© 2011 Society of Professional Journalists South Florida Pro
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Down here in South Florida, our board members live and work up to two hours apart. So board meetings can be a royal commuting pain in the butt. Conference calls don’t work much better – 13 journalists on the phone all talking over each other. So we recently tried something brand-new… GoToWebinar is a super-sized version [...]
If you thought careers in journalism were just working for newspapers and television stations, you thought wrong. There are good jobs for journalists in places you might not think to look. Learn how to apply for them – and how to separate yourself from all the other applicants. On May 19, SPJ South Florida brings you [...]
MEETING MINUTES SPJ South Florida Pro Chapter Thursday, April 7, 2011, 7-8 p.m. Virtual Meeting
MEETING MINUTES SPJ South Florida Pro Chapter Saturday, Feb. 23 2011, 7 p.m. Hollywood Beach Marriott, Hollywood
What would a newspaper look like if we didn’t follow the SPJ Code of Ethics at all? During SPJ Ethics Week (April 25-29), SPJ South Florida sponsored a uniquely unethical event at Florida Atlantic University. The student newspaper, the University Press, was recreated as the Unethical Press. Click here to see how it all turned out. [...]
On Thursday, March 24, SPJ South Florida Pro held their first meet-up, bringing journalists from Palm Beach through Miami-Dade together to discuss the advances, struggles, and changes multimedia is doing for the journalism industry. Three South Florida journalists, including the Miami Herald’s Bridget Carey, South Florida Gay News’s Jason Parsley, and the SunSentinel’s Geo Rodriguez, [...]
With layoffs in traditional media and new opportunities emerging online, it’s no longer enough to be just a writer, editor, designer, photographer or videographer. Today’s journalists must cover the news across multiple platforms, and SPJ’s South Florida Pro Chapter is here to help you learn how. SPJ South Florida will host its first monthly meet-up [...]
[UPDATE (3/1/11): Please check the "About the Awards" and "Awards Categories" pages (under the "Sunshine State Awards" tab) for everything you need to know to enter the 2011 Sunshine State Awards or 2011 FCPA Awards contests!] Are you ready for the 2011 Sunshine State Awards? If so, be sure to check back right here on [...]
2011 Board Planning Retreat
SPJ South Florida Pro Chapter
Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011, 11 a.m.
Marriott Harbor Beach Resort, Fort Lauderdale