Kachingle.com founder Cynthia Typaldos, David Cohn of Spot.Us, the California Endowment's Matt James, SF Appeal founder Eve Batey, Michael Stoll of The Public Press and many other innovators, entrepreneurs and community leaders. Meet a wide variety of exhibitors looking to make connections, build community and share resources, including the Public Media Collaborative, the SF Neighorhood Newspaper Association, ReelChanges.org, The Public Press, SF Engage, San Francisco School Volunteers and the Center for the Integration & Improvement of Journalism.
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Journalism Innovations II presents: "Speed-Coaching for Journalism & Media Careers"
May 1, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., University of San Francisco
* Only 50 slots are available, and are going fast. Register today @
http://careers-journ.eventbrite.com/
DESCRIPTION:
Get 15 free minutes with a professional career coach!
We'll have a team of professional career coaches on hand throughout the day at Journalism Innovations II, ready to provide free speed-consulting sessions about career transitioning, quick resume critiques and tips on interviewing, networking and the right next steps for you. Whether you're a student considering your post-collegiate options, an aspirant considering new options, or an experienced professional looking forward to Act Two, these special, fast-moving coaching sessions will help you get oriented and ready for action!
50 SPACES AVAILABLE -- ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED: http://careers-journ.eventbrite.com/
Producer: Tom Ballantyne is a career and transition coach with more than 25 years of experience in helping people find their right livelihoods. His current coaching practice centers on successful transitions for job seekers and career changers in many fields, including media -- writers, editors, producers, reporters. Tom is also a senior consultant for Torchiana, Mastrov & Sapiro, the largest independent career management solutions firm in Northern California. Before joining TMS, he was director of the Graduate Business Career Center at San Francisco State University. Previously, Tom was an executive search consultant and owner of Ballantyne & Associates, a retained search firm based in San Francisco.
WHAT IS JOURNALISM INNOVATIONS II?
Speed-Coaching for Journalism & Media Careers is part of the second annual Journalism Innovations Exposition, May 1, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the University of San Francisco. Learn more about the whole event at:
http://artsandmedia.net/expo/journalism/
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Journalism Innovations II presents: "Social Media Training with the Public Media Collaborative"
May 1, University of San Francisco
* Sessions are FREE, run throughout the day and are available in ENGLISH and SPANISH
* Advance registration requested @ http://socialmedia-journalism.eventbrite.com/
DESCRIPTION:
Get started with Twitter -- Build your brand using Facebook -- Propagate information and ideas -- Plan your strategy with social media -- Unleash the power of citizen journalism in your community -- Start weaving it into existing media outlets -- and more!
Journalism Innovations II on May 1 at the University of San Francisco is teaming up with the Public Media Collaborative to provide an array of hands-on workshops learning opportunities for the emerging world of social media on the Web. Preregistration is requested to ensure your spot at the PMC's social media workshop!
http://socialmedia-journalism.eventbrite.com/
Workshop facilitators from the Public Media Collaborative include:
* Susan Mernit, former AOL VP, former program manager, Knight Fndn 21st Century News Challenge
* Raines Cohen, Twitter/MeetUp/general Social Media Strategies
* Maiki Interi, curriculum and training sessions
* Susan Magnolia, design and materials
* Trisha Okubo, curriculum and training sessions
* Amy Gahran, social media and consultations on strategy
* Kara Andrade, social media w/Spanish-language track
* Elia Varela Serra, social media w/Spanish-language track
* Manuel Maqueda, social media w/ Spanish-language track
* And more!
WHAT IS JOURNALISM INNOVATIONS II?
Speed-Coaching for Journalism & Media Careers is part of the second annual Journalism Innovations Exposition, May 1, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the University of San Francisco. Learn more about the whole event at:
http://artsandmedia.net/expo/journalism/
ABOUT THE PUBLIC MEDIA COLLABORATIVE
The Public Media Collaborative brings passionate connectors from different disciplines together to educate one another, discuss issues and ideas, and plan and take action on social action projects to benefit local communities, non-profits, and grassroots movements. Learn more at:
http://publicmediacollaborative.pbwiki.com/Mission-and-goals
Journalism in the Age of the iPhone — Part 2 of 4
Panel discussion/mixer series
Panel #2: Journalist As Entrepreneur:
How They Did It
Speakers:
• Priyanka Sharma-Sindhar, co-founder, The OakBook
• Kara Andrade, community organizer, spot.us
• Mike Molinski, co-founder, IAB Media
Where: Washington Inn
495 10th St.
Oakland, CA 94607
www.thewashingtoninn.com
When: Thursday, Apr. 16, 2009, 6:30 p.m.
