ANNOUNCEMENT: The SPJ Georgia Pro committee on freelance journalism will meet on Thursday, July 19, 7:30 p.m. at Starbucks in Lindbergh Plaza, 2571 Piedmont Rd. NE. 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.
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SPJ Georgia event gives journalists a taste of what it takes to produce a podcast
By Isaiah Singleton, SPJ Region 3 summer intern, senior at Savannah State University student studying mass communication and journalism Podcasts are very hot in the world of news and information. It provides a positive trend for the journalism industry while other avenues to provide news to the masses are struggling to survive. And the the art of podcasting…
SSU professor develops aboard program for students to report from Panama
By Jessica Sparks, SPJ Georgia member, assistant professor of Journalism and Mass Communication, Savannah State University, WordPress blog “Panamanian Express” Savannah, GEORGIA — On Friday, May 19, John Newton, the editor of La Voz Latina visited the class [SSU students going to Panama] for about an hour of discussion regarding Hispanic/Latino news outlets, audience for the publication and basic standards of journalism…
Freelancers: Meet us for lunch June 9 in Dunwoody
Freelancing? Want to be freelancing? Just like eating? If you answered “yes” to any of the above, come out Saturday, June 9 for SPJ Georgia’s monthly freelancer luncheon. We’ll be meeting at noon at Café Intermezzo in Dunwoody (4505 Ashford Dunwoody Rd, Atlanta, GA 30346). There’s no speaker and no agenda, just casual conversation among…
Finding her dream job, Ciara Frisbie says it requires hands-on experience to succeed in journalism
ATLANTA — Throughout high school and college, students will work tirelessly to reach graduation and the goal of starting their dream job. Some of those students never achieve this goal, while others are more fortunate and can say they will retire from the career they have always wanted. Ciara Frisbie is one of the students who…
Freelancers: Meet us for lunch May 8 in Buckhead
Freelancing? Want to be freelancing? Just like eating? If you answered “yes” to any of the above, come out Tuesday, May 8 for SPJ Georgia’s monthly freelancer luncheon. We’ll be meeting at noon at Zoe’s Kitchen in Buckhead (3655 Roswell Rd Ste 100, Atlanta, GA 30342). There’s no speaker and no agenda, just casual conversation…
Freelance Committee to meet May 16
ANNOUNCEMENT: The SPJ Georgia Pro committee on freelance journalism will meet on Wednesday, May 16, 7:30 p.m. at Starbucks in Lindbergh Plaza, 2571 Piedmont Rd. NE. 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.
Freelancers: Meet us for lunch April 12 at Café Lily
Freelancing? Want to be freelancing? Just like eating? If you answered “yes” to any of the above, come out Thursday, April 17 for SPJ Georgia’s monthly freelancer luncheon. We’ll be meeting at noon at Café at Lily in Decatur (308 W Ponce de Leon Ave, Decatur, GA 30030). There’s no speaker and no agenda, just…
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