As required by our chapter bylaws, SPJ Georgia will be hosting an annual election this fall in order to fill our board of directors for the 2019 calendar year. Candidates for each position are below, with a description of each person along with the office they seek. Officers President Darius Goodman: Darius Goodman is a…
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Job Posting: Douglas County Sentinel reporter
The Douglas County Sentinel in Douglasville, Georgia is seeking a community-minded journalist for its team in the metro Atlanta area. Candidates should have strong writing skills and the ability to cover both hard news and features. Knowledge of social media and basic photography skills are also musts for this position. The successful candidate will be…
Freelancer Lunch Set for Nov. 17 at Punch Bowl Social
Freelancing? Want to be freelancing? Just like eating? If you answered “yes” to any of the above, come out Saturday, Nov. 17 for SPJ Georgia’s monthly freelancer luncheon. We’ll be meeting at noon at Punch Bowl Social inside The Battery Atlanta (875 Battery Ave SE Ste 720, Atlanta, GA 30339). Please note: There is NO…
Freelance Committee to meet Nov. 27
ANNOUNCEMENT: The SPJ Georgia Pro committee on freelance journalism will meet on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 7:30 p.m., at Alon’s Bakery (4505 Ashford Dunwoody Rd, Atlanta, GA 30346). Anyone interested in this committee or meeting should contact committee chair Adina Solomon at adinars9@gmail.com or SPJ Georgia President Haisten Willis at Haisten.Willis@Gmail.com.
SPJ Georgia job fair gives freelancers a chance to make pitches face-to-face with hiring editors
By Marquis Holmes Atlanta, GEORGIA — On Saturday, Aug. 18, SPJ Georgia partnered with the SPJ Georgia Freelance Committee to host their second annual Freelance Fair in Dunwoody, Georgia. The unique job fair invited approximately more than 40 registered freelancers from the metropolitan Atlanta area to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution‘s headquarters to meet with several newspaper…
Job post: Election coverage through November
Investigative news website Who What Why (www.WhoWhatWhy.org) seeks reporters for an in-depth look at Georgia’s election system ahead of the midterms. This would be at least a one-month commitment but more likely occupy your time all the way to the election. Applicants must be based in greater Atlanta area, able to start right away and…
Wikipedia: Accurate, credible, reliable? Panelists speak about pros and cons of using the site for sources
By Isaiah Singleton Misinformation and fake news are forcing journalists to re-evaluate how they navigate information online. Amid the fray, one site has become embedded in their daily consumption of information: Wikipedia. Siri and Alexa use it to answer our questions. Google brings it to the top of our search results. Facebook and YouTube are building…
Unsung Women of Tech and Journalism: A Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon
Misinformation and fake news are forcing us to re-evaluate how we navigate information online. Amid the fray, one site in particular has become embedded in our daily consumption of information: Wikipedia. Siri and Alexa use it to answer our questions, and Google brings it to the top of our search results. Facebook and YouTube are…
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