Cost: $10/person, or FREE with new SPJ membership
SPJ-Northern California presents:
Tuesday, March 17
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Koret Auditorium
San Francisco Main Library
100 Larkin St.
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Twitter: #SPJChron
Contact: Tom Murphy, 415-924-3364
The Northern California Chapter of Society of Professional Journalists is sponsoring a public discussion about severe cutbacks and the threatened closure of The San Francisco Chronicle and the impacts these developments have on hundreds of thousands of readers in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Confirmed participants include: Neil Henry, Dean, UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism; Dr. Dina Ibrahim, Director of Broadcast Journalism, San Francisco State University; Kevin Keane, Executive Editor, Bay Area News Group-East Bay; Bruce Brugmann, Publisher, San Francisco Bay Guardian; David Cohn, Founder, Spot.US; Michelle Fitzhugh-Craig, Editor, The Public Press; Louis Freedberg, Director, California Media Collaborative; Carl Hall, Local Rep, California Media Workers Guild; Martin Reynolds, Editor, Oakland Tribune; Dr. David Robinson, Senior Lecturer, Haas School of Business; Owen Rogers, Partner, IDEO; Ricardo Sandoval, Board President, SPJ Northern California Chapter and Assistant City Editor, Sacramento Bee; David Weir, Veteran Journalist, BNET; and Tom Murphy, Social Entrepreneur, RedwoodAge.com and Newswire21.org.
Read more
Chapter statement:
Feb. 27, 2008 -- The Northern California Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists today called for a public discussion – at the earliest date possible – of the Hearst Corporation’s threat to make deeper newsroom cutbacks or it will close the paper.
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Chapter statement:
SPJ-NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER ANNOUNCES FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AWARD WINNERS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2009
CONTACT: David Greene, Freedom of Information Committee
(510) 208-7744; dgreene [AT] thefirstamendment.org
On March 18, the Society of Professional Journalists Northern California chapter will honor champions of the First Amendment at the 24th Annual James Madison Freedom of Information Awards.
Investigative journalist Robert Porterfield, a longtime industry leader in the use of public records in investigative reporting as well as an educator of journalists from around the world about public records access, has been chosen to receive the Norwin S. Yoffie Award for Career Achievement. Reporters Marjie Lundstrom of The Sacramento Bee and Hilary Costa and John Simerman of the Bay Area News Group, who were among the first journalists in California to obtain child welfare records under the new Senate Bill 39, showing how the system failed in their communities, are the winners in the Professional Journalist category. And young journalists at high schools in Redding, Eureka and Belmont, who fought off threats to their publications, have won in the Student category.
Prof. Alan Gibson of California State University, Chico, a scholar regarding the founding of the American republic focusing on James Madison, will be honored with the Educator of the Year Award, named for the late Beverly Kees.
Kathi Austin of San Francisco, an expert on international arms trafficking, peace and security, and human rights, will receive the Activist award.
Other honorees include Bert Robinson of the San Jose Mercury News for his ongoing volunteer efforts for a Sunshine Ordinance in San Jose; Attorney James Ewert of the California Newspaper Publishers Association, who championed the state Sunshine Amendment and, recently, the protection of teachers' rights; Autumn Cruz and Mitchell Brooks of The Sacramento Bee, for the compelling interactive media they created for the child abuse stories; and MAPlight.org, the Berkeley-based non-partisan, non-profit organization devoted to illuminating the connection between money and politics.
The James Madison Freedom of Information Awards is named for the creative force behind the First Amendment and honors local journalists, organizations, public officials and private citizens who have fought for public access to government meetings and records and promoted the public’s right to know. Award winners are selected by the Freedom of Information Committee of the Society of Professional Journalists’ Northern California chapter.
Click here for background information, including a complete list and a description of winners' accomplishments in 2009
Hosting Opportunities at the 2009 James Madison Awards (PDF)
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Reserve your ticket now!
The banquet honoring the recipients will be held on MARCH 18, 2009, at NEW DELHI RESTAURANT, 160 ELLIS STREET, SAN FRANCISCO.
The restaurant is two blocks from the Powell Street Bart/MUNI station. A no-host reception at 5:30 p.m. will be followed at 6:30 p.m. by the dinner and awards ceremony.
Tickets are $50 for SPJ members and students and $70 for other attendees. Reservation information at www.spjchapters.org/norcal. Tables and hosting opportunities are also available. Contact David Greene at dgreene [AT] thefirstamendment.org for more information.
You may pay either by check or with a credit card via PayPal. Click here for instructions on payment and reservations.
