SPJ Georgia is in receipt of the JQC’s decision regarding its complaint against Judge Brenda Weaver. We disagree with the decision. We are curious as to why the JQC decided to lump all of the complaints together as opposed to judging each one based on their own merits. Each complaintant had a different perspective and…
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Member Spotlight: Andrew Davis
Andrew Davis, WSAV-Savannah, where he is an Anchor, Reporter, and Investigative Reporter. By Lou Phelps, SPJ Georgia Pro Board of Directors; Publisher, Coastal Empire News. Andrew got his start in journalism and local media in Mobile, AL starting on the radio, followed by a stint in PR for Delta Airlines, and then landing an on-air job at…
Mingle with Fellow Freelance Journalists
Want to talk freelancing with those who know it best? Join SPJ Georgia for lunch at Café Intermezzo for lunch on Wednesday, Sept. 27. No speaker. No agenda. Just casual conversation among friends and freelancers hosted by the Georgia chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. Where: Café Intermezzo, 4505 Ashford Dunwoody Rd, Atlanta, GA 30346 When:…
SPJ Georgia freelance committee meeting
ANNOUNCEMENT: The SPJ Georgia Pro committee on freelance journalism will meet on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 7:30 p.m. at Alon’s Bakery on Ashford Dunwoody Road. Address: 4505 Ashford Dunwoody Rd., Atlanta, GA 30346. Anyone interested in this committee or meeting should contact committee chair Mark Woolsey at NoozFlash@Gmail.com or SPJ Georgia board member Haisten Willis at Haisten.Willis@Gmail.com.
Fresh Food Trade Publication Seeks Freelancers
Phoenix Media Network Inc., a more than 30 year old print, online and event company, is searching for freelance writers with interest and/or experience writing within the fresh food trade. We are a business-to-business publishing company with trade publications in the produce, deli, floral and cheese industries. Many of our freelance writers have worked for…
Broadcast Freelancer Reveals What It’s Like to Work for Turner
By Adina Solomon After graduating from Virginia Tech with degrees in broadcast journalism and theater arts, Ashley Esquivel headed to Atlanta. She freelances for Turner, working at the CNN Center. Esquivel began freelancing a year ago after completing a full-time position at Turner. In an email interview with SPJ Georgia, Esquivel talked about what she…
SPJ Georgia freelance committee meeting
ANNOUNCEMENT: The SPJ Georgia Pro committee on freelance journalism will meet on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 7:30 p.m. at Alon’s Bakery on Ashford Dunwoody Road. Address: 4505 Ashford Dunwoody Rd., Atlanta, GA 30346. Anyone interested in this committee or meeting should contact committee chair Mark Woolsey at NoozFlash@Gmail.com or SPJ Georgia board member Haisten Willis at Haisten.Willis@Gmail.com.
Freelancer lunch and hangout
Freelancing can get lonely, so let’s get together and dish over lunch. No speaker. No agenda. Just casual conversation among friends and freelancers hosted by the Georgia chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. Where: Cafe at Pharr, 4300 Paces Ferry Rd SE #244, Atlanta, GA 30339 (located inside Vinings Jubilee) When: Tuesday, Aug. 29 at…
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