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Lip Service and the South Florida Chapter Society Of Professional Journalists Present: Off The Record: Journalists Out Loud on Saturday, Nov. 6 At 8 p.m. An evening of storytelling featuring top local writers at Design Within Reach In Miami Beach.
We’ve held meetings for laid off journalists in Broward and Miami-Dade. Now it’s Palm Beach’s turn. Patty Doherty, whose husband is a culinary-institute trained chef, recently opened a restaurant in Jupiter’s Abacoa called Cooks. She promises free coffee and WiFi to SPJ…
Stacey Singer of The Palm Beach Post and the SPJ South Florida Pro Chapter are spearheading a project to create a non-profit entity to will raise and distribute funds to journalists in transition. We invite everyone interested in making the project a reality to attend the first meeting. Sunday, March 29th, 11 AM, Panera Bread, 2101 N Federal Hwy #114, Pompano Beach, FL 33062.
The South Florida Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists will be organizing a series of support groups for laid-off or bought-out journalists. One group will meet Tuesday, March 14th at 7 PM a John Martin’s Restaurant at 253 Miracle Mile, Miami. Another group will meet Wednesday, March 25th at 7 PM at the Starbucks at 3305 Sheridan Street, Hollywood.
As the president of the South Florida chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, I didn’t want to stay silent on the issue of the layoffs that have devastated our industry. We at SPJ want to say how sorry we are to all of you who lost your jobs recently and in past months. We are starting a support group for displaced (laid off-bought out) journalists, and possibly an email listserve. Somewhere we can all share information about job leads, freelancing, health insurance, financial tips, and yes, feelings. We may have guest experts stop by, such as financial planner Laura Walsh. That’s up to you. I am tentatively…
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Come join the South Florida chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, the Asian American Journalists Association-Florida and the South Florida Black Journalists Association this Halloween for a chance to network and have some spooky fun at Tobacco Road on Thursday, Oct. 30 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Please RSVP.