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SPJ annually awards scholarships to help members attend the national conference. This year, SPJ has teamed up with RTDNA to present Excellence in Journalism 2011, to be held Sept. 25-27 in New Orleans. There are two opportunities to help SPJ members attend. Both scholarships include a conference registration, three nights at the Sheraton hotel, airfare [...]
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 [...]
BrowardBulldog.org celebrated its first year of operation in style Tuesday evening at YOLO in downtown Fort Lauderdale. Attended by nearly 100 friends and supporters, the online newspaper’s first fundraising event raised more than $10,000 to help pay for additional reporters, photography and expanded coverage.
The Society of Professional Journalists South Florida chapter has undertaken an extensive review and update of its bylaws – and we’ll give you free food to vote on them. On Thursday, Oct. 21, South Florida Pro will celebrate its recent national recognition as SPJ’s Chapter of the Year while also voting on the proposed update [...]
Apparently, Britney Spears is the future of business news. How do I know that Britney Spears is the future of business news? I know this because I recently attended a seminar in New York for business journalists where I learned that almost any story with the name Britney Spears in it will do well on [...]