Journalism in the Age of the iPhone
Panel #1: Online Opportunities: Who's Hiring
(date changed: Feb. 26)
Afraid for your job in an atmosphere of consolidation, cutbacks and layoffs? Interested in finding out what outlets will offer decent-paying, rewarding opportunities for journalists in the future, and what you'll need to do to make yourself attractive to those employers? Come hear top journalists discuss the state of the industry and where future opportunities lie. In addition, you'll get a chance to network and swap job leads with colleagues at this panel/mixer sponsored by the Northern California chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
TOM GILES is the editor of the Technology and Science channel at BusinessWeek.com, where he oversees BusinessWeek's daily tech and science coverage. Before joining BusinessWeek.com in 2005, Tom was deputy technology team leader for North America at Bloomberg News. While at Bloomberg, Tom covered telecommunications from San Francisco, European financial services from London, and the foreign exchange market from New York and London. He holds a master's degree in
international affairs from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs and a bachelor's degree in politics from Princeton University.
JEFFREY DAVIS is the Executive Editor of Bnet.com, a Web site focused on crucial news and information for management professionals. He develops, edits, and assigns features, as well as overseeing a network of some 20 bloggers on various industries. Prior to joining Bnet.com in 2007, Jeffrey was assistant managing editor at Business 2.0 magazine. He holds a bachelor's degree in English and political science from the University of California at Davis.
BRIAN BACK is the editor and publisher of Sustainable Industries magazine and SustainableIndustries.com. He was formerly a reporter and columnist for The Business Journal in Portland, where he pushed his editors to develop a new beat in sustainable industries. Brian began his career as a reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Who: SPJ NorCal
What: Journalism in the Age of the iPhone ? Part 1 of 4, panel discussion/mixer series
Panel #1: Online Opportunities: Who's Hiring
Speakers: Tom Giles, Tech Editor, BusinessWeek.com; Jeff Davis, Executive Editor, Bnet.com
Where: Schroeder's Bar/Cafe
240 Front St.
San Francisco, CA 94104
www.schroederssf.com
When: Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009, 6:00 p.m.
~ NOTE: DATE CHANGED ~
Cost: $10/person, or FREE with new or current SPJ membership
No-Host bar and food
Tuesday, February 24: TECH TOOLS FOR HEALTH REPORTERS
How blogs, Twitter, social networking, and more can improve your skills
Where: CMP Medica
600 Harrison St., San Francisco
Time: 6–8 pm
Light refreshments will be served
This event is free; please RSVP to Bay.Area.AHCJ [AT] gmail.com
Event details:
Whether you're a staff reporter or freelancer, you've undoubtedly heard that to survive in the media in the future, you'll need to blog, podcast, and Twitter. A few writers have become conversant in online technologies and are using them to the benefit of their careers. Many of the rest of us, though, may have experimented with a blog or used Facebook to find sources for a story, but are still waiting to see how the digital revolution is really going to help our work lives.
We'll explore this question with a panel of folks who are using online technology or helping others to do so.
AMY TENDERICH, author, Diabetes Mine blog, and a San Francisco-based writer and consultant diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2003. She's using the blog as an outlet for what she's learned about the disease and a way to help others. Her blog is chockfull of information, colorful and graphic-laden and includes advertising. We'll learn more about how she developed the blog and how it fits into her career goals as a writer.
JERRY MONTI, technology training instructor for UC Berkeley's Knight Digital Media Center, will discuss how journalists can and should be using online technology to further their work.
Moderator: JAN GREENE is a longtime healthcare freelancer who has a fledgling blog and wonders what to do with it (www.healthplanconsumer.com). Jan, based in Alameda, has a daily newspaper background and writes for healthcare-related trade and consumer magazines and newspapers.
Remembering Lani Silver
SPJ board member Lani Silver died Wednesday evening, Jan. 28. The anti-racism activist and oral historian was 60.
Funeral services will take place on:
Sunday, Feb. 1, 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Temple Beth Israel-Judea
625 Brotherhood Way
San Francisco, CA 94132
Friends can find remembrances of her online at her memorial page:
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/lanisilver
Obituaries are pending, but you can read about her life at her own Web site:
http://lanisilver.com/
Steve Fainaru reads from "Big Boy Rules"
SPJ NorCal and the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism
present
A reading and conversation with Steve Fainaru, Washington Post International Correspondent, 2008 Pulitzer Prize winner and author of the new book, "Big Boy Rules: America's Mercenaries Fighting in Iraq."
Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009; 5:30 p.m.
North Gate Library, UC Berkeley.
