TEXAS ETHICS HOLD'EM
Dec 6, 2008
Sponsored by the North Central Florida Society of Professional Journalists Professional Chapter
What: A poker tournament for media folks. Yes, there's an educational component, but it's still poker.
Where: Leonardo's 706, 706 W. University Ave., Gainesville (352) 378-2001
When: Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008, from 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Cost: FREE, with free appetizers and the chance to win gift certificates and SPJ goods
Questions: contact AK at anaklara@aol.com
View the full flier here: PDF
Florida Awards of Excellence: Winner will be announced in mid-December, Banquet in January
Nov 21, 2008
The North Central Florida Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists will announce the winners of the Florida Awards of Excellence contest in mid-December. The banquet to honor recipients will be held January 17. More information on the banquet will be available soon. Thank you to all contestants and judges.
Call for Entries / Contest Information (pdf)
Entry Form (pdf)
SPJ explores ‘The State of Journalism’ at kick-off event
By Jason Townsend-Rogers
September 25, 2008
GAINESVILLE – The newspaper and railroad industries may not appear to have much in common, but according to University of Florida Professor Mike Foley, their circumstances are eerily similar.
“Newspapers for years always made fun of railroads. They always said, ‘we’re in the railroad business’ when if they just said ‘we’re in the transportation business,’ there wouldn’t be a FedEx, there wouldn’t be a UPS. Now, as the Internet moved in, as Craigslist moved in and took all the classified ads, as all these other operations moved in, the newspapers continue to say ‘well, we are in the newspaper business.’ If they were in the information/advertising business, Craigslist would have been started by a newspaper, not by someone independent of a newspaper,” he said.
Fantastic Dinner & Fascinating Discussion
September 23, 2008
Join the North Central Florida Society of Professional Journalists this Thursday, Sept 25th, to discuss the latest trend in newspaper sharing agreements. Hear from professionals in the field who are embarking in this innovative and significant development in the news reporting industry.
Where: Pomodoros Italian (39th avenue just east of I-75 in the Publix Plaza)
When: Sept 25th, Thursday, 7 p.m.- 9p.m
Contact: Ana-Klara Hering, chapter president, at anaklara@aol.com for more information
Florida Awards of Excellence deadline: October 10
September 2, 2008
The North Central Florida Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists is pleased to announce the Florida Awards of Excellence contest, open to all print (newspapers, magazines), broadcast (television, radio) and online journalists in Florida.
Call for Entries / Contest Information (pdf)
Florida journalism students learn from watching state supreme court in action
April 8, 2008
The Gainesville SPJ Professional chapter co-sponsored a trip with the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications for 50 students, faculty and journalists to attend
oral arguments on two False Light cases before the Florida Supreme Court on March 6, 2008. Participants also participated in a panel discussion that included plaintiff and defense counsel and experts on the privacy tort.
Read more about the trip at:
http://www.spj.org/blog/blogs/foifyi/archive/2008/03/07/19098.aspx
2007 Florida Award of Excellence: Headliners and Newsmakers sweep categories
February 10, 2008
Photos from the 2007 SPJ Awards Banquet