Call for nominations:
Freedom of Information awards 2008-09
The Society of Professional Journalists, NorCal Pro Chapter, seeks nominations for its annual James Madison Awards honoring freedom-of-information and First Amendment champions.
Categories include professional journalist; citizen; legal counsel; nonprofit organization; public official; student journalist; source/whistleblower; educator; librarian; electronic access; cartoonist; career achievement; and news media.
If you know of someone not in any of those categories and nonetheless deserving, send in your nomination.
Deadline for nominations extended to Jan. 19! A form is attached in PDF format.
Winners will be recognized at the chapter's annual James Madison Awards Dinner in mid-March; date, time and place are TBA.
HONORARY CHAIRS
BRENDA PAYTON & NEIL HENRY
And the Northern California Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists invite you to SPJ’s
2007-2008
EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM
AWARDS DINNER
R.S.V.P. by Nov. 10 (extended!), via e-mailed reply card & e-pay or regular mail
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
MONIKA BAUERLEIN & CLARA JEFFERY
Editors, Mother Jones Magazine
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Yank Sing Restaurant
Rincon Center, 101 Spear Street, San Francisco
(validated parking)
No-Host Cocktails: 6:00 p.m.; Dinner: 7:00 p.m.
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Winners of the 2007-2008 Excellence in Journalism Awards
Journalist of the Year
The Vanishing Journalist
Career Achievement
Karola Saekel Craib
Roland de Wolk, KTVU-TV
Distinguished Service to Journalism
David Perlman, San Francisco Chronicle
Unsung Hero
Karen Holzmeister, The Daily Review
John Gothberg Award for Meritorious Service to SPJ-NorCal
Linda Jue, New Voices in Independent Journalism
Public Service:
Karen de Sá, San Jose Mercury News
Breaking News
Print, daily: San Jose Mercury News (Julia Prodis Sulek, Patrick May, Lisa M. Krieger, Ken McLaughlin, Julia Sevrens Lyons)
Broadcast: KQED-FM News Team
Explanatory Journalism
Print, daily: Ryan Blitstein, San Jose Mercury News
Print, non-daily: Jacques Leslie, Mother Jones
Broadcast: The California Report, KQED-FM
Online: Consumer Health Interactive (Paige Bierma, James Burke, Tim Fitzgerald, Diana Hembree, Paola Laverde)
Investigative Journalism
Print, daily: The Chauncey Bailey Project (Bob Butler, Mary Fricker, Thomas Peele, Josh Richman, G.W. Schulz, A.C. Thompson)
Broadcast: Holly Quan and Ed Cavagnaro, KCBS-AM
Online: Alistair Barr, MarketWatch.com
Feature Writing
Print, daily: Jennifer Garza, Sacramento Bee
Print, non-daily: Lisa Margonelli, California magazine
Broadcast: Amy Miller, KQED-TV
Online: Kristen Gerencher, MarketWatch.com
Opinion
Chip Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle
Criticism
Bruce Newman, San Jose Mercury News
Photojournalism
Dai Sugano, San Jose Mercury News
Outstanding Emerging Journalist
Julia Scott
Outstanding Student Journalist
The Advocate Staff, Contra Costa Community College
SPJ ANNOUNCES EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM AWARD WINNERS
'VANISHING JOURNALISTS' GET TOP AWARD
San Francisco, September 23, 2008 – The Northern California Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists has recognized the "Vanishing Journalist" with its top award for journalistic excellence.
The recent and unprecedented layoffs and buyouts of hundreds of reporters, photographers, editors, graphic artists and other journalists throughout the region has led to grave absences in local newsrooms.
Winners of the SPJ Excellence in Journalism Awards covered topics ranging from subprime mortgages and climate change to wildfires and gay marriage. They came from both traditional local media, such as the San Jose Mercury News, which won five awards this year, to Bay Area-based national publications such as MarketWatch and Mother Jones. All of the winners will be honored at an awards dinner on November 13 at the Yank Sing restaurant in San Francisco.
Read the full press release, including a list of this year's winners
Tuesday, Oct. 14, 6–9 p.m.
San Francisco Chronicle newspaper offices, 110 5th St.,
San Francisco
A lively, hands-on workshop that will hone your skills and help you overcome the hurdles of reporting and writing quality healthcare stories despite biased sources and commercial pressures in the health/medical industry. We'll look at recent examples in our local Bay Area print and broadcast media and learn tips and strategies we can use everyday. Our instructors will show that it doesn't take an extra thousand words of type or 10 minutes of air to get the accurate and balanced story you and your editors want – and your readers deserve. Hosted by the Association of Healthcare Journalists, Bay Area chapter.
